Earning Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

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

	Three months ended
	July 27,		July 29,
(in millions, except per share data)	2012		2011
Numerator:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	864	$	819
Earnings from discontinued operations		-		2
Net earnings	$	864	$	821
Denominator:
Basic – weighted average shares outstanding		1,029.8		1,063.5
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options		1.4		1.2
Employee restricted stock units		5.7		4.7
Other		0.2		0.2
Diluted – weighted average shares outstanding		1,037.1		1,069.6
Basic earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.84	$	0.77
Earnings from discontinued operations	$	-	$	-
Net earnings	$	0.84	$	0.77
Diluted earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.83	$	0.77
Earnings from discontinued operations	$	-	$	-
Net earnings	$	0.83	$	0.77