Retirement Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2011

Retirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Retirement Benefit Plans [Text Block]

Note 18 – 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 months ended July 29, 2011 and July 30, 2010:

	U.S. Pension Benefits				Non-U.S. Pension Benefits				Post-Retirement Benefits
	Three months ended				Three months ended				Three months ended
	July 29,		July 30,		July 29,		July 30,		July 29,		July 30,
(in millions)	2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
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
Special termination benefits		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total cost for period	$	26	$	23	$	10	$	10	$	6	$	7