Consolidated Statements of Equity (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Successor [Member]
Successor [Member]
Parent [Member]
Successor [Member]
Preferred Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Successor [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Successor [Member]
Treasury Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Successor [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Predecessor [Member]
Predecessor [Member]
Parent [Member]
Predecessor [Member]
Preferred Stock [Member]
Predecessor [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Predecessor [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Predecessor [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Predecessor [Member]
Treasury Stock [Member]
Predecessor [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Predecessor [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance at beginning of year at Apr. 28, 2010                       $ 70 $ 107,774 $ 657,596 $ 6,856,033 $ (4,750,547) $ (979,581) $ 57,151
Balance at beginning of year, shares at Apr. 28, 2010                       7 431,096     (113,404)    
Shares reacquired, shares                               (1,425)    
Shares reacquired                               (70,003)    
Conversion of preferred into common stock, shares                       0       1    
Conversion of preferred into common stock                       (1)   (39)   40    
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment, shares                               4,495    
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment                           (26,482) [1]   203,196    
Stock option expense                           9,447        
Restricted stock unit activity, shares                               296    
Restricted stock unit activity                           (8,119)   13,756    
Net loss                   989,510         989,510      
Cash dividends:                                    
Preferred (per share $1.70 per share in 2013, 2012 and 2011)                             (12)      
Common (per share $2.06, $1.92, and $1.80 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively)                             (579,606)      
Net pension and post-retirement benefit gains/ (losses)                   77,298             77,355 (57)
Reclassification of net pension and postretirement benefit (gains)/losses to net income                   53,353             53,353 0
Foreign currency translation adjustments                                 563,060 4,816
Net deferred gains/(losses) on derivatives from periodic revaluations                   9,395             9,790 (395)
Net deferred (gains)/losses on derivatives reclassified to earnings                   (20,794)             (21,365) 571
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests                           (2,411) [2] 0   (2,176) [2] (1,750) [2]
Other, net, shares [3]                               218    
Other, net                           (625) [3] (1,247) [4] 10,196 [3]    
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                   16,438               16,438
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest                                   (3,270)
Balance at end of year at Apr. 27, 2011                   3,182,466 3,108,962 69 107,774 629,367 7,264,678 (4,593,362) (299,564) 73,504
Balance at end of year, shares at Apr. 27, 2011                       7 431,096     (109,819)    
Shares reacquired, shares                               (3,860)    
Shares reacquired                               (201,904)    
Conversion of preferred into common stock, shares                       (1)       12    
Conversion of preferred into common stock                       (8)   (539)   547    
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment, shares                               2,298    
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment                           (15,220) [1]   105,144    
Stock option expense                           10,864        
Restricted stock unit activity, shares                               303    
Restricted stock unit activity                           4,305   14,087    
Net loss                   923,159         923,159      
Cash dividends:                                    
Preferred (per share $1.70 per share in 2013, 2012 and 2011)                             (9)      
Common (per share $2.06, $1.92, and $1.80 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively)                             (619,095)      
Net pension and post-retirement benefit gains/ (losses)                   (258,079)             (258,067) (12)
Reclassification of net pension and postretirement benefit (gains)/losses to net income                   56,813             56,813 0
Foreign currency translation adjustments                                 (359,771) (5,945)
Net deferred gains/(losses) on derivatives from periodic revaluations                   30,377             30,405 (28)
Net deferred (gains)/losses on derivatives reclassified to earnings                   (13,811)             (14,088) 277
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests                           (34,483) [2] 0   (456) [2] (19,885) [2]
Other, net, shares [3]                               195    
Other, net                           314 [3] (1,455) [4] 9,084 [3]    
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                   16,749               15,884
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest                                   (11,562)
Balance at end of year at Apr. 29, 2012                   2,810,822 2,758,589 61 107,774 594,608 7,567,278 (4,666,404) (844,728) 52,233
Balance at end of year, shares at Apr. 29, 2012                       6 431,096     (110,871)    
Net loss                   722,331                
Balance at end of year at Dec. 23, 2012                                    
Balance at beginning of year at Apr. 29, 2012                   2,810,822 2,758,589 61 107,774 594,608 7,567,278 (4,666,404) (844,728) 52,233
Balance at beginning of year, shares at Apr. 29, 2012                       6 431,096     (110,871)    
Shares reacquired, shares                               (2,431)    
Shares reacquired                               (139,069)    
Conversion of preferred into common stock, shares                       (6)       79    
Conversion of preferred into common stock                       (61)   (3,600)   3,661    
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment, shares                               2,802    
