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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2020	Apr. 30, 2019
Finite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization:
Finite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization, Acquisition Cost	$ 5,141.6	$ 5,139.5
Accumulated Amortization, Impairment Charges, and Foreign Currency Exchange Expense for Finite Lived Assets	1,626.4	1,451.1
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	3,515.2	3,688.4
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Intangible Assets, Acquisition Cost	8,460.6	8,460.6
Total Other Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization, Impairment Charges, and Foreign Currency Exchange	1,969.2	1,741.8
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill), Total	6,491.4	6,718.8
Trademarks
Indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization:
Indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization, Acquisition Costs	3,319.0	3,321.1
Accumulated Amortization, Impairment Charges, And Foreign Currency Exchange Expense For Indefinite Lived Assets	342.8	290.7
Indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization, Net	2,976.2	3,030.4
Customer and contractual relationships
Finite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization:
Finite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization, Acquisition Cost	4,471.1	4,471.1
Accumulated Amortization, Impairment Charges, and Foreign Currency Exchange Expense for Finite Lived Assets	1,302.8	1,156.8
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	3,168.3	3,314.3
Patents and technology
Finite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization:
Finite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization, Acquisition Cost	168.5	168.5
Accumulated Amortization, Impairment Charges, and Foreign Currency Exchange Expense for Finite Lived Assets	135.6	127.4
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	32.9	41.1
Trademarks
Finite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization:
Finite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization, Acquisition Cost	502.0	499.9
Accumulated Amortization, Impairment Charges, and Foreign Currency Exchange Expense for Finite Lived Assets	188.0	166.9
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 314.0	$ 333.0

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