10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended April 1, 2018

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________to _____________.

Commission File Number 001-35844

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Pinnacle Foods Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	35-2215019
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
399 Jefferson Road Parsippany, New Jersey	07054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 541-6620

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  ý No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).     Yes  ý    No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

Large accelerated filer	ý	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	¨	Smaller Reporting Company	¨
		Emerging growth company	o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)

Yes  ¨    No  ý

The Registrant had 119,171,745 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding at April 30, 2018.

	TABLE OF CONTENTS FORM 10-Q	Page No.
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION		1
ITEM 1:	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)	1
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS		1
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS		2
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS		3
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS		4
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		5
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)		6
1.	Summary of Business Activities	6
2.	Interim Financial Statements	6
3.	Revenue Recognition	6
4.	Acquisitions	7
5.	Fair Value Measurements	8
6.	Other Expense (Income), net	9
7.	Equity-Based Compensation and Earnings Per Share	9
8.	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	11
9.	Balance Sheet Information	12
10.	Goodwill, Tradenames and Other Assets	13
11.	Restructuring Charges	15
12.	Debt and Interest Expense	16
13.	Pension and Retirement Plans	21
14.	Financial Instruments	22
15.	Commitments and Contingencies	25
16.	Segments	26
17.	Provision for Income Taxes	28
18.	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	29
19	Guarantor and Nonguarantor Statements	31
ITEM 2:	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	38
ITEM 3:	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	58
ITEM 4:	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	59
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION		60
ITEM 1:	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	60
ITEM 1A:	RISK FACTORS	60
ITEM 2:	UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	60
ITEM 3:	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES	60
ITEM 4:	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	60
ITEM 5:	OTHER INFORMATION	60
ITEM 6:	EXHIBITS	61
SIGNATURES		61

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PINNACLE FOODS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

(thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018		March 26, 2017
Net sales	$	778,832	$	766,074
Cost of products sold	572,402		555,501
Gross profit	206,430		210,573
Marketing and selling expenses	49,227		55,594
Administrative expenses	34,674		36,011
Research and development expenses	4,764		4,021
Other expense, net	2,865		4,230
	91,530		99,856
Operating income	114,900		110,717
Non-operating income	801		491
Earnings before interest and taxes	115,701		111,208
Interest expense	41,894		80,731
Interest income	212		15
Earnings before income taxes	74,019		30,492
Provision for income taxes	17,105		7,343
Net earnings	56,914		23,149
Less: Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interest	—		223
Net earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries common shareholders	$	56,914	$	22,926
Net earnings per share attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries common shareholders:
Basic	$	0.48	$	0.20
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	118,496		117,624
Diluted	$	0.48	$	0.19
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	119,813		119,332
Dividends declared	$	0.325	$	0.285

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS (unaudited)

(thousands)

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018							March 26, 2017
	Pre-tax amount		Tax (expense) benefit		After-tax amount			Pre-tax amount	Tax (expense) benefit		After-tax amount
Net earnings					$	56,914					$	23,149
Other comprehensive earnings (loss)
Foreign currency translation:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(2,178	)	—		(2,178		)	1,113	—		1,113
Cash-flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	13,605		(3,464	)	10,141			495	(192	)	303
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net earnings	(71	)	17		(54		)	21,875	(8,351	)	13,524
Pension:
Reclassification of net actuarial loss included in net earnings	259		(64	)	195			269	(102	)	167
Other comprehensive earnings (loss)	11,615		(3,511	)	8,104			23,752	(8,645	)	15,107
Total comprehensive earnings					65,018						38,256
Less: Comprehensive earnings attributable to non-controlling interest					—						223
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subsidiaries					$	65,018					$	38,033

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

(thousands, except share and per share amounts)

	April 1, 2018			December 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	77,684		$	249,828
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $10,359 and $10,036, respectively	301,218			281,622
Inventories	477,342			489,806
Other current assets	17,489			11,061
Total current assets	873,733			1,032,317
Plant assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $545,125 and $566,202, respectively	740,265			739,713
Tradenames	2,463,255			2,463,374
Other assets, net	169,398			164,899
Goodwill	2,176,391			2,177,961
Total assets	$	6,423,042		$	6,578,264
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	1,566		$	2,739
Current portion of long-term obligations	53,331			33,934
Accounts payable	327,668			323,062
Accrued trade marketing expense	41,060			38,975
Accrued liabilities	129,466			122,131
Dividends payable	40,884			40,470
Total current liabilities	593,975			561,311
Long-term debt	2,703,733			2,925,594
Pension and other postretirement benefits	52,142			53,251
Other long-term liabilities	33,885			34,037
Deferred tax liabilities	632,941			623,833
Total liabilities	4,016,676			4,198,026
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle preferred stock: $.01 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	—			—
Pinnacle common stock: par value $.01 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized; issued 120,186,810 and 120,018,215, respectively	1,202			1,200
Additional paid-in-capital	1,453,171			1,453,054
Retained earnings	1,010,472			987,238
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(27,475		)	(30,250		)
Capital stock in treasury, at cost, 1,000,000 common shares	(32,110		)	(32,110		)
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and subsidiaries shareholders' equity	2,405,260			2,379,132
Non-controlling interest	1,106			1,106
Total Equity	2,406,366			2,380,238
Total liabilities and equity	$	6,423,042		$	6,578,264

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

(thousands)

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities
Net earnings	$	56,914		$	23,149
Non-cash charges (credits) to net earnings
Depreciation and amortization	26,888			27,088
Amortization of debt acquisition costs and discount on term loan	871			1,580
Recognition of deferred costs related to refinancing	10,913			28,494
Change in value of financial instruments, including amounts reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss from settlement of hedges	608			22,724
Equity-based compensation charges	4,279			4,109
Pension expense, net of contributions	(914		)	(634		)
Other long-term liabilities	(704		)	(1,473		)
Foreign exchange losses/(gains)	525			(233		)
Deferred income taxes	5,697			5,058
Changes in working capital
Other liabilities - cash settlement of hedges related to refinancing	—			(20,722		)
Accounts receivable	(19,835		)	(11,583		)
Inventories	11,913			(8,747		)
Accrued trade marketing expense	2,020			(5,220		)
Accounts payable	20,915			28,680
Accrued liabilities	3,601			(27,328		)
Other current assets	(2,113		)	(1,949		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	121,578			62,993
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(35,876		)	(29,243		)
Proceeds from sale of plant assets	—			679
Other investing	608			—
Net cash used in investing activities	(35,268		)	(28,564		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from bank term loans	2,039,380			2,262,000
Repayments of long-term obligations	(2,250,359		)	(2,465,700		)
Proceeds from short-term borrowings	—			1,634
Repayments of short-term borrowings	(1,173		)	(1,068		)
Repayment of capital lease obligations	(4,036		)	(2,224		)
Dividends paid	(38,595		)	(33,602		)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	762			5,894
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(99		)	(303		)
Debt acquisition costs	(4,145		)	(12,810		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(258,265		)	(246,179		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(189		)	128
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(172,144		)	(211,622		)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	249,828			353,076
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	77,684		$	141,454
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	32,987		$	35,479
Interest received	591			15
Income taxes paid	1,747			2,512
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
New capital leases	4,909			4,822
Dividends payable	40,884			35,600
Accrued additions to plant assets	14,504			13,681

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (unaudited)

(thousands, except share and per share amounts)

	Common Stock			Treasury Stock					Additional Paid In Capital		Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Shareholders' Equity			Non-Controlling Interest		Total Equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares		Amount
Balance, December 25, 2016	119,127,269	$	1,191	(1,000,000	)	$	(32,110	)	$	1,429,447	$	601,049		$	(51,569	)	$	1,948,008		$	934	$	1,948,942
Equity-based compensation plans	295,485	3							9,698								9,701					9,701
Dividends ($0.285 per share) (a)											(33,972		)				(33,972		)			(33,972		)
Non-controlling interest in acquisition																	—			223		223
Comprehensive earnings											23,149			15,107			38,256					38,256
Balance, March 26, 2017	119,422,754	$	1,194	(1,000,000	)	$	(32,110	)	$	1,439,145	$	590,226		$	(36,462	)	$	1,961,993		$	1,157	$	1,963,150
Balance, December 31, 2017	120,018,215	$	1,200	(1,000,000	)	$	(32,110	)	$	1,453,054	$	987,238		$	(30,250	)	$	2,379,132		$	1,106	$	2,380,238
Equity-based compensation plans	168,595	2							117								119					119
Dividends ($0.325 per share) (b)											(39,009		)				(39,009		)			(39,009		)
Reclassification of tax effects relating to U.S. tax reform											5,329			(5,329		)	—					—
Comprehensive earnings											56,914			8,104			65,018					65,018
Balance, April 1, 2018	120,186,810	$	1,202	(1,000,000	)	$	(32,110	)	$	1,453,171	$	1,010,472		$	(27,475	)	$	2,405,260		$	1,106	$	2,406,366

(a) $0.285 per share declared February 2017

(b) $0.325 per share declared February 2018

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

1. Summary of Business Activities

Business Overview

Pinnacle Foods Inc. ("Pinnacle" or the "Company") is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high quality, branded convenience food products, the products and operations of which are managed and reported in four operating segments: (i) Frozen, (ii) Grocery, (iii) Boulder and (iv) Specialty.

The Frozen segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company's frozen brands, including vegetables (Birds Eye), complete bagged meals (Birds Eye Voila! and Birds Eye Signature Skillets), full-calorie single-serve frozen dinners and entrées (Hungry-Man), prepared seafood (Van de Kamp's and Mrs. Paul's), frozen and refrigerated bagels (Lender's) and pizza for one (Celeste). The Frozen segment also includes all of the Company’s business in Canada, including those of the Garden Protein International and Boulder Brands acquisitions. The Grocery segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company's grocery brands, including cake/ brownie mixes and frostings (Duncan Hines), shelf-stable pickles (Vlasic), salad dressings (Wish-Bone, Western and Bernstein’s), table syrups (Log Cabin and Mrs. Butterworth's), refrigerated and shelf-stable spreads (Smart Balance), canned meat (Armour, Nalley and Brooks), pie and pastry fillings (Duncan Hines Comstock and Wilderness), and barbecue sauces (Open Pit). The Boulder segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company's health and wellness lifestyle brands including gluten-free products (Udi's and Glutino), natural frozen meal offerings (EVOL), plant-based refrigerated and shelf-stable spreads (Earth Balance) and plant-based protein frozen products (gardein). The Specialty Foods segment includes the Company’s snack products (Tim's Cascade and Snyder of Berlin) and all of its U.S. foodservice and private label businesses, including those of the Garden Protein International and Boulder Brands acquisitions.

History and Current Ownership

On April 2, 2007, the Company was acquired by, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of, Peak Holdings LLC (“Peak Holdings”), an entity controlled by investment funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone”). Blackstone owned, through Peak Holdings, approximately 98% of the common stock of the Company. 

As of the launch of our initial public offering on April 3, 2013 (the “IPO”), we were controlled by Blackstone. Effective September 12, 2014, as a result of Blackstone’s reduced ownership in the Company, we no longer qualified as a “controlled company” under applicable New York Stock Exchange listing standards. On May 8, 2015, Blackstone sold their final 5,000,000 shares in an underwritten public offering. Upon completion of the offering, Blackstone no longer beneficially owned any of the Company's outstanding common stock and subsequently resigned from the Company's Board of Directors.

2. Interim Financial Statements

Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of April 1, 2018, the results of operations for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, and the cash flows for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017. The results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

3. Revenue recognition

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," and all the related amendments (Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606) using the modified retrospective method of adoption. ASC 606 consists of a comprehensive revenue recognition standard, which requires the recognition of revenue when promised goods are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled.

The Company recognizes revenue when obligations under the terms of a contract with its customer are satisfied; generally, this

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

occurs with the transfer of control of its products. Revenue is measured as the amount of net consideration expected to be received in exchange for transferring products. Revenue from product sales is governed primarily by customer pricing and trade marketing agreements (see further discussion below) and related purchase orders (“contracts”) which specify shipping terms and certain aspects of the transaction price including rebates, discounts and other sales incentives, such as trade marketing programs and product introductory fees. Contracts are at standalone pricing. The performance obligation in these contracts is determined by each of the individual purchase orders and the respective stated quantities, with revenue being recognized at a point in time when obligations under the terms of the agreement are satisfied. This generally occurs with the transfer of control of our products to the customer and the product is shipped. Sales, value add, and other taxes we collect concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. The Company's customers have an implicit and explicit right to return non-conforming products. A provision for payment discounts and product return allowances, which is estimated based upon the expected value method, is recorded as a reduction of sales in the same period that the revenue is recognized.

Trade marketing expense, consisting primarily of customer pricing allowances and merchandising funds are offered through various programs to customers and are designed to promote our products. They include the cost of in-store product displays, feature pricing in retailers' advertisements and other temporary price reductions. These programs are offered to our customers both in fixed and variable (rate per case) amounts. The ultimate cost of these programs depends on retailer performance and is the subject of management estimates.

Certain retailers require the payment of product introductory fees in order to obtain space for the Company's products on the retailer's store shelves. This cost is typically a lump sum and is determined using the expected value based on the contract between the two parties.

Both trade marketing expense and product introductory fees are recognized as reductions of revenue at the time the transfer of control of the associated products occurs. Accruals for expected payouts under these programs are included as accrued trade marketing expense in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Consumer coupon redemption expenses are costs from the redemption of coupons we circulate as part of our marketing efforts. They are also recognized as reductions of net sales when the coupons are issued. Estimates of coupon redemption costs are based upon programs offered, timing of those offers, estimated redemption/usage rates from historical performance and current economic trends. These obligations are included in accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The Company discloses revenue by reportable segment, geographical region and product type. A reconciliation of these disaggregated revenues is provided in Note 16, Segments.

The adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on Pinnacle's consolidated results of operations for the three months ended April 1, 2018.

4. Acquisitions

Acquisition of a frozen warehouse and vegetable packaging business (the "Beaver Dam acquisition")

On December 15, 2017, the Company acquired a frozen warehouse and vegetable packaging business located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin from Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc. The cost of the acquisition was $37.5 million, which was paid in cash. Goodwill, which is not subject to amortization, has a book value of $10.7 million, all of which is deductible for tax purposes. The entire acquisition was allocated to the Frozen segment. Transaction costs of approximately $0.1 million incurred in connection with the acquisition were expensed as incurred and recorded in Other expense (income) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. These costs primarily relate to legal and other professional fees.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the total cost of the acquisition to the assets acquired:

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

Assets acquired
Land	$	700
Buildings	22,043
Plant assets	4,091
Goodwill	10,653
Total cost of acquisition	$	37,487

Unaudited pro forma revenue and net earnings related to the acquisition are not presented because the pro forma impact is not

material.

