Retirement Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Oct. 24, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Retirement Benefit Plans

Retirement Benefit Plans

The Company sponsors various retirement benefit plans, including defined benefit pension plans (pension benefits), post-retirement medical plans (post-retirement benefits), defined contribution savings plans, and termination indemnity plans, covering substantially all U.S. employees and many employees outside the U.S. The net periodic benefit cost of the plans includes the following components for the three and six months ended October 24, 2014 and October 25, 2013:

	U.S. Pension Benefits						Non-U.S. Pension Benefits						Post-Retirement Benefits
	Three months ended						Three months ended						Three months ended
(in millions)	October 24, 2014			October 25, 2013			October 24, 2014			October 25, 2013			October 24, 2014			October 25, 2013
Service cost	$	26		$	27		$	15		$	14		$	5		$	5
Interest cost	26			24			8			7			4			3
Expected return on plan assets	(39		)	(35		)	(10		)	(9		)	(6		)	(5		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	16			21			3			2			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	29		$	37		$	16		$	14		$	3		$	3

	U.S. Pension Benefits						Non-U.S. Pension Benefits						Post-Retirement Benefits
	Six months ended						Six months ended						Six months ended
(in millions)	October 24, 2014			October 25, 2013			October 24, 2014			October 25, 2013			October 24, 2014			October 25, 2013
Service cost	$	52		$	54		$	30		$	28		$	10		$	10
Interest cost	52			48			16			14			8			6
Expected return on plan assets	(78		)	(70		)	(20		)	(18		)	(12		)	(10		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	32			42			6			4			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	58		$	74		$	32		$	28		$	6		$	6