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No documentation exists for this element. -- Net cash collateral received Cash Collateral (Received) Posted Derivative Assets and Liabilities, Net, Collateral, Obligation to Return Cash Derivative Assets and Liabilities, Net, Collateral, Obligation to Return Cash Derivative Assets Derivative Asset Inventories Inventory Disclosure [Text Block] Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Class [Axis] Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Class [Axis] Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Intangible Asset and Goodwill [Text Block] Underlying Securities Award Underlying Securities Amount Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Revenue Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block] Fair Values Derivatives, Balance Sheet Location, by Derivative Contract Type [Table] Fair Values Derivatives, Balance Sheet Location, by Derivative Contract Type [Table] Derivative Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Derivative Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Schedule of Components of Income Before Income Taxes, Based on Jurisdiction Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block] Financial Instruments Financial Instruments Disclosure [Text Block] Subsegments [Axis] Subsegments [Axis] Other investing activities, net Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity Inventories Increase (Decrease) in Inventories Weighted-average discount rate Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Securities [Table] Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Securities [Table] Goodwill, non deductible amount Goodwill, Not Allocated, Amount Segment Reporting [Table] Segment Reporting [Table] Shares available for future grants (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant 1.000% Senior Notes due 2031 1.000% Senior Notes due 2031 [Member] 1.000% Senior Notes due 2031 Discount rate – service cost Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Service Cost, Discount Rate Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Service Cost, Discount Rate Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Revenue since acquisition Business Combination, Acquiree's Revenue since Acquisition Date, Actual Schedule of Components of Total Operating Lease Cost and Supplemental Lease Information Lease, Cost [Table Text Block] Schedule of Available-for-Sale Securities Reconciliation Schedule of Available-for-Sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block] Other current assets Other Assets, Current Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] All Trading Arrangements All Trading Arrangements [Member] Less than 12 months Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months Other Performance Measure, Amount Other Performance Measure, Amount Award Timing MNPI Considered Award Timing MNPI Considered [Flag] Registered investment companies Registered Investment Company [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Current Fiscal Year End Date Current Fiscal Year End Date Shares owned (in shares) Investment Owned, Balance, Shares Diabetes Pump Retainer Ring Litigation Diabetes Pump Retainer Ring Litigation [Member] Diabetes Pump Retainer Ring Litigation Net operating loss carryforwards, no expiration Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Not Subject to Expiration Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount Expected cost Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost Matthew Walter [Member] Matthew Walter Shares repurchased (in shares) Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares Changes in Restructuring Reserves Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year [Member] Dividends to shareholders (in dollars per share) Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared Entity File Number Entity File Number Issuance of shares under stock purchase and award plans Shares Issued, Value, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture Plan Assets Target Allocations Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocations [Abstract] Schedule of Available-for-Sale Debt Securities by Contractual Maturity Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block] Estimated future employer contributions in next fiscal year Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Employer Contributions, Next Fiscal Year 6.500 percent thirty-year 2009 senior notes Senior Notes 2009 Due 2039, 6.500 Percent [Member] Senior Notes 2009 Due 2039, 6.500 Percent 2.250 percent twenty-year 2019 senior notes Senior Notes 2019 Due 2039, 2.250 Percent [Member] Senior Notes 2019 Due 2031, 1.625 Percent [Member] Recognized in income, cash flow hedges Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, before Tax 3.125 percent nine-year 2022 senior notes Senior Notes 2022 Due 2032, 3.125 Percent [Member] Senior Notes 2022 Due 2032, 3.125 Percent Schedule of Stock Options Activity Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity [Table Text Block] Wtd. Avg. Exercise Price Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract] Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation Disclosure [Line Items] Total restructuring and associated costs Restructuring Costs Measure: Measure [Axis] Allowance for Doubtful Accounts SEC Schedule, 12-09, Allowance, Credit Loss [Member] Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block] Current assets Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Asset, Current Equity Components [Axis] Equity Components [Axis] Colibri Heart Valve LLC (Colibri) Colibri Heart Valve LLC (Colibri) [Member] Colibri Heart Valve LLC (Colibri) 3.375 percent twelve-year 2022 senior notes Senior Notes 2022 Due 2035, 3.375 Percent [Member] Senior Notes 2022 Due 2035, 3.375 Percent 3.875 percent twelve-year 2024 senior notes Senior Notes 2024 Due 2037, 3.875 Percent [Member] Senior Notes 2024 Due 2037, 3.875 Percent Income taxes Income taxes Income Tax Paid, after Refund Received Valuation allowance Valuation allowance Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance Interest income Equity Method Investment, Interest Income Received Equity Method Investment, Interest Income Received Entity Interactive Data Current Entity Interactive Data Current Finance lease obligations Finance Lease, Liability, Current Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Due after one year through five years Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Year One Through Five Entity Small Business Entity Small Business Comprehensive income