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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 28, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] | The following tables set forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, our non-pension financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of July 28, 2013 and April 28, 2013:
|  | July 28, 2013 |  | April 28, 2013
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (in millions) |  | (in millions)
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6.8 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.8 |
Open-ended mutual funds |  | 5.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.8 |  |  | 6.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6.4 |
Insurance contracts |  | — |  |  | 61.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 61.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 60.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 60.0 |
Total |  | $ | 5.8 |  |  | $ | 61.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 67.4 |  |  | $ | 13.2 |  |  | $ | 60.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 74.0 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  | $ | 29.5 |  |  | $ | 36.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 65.6 |  |  | $ | 30.5 |  |  | $ | 37.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 67.6 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | — |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |
Total |  | $ | 29.5 |  |  | $ | 37.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 67.1 |  |  | $ | 30.5 |  |  | $ | 37.5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 68.0 |
Fair Value and Carrying Value of Debt [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the fair value and carrying value of long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt as of July 28, 2013 and April 28, 2013.
|  | July 28, 2013 |  | April 28, 2013
|  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Value
|  | (in millions)
Long-term debt, including current portion |  | $ | 2,611.4 |  |  | $ | 2,475.5 |  |  | $ | 2,732.9 |  |  | $ | 2,479.1 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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