Restructuring Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2013

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs

The composition of the restructuring liability for the Fiscal 2012 plan as of March 29, 2013 is as follows:



(Amounts in millions)	Restructuring liability as of March 30, 2012		Costs expensed in fiscal 2013		Less: costs not affecting restructuring liability ⁽¹⁾			Cash paid			Other ⁽²⁾			Restructuring liability as of March 29, 2013
Workforce reductions	$	110	$	31	$	(1	)	$	(129	)	$	(2	)	$	9
Facilities costs	9		—		—			(4		)	—			5
Total	$	119	$	31	$	(1	)	$	(133	)	$	(2	)	$	14

⁽¹⁾ Charges primarily consist of pension benefit augmentations and are recorded as a pension liability.

⁽²⁾ Foreign currency translation adjustments

The composition of the restructuring liability for the Fiscal 2012 plan as of March 30, 2012 is as follows:



(Amounts in millions)	Restructuring liability as of April 1, 2011		Costs expensed in fiscal 2012		Less: costs not affecting restructuring liability ⁽¹⁾			Cash paid		Other ⁽²⁾			Restructuring liability as of March 30, 2012
Workforce reductions	$	—	$	131	$	(20	)	$	—	$	(1	)	$	110
Facilities costs	—		9		—			—		—			9
Total	$	—	$	140	$	(20	)	$	—	$	(1	)	$	119

⁽¹⁾ Charges primarily consist of pension benefit augmentations and are recorded as a pension liability.

⁽²⁾ Foreign currency translation adjustments

The composition of the restructuring liability for the Fiscal 2013 Plan as of March 29, 2013 is as follows:



(Amounts in millions)	Restructuring liability as of March 30, 2012		Costs expensed in fiscal 2013		Less: costs not affecting restructuring liability ⁽¹⁾			Cash paid			Other⁽³⁾			Restructuring liability as of March 29, 2013
Workforce reductions	$	—	$	206	$	(22	)	$	(27	)	$	(2	)	$	155
Facilities costs	—		10		—			—			—			10
Other⁽²⁾	—		17		—			(6		)	—			11
	$	—	$	233	$	(22	)	$	(33	)	$	(2	)	$	176


⁽¹⁾	Charges primarily consist of pension benefit augmentations and are recorded as a pension liability.


⁽²⁾	Other direct costs associated with the restructuring program.


⁽³⁾	Foreign currency translation adjustments.

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost

The composition of restructuring costs, by segment, for fiscal 2013 and 2012 is as follows:



	Twelve Months Ended March 29, 2013
(Amounts in millions)	Fiscal 2013 Plan		Fiscal 2012 Plan		Total
NPS	$	13	$	—	$	13
MSS	181		9		190
BSS	17		22		39
Corporate	22		—		22
Total	$	233	$	31	$	264



	Twelve Months Ended March 30, 2012
(Amounts in millions)	Fiscal 2012 Plan
NPS	$	1
MSS	108
BSS	31
Corporate	—
Total	$	140

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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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