Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

Stockholders’ Equity

The following table summarizes the changes in stockholders’ equity during the nine months ended January 31, 2017:

(Dollars in millions)	Class A Common Stock		Class B Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Retained Earnings			AOCI			Treasury Stock			Total
Balance at April 30, 2016	$	13	$	21	$	114		$	4,065		$	(350	)	$	(2,301	)	$	1,562
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (Note 1)								10									10
Net income								524									524
Net other comprehensive income (loss)											(83		)				(83		)
Cash dividends								(273		)							(273		)
Acquisition of treasury stock														(561		)	(561		)
Stock-based compensation expense					10												10
Stock issued under compensation plans														11			11
Loss on issuance of treasury stock issued under compensation plans					(16		)										(16		)
Stock split	12		22		(34		)										—
Balance at January 31, 2017	$	25	$	43	$	74		$	4,326		$	(433	)	$	(2,851	)	$	1,184

Stock split. On May 26, 2016, our Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split for our Class A and Class B common stock, subject to stockholder approval of an amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The amendment, which was approved by stockholders on July 28, 2016, increased the number of authorized shares of Class A common stock from 85,000,000 to 170,000,000. The amendment did not change the number of authorized Class B common shares, which remains at 400,000,000.

The stock split, which was effected as a stock dividend, resulted in the issuance of one new share of Class A common stock for each share of Class A common stock outstanding and one new share of Class B common stock for each share of Class B common stock outstanding. The stock split was also applied to our treasury shares. Thus, the stock split increased the number of Class A shares issued from 85,000,000 to 170,000,000, and increased the number of Class B shares issued from 142,313,000 to 284,626,000. The new shares were distributed on August 18, 2016, to shareholders of record as of August 8, 2016.

As a result of the stock split, we reclassified approximately $34 million from additional paid-in capital to common stock during the quarter ended July 31, 2016. The $34 million represents the $0.15 par value per share of the new shares issued in the stock split.

All share and per share amounts reported in the accompanying financial statements and related notes are presented on a split-adjusted basis.

Dividends. The following table summarizes the cash dividends declared per share on our Class A and Class B common stock during the nine months ended January 31, 2017:

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payable Date	Amount per Share
May 26, 2016	June 6, 2016	July 1, 2016	$0.1700
July 28, 2016	September 1, 2016	October 3, 2016	$0.1700
November 17, 2016	December 2, 2016	January 3, 2017	$0.1825
January 24, 2017	March 6, 2017	April 3, 2017	$0.1825

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The following table summarizes the changes in each component of AOCI, net of tax, during the nine months ended January 31, 2017:

(Dollars in millions)	Currency Translation Adjustments			Cash Flow Hedge Adjustments		Postretirement Benefits Adjustments			Total AOCI
Balance at April 30, 2016	$	(131	)	$	11	$	(230	)	$	(350	)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	(110		)	14		13			(83		)
Balance at January 31, 2017	$	(241	)	$	25	$	(217	)	$	(433	)