Debt and Financing Arrangements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Long-term debt consists of the following:


	January 31, 2020						April 30, 2019
	Principal Outstanding		Carrying Amount (A)		Principal Outstanding		Carrying Amount (A)
2.20% Senior Notes due December 6, 2019	$	—	$	—	$	300.0	$	299.5
2.50% Senior Notes due March 15, 2020	500.0		499.8		500.0		499.0
3.50% Senior Notes due October 15, 2021	750.0		762.9		750.0		768.4
3.00% Senior Notes due March 15, 2022	400.0		398.5		400.0		398.0
3.50% Senior Notes due March 15, 2025	1,000.0		995.8		1,000.0		995.2
3.38% Senior Notes due December 15, 2027	500.0		496.6		500.0		496.2
4.25% Senior Notes due March 15, 2035	650.0		643.8		650.0		643.5
4.38% Senior Notes due March 15, 2045	600.0		586.4		600.0		586.0
Term Loan Credit Agreement due May 14, 2021	700.0		699.3		800.0		799.0
Total long-term debt	$	5,100.0	$	5,083.1	$	5,500.0	$	5,484.8
Current portion of long-term debt	500.0		499.8		800.0		798.5
Total long-term debt, less current portion	$	4,600.0	$	4,583.3	$	4,700.0	$	4,686.3

(A) Represents the carrying amount included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, which includes the impact of capitalized debt issuance costs, terminated interest rate contracts, and offering discounts.

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Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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