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Revenue from Collaborative Arrangement, Excluding Revenue from Contract with Customer, Revenue Recognized

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Indicates line item in statement of income or comprehensive income that includes revenue from collaborative arrangement. Excludes revenue from contract with customer under Topic 606.

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The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.

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Research and Development Funding Arrangements (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2026 USD ($)	Apr. 24, 2026 USD ($)	Apr. 25, 2025 USD ($) agreement	Apr. 26, 2024 USD ($)
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Other operating expense (income), net		$ 221	$ (8)	$ 11
Blackstone Arrangement, Specific Diabetes Products \| Blackstone
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Revenue from Collaborative Arrangement, Excluding Revenue from Contract with Customer	$ 0	$ 0	46	$ 60
Funding recognized			324
Royalty payment term 1		2 years
Royalty payment term 2		2 years
Royalty payment term 3		5 years
Other operating expense (income), net	$ 157
Contract termination fee		$ 216
Collaborative Arrangement, Revenue Not from Contract with Customer, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Other operating expense (income), net
Blackstone Arrangement, Specific Diabetes Products, MiniMed Fit Patch Pump \| Blackstone
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Royalty payment		162
Blackstone Arrangement, Specific Diabetes Products, MiniMed Flex Insulin Pump \| Blackstone
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Royalty payment		$ 157
Blackstone Arrangement, Co-Development Arrangements \| Blackstone
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Funding recognized			$ 212
Number of agreements terminated \| agreement			2
Litigation charges			$ 165