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Other Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value Measurement and Measurement Inputs, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Text Block] | Note 12: Other Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements Financial instruments, other than derivatives, that potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash investments, short-term borrowings, and trade receivables. The carrying value of these financial instruments approximates fair value. Our remaining financial instruments, with the exception of long-term debt, are recognized at estimated fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table provides information on the carrying amounts and fair values of our financial instruments.
| January 31, 2020 |  |  |  | April 30, 2019 |  |
| Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value
Marketable securities and other investments | $ | 40.7 |  |  | $ | 40.7 |  |  | $ | 40.9 |  |  | $ | 40.9 |
Derivative financial instruments – net | (176.4) |  |  | (176.4) |  |  | (68.9) |  |  | (68.9) |
Total long-term debt | (5,083.1) |  |  | (5,386.8) |  |  | (5,484.8) |  |  | (5,504.0) |
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Valuation techniques are based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. The following tables summarize the fair values and the levels within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall for our financial instruments.
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Fair Value at January 31, 2020
Marketable securities and other investments: (A) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity mutual funds | $ | 9.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9.6 |
Municipal obligations | — |  |  | 31.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 31.1 |
Money market funds | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Derivative financial instruments: (B) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts – net | (7.5) |  |  | (0.3) |  |  | — |  |  | (7.8) |
Foreign currency exchange contracts – net | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |
Interest rate contracts | — |  |  | (168.9) |  |  | — |  |  | (168.9) |
Total long-term debt (C) | (4,662.4) |  |  | (724.4) |  |  | — |  |  | (5,386.8) |
Total financial instruments measured at fair value | $ | (4,660.3) |  |  | $ | (862.2) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (5,522.5) |
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Fair Value at April 30, 2019
Marketable securities and other investments: (A) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity mutual funds | $ | 8.7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8.7 |
Municipal obligations | — |  |  | 31.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 31.7 |
Money market funds | 0.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.5 |
Derivative financial instruments: (B) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts – net | (20.7) |  |  | (0.3) |  |  | — |  |  | (21.0) |
Foreign currency exchange contracts – net | (0.1) |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |
Interest rate contracts | — |  |  | (49.1) |  |  | — |  |  | (49.1) |
Total long-term debt (C) | (4,646.6) |  |  | (857.4) |  |  | — |  |  | (5,504.0) |
Total financial instruments measured at fair value | $ | (4,658.2) |  |  | $ | (873.8) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (5,532.0) |
(A)Marketable securities and other investments consist of funds maintained for the payment of benefits associated with nonqualified retirement plans. The funds include equity securities listed in active markets, municipal obligations valued by a third party using valuation techniques that utilize inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data, and money market funds with maturities of three months or less. Based on the short-term nature of these money market funds, carrying value approximates fair value. As of January 31, 2020, our municipal obligations are scheduled to mature as follows: $0.3 in 2020, $1.0 in 2021, $1.5 in 2022, $1.0 in 2023, and the remaining $27.3 in 2024 and beyond. (B)Level 1 commodity and foreign currency exchange derivatives are valued using quoted market prices for identical instruments in active markets. Level 2 commodity and foreign currency exchange derivatives are valued using quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets. The Level 2 interest rate contracts are valued using standard valuation techniques, the income approach, and observable Level 2 market expectations at the measurement date to convert future amounts to a single discounted present value. Level 2 inputs for the valuation of the interest rate contracts are limited to prices that are observable for the asset or liability. For additional information, see Note 11: Derivative Financial Instruments. (C)Long-term debt is composed of public Senior Notes classified as Level 1 and the Term Loan classified as Level 2. The public Senior Notes are traded in an active secondary market and valued using quoted prices. The fair value of the Term Loan is based on the net present value of each interest and principal payment calculated utilizing an interest rate derived from an estimated yield curve obtained from independent pricing sources for similar types of term loan borrowing arrangements. For additional information, see Note 9: Debt and Financing Arrangements. During the third quarter of 2020 and 2019, we recognized impairment charges of $52.4 and $107.2, respectively, related to certain indefinite-lived trademarks in the U.S. Retail Pet Foods segment, which were included as a noncash charge in our Condensed Statements of Consolidated Income. We utilized Level 3 inputs based on management's best estimates and assumptions to estimate the fair value of the indefinite-lived trademarks. For additional information, see Note 8: Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.

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