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Share-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
Compensation Related Costs [Abstract] |
Weighted-average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model | We estimated the fair value of each stock option and SAR award as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Risk-free interest rate |  | 0.8 | % |  | 0.8 | % |  | 2.0 | %
Expected term (years) |  | 6.2 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | 5.9 |
Expected volatility |  | 29.9 | % |  | 29.0 | % |  | 28.2 | %
Expected dividend yield |  | 2.1 | % |  | 1.8 | % |  | 2.0 | %
Summary of award activity | Stock Options and SARs
|  | Shares (in thousands) |  | Weighted-Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding at the beginning of the year |  | 28,612 |  |  |  |  | $ | 37.05 |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  | 3,767 |  |  |  |  | 63.83 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  | (4,030 | ) |  |  |  | 27.15 |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited or expired |  | (636 | ) |  |  |  | 47.69 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at the end of the year |  | 27,713 |  | (a) |  |  | $ | 41.77 |  |  | 5.72 |  |  | $ | 890 |
Exercisable at the end of the year |  | 17,787 |  |  |  |  | $ | 33.58 |  |  | 4.45 |  |  | $ | 717 |
(a) | Outstanding awards include 3,103 options and 24,610 SARs with average exercise prices of $34.58 and $42.68, respectively.
Impact on net income | The components of share-based compensation expense and the related income tax benefits are shown in the following table:
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Options and SARs |  | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 49 |
Restricted Stock Units |  | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Performance Share Units |  | (1 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | 5 |
Total Share-based Compensation Expense |  | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 59 |
Deferred Tax Benefit recognized |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 18 |
EID compensation expense not share-based |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 2 |

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