5. Fair Value Measurements

The authoritative guidance for financial assets and liabilities discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The guidance utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions.

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities subject to recurring fair value measurements and the required disclosures are as follows:

	April 1, 2018		Fair Value Measurements Using Fair Value Hierarchy						December 31, 2017		Fair Value Measurements Using Fair Value Hierarchy
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3				Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Interest rate derivatives	$	20,965	$	—	$	20,965	$	—	$	8,194	$	—	$	8,194	$	—
Foreign currency derivatives	15		—		15		—		—		—		—		—
Commodity derivatives	1,849		—		1,849		—		2,615		—		2,615		—
Total assets at fair value	$	22,829	$	—	$	22,829	$	—	$	10,809	$	—	$	10,809	$	—
Liabilities
Interest rate derivatives	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Foreign currency derivatives	1		—		1		—		750		—		750		—
Commodity derivatives	178		—		178		—		336		—		336		—
Total liabilities at fair value	$	179	$	—	$	179	$	—	$	1,086	$	—	$	1,086	$	—

The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange risk and commodity price risk.

The valuations of these instruments are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate, commodity, and foreign exchange forward

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

curves. The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments (or receipts) and the discounted expected variable cash receipts (or payments). The variable cash receipts (or payments) are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. To comply with the provisions of the authoritative guidance for fair value disclosure, the Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own non-performance risk and the respective counterparty’s non-performance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of non-performance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts and guarantees. Other than the Tradename discussed below, the Company had no fair value measurements based upon significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of April 1, 2018 or December 31, 2017.

In addition to the instruments named above, the Company also makes fair value measurements in connection with any goodwill and tradename impairment testing. These measurements fall into Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

6. Other Expense, net

Other Expense (Income), net

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018		March 26, 2017
Other expense, net consists of:
Amortization of intangibles/other assets	$	2,328	$	4,542
Foreign exchange losses/(gains)	525		(233		)
Royalty income and other	12		(79		)
Total other expense, net	$	2,865	$	4,230

Foreign exchange gains. These represent foreign exchange gains from intra-entity loans resulting from the Company's November 2014 Garden Protein acquisition that are anticipated to be settled in the foreseeable future.

7. Equity-Based Compensation Expense and Earnings Per Share

Equity-based Compensation

The Company currently grants equity awards under the Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”). Equity-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the fair value of the portion of equity-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest during the period. As equity-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. The authoritative guidance for equity-based compensation requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

Expense Information

The following table summarizes equity-based compensation expense which was allocated as follows:

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Cost of products sold	$	606		$	515
Marketing and selling expenses	509			1,167
Administrative expenses	2,987			2,307
Research and development expenses	177			120
Pre-tax equity-based compensation expense	4,279			4,109
Income tax benefit	(851		)	(1,561		)
Net equity-based compensation expense	$	3,428		$	2,548

Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan

In connection with the IPO, the Company adopted an equity incentive plan (the “2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan”) providing for the issuance of up to 11,300,000 shares of common stock. On May 25, 2016, the Company’ shareholders approved the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan”). Awards granted under this plan include equity options, non-vested shares and restricted stock units ("RSU's"), the majority of which vest in full three years from the date of grant. The Company also grants nonvested performance shares ("PS's") and performance share units ("PSU's") both of which vest based on achievement of total shareholder return performance goals. Under the program, awards of PS's and PSU's will be earned by comparing the company's total shareholder return during a three-year period to the respective total shareholder returns of companies in a performance peer group. Based upon the company's ranking in the performance peer group, a recipient of PS's or PSU's may earn a total award ranging from 0% to 200% of the initial grant.

During the first quarter of 2018, as part of our ongoing equity compensation program:

• We granted 439,110 nonqualified stock options with grant date fair values of $10.06 and exercise prices of $54.10 using the BlackScholes pricing method to value the awards.

• We granted 141,628 PSU's with grant date fair values of $60.30 using the Monte Carlo simulation model to value the awards.

• We granted 185,241 RSU's with grant date fair values of $55.29, which was the average closing price of our stock on the dates of grant.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net earnings or loss for common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share are calculated by dividing net earnings by weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period plus dilutive potential common shares, which are determined as follows:

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018	March 26, 2017
Weighted-average common shares	118,496,215	117,623,753
Effect of dilutive securities:	1,316,517	1,707,795
Dilutive potential common shares	119,812,732	119,331,548

Dilutive potential common shares are calculated in accordance with the treasury stock method, which assumes that proceeds from the exercise of all options are used to repurchase common stock at market value. The amount of shares remaining after the proceeds are exhausted represents the potentially dilutive effect of the securities. For the three months ended April 1, 2018, and March 26,

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

2017 conversion of securities totaling 318,583, and 20,904, respectively, into common share equivalents were excluded from this calculation as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

8. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of the following:

	Currency translation adjustments			Gains (Losses) on cash flow hedges			Change in pensions			Total
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	2,095		$	6,571		$	(38,916	)	$	(30,250	)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassification	(2,178		)	10,141			—			7,963
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			(54		)	195			141
Net current period other comprehensive (loss)/income	(2,178		)	10,087			195			8,104
Adoption of ASU 2018-02	—			1,088			(6,417		)	(5,329		)
Balance, April 1, 2018	$	(83	)	$	17,746		$	(45,138	)	$	(27,475	)

	Currency translation adjustments			Gains (Losses) on cash flow hedges			Change in pensions			Total
Balance, December 25, 2016	$	(3,989	)	$	(8,234	)	$	(39,346	)	$	(51,569	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification	1,113			303			—			1,416
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			13,524			167			13,691
Net current period other comprehensive (loss)/income	1,113			13,827			167			15,107
Balance, March 26, 2017	$	(2,876	)	$	5,593		$	(39,179	)	$	(36,462	)

The following table presents amounts reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("AOCL") and into Net earnings for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, respectively.

	Amounts Reclassified from AOCL
	Three months ended
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017				Reclassified from AOCL to:
Gains and (losses) on financial instrument contracts
Interest rate contracts	$	145		$	(21,774	)		Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts	(74		)	(101		)		Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax	71			(21,875		)
Tax (expense) benefit	(17		)	8,351				Provision for income taxes
Net of tax	54			(13,524		)
Pension actuarial assumption adjustments
Amortization of actuarial loss	(259		)	(269		)	(a)	Cost of products sold
Tax benefit	64			102				Provision for income taxes
Net of tax	(195		)	(167		)
Net reclassifications into net earnings	$	(141	)	$	(13,691	)

(a) This is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 13 for additional details).

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

9. Balance Sheet Information

Accounts Receivable. Customer accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for cash discounts, returns and bad debts is the Company's best estimate of these amounts. The Company determines the allowance based on historical discounts taken and write-off experience. The Company reviews its allowance for doubtful accounts quarterly. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when the Company concludes it is probable the receivable will not be recovered. The Company does not have any off-balance sheet credit exposure related to its customers. Accounts receivable are as follows:

	April 1, 2018			December 31, 2017
Customers	$	300,735		$	280,086
Allowances for cash discounts, bad debts and returns	(10,359		)	(10,036		)
Subtotal	290,376			270,050
Other receivables	10,842			11,572
Total	$	301,218		$	281,622

Inventories. Inventories are as follows:

	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Raw materials	$	86,078	$	78,567
Work in progress (1)	47,878		65,800
Finished product	343,386		345,439
Total	$	477,342	$	489,806

(1) Work in progress is primarily agricultural inventory.

The Company has various purchase commitments for raw materials and certain finished products within the ordinary course of business. Such commitments are not at prices in excess of current market prices.

Plant Assets. Plant assets are as follows:

	April 1, 2018			December 31, 2017
Land	$	15,648		$	15,648
Buildings	327,384			327,501
Machinery and equipment	879,320			898,728
Projects in progress	63,038			64,038
Subtotal	1,285,390			1,305,915
Accumulated depreciation	(545,125		)	(566,202		)
Total	$	740,265		$	739,713

Depreciation was $24.6 million and $22.5 million during the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, respectively. As of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017, Plant Assets included assets under capital lease with a book value of $47.6 million and $44.6 million (net of accumulated depreciation of $19.5 million and $18.6 million), respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

Accrued Liabilities. Accrued liabilities are as follows:

	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Employee compensation and benefits	$	43,105	$	39,699
Interest payable	16,317		19,254
Consumer coupons	3,924		2,400
Accrued restructuring charges (Note 11)	370		1,414
Accrued financial instrument contracts (Note 14)	90		988
Accrued broker commissions	6,958		6,994
Accrued income taxes	36,266		26,805
Other	22,436		24,577
Total	$	129,466	$	122,131

Other Long-Term Liabilities. Other long-term liabilities are as follows:

	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Employee compensation and benefits	$	14,354	$	14,197
Long-term rent liability and deferred rent allowances	5,915		6,217
Liability for uncertain tax positions	11,003		11,140
Accrued financial instrument contracts (Note 14)	89		98
Other	2,524		2,385
Total	$	33,885	$	34,037

10. Goodwill, Tradenames and Other Assets

Goodwill

Goodwill by segment is as follows:

	Frozen			Grocery		Boulder		Specialty		Total
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	764,824		$	860,972	$	364,883	$	187,282	$	2,177,961
Foreign currency adjustment	(1,570		)	—				—		(1,570		)
Balance, April 1, 2018	$	763,254		$	860,972	$	364,883	$	187,282	$	2,176,391

The authoritative guidance for business combinations requires that all business combinations be accounted for at fair value under the acquisition method of accounting. The authoritative guidance for goodwill provides that goodwill will not be amortized, but will be tested for impairment on an annual basis or more often when events indicate. The Company completed its annual testing in the third quarter of 2017, which indicated no impairment.

Tradenames

Tradenames by segment are as follows:

	Frozen			Grocery		Boulder		Specialty		Total
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	738,344		$	1,253,622	$	442,808	$	28,600	$	2,463,374
Foreign currency adjustment	(119		)	—		—		—		(119		)
Balance, April 1, 2018	$	738,225		$	1,253,622	$	442,808	$	28,600	$	2,463,255

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

The authoritative guidance for indefinite-lived assets provides that indefinite-lived assets will not be amortized, but will be tested for impairment on an annual basis or more often when events indicate. Upon completion of the annual testing in the third quarter of 2017, the Company recorded tradename impairments of $24.8 million on Celeste,$6.5 million on Snyder of Berlin,$4.2 million on Nalley, $3.1 million on Bernstein and $0.5 million on Swanson. Celeste and Swanson are reported in the Frozen segment, Nalley and Bernstein are reported in the Grocery segment, and Snyder of Berlin is reported in the Specialty segment. These charges were the result of the Company's reassessment of the long-term sales projections for the brands during our annual planning cycle which occurs during the third quarter each year as well as a 50 basis point increase in the weighted average cost of capital assumed in the calculation. The total carrying value of these five tradenames as of April 1, 2018 is $25.4 million.

As a result of the Exit (as defined in Note 11) in the second quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a tradename impairment charge of $27.4 millionon the related tradename, which resulted in a carrying value of $0. The charge is reported in the Frozen segment. See Note 11 for further details.

To estimate the fair value of our Tradenames we use the relief from royalty method, which utilizes forecasted discounted cash flows to estimate the fair value. The utilization of this method requires us to make significant assumptions including sales growth rates, implied royalty rates and discount rates. As of April 1, 2018, we identified an additional three tradenames which do not have a fair value that exceeded their carrying value by at least 15%. The total carrying value of these tradenames as of April 1, 2018 is $359.3 million.

Other Assets

	April 1, 2018
	Weighted Avg Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizable intangibles
Recipes	10	$	51,498	$	(46,636	)	$	4,862
Customer relationships - Distributors	34	176,372		(61,455		)	114,917
Customer relationships - Food Service	10	11,400		(4,374		)	7,026
Total amortizable intangibles		$	239,270	$	(112,465	)	$	126,805
Financial instruments (see Note 14)		15,859		—			15,859
Other (1)		31,786		(5,052		)	26,734
Total other assets, net							$	169,398
	Amortizable intangibles by segment
	Frozen						$	38,630
	Grocery						46,199
	Boulder						32,416
	Specialty						9,560
							$	126,805

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

	December 31, 2017
	Weighted Avg Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizable intangibles
Recipes	10	$	51,514	$	(46,458	)	$	5,056
Customer relationships - Distributors	34	176,376		(59,681		)	116,695
Customer relationships - Food Service	10	11,400		(4,004		)	7,396
Customer relationships - Private Label	7	1,290		(1,290		)	—
Total amortizable intangibles		$	240,580	$	(111,433	)	$	129,147
Financial instruments (see Note 14)		8,160		—			8,160
Other (1)		32,607		(5,015		)	27,592
Total other assets, net							$	164,899
	Amortizable intangibles by segment
	Frozen						$	39,229
	Grocery						46,888
	Boulder						33,057
	Specialty						9,973
							$	129,147

(1) As of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017, Other primarily consists of cost basis investments in companies in the natural and organic food and beverage industries acquired through the Boulder Brands acquisition as well as security deposits, supplemental savings plan investments and debt acquisition costs associated with the Company's revolving credit facility.

Amortization of intangible assets was $2.3 million for the three months ended April 1, 2018. Amortization of intangible assets was $4.5 million for the three months ended March 26, 2017. Estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows: remainder of 2018 - $7.0 million; 2019 - $8.6 million; 2020 - $7.9 million; 2021 - $6.6 million; 2022 - $6.4 million and thereafter - $90.2 million.

11. Restructuring Charges

Aunt Jemima retail and foodservice frozen breakfast products exit (the "Exit")

On May 8, 2017, in connection with the Company's ongoing portfolio strategic assessment and margin roadmap, it exited certain low-margin and non-strategic Aunt Jemima retail and foodservice frozen breakfast products following the Company's voluntary recall discussed in Note 15. This decision resulted in restructuring charges primarily related to accelerated depreciation, asset impairment, charges to adjust inventory to net realizable value, workforce reductions and other charges. These actions and the associated charges detailed below are substantially complete.

