Quarterly Results (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information

	2013
	First (13 Weeks)		Second (13 Weeks)		Third (13 Weeks)		Fourth (13 Weeks)		Total (52 Weeks)
	(Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share amounts)
Sales	$	2,783,451	$	2,821,533	$	2,933,331	$	2,990,571	$	11,528,886
Gross profit	1,001,944		1,013,016		1,106,515		1,073,995		4,195,470
Income from continuing operations attributable to H.J. Heinz Company common shareholders, net of tax	286,177		294,705		308,214		198,519		1,087,615
Net income attributable to H.J. Heinz Company	258,027		289,444		269,546		195,886		1,012,903
Per Share Amounts:
Net income from continuing operations—diluted	$	0.89	$	0.91	$	0.95	$	0.61	$	3.37
Net income from continuing operations—basic	0.89		0.92		0.96		0.62		3.39
Cash dividends	0.515		0.515		0.515		0.515		2.06

	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	$	2,817,706	$	2,803,271	$	2,874,927	$	3,011,668	$	11,507,572
Gross profit	983,620		966,890		1,033,598		1,010,681		3,994,789
Income from continuing operations attributable to H.J. Heinz Company common shareholders, net of tax	234,493		244,934		288,283		206,664		974,374
Net income attributable to H.J. Heinz Company	226,114		237,009		284,694		175,342		923,159
Per Share Amounts:
Net income from continuing operations—diluted	$	0.72	$	0.76	$	0.89	$	0.64	$	3.01
Net income from continuing operations—basic	0.73		0.76		0.90		0.65		3.03
Cash dividends	0.48		0.48		0.48		0.48		1.92

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 4). 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	$	40.2	$	28.1	$	0.09
Second Quarter	37.3		25.6		0.08
Third Quarter	33.7		22.6		0.07
Fourth Quarter	94.3		67.7		0.21
Total	$	205.4	$	144.0	$	0.45
(Totals may not add due to rounding)