Taxes on Earnings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 02, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The provision for income taxes on earnings from continuing operations consists of the following:

	2015			2014			2013
Income taxes:
Currently payable:
Federal	$	246		$	252		$	268
State	31			30			24
Non-U.S.	55			42			47
	332			324			339
Deferred:
Federal	(31		)	32			(58		)
State	2			2			(6		)
Non-U.S.	(4		)	(11		)	—
	(33		)	23			(64		)
	$	299		$	347		$	275
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes:
United States	$	850		$	995		$	815
Non-U.S.	140			78			140
	$	990		$	1,073		$	955

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following is a reconciliation of the effective income tax rate on continuing operations to the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate:

	2015		2014		2013
Federal statutory income tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes (net of federal tax benefit)	2.2		2.0		1.1
Tax effect of international items	(2.4	)	(1.0	)	(2.6	)
Settlement of tax contingencies	(0.7	)	—		(0.1	)
Federal manufacturing deduction	(2.8	)	(2.3	)	(2.7	)
Other	(1.1	)	(1.4	)	(1.9	)
Effective income tax rate	30.2	%	32.3	%	28.8	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are comprised of the following:

	2015			2014
Depreciation	$	306		$	300
Amortization	541			541
Other	16			17
Deferred tax liabilities	863			858
Benefits and compensation	298			294
Pension benefits	92			63
Tax loss carryforwards	44			49
Capital loss carryforwards	85			112
Other	101			70
Gross deferred tax assets	620			588
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	(122		)	(151		)
Net deferred tax assets	498			437
Net deferred tax liability	$	365		$	421

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the activity related to unrecognized tax benefits follows:

	2015			2014			2013
Balance at beginning of year	$	71		$	61		$	48
Increases related to prior-year tax positions	9			—			28
Decreases related to prior-year tax positions	—			(1		)	(7		)
Increases related to current-year tax positions	5			11			9
Settlements	(27		)	—			(15		)
Lapse of statute	—			—			(2		)
Balance at end of year	$	58		$	71		$	61