In the second quarter of 2017, the Company recorded $63.2 million of charges related to the Exit which consisted of intangible asset impairment charges of $31.2 million, accelerated depreciation charges of $22.6 million, charges to adjust inventory to net realizable value of $4.6 million and employee termination costs of $1.5 million. In addition, the Company also recorded $3.3 million of contract termination and other fees during the same time period. The net impact on 2017 pre-tax earnings of $63.2 million is included in the various lines of the Consolidated Statement of Operations as follows: $32.0 million in Cost of products sold, $27.4 million of Tradename impairment charges and accelerated amortization charges of $3.8 million in Other expense related to frozen breakfast products customer relationships. Of the total charges, $48.8 million is recorded in the Frozen segment and $14.4 million in the Specialty segment.

The following table summarizes charges accrued as of April 1, 2018 related to the Exit. These amounts are recorded in our Consolidated Balance Sheet in Accrued Liabilities.

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

	Balance							Balance
Description	December 31, 2017		Expense		Payments			April 1, 2018
Accrued restructuring charges	$	1,126	$	—	$	(756	)	$	370

12. Debt and Interest Expense

	April 1, 2018			December 31, 2017
Short-term borrowings
- Notes payable	$	1,566		$	2,739
Total short-term borrowings	$	1,566		$	2,739
Long-term debt
- Tranche A Term Loans due 2023	$	790,000		$	—
- New Tranche B Term Loans due 2024	1,239,380			—
- Tranche B Term Loans due 2024	—			2,239,380
- 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021	350,000			350,000
- 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024	350,000			350,000
- 3.0% Note payable to Gilster Mary Lee Corporation	—			982
- Unamortized discount on long term debt and deferred financing costs	(14,209		)	(21,846		)
- Capital lease obligations	41,893			41,012
	2,757,064			2,959,528
Less: current portion of long-term obligations	53,331			33,934
Total long-term debt	$	2,703,733		$	2,925,594

Interest expense	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Interest expense	$	30,255		$	28,883
Amortization of debt acquisition costs	871			1,580
Non-cash recognition of deferred costs related to refinancing	10,913			28,494
Settlement of hedges related to refinancing	—			20,722
Interest rate swap (gains)/losses	(145		)	1,052
Total interest expense	$	41,894		$	80,731

Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

On March 15, 2018, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, (1) entered into the First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which provided for both a six year term loan facility in the amount of $1,239.4 million (the "New Tranche B Term Loans") and a five year term loan facility in the amount of $800.0 million (the "Tranche A Term Loans") (together, the "Term Loans") (2) replaced the existing revolving credit facility with a new five year $300.0 million revolving credit facility, and (3)

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

amended and restated the existing credit agreement (the "Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement") in its entirety to make certain other amendments and modifications (the "2018 Refinancing").

As a result of the 2018 Refinancing, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC used the proceeds from the New Tranche B Term Loans and Tranche A Term Loans and $202.5 million of cash on hand to repay all existing indebtedness, including all outstanding accrued interest and fees, under the then existing Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, consisting of $2,239.4 million of Tranche B Term Loans.

In connection with the 2018 Refinancing, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC incurred $4.1 million of debt acquisition costs, which were recorded as a reduction of the carrying value of debt. Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC also incurred a non-cash charge of $10.9 million related to existing debt acquisition costs.

Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

On February 3, 2017, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, (1) entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which provided for a seven year term loan facility in the amount of $2,262.0 million (the "Tranche B Term Loans"), (2) replaced the existing revolving credit facility with a new five year $225.0 million revolving credit facility, and (3) amended and restated the existing credit agreement (the "Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement") in its entirety to make certain other amendments and modifications (the "2017 Refinancing").

As a result of the 2017 Refinancing, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC used the proceeds from the Tranche B Term Loans and $213.1 million of cash on hand to repay all existing indebtedness outstanding under the then existing Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, consisting of (a) $1,409.6 million of Tranche G Term Loans, (b) $507.9 million of Tranche H Term Loans and (c) $544.5 million of Tranche I Term Loans.

In connection with the 2017 Refinancing, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC incurred $12.9 million of debt acquisition costs, which were recorded as a reduction of the carrying value of debt. Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC also incurred a non-cash charge of $28.5 million related to existing debt acquisition costs.

The Company's borrowings under the March 15, 2018 Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement bear interest at a floating rate and are maintained as base rate loans or as eurocurrency rate loans. Base rate loans bear interest at the base rate plus the applicable base rate margin. The base rate is defined as the highest of (i) the administrative agent's prime rate, (ii) the federal funds effective rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, (iii) the eurocurrency rate that would be payable on such day for a eurocurrency rate loan with a one-month interest period plus 1.00%, and (iv) 1.00% per annum. Eurocurrency rate loans bear interest at the adjusted eurocurrency rate plus the applicable eurocurrency rate margin. The eurocurrency rate is determined by the administrative agent to be the offered rate which appears on the page of the Reuters Screen which displays the London interbank offered rate administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (the "LIBO Rate") for deposits.

With respect to the New Tranche B Term Loans, the base rate shall be no less than 1.0% and the base rate margin is 0.75%. Further, the eurocurrency rate shall be no less than 0.0% and the eurocurrency rate margin is 1.75%.

With respect to the Tranche A Term Loans, the base rate shall be no less than 1.0%. The base rate margin is 0.50% when the Company's Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.75:1.00, 0.625% when the Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 5.00:1.00 but greater than 3.75:1.00, and 0.75% when the Total Leverage Ratio is greater than 5.00:1.00. The Total Leverage Ratio is calculated by dividing consolidated total debt less the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents by Covenant Compliance EBITDA.The eurocurrency rate shall be no less than 0.0%. The eurocurrency rate margin is 1.50% when the Company's Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.75:1.00, 1.625% when the Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 5.00:1.00 but greater than 3.75:1.00 and 1.75% when the Total Leverage Ratio is greater than 5.00:1.00.

The obligations under the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Peak Finance Holdings LLC, any subsidiary of Peak Finance Holdings LLC that directly or indirectly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, subject to certain exceptions, each of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC's direct or indirect material wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the "Guarantors").

A commitment fee of 0.30% per annum is applied to the unused portion of the revolving credit facility.

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC pays a fee for all outstanding letters of credit drawn against the revolving credit facility at an annual rate equivalent to the applicable eurocurrency rate margin then in effect under the revolving credit facility, plus the fronting fee

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

payable in respect of the applicable letter of credit. The fronting fee is equal to 0.125% per annum of the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such letter of credit. The fronting fees are computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Total letters of credit issued under the revolving credit facility cannot exceed $50.0 million.

Under the terms of the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC is required to use 50% of its "Excess Cash Flow" to prepay the Term Loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility (which percentage will be reduced to 25% at a total net leverage ratio of between 4.50 and 5.49 and to 0% at a total net leverage ratio below 4.50). Excess Cash Flow is defined as consolidated net income (as defined), as adjusted for certain items, including (1) all non-cash charges and credits included in arriving at consolidated net income, (2) changes in working capital, (3) capital expenditures (to the extent they were not financed with debt), (4) the aggregate amount of principal payments on indebtedness and (5) certain other items defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

No scheduled repayments of the New Tranche B Term Loans shall be required prior to the maturity date.

The Tranche A Term Loans amortize in quarterly installments of 1.25% of their aggregate funded total principal amount. The scheduled principal payments of the Tranche A Term Loans outstanding as of April 1, 2018 are $20.0 million in 2018, $40.0 million in 2019, $40.0 million in 2020, $40.0 million in 2021, $40.0 million in 2022, and $610.0 million in 2023.

Pursuant to the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC is required to maintain a ratio of Net First Lien Secured Debt to Adjusted EBITDA of no greater than 5.75 to 1.00. Net First Lien Secured Debt is defined as aggregate consolidated secured indebtedness, less the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents. In addition, under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indenture governing the Senior Notes, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC's ability to engage in activities such as incurring additional indebtedness, making investments and paying dividends is tied to the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (which is currently the same as the ratio of Net First Lien Secured Debt to Adjusted EBITDA described above), in the case of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, or to the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to fixed charges for the most recently concluded four consecutive fiscal quarters, in the case of the Senior Notes. The Senior Secured Credit Facility also permits restricted payments up to an aggregate amount of (together with certain other amounts) the greater of $75 million and 2% of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC's consolidated total assets, so long as no default has occurred and is continuing and its pro forma Senior Secured Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 4.25 to 1.00. As of April 1, 2018, the Company is in compliance with all covenants and other obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indenture governing the Senior Notes.

Senior Notes

The Company's 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the "4.875% Senior Notes") and 5.875% Senior Notes (together the "Senior Notes") are general senior unsecured obligations of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, effectively subordinated to all existing and future senior secured indebtedness of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC to the extent of the value of the assets securing that indebtedness and guaranteed on a full, unconditional, joint and several basis by Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantee other indebtedness of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC and by the Company. See Note 19 for Guarantor and Nonguarantor Financial Statements.

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC may redeem some or all of the 5.875% Senior Notes at any time prior to January 15, 2019 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 5.875% Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, the redemption date, subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date. The “Applicable Premium” is defined as the greater of (1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such 5.875% Senior Notes and (2) the excess, if any, of (a) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of such 5.875% Senior Notes at January 15, 2019, plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such 5.875% Senior Notes through January 15, 2019 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the treasury rate plus 50 basis points over (b) the principal amount of such 5.875% Senior Notes.

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC may redeem the 4.875% Senior Notes at the redemption prices listed below, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on May 1st of each of the years indicated below:

Year	Percentage
2018	101.219%
2019 and thereafter	100.000%

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC may redeem the 5.875% Senior Notes at the redemption prices listed below, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on January 15th of each of the years indicated below:

Year	Percentage
2019	104.406%
2020	102.938%
2021	101.469%
2022 and thereafter	100.000%

In addition, until January 15, 2019 for the 5.875% Senior Notes, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 5.875% Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, subject to the right of holders of the 5.875% Senior Notes of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, with the net cash proceeds received by Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC from one or more equity offerings; provided that (i) at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the 5.875% Senior Notes originally issued under the indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption and (ii) each such redemption occurs within 120 days of the date of closing of each such equity offering.

Debt acquisition costs

As part of the 2018 Refinancing, debt acquisition costs of $4.1 million were incurred and recorded as a reduction of the carrying value of debt during the three months endedApril 1, 2018 while non-cash charges of $10.9 million related to existing debt acquisition costs were recognized in the period.

All debt acquisition costs are amortized into interest expense over the life of the related debt using the effective interest method. Amortization of these costs were $0.9 million during the three months ended April 1, 2018. Amortization of these costs were $1.5 million during the three months ended March 26, 2017.

The following summarizes debt acquisition cost activity during the three months ended April 1, 2018:

	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Net
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	29,689		$	(7,843	)	$	21,846
Additions	4,145			—			4,145
Amortization	—			(869		)	(869		)
Recognition of deferred costs resulting from the 2018 Refinancing	(12,936		)	2,023			(10,913		)
Balance, April 1, 2018	$	20,898		$	(6,689	)	$	14,209

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

Estimated fair value

The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, as of April 1, 2018, is as follows:

	April 1, 2018
Issue	Face Value		Fair Value
Tranche A Term Loans	790,000		790,000
New Tranche B Term Loans	1,239,380		1,245,577
4.875% Senior Notes	350,000		350,875
5.875% Senior Notes	350,000		360,938
	$	2,729,380	$	2,747,390

The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, as of December 31, 2017, is as follows:

	December 31, 2017
Issue	Face Value		Fair Value
Tranche B Term Loans	$	2,239,380	$	2,259,534
3.0% Note payable to Gilster Mary Lee Corporation	982		982
4.875% Senior Notes	350,000		353,938
5.875% Senior Notes	350,000		370,125
	$	2,940,362	$	2,984,579

The estimated fair values of the Company's long-term debt are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value is based on the quoted market price for such notes and loans and borrowing rates currently available to the Company for notes and loans with similar terms and maturities.

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

13. Pension and Retirement Plans

The Company accounts for pension and retirement plans in accordance with the authoritative guidance for retirement benefit compensation. This guidance requires recognition of the funded status of a benefit plan in the statement of financial position. The guidance also requires recognition in accumulated other comprehensive earnings of certain gains and losses that arise during the period but are deferred under pension accounting rules.

The Company maintains a defined benefit plan, the Pinnacle Foods Group LLC Pension Plan (the "Plan"), which is frozen for future benefit accruals. The Company also has two 401(k) plans, three non-qualified supplemental savings plans and the Company participates in a multi-employer defined benefit plan.

Pinnacle Foods Group LLC Pension Plan

The Plan covers eligible employees and provides benefits generally based on years of service and employees’ compensation. The Plan is frozen for future benefits and is funded in conformity with the funding requirements of applicable government regulations. The Plan assets consist principally of cash equivalents, equity and fixed income common collective trusts. The Plan assets do not include any of the Company’s equity or debt securities.

The following represents the components of net periodic (benefit):

	Three months ended
Pension Benefits	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Interest cost	1,871			1,993
Expected return on assets	(2,930		)	(2,753		)
Amortization of actuarial loss	259			269
Net periodic (benefit)	$	(801	)	$	(491	)

As noted in Note 18, Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements, we adopted guidance on the presentation of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. The amendments require that non-service related costs are presented outside of operating income in "Non-operating income."

Cash Flows

Contributions. The Company made no contributions during the first quarter of 2018, but plans to make contributions of $7.0 million in fiscal 2018. The Company made contributions to the Plan totaling $0.3 million in fiscal 2017.

Multi-employer Plans

The Company contributes to the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Industry Pension Fund (EIN 51-6055922) (the "UFCW Plan") under the terms of the collective-bargaining agreement with its Fort Madison employees.

For the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017 contributions to the UFCW Plan were $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The contributions to this UFCW Plan are paid monthly based upon the number of employees. They represent less than 5% of the total contributions received by this UFCW Plan using available information during the most recent plan year.

The risks of participating in multi-employer plans are different from single-employer plans in the following aspects: (a) assets contributed to a multi-employer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers, (b) if a participating employer stops contributing to the multi-employer plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers and (c) if the Company chooses to stop participating in the plan, the Company may be required to pay a withdrawal liability based on the underfunded status of the plan.

The UFCW Plan received a Pension Protection Act “green” zone status for the plan year ending June 30, 2017. The zone status is based on information the Company received from the UFCW Plan and is certified by the UFCW Plan's actuary. Among other factors, plans in the "green" zone are at least 80 percent funded. The UFCW Plan did not utilize any extended amortization

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provisions that affect its placement in the "green" zone. The UFCW Plan has never been required to implement a funding improvement plan nor is one pending at this time.

14. Financial Instruments

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange risk and commodity price risk. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodity prices.

The Company manages interest rate risk based on the varying circumstances of anticipated borrowings and existing variable and fixed rate debt, including the Company’s revolving credit facility. Examples of interest rate management strategies include capping interest rates using targeted interest cost benchmarks, hedging portions of the total amount of debt, or hedging a period of months and not always hedging to maturity, and at other times locking in rates to fix interests costs.

