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REGULATION AND CONTINGENCIES Fire Insurance Settlement (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 18 Months Ended
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Apr. 29, 2012 | May 01, 2011 | May 02, 2010 | Jan. 30, 2011 Patrick Cudahy, Inc. Fire Insurance Settlement [Member] | May 01, 2011 Patrick Cudahy, Inc. Fire Insurance Settlement [Member] | May 02, 2010 Patrick Cudahy, Inc. Fire Insurance Settlement [Member] | Jan. 30, 2011 Patrick Cudahy, Inc. Fire Insurance Settlement [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total insurance proceeds |  |  |  |  |  | $ 70.0 | $ 208.0
Gain on fire insurance recovery | 0 | 120.6 | 0 | 120.6 | 120.6 |  |
Business Interruption Losses, Allocation of Insurance Proceeds |  |  |  |  | 15.8 | 31.8 |
Insurance proceeds | $ 0 | $ 120.6 | $ 9.9 |  | $ 120.6 | $ 9.9 |

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- Definition Gain (loss) on the involuntary conversion of property, plant and equipment. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The cash inflow from the amounts received by the insured under the terms of an insurance contract settlement. This element pertains only to insurance proceeds related to investments, for example fixed assets. It excludes insurance settlements classified as operating cash flows. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6943989&loc=d3e3179-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 95 -Paragraph 22 -Subparagraph c -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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