Quarterly Results (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2012

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information

	2012
	First (13 Weeks)		Second (13 Weeks)		Third (13 Weeks)		Fourth (13 1/2 Weeks)		Total (52 1/2 Weeks)
	(Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share amounts)
Sales	$	2,849,581	$	2,831,832	$	2,918,077	$	3,049,589	$	11,649,079
Gross profit	985,493		970,038		1,040,722		1,003,277		3,999,530
Net income attributable to H.J. Heinz Company	226,114		237,009		284,694		175,342		923,159
Per Share Amounts:
Net income—diluted	$	0.70	$	0.73	$	0.88	$	0.54	$	2.85
Net income—basic	0.70		0.74		0.89		0.55		2.87
Cash dividends	0.48		0.48		0.48		0.48		1.92

	2011
	First (13 Weeks)		Second (13 Weeks)		Third (13 Weeks)		Fourth (13 Weeks)		Total (52 Weeks)
	(Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share amounts)
Sales	$	2,480,825	$	2,614,623	$	2,722,350	$	2,888,790	$	10,706,588
Gross profit	907,977		966,627		1,028,293		1,049,643		3,952,540
Net income attributable to H.J. Heinz Company	240,427		251,435		273,785		223,863		989,510
Per Share Amounts:
Net income—diluted	$	0.75	$	0.78	$	0.84	$	0.69	$	3.06
Net income—basic	0.76		0.78		0.85		0.70		3.09
Cash dividends	0.45		0.45		0.45		0.45		1.80

Quarterly Financial Information, Restructuring Charges

During Fiscal 2012 the Company invested in productivity initiatives designed to increase manufacturing effectiveness and efficiency as well as accelerate overall productivity on a global scale (see Note 3). The pre-tax and after-tax charges as well as the EPS impact of these productivity initiatives on the Company's Fiscal 2012 quarterly results are as follows:

	2012
	Pre-tax charges		After-tax charges		EPS impact
	(Unaudited) (In millions, except per share amounts)
First Quarter	$	40.5	$	28.4	$	0.09
Second Quarter	37.3		25.5		0.08
Third Quarter	33.8		22.8		0.07
Fourth Quarter	112.7		86.2		0.27
Total	$	224.3	$	162.9	$	0.50
(Totals may not add due to rounding)