Certain parts of the Company’s foreign operations in Canada expose the Company to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. The Company’s goal is to reduce its exposure to such foreign exchange risks on its foreign currency cash flows and fair value fluctuations on recognized foreign currency denominated assets, liabilities and unrecognized firm commitments to acceptable levels primarily through the use of foreign exchange-related derivative financial instruments. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to protect the value or fix the amount of certain obligations in terms of its functional currency. The Company does not enter into these transactions for non-hedging purposes.

The Company purchases raw materials in quantities expected to be used in a reasonable period of time in the normal course of business. The Company generally enters into agreements for either spot market delivery or forward delivery. The prices paid in the forward delivery contracts are generally fixed, but may also be variable within a capped or collared price range. Forward derivative contracts on certain commodities are entered into to manage the price risk associated with forecasted purchases of materials used in the Company’s manufacturing processes.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. During the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate debt.

The 2017 Refinancing (Note 12) resulted in significant changes to the Company's debt obligations. For the interest rate swaps in place at the time that were scheduled to mature between April 2017 and April 2020, it became probable that the associated original forecasted transactions would not occur. As such, the Company discontinued hedge accounting, accelerated the reclassification of amounts in Accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") and settled the interest rate swaps with the various counter parties. In the first quarter of 2017, these accelerated amounts resulted in a $20.7 million charge to interest expense ($13.2 million, net of tax benefits).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

As of April 1, 2018, the Company had the following interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:

Product	Number of Instruments	Current Notional Amount		Trade Dates	Maturity Dates
Interest Rate Swaps	14	$	1,499,000	Feb 2017 - Jan 2018	Jan 2019 - Feb 2023

The changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in AOCL in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in AOCL related to derivatives will be reclassified to Interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $6.4 million will be reclassified as a decrease to Interest expense.

Cash Flow Hedges of Foreign Exchange Risk

The Company’s operations in Canada expose the Company to changes in the U.S. Dollar – Canadian Dollar ("USD-CAD") foreign exchange rate. From time to time, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary purchases inventory denominated in U.S. Dollars ("USD"), a currency other than its functional currency. The subsidiary sells that inventory in Canadian dollars ("CAD"). The subsidiary uses currency forward and collar agreements to manage its exposure to fluctuations in the USD-CAD exchange rate. Currency forward agreements involve fixing the USD-CAD exchange rate for delivery of a specified amount of foreign currency on a specified date. Currency collar agreements involve the sale of CAD currency in exchange for receiving USD if exchange rates rise above an agreed upon rate and purchase of USD currency in exchange for paying CAD currency if exchange rates fall below an agreed upon rate at specified dates.

As of April 1, 2018, the Company had the following foreign currency exchange contracts (in aggregate) that were designated as cash flow hedges of foreign exchange risk:

Product	Number of Instruments	Notional Purchased in Aggregate in USD	Trade Date	Maturity Dates
CAD $ Contracts	9	$21,018	Jul 2017	May 2018 - Dec 2018

The changes in the fair value of derivatives designated that qualify as cash flow hedges of foreign exchange risk is recorded in AOCL in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness, are recognized directly in Cost of products sold in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $0.0 million will be reclassified as a decrease to Cost of Products Sold expense.

Non-designated Hedges of Commodity Risk

Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used to manage the Company’s exposure to commodity price risk but do not meet the authoritative guidance for hedge accounting. From time to time, the Company enters into commodity forward contracts to fix the price of diesel fuel, heating oil, natural gas and soybean oil purchases and other commodities at a future delivery date. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in Cost of products sold in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

As of April 1, 2018, the Company had the following derivative instruments that were not designated in qualifying hedging relationships:

Commodity Contracts	Number of Instruments	Notional Purchased in Aggregate in USD	Trade Dates	Maturity Dates
Commodity Contracts	46	$7,383	Feb 2017 - Feb 2018	Apr 2018 - Dec 2019

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

	Tabular Disclosure of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of April 1, 2018		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of April 1, 2018
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest Rate Contracts	Other current assets	$	5,106	Accrued liabilities	$	—
	Other assets, net	15,859		Other long-term liabilities	—
Foreign Exchange Contracts	Other current assets	15		Accrued liabilities	1
	Other assets, net	—		Other long-term liabilities	—
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		$	20,980		$	1
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Commodity Contracts	Other current assets	$	1,849	Accrued liabilities	$	89
	Other assets, net	—		Other long-term liabilities	89
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		$	1,849		$	178
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of December 31, 2017		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of December 31, 2017
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest Rate Contracts	Other current assets	$	34	Accrued liabilities	$	—
	Other assets, net	8,160		Other long-term liabilities	—
Foreign Exchange Contracts	Other current assets	—		Accrued liabilities	750
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		$	8,194		$	750
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Commodity Contracts	Other current assets	$	2,615	Accrued liabilities	$	238
	Other assets, net	—		Other long-term liabilities	98
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		$	2,615		$	336

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

The Company has elected not to offset the fair values of derivative assets and liabilities executed with the same counterparty that are generally subject to enforceable netting agreements. However, if the Company were to offset and record the asset and liability balances of derivatives on a net basis, the amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017 would be adjusted as detailed in the following table:

	April 1, 2018						December 31, 2017
Derivative Instrument	Gross Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Subject to Netting Agreements		Net Amount		Gross Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Subject to Netting Agreements		Net Amount
Total asset derivatives	$	22,829	(179	)	$	22,650	$	10,809	(1,086	)	$	9,723
Total liability derivatives	$	179	(179	)	$	—	$	1,086	(1,086	)	$	—

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and AOCL for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017.

Tabular Disclosure of the Effect of Derivative Instruments

Gain/(Loss)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Recognized in AOCL on Derivative		Portion reclassified from AOCL to:	Reclassified from AOCL into Earnings				Consolidated Statements of Operations Hedged Items impact	Income/(Expense) related to Hedged Items
Interest Rate Contracts	$	12,916	Interest expense	$	145			Interest expense	$	(11,598	)
Foreign Exchange Contracts	689		Cost of products sold	(74		)		Cost of products sold	(6,997		)
Three months ended April 1, 2018	$	13,605		$	71
Interest Rate Contracts	$	239	Interest expense	$	(21,774	)	(a)	Interest expense	$	(10,852	)
Foreign Exchange Contracts	256		Cost of products sold	(101		)		Cost of products sold	(6,718		)
Three months ended March 26, 2017	$	495		$	(21,875	)
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments			Recognized in Earnings in:	Recognized in Earnings
Commodity Contracts			Cost of products sold	$	381
Three months ended April 1, 2018				$	381
Commodity Contracts			Cost of products sold	$	(1,969	)
Three months ended March 26, 2017				$	(1,969	)

(a) Includes $20.7 million of accelerated reclassifications out of AOCL, related to the January 2017 Refinancing.

Credit risk-related contingent features

The Company has agreements with certain counterparties that contain a provision whereby the Company could be declared in default on its derivative obligations if repayment of the underlying indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to the Company’s default on the indebtedness. As of April 1, 2018, the fair value of derivatives, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, was in a net asset position by counterparty. As of April 1, 2018, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements.

15. Commitments and Contingencies

General

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

From time to time, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to, or targets of, lawsuits, claims, investigations, and proceedings, which are being handled and defended in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of such items cannot be determined with certainty, the Company’s general counsel and management are of the opinion that the final outcome of these matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Aunt Jemima retail and foodservice frozen breakfast products recall (the "Recall")

On May 5, 2017, the Company issued a voluntary recall for certain Aunt Jemima retail and foodservice frozen breakfast products due to potential bacterial contamination. The cost impact of the Recall for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 is a charge to gross margin of $13.0 million, of which $10.8 million is recorded as a reduction of Net Sales related to customer returns with the remaining $2.2 million relating to freight and disposal costs, charged directly to Cost of products sold. Of these costs, $6.5 million is reported in the Frozen segment, with an additional $6.5 million recorded in the Specialty segment. The Company has insurance coverage that it expects will cover a portion of the cost of the Recall. Any insurance proceeds will be recorded in the period they are received.

16. Segments

The Company is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high quality, branded food products in North America. The businesses is comprised of four reportable segments: Frozen, Grocery, Boulder and Specialty.

The Frozen segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company’s frozen brands, including vegetables (Birds Eye), complete bagged meals (Birds Eye Voila! and Birds Eye Signature Skillets), full-calorie single-serve frozen dinners and entrées (Hungry-Man), prepared seafood (Van de Kamp's and Mrs. Paul's), frozen and refrigerated bagels (Lender's) and pizza for one (Celeste). The Frozen segment also includes all of the Company’s business in Canada, including those of the Garden Protein International and Boulder Brands acquisitions.

The Grocery segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company’s grocery brands, including cake/brownie mixes and frostings (Duncan Hines), shelf-stable pickles (Vlasic), salad dressings (Wish-Bone, Western and Bernstein’s), table syrups (Log Cabin and Mrs. Butterworth's), refrigerated and shelf-stable spreads (Smart Balance), canned meat (Armour, Nalley and Brooks), pie and pastry fillings (Duncan Hines Comstock and Wilderness) and barbecue sauces (Open Pit).

The Boulder segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company’s health and wellness lifestyle brands, including gluten- free products (Udi's and Glutino), natural frozen meal offerings (EVOL), plant-based refrigerated and shelf-stable spreads (Earth Balance) and plant-based protein frozen products (gardein).

The Specialty segment includes the Company’s snack products (Tim's Cascade and Snyder of Berlin) and all of its U.S. foodservice and private label businesses, including those of the Garden Protein International and Boulder Brands acquisitions.

Segment performance is evaluated by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker and is based on earnings before interest and taxes. Transfers between segments and geographic areas are recorded at cost plus markup or at market. Identifiable assets are those assets, including goodwill, which are identified with the operations in each segment or geographic region. Corporate assets consist of prepaid and deferred tax assets. Unallocated corporate expenses consist of corporate overhead such as executive management, finance and legal functions.

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

	Three months ended
SEGMENT INFORMATION	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Net sales
Frozen	$	344,871		$	320,942
Grocery	261,007			259,350
Boulder	97,756			97,292
Specialty	75,198			88,490
Total	$	778,832		$	766,074
Earnings before interest and taxes
Frozen	$	53,711		$	50,922
Grocery	49,748			51,807
Boulder	11,851			6,672
Specialty	8,216			8,888
Unallocated corporate expenses	(7,825		)	(7,081		)
Total	$	115,701		$	111,208
Depreciation and amortization
Frozen	$	11,634		$	10,569
Grocery	7,749			8,076
Boulder	4,352			3,761
Specialty	3,153			4,682
Total	$	26,888		$	27,088
Capital expenditures (1)
Frozen	$	24,274		$	13,318
Grocery	9,180			7,530
Boulder	3,892			7,745
Specialty	3,439			5,472
Total	$	40,785		$	34,065
NET SALES BY PRODUCT TYPE
Net sales
Frozen	$	429,739		$	407,860
Shelf stable and meal enhancers	237,675			247,406
Desserts	77,748			77,246
Snacks	33,670			33,562
Total	$	778,832		$	766,074
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Net sales
United States	$	764,193		$	754,587
Canada	41,374			36,694
Intercompany	(26,735		)	(25,207		)
Total	$	778,832		$	766,074

(1) Includes new capital leases.

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

SEGMENT INFORMATION	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Total assets
Frozen	$	2,342,616	$	2,417,543
Grocery	2,724,171		2,787,209
Boulder	999,166		1,005,209
Specialty	346,602		357,040
Corporate	10,487		11,263
Total	$	6,423,042	$	6,578,264
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Plant assets
United States	$	710,255	$	707,670
Canada	30,010		32,043
Total	$	740,265	$	739,713

17. Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes and related effective tax rates for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, respectively, were as follows:

	Three months ended
Provision for income taxes	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Current	$	11,408		$	2,285
Deferred	5,697			5,058
Total	$	17,105		$	7,343
Effective tax rate	23.1		%	24.1		%

Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with the authoritative guidance for accounting for income taxes under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between their financial statement basis and tax basis, using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. In the first quarter of 2017, we retrospectively adopted the guidance of ASU 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes” and in connection, are presenting all deferred tax asset and liability balances as non-current on our consolidated balance sheet for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017 in this filing.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was signed into law. Among other provisions, the Act reduced the federal statutory corporate income tax rate from 35.0% to 21.0%. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of certain foreign and domestic income provisions of the Act and for the three months ended April 1, 2018 has determined those provisions will not have a material effect on its fiscal year 2018 financial statements. Once the Company finalizes its analysis of the Act it will be able to conclude on any further adjustments to be recorded in these provisional amounts. Any such adjustment is reported as a component of income taxes in the reporting period in which such adjustments are determined, which will be no later than the fourth quarter of 2018, or as a component of our 2018 annualized effective income tax rate, depending on the nature of the adjustment.

Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended April 1, 2018 reflects a decrease in the federal rate to 21.0% as a result of the Act. The rate also includes a benefit of 1.9% from share based payment transactions being recorded as an item of continuing

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operations in accordance with ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting” effective for our 2017 fiscal year Note 18 and a charge of 1.4% related to changes in state tax law.

Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 26, 2017 reflects the former 35.0% federal rate offset by a benefit of 12.4% from share based payment transactions and a benefit of 1.6% from the domestic production activities deduction.

The Company regularly evaluates its deferred tax assets for future realization.  A valuation allowance is established when the Company believes that it is more likely than not that some portion of its deferred tax assets will not be realized.  Changes in valuation allowances from period to period are included in the Company's tax provision in the period of change. There was no significant movement in our valuation allowances during the three months ended April 1, 2018.

The Company is a loss corporation as defined by Internal Revenue Code (“the Code”) Section 382. Section 382 places an annual limitation on our ability to use our federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryovers and other attributes to reduce future taxable income. As of April 1, 2018, we have federal NOL carryovers of $408.3 million subject to an annual limitation of $17.1 million. As a result, $237.2 million of the carryovers exceed the estimated available Section 382 limitation. The Company has reduced its deferred tax assets for this limitation.

18. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Pronouncement Adopted in 2018

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, guidance based on the principle that revenue is recognized in an amount expected to be collected and to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for the transfer of goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date by one year while providing the option to early adopt the standard on the original effective date. Accordingly, the Company adopted the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. We analyzed the impact that the new guidance has on our policies, processes, controls, and disclosures. This assessment required, among other things, a review of the contracts we have with our customers. Substantially all of our revenue is earned pursuant to agreements under which we have one performance obligation, which is satisfied at a point-in-time. Based on our analysis, this ASU did not have a material effect on the timing or amount of revenue recognition, our results of operations, our financial position or our control environment. Our disclosures changed as appropriate to comply with the new guidance. See Note 3 for further details.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, "Compensation — Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost". ASU 2017-07 requires the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost be presented in the same income statement line item as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period and other components of the net periodic benefit cost be presented separately from the line item that includes the service cost and outside of any subtotal of operating income. The Company adopted this guidance during the first quarter of 2018. The amendments have been applied retrospectively for the income statement presentation requirements. Prior to adoption of the guidance, we classified all net periodic benefit costs within operating costs, specifically Cost of products sold on the consolidated statements of operations. The line item classification changes required by the new guidance did not impact the Company's pre-tax earnings or net income; however, Gross Profit and Non-operating income changed by immaterial offsetting amounts.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting". ASU 2017-09 provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. The amendments in the update are effective for all annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. This guidance did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities". ASU 2017-12 provides guidance that amends hedge accounting. Under the new guidance, more hedging strategies will be eligible for hedge accounting and the application of hedge accounting is simplified. The new guidance amends presentation and disclosure requirements, and how effectiveness is assessed. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning

after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company early adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2018. This guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption. Currently all of the Company's commodity risk derivatives are not designated as hedges and thus do not qualify for

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hedge accounting. As new derivative contracts are executed, the Company expects a portion of these commodity risk derivatives to qualify for hedge accounting and its disclosures to be updated accordingly.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, "Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income". The update allows for a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company early adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2018. As a result, in the first quarter of 2018, the Company reclassified $5.3 million out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as an increase to Retained Earnings.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases”. The FASB is amending the FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") and creating Topic 842, Leases, which will supersede Topic 840, Leases. The main difference between previous GAAP and Topic 842 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize the assets and liabilities arising from leases on the balance sheet. The updated guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted. In transition to the new guidance, entities are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is in the process of evaluating this guidance.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” which eliminates the requirement to determine the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit to measure goodwill impairment. Under the amendments in the new ASU, goodwill impairment testing will be performed by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognizing an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. The new standard is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and should be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for annual or interim goodwill impairment testing performed after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

19. Guarantor and Nonguarantor Statements

The Senior Notes are general senior unsecured obligations of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, effectively subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future senior secured indebtedness of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC and guaranteed on a full, unconditional, joint and several basis by the Company and Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC's 100% owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantee other indebtedness of the Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC. The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains customary exceptions under which a guarantee of a guarantor subsidiary will terminate, including (1) the sale, exchange or transfer (by merger or otherwise) of the capital stock or all or substantially all of the assets of such guarantor subsidiary, (2) the release or discharge of the guarantee by such guarantor subsidiary of the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or other guarantee that resulted in the creation of the guarantee, (3) the designation of such guarantor subsidiary as an “unrestricted subsidiary” in accordance with the indentures governing the Senior Notes and (4) upon the legal defeasance or covenant defeasance or discharge of the indentures governing the Senior Notes.

The following condensed consolidating financial information presents:

(1) (a) Condensed consolidating balance sheets as of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

(b) The related condensed consolidating statements of operations and comprehensive earnings for the Company, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, all guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries for the following:

i. Three months endedApril 1, 2018; and

ii. Three months endedMarch 26, 2017.

(c) The related condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the Company, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, all guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries for the following:

i. Three months ended ended April 1, 2018; and

ii. Three months ended ended March 26, 2017.

(2) Elimination entries necessary to consolidate the Company, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC with its guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the parent using the equity method of accounting. The guarantor subsidiaries are presented on a combined basis. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions and include a reclassification entry of net non-current deferred tax assets to non-current deferred tax liabilities.

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet April 1, 2018
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Consolidated Total
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	—		$	76,226		$	1,458		$	—		$	77,684
Accounts receivable, net	—			—			289,752			11,466			—			301,218
Intercompany accounts receivable	107,602			—			1,235,500			1,442			(1,344,544		)	—
Inventories, net	—			—			458,300			19,042			—			477,342
Other current assets	—			6,970			9,855			664			—			17,489
Total current assets	107,602			6,970			2,069,633			34,072			(1,344,544		)	873,733
Plant assets, net	—			—			710,255			30,010			—			740,265
Investment in subsidiaries	2,343,571			3,214,585			42,684			—			(5,600,840		)	—
Intercompany note receivable	—			2,918,747			45,308			9,800			(2,973,855		)	—
Tradenames	—			—			2,458,681			4,574			—			2,463,255
Other assets, net	—			16,464			142,971			9,963			—			169,398
Deferred tax assets	—			241,135			—			599			(241,734		)	—
Goodwill	—			—			2,115,731			60,660			—			2,176,391
Total assets	$	2,451,173		$	6,397,901		$	7,585,263		$	149,678		$	(10,160,973	)	$	6,423,042
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	—		$	—		$	1,566		$	—		$	—		$	1,566
Current portion of long-term obligations	—			40,000			13,329			2			—			53,331
Accounts payable	4,825			—			317,015			5,828			—			327,668
Intercompany accounts payable	—			1,323,136			—			21,408			(1,344,544		)	—
Accrued trade marketing expense	—			—			37,433			3,627			—			41,060
Accrued liabilities	204			15,934			108,118			5,210			—			129,466
Dividends payable	40,884			—			—			—			—			40,884
Total current liabilities	45,913			1,379,070			477,461			36,075			(1,344,544		)	593,975
Long-term debt	—			2,675,171			28,517			45			—			2,703,733
Intercompany note payable	—			—			2,908,285			65,570			(2,973,855		)	—
Pension and other postretirement benefits	—			—			52,142			—			—			52,142
Other long-term liabilities	—			89			32,915			881			—			33,885
Deferred tax liabilities	—			—			871,358			3,317			(241,734		)	632,941
Total liabilities	45,913			4,054,330			4,370,678			105,888			(4,560,133		)	4,016,676
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle common stock	1,202			—			—			—			—			1,202
Additional paid-in-capital	1,453,171			1,454,373			1,376,295			32,772			(2,863,440		)	1,453,171
Retained earnings	1,010,472			916,673			1,869,511			12,001			(2,798,185		)	1,010,472
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/gain	(27,475		)	(27,475		)	(31,221		)	(2,089		)	60,785			(27,475		)
Capital stock in treasury, at cost	(32,110		)	—			—			—			—			(32,110		)
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subsidiaries stockholders' equity	2,405,260			2,343,571			3,214,585			42,684			(5,600,840		)	2,405,260
Non-controlling interest	—			—			—			1,106			—			1,106
Total Equity	2,405,260			2,343,571			3,214,585			43,790			(5,600,840		)	2,406,366
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,451,173		$	6,397,901		$	7,585,263		$	149,678		$	(10,160,973	)	$	6,423,042

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet December 31, 2017
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Consolidated Total
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	—		$	241,772		$	8,056		$	—		$	249,828
Accounts receivable, net	—			—			272,401			9,221			—			281,622
Intercompany accounts receivable	102,335			—			1,001,329			—			(1,103,664		)	—
Inventories, net	—			—			469,813			19,993			—			489,806
Other current assets	—			2,649			8,124			288			—			11,061
Total current assets	102,335			2,649			1,993,439			37,558			(1,103,664		)	1,032,317
Plant assets, net	—			—			707,670			32,043			—			739,713
Investment in subsidiaries	2,317,445			3,180,932			43,056			—			(5,541,433		)	—
Intercompany note receivable	—			2,907,799			45,226			9,800			(2,962,825		)	—
Tradenames	—			—			2,458,681			4,693			—			2,463,374
Other assets, net	—			8,802			145,489			10,608			—			164,899
Deferred tax assets	—			233,391			—			—			(233,391		)	—
Goodwill	—			—			2,115,731			62,230			—			2,177,961
Total assets	$	2,419,780		$	6,333,573		$	7,509,292		$	156,932		$	(9,841,313	)	$	6,578,264
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	—		$	—		$	2,739		$	—		$	—		$	2,739
Current portion of long-term obligations	—			22,620			11,311			3			—			33,934
Accounts payable	—			—			315,142			7,920			—			323,062
Intercompany accounts payable	—			1,078,535			—			25,129			(1,103,664		)	—
Accrued trade marketing expense	—			—			36,484			2,491			—			38,975
Accrued liabilities	178			19,913			95,010			7,030			—			122,131
Dividends payable	40,470			—			—			—			—			40,470
Total current liabilities	40,648			1,121,068			460,686			42,573			(1,103,664		)	561,311
Long-term debt	—			2,894,962			30,594			38			—			2,925,594
Intercompany note payable	—			—			2,896,811			66,014			(2,962,825		)	—
Pension and other postretirement benefits	—			—			53,251			—			—			53,251
Other long-term liabilities	—			98			32,971			968			—			34,037
Deferred tax liabilities	—			—			854,047			3,177			(233,391		)	623,833
Total liabilities	40,648			4,016,128			4,328,360			112,770			(4,299,880		)	4,198,026
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle common stock	1,200			—			—			—			—			1,200
Additional paid-in-capital	1,453,054			1,454,253			1,376,175			32,771			(2,863,199		)	1,453,054
Retained earnings	987,238			893,441			1,834,555			10,756			(2,738,752		)	987,238
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(30,250		)	(30,249		)	(29,798		)	(471		)	60,518			(30,250		)
Capital stock in treasury, at cost	(32,110		)	—			—			—			—			(32,110		)
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subs stockholders equity	2,379,132			2,317,445			3,180,932			43,056			(5,541,433		)	2,379,132
Non-controlling interest	—			—			—			1,106			—			1,106
Total Equity	2,379,132			2,317,445			3,180,932			44,162			(5,541,433		)	2,380,238
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,419,780		$	6,333,573		$	7,509,292		$	156,932		$	(9,841,313	)	$	6,578,264

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings For the three months ended April 1, 2018
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	764,192		$	41,374		$	(26,734	)	$	778,832
Cost of products sold	—			—			562,753			36,265			(26,616		)	572,402
Gross profit	—			—			201,439			5,109			(118		)	206,430
Marketing and selling expenses	—			—			48,567			660			—			49,227
Administrative expenses	—			—			33,039			1,635			—			34,674
Research and development expenses	—			—			4,581			183			—			4,764
Intercompany royalties	—			—			(167		)	167			—			—
Intercompany management fees	—			—			—			118			(118		)	—
Intercompany technical service fees	—			—			—			—			—			—
Other (income) expense, net	—			525			2,156			184			—			2,865
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	(56,914		)	(73,967		)	(1,483		)	—			132,364			—
	(56,914		)	(73,442		)	86,693			2,947			132,246			91,530
Operating income	56,914			73,442			114,746			2,162			(132,364		)	114,900
Non-operating income	—			—			801			—			—			801
Earnings before interest and taxes	56,914			73,442			115,547			2,162			(132,364		)	115,701
Intercompany interest (income) expense	—			(18,752		)	18,533			219			—			—
Interest expense	—			41,135			742			17			—			41,894
Interest income	—			—			200			12			—			212
Earnings before income taxes	56,914			51,059			96,472			1,938			(132,364		)	74,019
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	—			(5,855		)	22,505			455			—			17,105
Net earnings	56,914			56,914			73,967			1,483			(132,364		)	56,914
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	—			—			—			—			—			—
Net earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries common stockholders	$	56,914		$	56,914		$	73,967		$	1,483		$	(132,364	)	$	56,914
Total comprehensive earnings	65,018			65,018			72,543			(136		)	(137,425		)	65,018
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest	—			—			—			—			—			—
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries	$	65,018		$	65,018		$	72,543		$	(136	)	$	(137,425	)	$	65,018

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings For the three months ended March 26, 2017
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	754,587		$	36,694		$	(25,207	)	$	766,074
Cost of products sold	—						546,212			33,856			(24,567		)	555,501
Gross profit	—			—			208,375			2,838			(640		)	210,573
Marketing and selling expenses	—			—			54,703			891			—			55,594
Administrative expenses	—			—			34,385			1,626			—			36,011
Research and development expenses	—			—			3,837			184			—			4,021
Intercompany royalties	—			—			(188		)	188						—
Intercompany management fees										391			(391		)	—
Intercompany technical service fees	—			—			—			249			(249		)	—
Other expense, net				(233		)	4,020			443			—			4,230
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	(22,926		)	(58,177		)	1,352			—			79,751			—
	(22,926		)	(58,410		)	98,109			3,972			79,111			99,856
Operating income	22,926			58,410			110,266			(1,134		)	(79,751		)	110,717
Non-operating income	—			—			491			—			—			491
Earnings before interest and taxes	22,926			58,410			110,757			(1,134		)	(79,751		)	111,208
Intercompany interest (income) expense	—			(22,305		)	22,087			218			—			—
Interest expense	—			80,170			551			10			—			80,731
Interest income	—			—			10			5			—			15
Earnings before income taxes	22,926			545			88,129			(1,357		)	(79,751		)	30,492
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	—			(22,381		)	29,952			(228		)	—			7,343
Net earnings	22,926			22,926			58,177			(1,129		)	(79,751		)	23,149
Less: Net (loss) earnings attributable to non-controlling interest	—			—			—			223			—			223
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries common stockholders	$	22,926		$	22,926		$	58,177		$	(1,352	)	$	(79,751	)	$	22,926
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	38,033			38,033			59,681			246			(97,737		)	38,256
Less: Comprehensive (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	—			—			—			223			—			223
Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries	$	38,033		$	38,033		$	59,681		$	23		$	(97,737	)	$	38,033

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the three months ended April 1, 2018
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Consolidated Total
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	—		$	(4,890	)	$	124,927		$	1,541		$	—		$	121,578
Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			218,077			8,451			—			(226,528		)	—
Investment in Subsidiary	37,932			38,890			—			—			(76,822		)	—
Capital expenditures	—			—			(35,800		)	(76		)	—			(35,876		)
Other investing	—			—			—			608			—			608
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	37,932			256,967			(27,349		)	532			(303,350		)	(35,268		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	762			—			—			—			—			762
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(99		)	—			—			—			—			(99		)
Dividends paid	(38,595		)	—			—			—			—			(38,595		)
Proceeds from bank term loans	—			2,039,380			—			—			—			2,039,380
Repayments of long-term obligations	—			(2,249,380		)	(979		)	—			—			(2,250,359		)
Repayments of short-term borrowing	—			—			(1,173		)	—			—			(1,173		)
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			—			(218,077		)	(8,451		)	226,528			—
Return of capital	—			(37,932		)	(38,890		)	—			76,822			—
Repayment of capital lease obligations	—			—			(4,005		)	(31		)	—			(4,036		)
Debt acquisition costs	—			(4,145		)	—			—			—			(4,145		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(37,932		)	(252,077		)	(263,124		)	(8,482		)	303,350			(258,265		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash										(189		)				(189		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(165,546		)	(6,598		)	—			(172,144		)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	—			—			241,772			8,056			—			249,828
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	—		$	—		$	76,226		$	1,458		$	—		$	77,684

