Income Per Common Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2011

Income Per Common Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share Reconciliation

	First Quarter Ended
	July 27, 2011		July 28, 2010
	FY 2012		FY 2011
	(In thousands)
Income attributable to H. J. Heinz Company	$	226,114	$	240,427
Allocation to participating securities(a)		360		186
Preferred dividends		3		3
Income applicable to common stock	$	225,751	$	240,238
Average common shares outstanding—basic		321,411		318,060
Effect of dilutive securities:
Convertible preferred stock		101		104
Stock options, restricted stock and the global stock purchase plan		2,734		2,845
Average common shares outstanding—diluted		324,246		321,009

(a) Represents unvested share-based payment awards that contain certain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid).