Retirement Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Jan. 27, 2012

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Retirement Benefit Plans

Note 19 – 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 include the following components for the three and nine months ended January 27, 2012 and January 28, 2011:

	U.S. Pension Benefits				Non-U.S. Pension Benefits					Post-Retirement Benefits
	Three months ended				Three months ended					Three months ended
	January 27,		January 28,		January 27,		January 28,			January 27,		January 28,
(in millions)	2012		2011		2012		2011			2012		2011
Service cost	$	23	$	22	$	11	$	9		$	5	$	5
Interest cost		22		19		7		6			4		4
Expected return on plan assets		(30)		(26)		(9)		(6)			(4)		(3)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		11		8		1		1			1		1
Net periodic benefit cost	$	26	$	23	$	10	$	10		$	6	$	7
	U.S. Pension Benefits				Non-U.S. Pension Benefits					Post-Retirement Benefits
	Nine months ended				Nine months ended					Nine months ended
	January 27,		January 28,		January 27,		January 28,			January 27,		January 28,
(in millions)	2012		2011		2012		2011			2012		2011
Service cost	$	69	$	66	$	33	$	27		$	15	$	15
Interest cost		66		57		21		18			12		12
Expected return on plan assets		(90)		(78)		(27)		(18)			(12)		(9)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		33		24		3		3			3		3
Net periodic benefit cost	$	78	$	69	$	30	$	30	$		18	$	21