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Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015
Acquisitions [Abstract] |
Components of business acquisition purchase price |
Shares issued |  | $ | 2,035.5 |
Assumed debt from Big Heart |  |  | 2,630.2 |
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  | 1,240.0 |
Total purchase price |  | $ | 5,905.7 |
Estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed |
Assets acquired: |  |  |  |
Trade receivables |  | $ | 142.0 |
Inventories |  |  | 257.7 |
Other current assets |  |  | 210.7 |
Property, plant, and equipment |  |  | 324.0 |
Intangible assets |  |  | 4,009.8 |
Goodwill |  |  | 2,871.2 |
Other noncurrent assets |  |  | 38.0 |
Total assets acquired |  | $ | 7,853.4 |
Liabilities assumed: |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 398.9 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 1,464.0 |
Other noncurrent liabilities |  |  | 84.8 |
Total liabilities assumed |  | $ | 1,947.7 |
Net assets acquired |  | $ | 5,905.7 |
The purchase price allocated to the identifiable intangible assets |
Intangible assets with finite lives: |  |  |  |
Customer relationships (25-year useful life) |  | $ | 2,289.8 |
Trademarks (15-year useful life) |  |  | 257.0 |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  |  | 1,463.0 |
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 4,009.8 |
Business acquisition pro forma information |
|  | Year Ended April 30, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Net sales |  | $ | 7,732.5 |  |  | $ | 7,800.7 |
Net income |  |  | 541.8 |  |  |  | 547.7 |
Net income per common share – assuming dilution |  |  | 4.53 |  |  |  | 4.48 |

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