Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Earnings Per Share

8. Earnings Per Share

Diluted earnings per share amounts are based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period and are calculated using the treasury stock method for equity-based compensation awards (Awards). A reconciliation of the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding and Awards excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation, as they were anti-dilutive, are as follows:

	Quarter Ended
	December 29, 2012	December 31, 2011
Shares (in millions):
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (basic)	1,777	1,798
Weighted average dilutive impact of Awards	23	26
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (diluted)	1,800	1,824
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share	1	10