Earning Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 26, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended				Six months ended
	October 26,		October 28,		October 26,		October 28,
(in millions, except per share data)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Numerator:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	646	$	864	$	1,510	$	1,683
Earnings from discontinued operations		-		7		-		9
Net earnings	$	646	$	871	$	1,510	$	1,692
Denominator:
Basic – weighted average shares outstanding		1,019.4		1,058.1		1,024.4		1,060.6
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options		2.7		0.2		2.1		0.7
Employee restricted stock units		5.6		4.6		5.6		4.7
Other		0.1		0.2		0.1		0.2
Diluted – weighted average shares outstanding		1,027.8		1,063.1		1,032.2		1,066.2
Basic earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.63	$	0.82	$	1.47	$	1.59
Earnings from discontinued operations	$	-	$	0.01	$	-	$	0.01
Net earnings*	$	0.63	$	0.82	$	1.47	$	1.60
Diluted earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.63	$	0.81	$	1.46	$	1.58
Earnings from discontinued operations	$	-	$	0.01	$	-	$	0.01
Net earnings	$	0.63	$	0.82	$	1.46	$	1.59
* - All earnings per share amounts have been rounded to the nearest $0.01, and therefore, may not sum.