attributable to Medtronic Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items] Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items] Estimated useful life Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired, Weighted-Average Amortization Period Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table] Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table] Interest income Interest Income (Expense), Operating MNPI Disclosure Timed for Compensation Value MNPI Disclosure Timed for Compensation Value [Flag] Gross unrecognized tax benefits, net of cash advance, noncurrent liability Liability for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, Noncurrent Other assets Other Assets, Noncurrent Document Type Document Type Gross gains Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain Acquisitions, net of cash acquired Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation Schedule of Gross Carrying Amount of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Intangible Asset, Indefinite-Lived [Table Text Block] Change in projected benefit obligation: Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward] Prior year tax positions Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block] Numerator: Earnings Per Share Reconciliation, Numerator [Abstract] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Current liabilities Liability, Defined Benefit Plan, Current Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value Translation adjustment Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax Additional borrowing capacity Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity Additional borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. Subsequent Event [Line Items] Subsequent Event [Line Items] Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] Employee restricted stock units (in shares) Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Nonvested Shares with Forfeitable Dividends Issuance of long-term debt Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt Local Phone Number Local Phone Number Other post-retirement benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] Total deferred tax liabilities Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross Net investment hedges Net Investment Hedging [Member] Current year tax positions Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Current Period Tax Positions Ending balance Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, before Tax Income before income taxes Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest Switzerland SWITZERLAND 1.625 percent thirty-year 2020 senior notes Senior Notes 2020 Due 2051, 1.625 Percent [Member] Senior Notes 2020 Due 2051, 1.625 Percent Commitments and contingencies (Notes 3, 16, and 18) Commitments and Contingencies Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Changed Peer Group, Footnote Changed Peer Group, Footnote [Text Block] 2030 Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Estimated Amortization Expense, Year Four Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items] Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items] New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Table] Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Table] Executive Category: Executive Category [Axis] Business Combinations Business Combination [Policy Text Block] LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Liabilities and Equity [Abstract] Inventories Total Inventory, Net Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount Supplemental Cash Flow Information Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract] 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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Affiliated Financing, percent Exercised (in dollars per share) Share-Based Compensation Arrangements by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price Ireland IRELAND Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code Settlements Equity Securities, FV-NI, Settlements Equity Securities, FV-NI, Settlements Aggregate Erroneous Compensation Not Yet Determined Aggregate Erroneous Compensation Not Yet Determined [Text Block] Material Terms of Trading Arrangement Material Terms of Trading Arrangement [Text Block] Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year [Member] Israel ISRAEL Comprehensive income including noncontrolling interests Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Debt Instrument [Axis] Debt Instrument [Axis] Subsequent Event [Table] Subsequent Event [Table] Other noncurrent liabilities Business Combination, Recognized Liability Assumed, Other Liability, Noncurrent Stock-based compensation Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense Total operating lease cost Lease, Cost ITALY ITALY Disposal Group Name [Axis] Disposal Group Name [Axis] Employee stock purchase plan Employee Stock [Member] Neuromodulation Neuromodulation Division [Member] Neuromodulation Division [Member] Schedule of Classification and Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in Balance Sheets Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block] Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) Earnings Per Share, Basic Measurement Input Type [Axis] Measurement Input Type [Axis] Certain tax adjustments, provision (benefit) Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Reconciling Items, Amount Total current assets Assets, Current Insider Trading Arrangements [Line Items] Long-term debt, gross Long-Term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities Changes in valuation allowances Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Percent Short-term lease cost Short-Term Lease, Cost Restructuring charges, statement of income or comprehensive income [Extensible Enumeration] Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] Document Annual Report Document Annual Report Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $190 and $199, respectively Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current Schedule of Current Debt Obligations Schedule of Short-Term Debt [Table Text Block] Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table [Member] Volatility Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate Fair value of contingent consideration Beginning balance Ending balance Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure [Text Block] Cover [Abstract] Reclassifications Reclassification, Comparability Adjustment [Policy Text Block] Accrued compensation Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits, Employee