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment                           (7,204) [1]   127,084    
Stock option expense                           10,088        
Restricted stock unit activity, shares                               443    
Restricted stock unit activity                           (5,837)   20,618    
Net loss                   1,012,903         1,012,903      
Cash dividends:                                    
Preferred (per share $1.70 per share in 2013, 2012 and 2011)                             (8)      
Common (per share $2.06, $1.92, and $1.80 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively)                             (665,683)      
Net pension and post-retirement benefit gains/ (losses)                   (189,302)             (189,294) (8)
Reclassification of net pension and postretirement benefit (gains)/losses to net income                   54,833             54,833 0
Foreign currency translation adjustments                   (228,980)             (197,126) (5,232)
Net deferred gains/(losses) on derivatives from periodic revaluations                   (11,743)             (11,736) (7)
Net deferred (gains)/losses on derivatives reclassified to earnings                   29,608             29,646 (38)
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests                           18,956 [2] (7,703)   (16,133) [2] 0 [2]
Other, net, shares [3]                               148    
Other, net                           1,493 [3] 246 [4] 6,868 [3]    
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                   14,430               12,925
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest                                   (12,583)
Balance at end of year at Apr. 28, 2013                   2,848,821 2,801,531 0 107,774 608,504 7,907,033 (4,647,242) (1,174,538) 47,290
Balance at end of year, shares at Apr. 28, 2013                       0 431,096     (109,830)    
Balance at beginning of year at Feb. 08, 2013     0 0       0 0                  
Balance at beginning of year, shares at Feb. 08, 2013     0 0                            
Fair Value of Noncontrolling Interest                 230,000                  
Conversion of preferred into common stock, shares     0                              
Conversion of preferred into common stock     0                              
Common stock issued to Holdings, shares       100                            
Common stock issued to Holdings       16,500,000                            
Stock option expense         1,427                          
Net loss (77,021)         (77,021)                        
Cash dividends:                                    
Net pension and post-retirement benefit gains/ (losses) 102,452             102,464 (12)                  
Reclassification of net pension and postretirement benefit (gains)/losses to net income 0             0 0                  
Foreign currency translation adjustments 128,941             22,548 (13,736)                  
Net deferred gains/(losses) on derivatives from periodic revaluations 111,196             110,686 510                  
Net deferred (gains)/losses on derivatives reclassified to earnings (2,743)             (2,688) (55)                  
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests [2]               0 0                  
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest 5,303               4,823                  
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest                 (5,688)                  
Dividends       (360,000)                            
Authorized shares     0 100                            
Balance at end of year at Dec. 29, 2013 16,513,258 16,297,416 0 16,140,000 1,427 (77,021) 0 233,010 215,842                  
Balance at end of year, shares at Dec. 29, 2013     0 100     0                      
Balance at beginning of year at Apr. 28, 2013                   2,848,821 2,801,531 0 107,774 608,504 7,907,033 (4,647,242) (1,174,538) 47,290
Balance at beginning of year, shares at Apr. 28, 2013                       0 431,096     (109,830)    
Shares reacquired, shares                               0    
Shares reacquired                               0    
Conversion of preferred into common stock, shares                       0       0    
Conversion of preferred into common stock                       0   0   0    
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment, shares                               24    
Stock options exercised, net of shares tendered for payment                           (299) [1]   1,133    
Cancellation of stock options and restricted stock units                           (178,287)        
Stock option expense                           4,587        
Restricted stock unit activity, shares                               8    
Restricted stock unit activity                           (1,127)   351    
Net loss                   (195,571)         (195,571)      
Cash dividends:                                    
Preferred (per share $1.70 per share in 2013, 2012 and 2011)                             0      
Common (per share $2.06, $1.92, and $1.80 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively)                             0      
Net pension and post-retirement benefit gains/ (losses)                   0             0 0
Reclassification of net pension and postretirement benefit (gains)/losses to net income                   7,266             7,291 (25)
Foreign currency translation adjustments                   (97,863)             (93,780) (2,414)
Net deferred gains/(losses) on derivatives from periodic revaluations                   (1,059)             (1,099) 40
Net deferred (gains)/losses on derivatives reclassified to earnings                   6,552             6,551 1
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests                           0 [2] 0   0 [2] 0 [2]
Other, net, shares [3]                               1    
Other, net                           (48) [3] (15) [4] 36 [3]    
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                   2,874               2,900
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest                                   0
Balance at end of year at Jun. 07, 2013                   $ 2,399,046 $ 2,351,254 $ 0 $ 107,774 $ 433,330 $ 7,711,447 $ (4,645,722) $ (1,255,575) $ 47,792
Balance at end of year, shares at Jun. 07, 2013                       0 431,096     (109,797)    
[1] Includes income tax benefit resulting from exercised stock options.
[2] See Note No. 5 for further details.
[3] Includes activity of the Global Stock Purchase Plan.
[4] Includes unpaid dividend equivalents on restricted stock units.