Income Taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Apr. 24, 2026 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Income Before Income Taxes |
Income before income taxes is as follows (in millions):
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Year Ended |
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April 24, 2026 |
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April 25, 2025 |
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April 26, 2024 |
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Domestic |
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$ |
718 |
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$ |
606 |
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$ |
472 |
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Foreign |
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930 |
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777 |
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791 |
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Total |
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$ |
1,648 |
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$ |
1,383 |
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$ |
1,263 |
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| Provision for Income Taxes |
The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in millions):
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Year Ended |
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April 24, 2026 |
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April 25, 2025 |
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April 26, 2024 |
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Current: |
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Federal |
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$ |
83 |
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$ |
131 |
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$ |
89 |
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State |
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24 |
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38 |
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25 |
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Foreign |
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130 |
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128 |
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110 |
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Total current |
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237 |
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297 |
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224 |
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Deferred: |
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Federal |
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82 |
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(102 |
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24 |
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State |
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12 |
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(16 |
) |
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6 |
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Foreign |
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41 |
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18 |
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23 |
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Total deferred |
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135 |
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(100 |
) |
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53 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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$ |
372 |
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$ |
197 |
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$ |
277 |
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| Schedule of Provision For Income Taxes Amount Computed by Applying the Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate |
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate, in accordance with the guidance in ASU 2023-09, as follows (in millions, except percentages):
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Year Ended April 24, 2026 |
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Tax Effect |
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Rate Impact |
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Tax computed at federal statutory rate |
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$ |
346 |
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21.0 |
% |
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit (1) |
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30 |
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1.8 |
% |
Foreign tax effects: |
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Ireland |
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Statutory tax rate difference between Ireland and U.S. |
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(44 |
) |
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(2.7 |
)% |
Ireland earnings taxed at rates other than statutory |
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14 |
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0.8 |
% |
Other |
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3 |
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0.2 |
% |
Cyprus |
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Statutory tax rate difference between Cyprus and U.S. |
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(15 |
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(0.9 |
)% |
Deduction for qualifying capital |
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(21 |
) |
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(1.3 |
)% |
Other |
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1 |
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0.1 |
% |
Other foreign jurisdictions |
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36 |
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2.2 |
% |
Federal: |
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Effect of cross-border tax laws |
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Foreign earnings inclusion, net of credits |
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34 |
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2.1 |
% |
Subpart F income, net of credits |
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9 |
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0.5 |
% |
Tax credits |
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Research and development credits |
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(24 |
) |
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(1.4 |
)% |
Nontaxable or nondeductible items |
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2 |
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0.1 |
% |
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits |
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3 |
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0.2 |
% |
Other |
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(2 |
) |
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(0.1 |
)% |
Provision for income taxes |
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$ |
372 |
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22.6 |
% |
Percentages may not add due to rounding (1)State taxes in Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Virginia make up the majority (greater than 50%) of this category.
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| Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation |
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Year Ended |
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April 25, 2025 |
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April 26, 2024 |
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Tax computed at federal statutory rate |
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$ |
290 |
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$ |
265 |
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State income taxes, net of federal benefit |
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14 |
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22 |
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Foreign earnings in lower tax jurisdictions |
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(14 |
) |
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(40 |
) |
Stock-based compensation |
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(21 |
) |
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12 |
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Research and development credits |
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(31 |
) |
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(22 |
) |
Benefit for foreign derived intangible income |
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(28 |
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— |
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Global minimum tax on intangible income |
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12 |
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46 |
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Tax charges (benefits) from integration of acquired companies |
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1 |
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4 |
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Resolution of income tax matters (1) |
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(39 |
) |
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(4 |
) |
Other |
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13 |
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(6 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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$ |
197 |
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$ |
277 |
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(1)During fiscal 2025, we recognized a tax benefit related to the IRS examination of our fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 U.S. income tax returns. During fiscal 2024, we recognized a tax benefit related to the lapse of statute of limitations for certain issues in our fiscal 2020 U.S. tax returns.
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| Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
The components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in millions):
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April 24, 2026 |
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April 25, 2025 |
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Deferred tax assets: |
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Reserves and accruals |
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$ |
114 |
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$ |
188 |
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Net operating loss and credit carryforwards |
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145 |
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138 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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25 |
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25 |
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Deferred revenue |
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267 |
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250 |
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Acquired intangibles |
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441 |
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483 |
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Capitalized research and development (1) |
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182 |
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198 |
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Other |
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6 |
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6 |
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Gross deferred tax assets |
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1,180 |
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1,288 |
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Valuation allowance |
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(123 |
) |
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(119 |
) |
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance |
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1,057 |
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1,169 |
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Deferred tax liabilities: |
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Prepaids and accruals |
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104 |
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87 |
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Acquired intangibles |
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89 |
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84 |
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Property and equipment |
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33 |
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26 |
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Other |
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2 |
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6 |
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Total deferred tax liabilities |
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228 |
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203 |
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Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance and deferred tax liabilities |
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$ |
829 |
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$ |
966 |
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(1)As required under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, research and development expenditures were capitalized and amortized beginning in our fiscal 2023. Effective for fiscal 2026, we are expensing research and development expenditures as permitted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB).
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| Schedule of Income Tax Paid Net of Refunds |
The following table summarizes income taxes paid (net of refunds) exceeding 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds) in the following jurisdictions (in millions):
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Year Ended April 24, 2026 |
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U.S. Federal |
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$ |
261 |
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U.S. States and Local |
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29 |
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Foreign |
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Ireland |
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51 |
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Cyprus |
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24 |
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Other |
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70 |
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Total foreign |
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145 |
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Total income taxes paid (net of refunds) |
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$ |
435 |
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| Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in millions):
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Year Ended |
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April 24, 2026 |
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April 25, 2025 |
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April 26, 2024 |
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Balance at beginning of period |
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$ |
68 |
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$ |
220 |
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$ |
222 |
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Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |
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7 |
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8 |
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7 |
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Additions for tax positions of prior years |
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3 |
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4 |
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— |
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Decreases for tax positions of prior years |
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(2 |
) |
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(25 |
) |
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(2 |
) |
Settlements |
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(8 |
) |
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(139 |
) |
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(7 |
) |
Balance at end of period |
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$ |
68 |
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$ |
68 |
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$ |
220 |
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| Summary of Tax Years Remain Subject to Examinations under Major Tax Jurisdictions |
The tax years that remain subject to examination as of April 24, 2026 for our major tax jurisdictions are shown below:
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2023 — 2026 |
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United States — federal income tax |
2020 — 2026 |
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United States — state and local income tax |
2020 — 2026 |
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Australia |
2022 — 2026 |
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Germany |
2007 — 2026 |
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India |
2019 — 2026 |
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The Netherlands |
2019 — 2026 |
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Canada |
2020 — 2026 |
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Japan |
2020 — 2026 |
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Cyprus |
2023 — 2026 |
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United Kingdom |
2024 — 2026 |
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France |
2019 — 2026 |
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Israel |
2022 — 2026 |
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Ireland |
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