Restructuring Charges, Net

Fiscal Year 2014 Initiative

The fiscal year 2014 initiative primarily related to the Company's renal denervation business, certain manufacturing shut-downs, and a reduction of back-office support functions in Europe. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014, the Company recorded a $116 million restructuring charge, which consisted of employee termination costs of $65 million, asset write-downs of $26 million, contract termination costs of $3 million, and other related costs of $22 million. Of the $26 million of asset write-downs, $10 million related to inventory write-offs of discontinued product lines and production-related asset impairments, and therefore, was recorded within cost of products sold in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Company recorded a $38 million restructuring charge, which was the final charge related to the fiscal year 2014 initiative and consisted primarily of contract termination and other related costs of $28 million. The fiscal year 2014 initiative is scheduled to be substantially complete by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015.

As a result of certain employees identified for elimination finding other positions within the Company and revisions to particular strategies, the Company recorded a $6 million reversal of excess restructuring reserves in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015.

A summary of the activity related to the fiscal year 2014 initiative is presented below:



(in millions)	Employee Termination Costs			Asset Write-downs			Other Costs			Total
Balance as of April 25, 2014	$	64		$	—		$	11		$	75
Restructuring charges	1			9			28			38
Payments/write-downs	(17		)	(9		)	(19		)	(45		)
Reversal of excess accrual	(6		)	—			—			(6		)
Balance as of July 25, 2014	$	42		$	—		$	20		$	62
Payments	(15		)	—			(7		)	(22		)
Balance as of October 24, 2014	$	27		$	—		$	13		$	40

Fiscal Year 2013 Initiative

The fiscal year 2013 initiative was designed to scale back the Company's infrastructure in slower growing areas of the business, while continuing to invest in geographies, businesses, and products where faster growth is anticipated. A number of factors have contributed to ongoing challenging market dynamics, including increased pricing pressure, various governmental austerity measures, and the U.S. medical device excise tax. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, the Company recorded a $192 million restructuring charge, which consisted of employee termination costs of $150 million, asset write-downs of $13 million, contract termination costs of $18 million, and other related costs of $11 million. Of the $13 million of asset write-downs, $10 million related to inventory write-offs of discontinued product lines and production-related asset impairments, and therefore, was recorded within cost of products sold in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, the Company recorded an $18 million restructuring charge, which was the final charge related to the fiscal year 2013 initiative and consisted primarily of contract termination costs of $14 million and other related costs of $4 million.

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Company recorded a $2 million reversal of excess restructuring reserves as a result of certain employees identified for elimination finding other positions within the Company and revisions to particular strategies.

As a result of certain legal requirements outside the U.S., the fiscal year 2013 initiative is scheduled to be substantially complete by the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2016.

A summary of the activity related to the fiscal year 2013 initiative is presented below:



(in millions)	Employee Termination Costs			Other Costs			Total
Balance as of April 25, 2014	$	23		$	1		$	24
Payments	(5		)	(1		)	(6		)
Reversal of excess accrual	(2		)	—			(2		)
Balance as of July 25, 2014	$	16		$	—		$	16
Payments	(3		)	—			(3		)
Balance as of October 24, 2014	$	13		$	—		$	13