Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | |||
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Apr. 25, 2025 |
Apr. 26, 2024 |
Apr. 28, 2023 |
Jul. 29, 2022 |
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | ||||
| Goodwill impairment | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
| Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets | 0 | $ 0 | ||
| Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets | 0 | $ 0 | 0 | |
| Impairment of intangible asset finite lived statement of income or comprehensive income extensible enumeration not disclosed flag | Other Operating Income (Expense), Net | |||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 1,807,000,000 | $ 1,693,000,000 | 1,698,000,000 | |
| Cardiovascular | ||||
| Goodwill [Line Items] | ||||
| Accelerated amortization | $ 151,000,000 | |||
| Ventilator Product Line Exit | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations | ||||
| Goodwill [Line Items] | ||||
| Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets | $ 295,000,000 | |||
| Renal Care Business (RCS) | Medical Surgical | ||||
| Goodwill [Line Items] | ||||
| Goodwill impairment | $ 61,000,000 | |||
| Transfer to held for sale | $ 208,000,000 | |||
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- Definition Accelerated Amortization of Intangible Assets No definition available.
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- Definition The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount classified as goodwill attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of impairment loss from asset representing future economic benefit arising from other asset acquired in business combination or from joint venture formation or both, that is not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Indicates line item in statement of income or comprehensive income that includes impairment of finite-lived intangible asset. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of a finite-lived intangible asset to fair value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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