Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current Accounts payable and accrued expenses Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Additional Paid in Capital, Common Stock Additional paid-in capital Additional Paid-in Capital Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Other non-cash items, net Stock option expense Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Tax Effect from Share-based Compensation Tax benefit from stock options exercised Amendment Flag TOTAL ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS ASSETS TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Commitments and Contingencies Dividends declared, per share Common Stock Common stock, par value Common stock, shares authorized Common stock, issued Common stock, outstanding Common stock ($0.01 par value per share, shares authorized: 500.0; 216.6 issued and 199.2 outstanding at May 2, 2010 and 215.1 issued and 197.7 outstanding at May 3, 2009) Comprehensive income Comprehensive income Cost of products sold Adoption of new income tax guidance Adoption of new benefit plan guidance (net of tax of $0.5) Cumulative Effect OfInitial Adoption Of SFAS158 Tax Effect Adoption of new benefit plan guidance, tax Current Fiscal Year End Date Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt Deferred taxes Deferred tax liabilities Depreciation and amortization Derivative Financial Instruments Stock Plans Discontinuation of hedge accounting for interest rate swap Discontinuation of hedge accounting for interest rate swap Income from discontinued operations before income taxes Provision (benefit) for income taxes Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block] Discontinued Operations Dividends declared ($0.20 per share in 2010 and $0.16 per share in 2009 and 2008) Dividends declared ($0.20 per share in 2010 and $0.16 per share in 2009 and 2008) Document - 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