Compensation Documents Incorporated by Reference Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block] Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Table] Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Table] Equity Awards Adjustments Equity Awards Adjustments [Member] Equity Securities Rollforward [Roll Forward] Equity Securities Rollforward [Roll Forward] Equity Securities Rollforward Other Restructuring Acitivities Other Restructuring 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Noncurrent Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Cost by Plan [Table Text Block] Schedule of Equity and Other Investments Equity Securities, FV-NI, Equity Securities Without Readily Determinable Fair Value, And Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block] Equity Securities, FV-NI, Equity Securities Without Readily Determinable Fair Value, and Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block] Other non-operating expense (income), net Other non-operating expense (income), net Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) Total other countries, excluding Ireland Total Other Countries, Excluding Ireland [Member] Total Other Countries, Excluding Ireland [Member] 2031 Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Estimated Amortization Expense, Year Five Total Shareholders’ Equity Parent [Member] Short-term investments Short-Term Investments [Member] Entity Address, Country Entity Address, Country Purchases of investments Payments to Acquire Investments Charge to adjustments SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Additions, Charge to Adjustments SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Additions, Charge to Adjustments Forfeited (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period 1.750 percent thirty-year 2019 senior notes Senior Notes 2019 Due 2050, 1.750 Percent [Member] Senior Notes 2019 Due 2050, 1.750 Percent Preferred stock, authorized (in shares) Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized Benefits paid Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Benefits Paid Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] Critical assumptions – net periodic benefit cost: Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract] Currency exchange rate changes and other Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss) Number of claimants (in claimants) Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number Hedging Designation [Domain] Hedging Designation [Domain] Class of Stock [Domain] Class of Stock [Domain] Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] IPR&D In Process Research and Development [Member] Aggregate Available Trading Arrangement, Securities Aggregate Available Amount Investments Investment, Policy [Policy Text Block] Income Tax Authority [Axis] Income Tax Jurisdiction [Axis] Options, Expected to vest (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Contingent Milestone Payments [Roll Forward] Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, at Fair Value [Roll Forward] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Income Taxes Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] Settled non-cash Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash Accounts payable Accounts Payable, Current IPR&D In Process Research and Development, Policy [Policy Text Block] Other, net Other Noncash Income (Expense) 2031 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Five Schedule of Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets Defined Benefit Plan, Plan with Projected Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets [Table Text Block] Right of use leases Deferred Tax Liabilities, Leasing Arrangements Pay vs Performance Disclosure Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] Fair Value Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Abstract] Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value Total purchase price Business Combination, Consideration Transferred Retirement Plan Type [Domain] Retirement Plan Type [Domain] Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Tax expense associated with the amortization of the previously established deferred tax assets Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Amortization, Amount Investments Short-Term Investments Schedule of Offsetting Liabilities Offsetting Liabilities [Table Text Block] Discount rate – benefit obligation Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity Long-Term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items] SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items] Balance sheet classification, other accrued expenses Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Deferred stock, issued (in shares) Deferred Stock, Shares Issued Deferred Stock, Shares Issued Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Securities Gain (Loss) on Securities [Table Text Block] Schedule of Stock by Class [Table] Stock, Class of Stock [Table] Net income Net income Net income Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Current assets: Assets, Current [Abstract] Derivative Liabilities Derivative Liability Surgical & Endoscopy Surgical Endoscopy [Member] Surgical Endoscopy Cardiac Rhythm & Heart Failure Cardiac Rhythm And Heart Failure Division [Member] Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure Division [Member] Senior Notes Senior Notes [Member] Currency Translation and Transaction Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block] Entity Address, Address Line One Entity Address, Address Line One Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Impairment Loss Vested (in dollars per share) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Income tax provision Income tax provision Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Fair value hedges Fair Value Hedging [Member] Deferred revenue Deferred Tax Assets, Deferred Income Equity commingled trusts Equity Funds [Member] Principles of Consolidation Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block] Regulatory based contingent consideration Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Range of Outcomes, Maximum, Amount Research and development expense Research and Development Expense (Excluding Acquired in Process Cost) Charges to Other Accounts, net SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Charges To Other Accounts, Net SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Charges To Other Accounts, Net Net actuarial (gain) loss Other 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