Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 27, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	January 27,		January 28,		January 27,		January 28,
(in millions, except per share data)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Numerator:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	845	$	913	$	2,527	$	2,294
Net earnings		935		924		2,626		2,320
Denominator:
Basic – weighted average shares outstanding		1,054.4		1,073.9		1,058.5		1,079.8
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options		0.8		0.4		0.7		0.4
Employee restricted stock awards/units		4.8		3.4		4.7		3.1
Other		0.2		0.2		0.2		0.2
Diluted – weighted average shares outstanding		1,060.2		1,077.9		1,064.1		1,083.5
Basic earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.80	$	0.85	$	2.39	$	2.12
Net earnings		0.89		0.86		2.48		2.15
Diluted earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.80	$	0.85	$	2.37	$	2.12
Net earnings		0.88		0.86		2.47		2.14