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(thousands, except share and per share amounts and where noted in millions)

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the three months ended March 26, 2017
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Consolidated Total
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities				$	(16,463	)	$	76,870		$	2,586		$	—		$	62,993
Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			235,763			7,580			—			(243,343		)	—
Investment in subsidiaries	28,011			24,271			—			—			(52,282		)	—
Capital expenditures	—			—			(28,744		)	(499		)	—			(29,243		)
Sale of plant assets	—			—			—			679			—			679
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	28,011			260,034			(21,164		)	180			(295,625		)	(28,564		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock	5,894			—			—			—			—			5,894
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(303		)	—			—			—			—			(303		)
Dividends paid	(33,602		)	—			—			—			—			(33,602		)
Proceeds from bank term loan	—			2,262,000			—			—			—			2,262,000
Repayments of long-term obligations	—			(2,464,750		)	(950		)	—			—			(2,465,700		)
Proceeds from short-term borrowing	—			—			1,634			—			—			1,634
Repayments of short-term borrowing	—			—			(1,068		)	—			—			(1,068		)
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			—			(235,763		)	(7,580		)	243,343			—
Return of capital	—			(28,011		)	(24,271		)	—			52,282			—
Repayment of capital lease obligations	—			—			(2,206		)	(18		)	—			(2,224		)
Debt acquisition costs	—			(12,810		)	—			—			—			(12,810		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(28,011		)	(243,571		)	(262,624		)	(7,598		)	295,625			(246,179		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—			—			—			128			—			128
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(206,918		)	(4,704		)	—			(211,622		)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	—			—			341,238			11,838			—			353,076
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	—		$	—		$	134,320		$	7,134		$	—		$	141,454

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains “forward-looking statements.” These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than our financial statements, including the Notes thereto, and statements of historical facts included elsewhere in this Report on Form 10-Q, including statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions, business trends and other information referred to under “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” are forward-looking statements. When used in this report, the words “estimates,” “expects,” “contemplates”, “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “forecasts,” “may,” “should” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based upon our current expectations, beliefs and projections, and various assumptions, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Our expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that management's expectations, beliefs and projections will result or be achieved and actual results may vary materially from what is expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements.

There are a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this report. Such risks, uncertainties and other important factors include, among others, the risks, uncertainties and factors set forth in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2018 under the section entitled “Risk Factors,” the section entitled “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this report and the following risks, uncertainties and factors:

• competition;

• our ability to predict, identify, interpret and respond to changes in consumer preferences;

• the loss of any of our major customers;

• our reliance on a single source provider for the manufacturing, co-packing and distribution of many of our products;

• fluctuations in the price and supply of food ingredients, packaging materials and freight;

• volatility in commodity prices and our failure to mitigate the risks related to commodity price fluctuation and foreign exchange risk through the use of derivative instruments;

• costs and timeliness of integrating future acquisitions or our failure to realize anticipated cost savings, revenue enhancements or other synergies therefrom;

• litigation or claims regarding our intellectual property rights or termination of our material licenses;

• our ability to drive revenue growth in our key product categories or to add products that are in faster growing and more profitable categories;

• potential product liability claims;

• seasonality;

• the funding of our defined benefit pension plan;

• changes in our collective bargaining agreements or shifts in union policy;

• changes in the cost of compliance with laws and regulations, including environmental, worker health and workplace safety laws and regulations;

• our failure to comply with U.S Food & Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture or Federal Trade Commission regulations and the impact of governmental budget cuts;

• disruptions in our information technology systems;

• future impairments of our goodwill and intangible assets;

• difficulty in the hiring or the retention of key management personnel; and

• changes in tax statutes, tax rates, or case laws which impact tax positions we have taken.

You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this report in the context of these risks and uncertainties.

We caution you that the risks, uncertainties and other factors referenced above may not contain all of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that are important to you. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will realize the results, benefits or developments that we expect or anticipate or, even if substantially realized, that they will result in the consequences or affect us or our business in the way expected. All forward-looking statements in this report apply only as of the date made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this report. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(dollars in millions, except where noted)

You should read the following discussion of our results of operations and financial condition together with the audited consolidated financial statements appearing in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 1, 2018 and the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in this quarterly report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-K, and the section entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this report. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

Overview

The Company is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high quality, branded food products in North America. The Company’s business is organized into the following four reportable segments: The Frozen segment, The Grocery segment, The Boulder segment and The Specialty segment.

The Frozen segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company’s frozen brands, including vegetables (Birds Eye), complete bagged meals (Birds Eye Voila! and Birds Eye Signature Skillets), full-calorie single-serve frozen dinners and entrées (Hungry-Man), prepared seafood (Van de Kamp's and Mrs. Paul's), frozen and refrigerated bagels (Lender's) and pizza for one (Celeste). The Frozen segment also includes all of the Company’s business in Canada, including those of the Garden Protein International and Boulder Brands acquisitions.

The Grocery segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company’s grocery brands, including cake/brownie mixes and frostings (Duncan Hines), shelf-stable pickles (Vlasic), salad dressings (Wish-Bone, Western and Bernstein’s), table syrups (Log Cabin and Mrs. Butterworth's), refrigerated and shelf-stable spreads (Smart Balance), canned meat (Armour, Nalley and Brooks), pie and pastry fillings (Duncan Hines Comstock and Wilderness) and barbecue sauces (Open Pit).

The Boulder segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company’s health and wellness lifestyle brands, including gluten- free products (Udi's and Glutino), natural frozen meal offerings (EVOL), plant-based refrigerated and shelf-stable spreads (Earth Balance) and plant-based protein frozen products (gardein).

The Specialty segment includes the Company’s snack products (Tim's Cascade and Snyder of Berlin) and all of its U.S. foodservice and private label businesses, including those of the Garden Protein International and Boulder Brands acquisitions.

Segment performance is evaluated by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker and is based on earnings before interest and taxes. Transfers between segments and geographic areas are recorded at cost plus markup or at market. Identifiable assets are those assets, including goodwill, which are identified with the operations in each segment or geographic region. Corporate assets consist of prepaid and deferred tax assets. Unallocated corporate expenses consist of corporate overhead such as executive management and finance and legal functions.

Business Drivers and Measures

In operating our business and monitoring its performance, we pay attention to trends in the food manufacturing industry and a number of performance measures and operational factors. The industry experiences volatility in overall commodity prices from time to time, which has historically been managed by increasing retail prices.  However, over the past several years, a difficult retail landscape driven by a highly competitive environment has hampered the ability of the industry to pass along higher input costs.

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Industry Trends

Growth in our industry is driven primarily by population growth, changes in product selling prices and changes in consumption between out-of-home and in-home eating. Consumers are looking for value alternatives, which have caused an increase in the percentage of products sold on promotion and a shift from traditional retail grocery to mass merchandisers, club stores, dollar store channels and e-commerce outlets. We believe we are well positioned in grocery and non-traditional channels, maintaining strong customer relationships across key retailers in each segment.

In order to maintain and grow our business, we must successfully react to, and offer products that respond to, evolving consumer needs, such as changing health trends, the focus on convenience and the growth of smaller households. Incremental growth in the industry is principally driven by product and packaging innovation.

Revenue Factors

Our net sales are driven principally by the following factors:

• Gross sales, which change as a function of changes in volume and list price; and

• the costs that we deduct from gross sales to arrive at net sales, which consist of:

◦ Cash discounts, returns and other allowances.

◦ Trade marketing expenses, which include the cost of temporary price reductions (“on sale” prices), promotional displays and advertising space in store circulars.

◦ New product introductory expenses, which are the costs of having certain retailers stock a new product, including amounts retailers charge for updating their warehousing systems, allocating shelf space and in-store systems set-up, among other things.

◦ Consumer coupon redemption expenses, which are costs from the redemption of coupons we circulate as part of our marketing efforts.

Cost Factors

• Costs recorded in Cost of products sold in the consolidated statement of operations include:

• Raw materials, such as vegetables and fruits, proteins, grains and oils, sugars, seafood and other agricultural products, among others, are available from numerous independent suppliers but are subject to price fluctuations due to a number of factors, including changes in crop size, federal and state agricultural programs, export demand, weather conditions and insects, among others.

• Packaging costs. Our broad array of products entails significant costs for packaging and is subject to fluctuations in the price of steel, aluminum, glass jars, plastic bottles, corrugated fiberboard, and various poly-films.

• Conversion costs, which include all costs necessary to convert raw materials into finished product. Key components of this cost include direct labor, and plant overhead such as salaries, benefits, utilities and depreciation.

• Freight and distribution. We use a combination of common carriers and inter-modal rail to transport our products from our manufacturing facilities to distribution centers and to deliver products to our customers from both those centers and directly from our manufacturing plants. Our freight and distribution costs are influenced by fuel costs as well as capacity within the industry.

• Costs recorded in marketing and selling expenses in the consolidated statement of operations include:

• Advertising and other marketing expenses. These expenses represent advertising and other consumer and trade-oriented marketing programs.

• Brokerage commissions and other overhead expenses.

• Costs recorded in administrative and research and development expenses in the consolidated statement of operations include:

• Administrative expenses. These expenses consist of personnel and facility charges and also include third party professional and other services.

• Research and Development. These expenses consist of personnel and facility charges and include expenditures on new products and the improvement and maintenance of existing products and processes.

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Working Capital

Our working capital is primarily driven by accounts receivable, accounts payable and inventories, which fluctuate throughout the year due to seasonality in both sales and production. See “Seasonality” below. We will continue to focus on reducing our working capital requirements while simultaneously maintaining our customer service levels and fulfilling our production requirements. We have historically relied on internally generated cash flows and temporary borrowings under our revolving credit facility to satisfy our working capital requirements.

Other Factors

Other factors that have influenced our results of operations and may do so in the future include:

• Interest Expense. As a result of our previous acquisitions and the recent Boulder Brands acquisition, we have significant indebtedness. However, our February 3, 2017 Refinancing, March 15, 2018 Refinancing as well as our principle pay-down have significantly reduced our expected future interest expense. See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further details. Although we expect to continue to reduce our leverage over time, we expect interest expense to continue to be a significant component of our expenses for the foreseeable future.

Seasonality

Our sales and cash flows are affected by seasonal cyclicality. Sales of frozen foods, including frozen vegetables and frozen complete bagged meals, tend to be marginally higher during the winter months. Seafood sales peak during Lent, in advance of the Easter holiday. Sales of pickles, relishes, barbecue sauces, potato chips and salad dressings tend to be higher in the spring and summer months, and demand for Duncan Hines products, Birds Eye vegetables and our pie and pastry fruit fillings tend to be higher around the Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas holidays. Since many of the raw materials we process under the Birds Eye, Vlasic, Duncan Hines Comstock and Wilderness brands are agricultural crops, production of these products is predominantly seasonal, occurring during and immediately following the purchase of such crops. We also increase our Duncan Hines inventories in advance of the peak fall selling season. As a result, our inventory levels tend to be higher during August, September, and October, and thus we require more working capital during these months.

Inflation

To the extent possible, we strive to offset the effects of inflation with cost reduction and productivity programs. We spend approximately $2.3 billion annually on Cost of products sold, therefore each 1% change in our weighted average cost of inputs would increase our Cost of products sold by approximately $23 million. If we experience significant inflation, price increases may be necessary in order to preserve our margins and returns. However, over the past several years, a difficult retail landscape driven by a highly competitive environment has hampered the ability of the industry to pass along higher input costs. Severe increases in inflation could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Results of Operations:

Consolidated Statements of Operations

The following tables set forth our statement of operations data expressed in dollars and as a percentage of net sales.

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018				March 26, 2017
Net sales	$	778.8	100.0	%	$	766.1	100.0	%
Cost of products sold	572.4		73.5	%	555.5		72.5	%
Gross profit	206.4		26.5	%	210.6		27.5	%
Marketing and selling expenses	$	49.2	6.3	%	$	55.6	7.3	%
Administrative expenses	34.7		4.5	%	36.0		4.7	%
Research and development expenses	4.8		0.6	%	4.0		0.5	%
Other expense, net	2.9		0.4	%	4.2		0.5	%
	$	91.5	11.7	%	$	99.9	13.0	%
Non-operating income	0.8		0.1	%	0.5		0.1	%
Earnings before interest and taxes	$	115.7	14.9	%	$	111.2	14.5	%

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Net sales
Frozen	$	344.9		$	320.9
Grocery	261.0			259.4
Boulder	97.8			97.3
Specialty	75.2			88.5
Total	$	778.8		$	766.1
Earnings before interest and taxes
Frozen	$	53.7		$	50.9
Grocery	49.7			51.8
Boulder	11.9			6.7
Specialty	8.2			8.9
Unallocated corporate expense	(7.8		)	(7.1		)
Total	$	115.7		$	111.2

Three months ended April 1, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 26, 2017

Net sales

Net sales for the three months ended April 1, 2018 increased $12.8 million, or 1.7%, versus year-ago to $778.8 million, driven by favorable volume/mix of 3.5% which included the favorable impact of the earlier Easter as compared to 2017, higher net price realization of 0.7% and a 0.1% increase from foreign currency. These increases were partially offset by a 2.6% decline from the Exit (as defined in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements). In an industry generally marked by low growth and a challenging environment to fully pass on price increases, we continue to outpace the performance of our composite categories, with market share growth of 0.4percentage points in the first quarter of 2018.

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Frozen Segment:

Net sales in the three months ended April 1, 2018 increased $23.9 million, or 7.5%, versus year-ago to $344.9 million, reflecting favorable volume/mix of 7.3%, which included the favorable impact of the earlier Easter as compared to 2017, higher net price realization of 2.5% and a 0.3% increase from foreign currency. These increases were partially offset by a 2.6% decline from the Exit. Strong growth in the period from our Birds Eye franchise included the benefit from our Veggie Made platform launched in 2017 which is currently expanding into Veggie Made broccoli and cauliflower fries and tots as well as new pasta offerings. The period also benefited from higher net sales from our seafood and Canadian businesses. Partially offsetting the strong growth in the quarter was lower net sales of Celeste pizza.

Grocery Segment:

Net sales in the three months ended April 1, 2018 were $261.0 million, an increase of $1.7 million, or 0.6% versus year-ago, driven by higher volume/mix of 0.9%, which included the favorable impact of the earlier Easter as compared to 2017, offset partially by lower net price realization of 0.3%. Growth in the period was driven by higher net sales of Vlasic pickles, including the benefit of the launch of Purely Pickles as well as higher sales of Nalley's chili products and to a lesser extent, Duncan Hines baking products. Partially offsetting these increases were lower net sales of our Wish-Bone dressings and, to a lesser extent, the syrups business.

Boulder Segment:

Net sales in the three months ended April 1, 2018 were $97.8 million, an increase of $0.5 million, or 0.5% versus year-ago, reflecting a 3.1% increase from volume/mix, partially offset by unfavorable net price realization of 2.6%. During the period we realized double digit growth from our gardein and Earth Balance products, partially offset by lower net sales of our Evol and Udi's products.

Specialty Segment:

Net sales in the three months ended April 1, 2018 were $75.2 million, a decline of $13.3 million, or 15.0% versus year-ago, reflecting a 13.1% decline from the Exit as well as lower volume/mix of 2.1%, partially offset by higher net price realization of 0.2%.

Gross profit

Gross profit for the three months ended April 1, 2018 was $206.4 million, or 26.5% of net sales, compared to $210.6 million, or 27.5% of net sales, in the comparable prior year period. Excluding items affecting comparability, Adjusted Gross Profit declined 3.1% to $211.2 million and Adjusted Gross Profit as a Percentage of Sales decreased approximately 130 basis points to 27.1%. See Adjusted Gross Profit reconciliation later in the document for further details.

The following table outlines the factors resulting in the year-on-year change in gross profit and gross margin percentage in the three months ended April 1, 2018.

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	$ (in millions)			% of net sales
Productivity	$	21.0		2.7	%
Higher net price realization, including new product introductory fees	4.8			0.4
Lower acquisition integration and other restructuring charges	1.6			0.2
Lower mark to market losses on financial instruments	1.4			0.2
Foreign exchange gains	0.3			—
Inflation	(21.0		)	(2.7	)
Negative product mix	(7.7		)	(1.5	)
Aunt Jemima retail and foodservice frozen breakfast products exit	(2.3		)	0.4
Higher depreciation expense	(1.7		)	(0.2	)
Other (a)	(3.6		)	(0.5	)
Subtotal	$	(7.2	)	(1.0	)%
Higher sales volume	3.1
Total	$	(4.1	)

(a) Primarily higher compensation expense related to new hires.

Marketing and selling expenses

Marketing and selling expenses decreased11.5% to $49.2 million, or 6.3% of net sales, for the three months ended April 1, 2018, compared to $55.6 million, or 7.3% of net sales for the prior year period. The decrease was primarily driven by lower consumer marketing driven by timing of innovation as well as lower compensation expenses.

Administrative expenses

Administrative expenses were $34.7 million, or 4.5% of net sales, for the three months ended April 1, 2018, compared to $36.0 million, or 4.7% of net sales, for the comparable prior year period. The decrease was primarily driven by lower external services as well as lower compensation expenses.

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses were $4.8 million, or 0.6% of net sales, for the three months ended April 1, 2018 compared to $4.0 million, or 0.5% of net sales, for the prior year period. The increase was primarily driven by timing of certain innovation trials.

Other income and expense

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018		March 26, 2017
Other expense, net consists of:
Amortization of intangibles/other assets	$	2.3	$	4.5
Foreign exchange (gains)/losses	0.5		(0.2		)
Royalty income and other	—		(0.1		)
Total other expense, net	$	2.9	$	4.2

Amortization of intangibles/other assets. The lower amortization expense was primarily driven by certain recipe intangible assets becoming fully amortized in the first quarter of 2017 in addition to accelerated amortization being recognized in the first quarter of 2017 related to the exit of the gardein Private Label business.

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Foreign exchange (gains))/losses. Represents foreign exchange (gains)/losses from intra-entity loans resulting from the November 2014 Garden Protein acquisition that are anticipated to be settled in the foreseeable future.

Earnings before interest and taxes

Earnings before interest and taxes increased $4.5 million, or 4.0%, to $115.7 million, primarily resulting from lower marketing and selling expenses, as well as the favorable impact of items affecting comparability, which totaled $5.9 million and $9.2 million in the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, respectively. The variance in items affecting comparability primarily resulted from lower restructuring and integration costs. Excluding items affecting comparability, Adjusted Earnings Before Interest and Taxes increased $1.2 million, or 1.0%, to $121.6 million.

Frozen Segment:

Earnings before interest and taxes for the three months ended April 1, 2018 were $53.7 million, an increase of 5.5%, or $2.8 million, as compared to earnings before interest and taxes of $50.9 million in the year-ago period, reflecting higher net sales, productivity and lower consumer marking expense. These benefits were partially offset by input cost inflation, primarily higher logistics costs, and the unfavorable impact of items affecting comparability, primarily higher acquisition integration charges. Excluding items affecting comparability, Adjusted Earnings Before Interest and Taxes increased 11.8% to $58.0 million.

Grocery Segment:

Earnings before interest and taxes for the three months ended April 1, 2018 were $49.7 million, a decrease of 4.0%, or $2.1 million, as compared to the year-ago period, reflecting input cost inflation, primarily higher logistics costs partially offset by higher sales and productivity. Excluding items affecting comparability, Adjusted Earnings Before Interest and Taxes decreased 4.3% to $50.5 million.

Boulder Segment:

Earnings before interest and taxes for the three months ended April 1, 2018 were $11.9 million, an increase of 77.6%, or $5.2 million, as compared to $6.7 million in the year-ago period, largely reflecting the favorable impact of items affecting comparability, primarily lower acquisition integration charges as well as productivity. This benefit was partially offset by input cost inflation. Excluding items affecting comparability, Adjusted Earnings Before Interest and Taxes decreased 4.2% to $12.6 million.

Specialty Segment:

Earnings before interest and taxes for the three months ended April 1, 2018 were $8.2 million, a decrease of 7.6%, or $0.7 million, compared to earnings before interest and taxes of $8.9 million during the year-ago period, reflecting the lower sales and input cost inflation. These items were partially offset by productivity as well as the favorable impact of items affecting comparability, primarily lower accelerated amortization charges. Excluding items affecting comparability, Adjusted Earnings Before Interest and Taxes decreased 14.2%, to $8.3 million.

Unallocated corporate expense:

Unallocated corporate expense for the three months ended April 1, 2018 was $7.8 million, an increase of 10.5%, or $0.7 million, as compared to the year-ago period primarily driven by higher equity-based compensation.

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Interest expense, net

Net interest expense decreased 48.4%, or $39.0 million, to $41.7 million in the three months ended April 1, 2018, compared to $80.7 million in the three months ended March 26, 2017. Included in net interest in the first quarter of 2018 is a $10.9 million non-cash charge related to the 2018 Refinancing from deferred financing costs. Included in net interest expense in the first quarter of 2017 is $49.5 million of charges related to the 2017 Refinancing. These charges consisted of a $28.5 million non-cash charge from deferred financing costs and a $20.7 million cash charge resulting from the de-designation and early settlement of interest rate swaps. Excluding these charges, net interest expense in the first quarter decreased 1.6% to $30.8 million, compared to $31.3 million in the year-ago period primarily driven by lower amortization of debt acquisition costs as well as lower interest rate swap losses discussed below.

We utilize interest rate swap agreements to reduce the potential exposure to interest rate movements and to achieve a desired proportion of variable versus fixed-rate debt. Any gains or losses realized on the interest rate swap agreements, excluding the AOCL portion, are recorded as an adjustment to interest expense. Included in net interest expense was $0.1 million of gains in the first quarter of 2018 and $1.1 million of losses for the first quarter of 2017.

Provision for income taxes

The effective tax rate was 23.1% for the three months ended April 1, 2018 compared to 24.1% for the three months ended March 26, 2017.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was signed into law. Among other provisions, the Act reduced the federal statutory corporate income tax rate from 35.0% to 21.0%. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of certain foreign and domestic income provisions of the Act and for the three months ended April 1, 2018 has determined those provisions will not have a material effect on its fiscal year 2018 financial statements. Once the Company finalizes its analysis of the Act it will be able to conclude on any further adjustments to be recorded in these provisional amounts. Any such adjustment is reported as a component of income taxes in the reporting period in which such adjustments are determined, which will be no later than the fourth quarter of 2018, or as a component of our 2018 annualized effective income tax rate, depending on the nature of the adjustment.

The rate for the three months ended April 1, 2018 reflects a decrease in the federal rate to 21.0% as a result of the Act. The rate also includes a benefit of 1.9% from share based payment transactions being recorded as an item of continuing operations in accordance with ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting” effective for our 2017 fiscal year Note 18 and a charge of 1.4% related to changes in state tax law.

The rate for the three months ended March 26, 2017 reflects the former 35.0% federal rate offset by a benefit of 12.4% from share based payment transactions and a benefit of 1.6% from the domestic production activities deduction.

The Company is a loss corporation as defined by Section 382 of the Code. Section 382 places an annual limitation on our ability to use our NOL carryovers and other attributes to reduce future taxable income. As of September 24, 2017, we have federal NOL carryovers of $408.3 million subject to an annual limitation of $17.1 million. As a result, $237.2 million of the carryovers exceed the estimated available Section 382 limitation. The Company has reduced its deferred tax assets for this limitation.

We have significant tax-deductible intangible asset amortization and federal and state NOLs, which resulted in federal and state cash tax savings in 2017 and prior years.  We expect continued amortization and utilization of our NOLs will generate additional cash tax savings in 2018 and thereafter.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historical

Our cash flows are seasonal. Typically we are a net user of cash in the third quarter of the calendar year (i.e., the quarter ending in September) and a net generator of cash over the balance of the year.

Our principal liquidity requirements have been, and we expect will be, for working capital and general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures, debt service and our quarterly dividend program. Currently, the quarterly dividend payment is $0.325 per share, or approximately $39.0 million per quarter. Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $155.0 to $165.0 million in 2018. We have historically satisfied our liquidity requirements with internally generated cash flows and availability under our

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revolving credit facility. We expect that our ability to generate cash from our operations and ability to borrow from our credit facilities should be sufficient to support working capital needs, planned growth, capital expenditures, debt service and dividends for the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future. We have cash in foreign accounts, primarily related to the operations of our Canadian businesses. Tax liabilities related to bringing these funds back into the United States would not be significant and have been accrued.

Statements of cash flows for the three months ended April 1, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 26, 2017

For the three months ended April 1, 2018, net cash flow decreased $172.1 million compared to a decrease in net cash flow of $211.6 million for the three months ended March 26, 2017.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $121.6 million for the three months ended April 1, 2018, and was the result of net earnings, excluding non-cash charges and credits, of $105.1 million and a decrease in working capital of $16.5 million. The decrease in working capital was primarily the result of a $20.9 million increase in accounts payable resulting from seasonality and timing of disbursements, an $11.9 million decrease in inventories resulting from the sell-down of the seasonal build from December 2017, and a $2.0 million increase in accrued trade marketing expense driven by the seasonality of our marking programs. These were partially offset by a $19.8 million increase in accounts receivable primarily driven by timing in sales, a $3.6 million decrease in accrued liabilities driven primarily by lower interest accruals, as well as a $2.1 million increase in other current assets primarily from higher prepaid expenses.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $63.0 million for the three months ended March 26, 2017, and was the result of net earnings, excluding non-cash charges and credits, of $109.9 million and an increase in working capital of $46.9 million. The increase in working capital was primarily the result of a $27.3 million decrease in accrued liabilities, primarily attributable to payments for the 2016 annual incentive plan and restructuring, a $20.7 million payment for the early settlement of interest rate hedges as a result of the 2017 Refinancing, a $11.6 million increase in accounts receivable primarily driven by timing in sales, a $8.7 million increase in inventories driven by inventory builds due to innovation and the later Easter, a $5.2 million decrease in accrued trade marketing expense driven by the seasonality of our marketing programs and a $1.9 million increase in other current assets primarily from higher prepaid tax balances. These were partially offset by a $28.7 million increase in accounts payable resulting from seasonality and timing of disbursements.

Net cash used in investing activities was $35.3 million, for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and included $35.9 million for capital expenditures partially offset by $0.6 million of other investing activities.

Net cash used in investing activities was $28.6 million, for the three months ended March 26, 2017 and included $29.2 million

for capital expenditures as well as $0.6 million in proceeds from the sale of plant assets.

Net cash used by financing activities was impacted by our 2018 Refinancing, which is explained in greater detail in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Net cash used by financing activities for the three months ended April 1, 2018 was $258.3 million and consisted of $2,250.4 million of Term Loan and other long term debt repayments, $38.6 million of dividends paid, $4.1 million of debt acquisition costs, and $5.2 million of net cash outflows for capital leases and notes payable activity, partially offset by $2,039.4 million of net proceeds from our New Tranche B and Tranche A Term Loans and $0.7 million of net cash inflows related to our equity based compensation plans.

Net cash used by financing activities was impacted by our 2017 Refinancing, which is explained in greater detail in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Net cash used by financing activities for the three months ended March 26, 2017 was $246.2 million and consisted of $2,465.7 million of Term Loan repayments, $33.6 million of dividends paid, $12.8 million of debt acquisition costs, $1.7 million of net cash outflows for capital leases and notes payable activity partially offset by $2,262.0 million of net proceeds from our new Tranche B Term Loans and $5.6 million of net cash inflows related to our equity based compensation plans.

Debt

For more information on our debt, see Note 12 of the Consolidated Financial Statements "Debt and Interest Expense".

Covenant Compliance

The following is a discussion of the financial covenants contained in our debt agreements. See section below for detailed calculation.

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Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

As discussed in more detail in Note 12 to the Financial Statements, On March 15, 2018, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, (1) entered into the First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which provided for both a six year term loan facility in the amount of $1,239.4 million (the "New Tranche B Term Loans") and a five year term loan facility in the amount of $800.0 million (the "Tranche A Term Loans") (together, the "Term Loans") (2) replaced the existing revolving credit facility with a new five year $300.0 million revolving credit facility, and (3) amended and restated the existing credit agreement (the "Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement") in its entirety to make certain other amendments and modifications (the "2018 Refinancing").

Our Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict, subject to certain exceptions, our ability to:

• incur additional indebtedness and make guarantees;

• create liens on assets;

• engage in mergers or consolidations;

• sell assets;

• pay dividends and distributions or repurchase our capital stock;

• make investments, loans and advances, including acquisitions; and

• engage in certain transactions with affiliates.

The Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also contains certain customary affirmative covenants and events of default.

5.875% Senior Notes and 4.875% Senior Notes

In April 2013, we issued the 4.875% Senior Notes. In January 2016, we issued the 5.875% Senior Notes. We refer to the 4.875% Notes and the 5.875% Notes as the "Senior Notes". The Senior Notes are general senior unsecured obligations, effectively subordinated to all of our existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing that indebtedness, and guaranteed on a full, unconditional, joint and several basis by the Company and Pinnacle Foods Finance's wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantee our other indebtedness.

The indentures governing the Senior Notes limits our (and our restricted subsidiaries’) ability to, subject to certain exceptions:

• incur additional debt or issue certain preferred shares;

• pay dividends on or make other distributions in respect of our capital stock or make other restricted payments;

• make certain investments;

• sell certain assets;

• create liens on certain assets to secure debt;

• consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets;

• enter into certain transactions with our affiliates; and

• designate our subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries.

Subject to certain exceptions, the indenture governing the Senior Notes permits us and our restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, including secured indebtedness.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Pinnacle uses the following non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its financial communications. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as supplements to the GAAP reported measures, should not be considered replacements for, or superior to, the GAAP measures and may not be comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies.

• Adjusted Gross Profit

• Adjusted Gross Profit as a % of Sales

• Adjusted EBITDA

• Adjusted Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (Adjusted EBIT)

• Covenant Compliance EBITDA

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Adjusted Gross Profit

Pinnacle defines Adjusted Gross Profit as gross profit before accelerated depreciation related to restructuring activities, certain non-cash items, acquisition, merger and other restructuring charges and other adjustments. The Company believes that the presentation of Adjusted Gross Profit is useful to investors in the evaluation of the operating performance of companies in similar industries. The Company believes this measure is useful to investors because it increases transparency and assists investors in understanding the underlying performance of the Company and in the analysis of ongoing operating trends. In addition, Adjusted Gross Profit is one of the components used to evaluate the performance of Company’s management. Such targets include, but are not limited to, measurement of sales efficiency, productivity measures and recognition of acquisition synergies.

Adjusted EBITDA

Pinnacle defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), further adjusted to exclude certain non-cash items, non-recurring items and certain other adjustment items permitted in calculating Covenant Compliance EBITDA under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indentures governing the Senior Notes. Adjusted EBITDA does not include adjustments for equity-based compensation and certain other adjustments related to acquisitions, both of which are permitted in calculating Covenant Compliance EBITDA.

Management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a key metric in the evaluation of underlying Company performance, in making financial, operating and planning decisions and, in part, in the determination of cash bonuses for its executive officers and employees. The Company believes this measure is useful to investors because it increases transparency and assists investors in understanding the underlying performance of the Company and in the analysis of ongoing operating trends. Additionally, Pinnacle believes the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with useful information, as it is an important component in determining our ability to service debt and meet any payment obligations. In addition, Pinnacle believes that Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties in their evaluation of companies, many of which present an Adjusted EBITDA measure when reporting their results although Pinnacle's calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be directly comparable to that of other companies. The Company has historically reported Adjusted EBITDA to analysts and investors and believes that its continued inclusion provides consistency in financial reporting and enables analysts and investors to perform meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results.

Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to operating or net earnings (loss), determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance, as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indicator of cash flows, or as a measure of liquidity.

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (Adjusted EBIT)

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest and Taxes is provided because the Company believes it is useful information in understanding our EBIT results by improving the comparability of year-to-year results. Additionally, Adjusted EBIT provides transparent and useful information to management, investors, analysts and other parties in evaluating and assessing the Company and its segments, primary operating results from period to period after removing the impact of unusual, non-operational or restructuring-related activities that affect comparability. Adjusted EBIT is one of the measures management uses for planning and budgeting, monitoring and evaluating financial and operating results and in the analysis of ongoing operating trends.

Covenant Compliance EBITDA

Covenant Compliance EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to exclude non-cash items, extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring items and other adjustment items permitted in calculating Covenant Compliance EBITDA under the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the indenture governing the Senior Notes. We believe that the inclusion of supplementary adjustments to EBITDA applied in presenting Covenant Compliance EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors to demonstrate compliance with our financial covenants.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Covenant Compliance EBITDA do not represent net earnings or (loss) or cash flow from operations as those terms are defined by GAAP and do not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. In particular, the definitions of Covenant Compliance EBITDA in the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indentures allow the Company to add back certain non-cash, extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges that are deducted in calculating net earnings or loss. However, these are expenses that may recur, vary greatly and are difficult to predict. While EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Covenant Compliance EBITDA and similar measures are frequently used as measures of operations and the ability to meet debt service requirements, they are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to the potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation.

Pursuant to the terms of the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC is required to maintain a ratio of Net First Lien Secured Debt to Covenant Compliance EBITDA of no greater than 5.75 to 1.00. Net First Lien Secured

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Debt is defined as Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC's aggregate consolidated secured indebtedness secured on a first lien basis, less the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents.

In addition, under the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the indenture governing the Senior Notes, our ability to engage in activities such as incurring additional indebtedness, making investments and paying dividends is tied to the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (which is currently the same as the ratio of Net First Lien Secured Debt to Covenant Compliance EBITDA described above), in the case of the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, or to the ratio of Covenant Compliance EBITDA to fixed charges for the most recently concluded four consecutive fiscal quarters, in the case of the Senior Notes. We believe that these covenants are material terms of these agreements and that information about the covenants is material to an investor's understanding our financial performance. As of April 1, 2018, we were in compliance with all covenants and other obligations under the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the indentures governing the Senior Notes.

Our ability to meet the covenants specified above in future periods will depend on events beyond our control, and we cannot assure you that we will meet those ratios. A breach of any of these covenants in the future could result in a default under, or an inability to undertake certain activities in compliance with, the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the indentures governing the Senior Notes, at which time the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable. Any such acceleration would also result in a default under the indentures governing the Senior Notes.

The following table provides a reconciliation from our net earnings to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Covenant Compliance EBITDA for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The terms and related calculations are defined in the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the indentures governing the Senior Notes.

(thousands of dollars)	Three months ended				Fiscal Year Ended
	April 1, 2018		March 26, 2017		December 31, 2017
Net earnings	$	56,914	$	23,149	$	532,221
Interest expense, net	41,682		80,716		169,434
Income tax expense	17,105		7,343		(252,999		)
Depreciation and amortization expense	26,888		27,088		132,887
EBITDA	$	142,589	$	138,296	$	581,543
Non-cash items (a)	1,133		1,762		69,576
Acquisition, merger and other restructuring charges (b)	4,342		6,827		24,038
Adjusted EBITDA	$	148,064	$	146,885	$	675,157
Garden Protein and Boulder Brands acquisition adjustments (1)	20,535		21,915		4,000
Non-cash equity-based compensation charges (2)	4,279		4,109		18,728
Covenant Compliance EBITDA	$	172,878	$	172,909	$	697,885
Last twelve months Covenant Compliance EBITDA	$	697,854

(1) For the three months ended April 1, 2018, represents net cost savings projected to be realized from acquisition synergies from the Boulder Brands acquisition, calculated consistent with the definition of Covenant Compliance EBITDA. For the three months ended March 26, 2017 and fiscal 2017, represents net cost savings projected to be realized from acquisition synergies from the Boulder Brands and Garden Protein acquisitions, calculated consistent with the definition of Covenant Compliance EBITDA.

(2) Represents non-cash compensation charges related to the granting of equity awards that occur in the normal course of business.

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(a) Non-cash items are comprised of the following:

(thousands of dollars)	Three months ended					Fiscal Year Ended
	April 1, 2018		March 26, 2017			December 31, 2017
Unrealized losses resulting from hedging activities (1)	$	608	$	1,995		$	223
Tradename impairment charges (2)	—		—			66,530
Foreign exchange (gains)/losses (3)	525		(233		)	(1,484		)
Wind down of Boulder Brands UK operations (4)	—		—			(771		)
Aunt Jemima and other frozen breakfast products exit (5)	—		—			5,078
Total non-cash items	$	1,133	$	1,762		$	69,576

(1) Represents non-cash losses resulting from mark-to-market obligations under derivative contracts.

(2) For fiscal 2017, represents tradename impairment on Aunt Jemima ($27.4 million), Celeste ($24.8 million), Snyder of Berlin ($6.5 million), Nalley ($4.2 million), Bernstein ($3.1 million) and Swanson ($0.5 million).

(3) Represents foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from intra-entity loans that are anticipated to be settled in the foreseeable future.

(4) Represents adjustments resulting from the voluntary wind-down of the Boulder Brands private-label gluten-free bakery operation which was based in the United Kingdom.

(5) Primarily represents charges to adjust inventory to net realizable value resulting from the exit of the business.

(b) Acquisition, merger and other restructuring charges are comprised of the following:

(thousands of dollars)	Three months ended				Fiscal Year Ended
	April 1, 2018		March 26, 2017		December 31, 2017
Restructuring charges, integration costs and other business optimization expenses (1)	3,592		5,850		16,107
Employee severance (2)	750		977		3,607
Aunt Jemima and other frozen breakfast products exit (3)	—		—		4,324
Total acquisition, merger and other restructuring charges	$	4,342	$	6,827	$	24,038

(1) For the three months ended April 1, 2018, primarily represents integration costs of the Beaver Dam acquisition. For the three months ended March 26, 2017 and for fiscal 2017, primarily represents integration costs of the Garden Protein and Boulder Brands acquisitions.

(2) Represents severance costs for terminated employees not related to business acquisitions.

(3) Primarily represents employee termination costs and contract termination fees resulting from the exit of the business.

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Our covenant requirements and actual ratios for the twelve months ended April 1, 2018 are as follows:

	Covenant Requirement	Actual Ratio
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Net First Lien Leverage Ratio (1)	5.75 to 1.00	2.86
Total Leverage Ratio (2)	Not applicable	3.86
Senior Notes (3)
Minimum Covenant Compliance EBITDA to fixed charges ratio required to incur additional debt pursuant to ratio provisions (4)	2.00 to 1.00	6.05

(1) Pursuant to the terms of the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC is required to maintain a ratio of Net First Lien Secured Debt to Covenant Compliance EBITDA of no greater than 5.75 to 1.00. Net First Lien Secured Debt is defined as Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC's aggregate consolidated secured indebtedness secured on a first lien priority basis, less the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents.

(2) The Total Leverage Ratio is not a financial covenant but is used to determine the applicable margin rate under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The interest rate on Tranche A Term Loans will decrease by 0.125 percent after we have attained a Total Leverage Ratio of less than 3.75 to 1.00. The Total Leverage Ratio is calculated by dividing consolidated total debt less the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents by Covenant Compliance EBITDA.

(3) Our ability to incur additional debt and make certain restricted payments under the indentures governing the Senior Notes, subject to specified exceptions, is tied to a Covenant Compliance EBITDA to fixed charges ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00.

(4) Fixed charges is defined in the indenture governing the Senior Notes as (i) consolidated interest expense (excluding specified items) plus consolidated capitalized interest less consolidated interest income, plus (ii) cash dividends and distributions paid on preferred stock or disqualified stock.

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Pinnacle Foods Inc.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures (Unaudited)

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit as a % of sales

(thousands)

	Three months ended						Fiscal Year Ended
	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017			December 31, 2017
Gross profit	$	206,430		$	210,573		$	868,148
Accelerated depreciation expense - Aunt Jemima and other frozen breakfast products exit	—			—			22,554
Depreciation expense - Acquisition integration	458			—			—
Non-cash items (a)	608			1,995			5,301
Acquisition, merger and other restructuring charges (b)	3,713			5,286			17,171
Adjusted Gross Profit	$	211,209		$	217,854		$	913,174
Adjusted Gross Profit as a % of sales	27.1		%	28.4		%	29.0		%

(a) Non-cash items are comprised of the following:

(thousands of dollars)	Three months ended				Fiscal Year Ended
	April 1, 2018		March 26, 2017		December 31, 2017
Unrealized losses resulting from hedging activities (1)	$	608	$	1,995	$	223
Aunt Jemima and other frozen breakfast products exit (2)	—		—		5,078
Non-cash items	$	608	$	1,995	$	5,301

(1) Represents non-cash losses resulting from mark-to-market obligations under derivative contracts.

(2) Primarily represents charges to adjust inventory to net realizable value resulting from the exit of the business.

(b) Acquisition, merger and other restructuring charges are comprised of the following:

(thousands of dollars)	Three months ended				Fiscal Year Ended
	April 1, 2018		March 26, 2017		December 31, 2017
Restructuring charges, integration costs and other business optimization expenses (1)	2,963		5,016		11,192
Employee severance (2)	750		270		1,655
Aunt Jemima and other frozen breakfast products exit (3)	—		—		$	4,324
Total acquisition, merger and other restructuring charges	$	3,713	$	5,286	$	17,171

(1) For the three months ended April 1, 2018, primarily represents integration costs of the Beaver Dam acquisition. For the three months ended March 26, 2017 and for fiscal 2017, primarily represents integration costs of the Garden Protein and Boulder Brands acquisitions.

(2) Represents severance costs for terminated employees not related to business acquisitions.

(3) Primarily represents employee termination costs and contract termination fees resulting from the exit of the business.

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Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures (Unaudited)

Adjusted EBIT (1)

(thousands)

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018		March 26, 2017
Net earnings (as reported)	$	56,914	$	23,149
Interest expense, net	41,682		80,716
Provision for income taxes	17,105		7,343
Earnings before interest and taxes (as reported)	115,701		111,208
Accelerated amortization expense - gardein Private Label business exit	—		656
Depreciation expense - acquisition integration	458		—
Non-cash items
Unrealized losses resulting from hedging (2)	608		1,995
Foreign exchange (gains)/losses (3)	525		(233		)
Acquisition, merger and other restructuring charges
Restructuring and integration costs (4)	3,592		5,850
Employee severance (5)	750		977
Adjusted EBIT	$	121,634	$	120,453

(1) Excludes Boulder Brands and Garden Protein anticipated synergies which are included in calculating Covenant compliance.

(2) Represents non-cash losses resulting from mark-to-market obligations under derivative contracts.

(3) Represents foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from intra-entity loans that are anticipated to be settled in the foreseeable future.

(4) For the three months ended April 1, 2018, primarily represents integration costs of the Beaver Dam acquisition. For the three months ended March 26, 2017 and for fiscal 2017, primarily represents integration costs of the Garden Protein and Boulder Brands acquisitions.

(5) Represents severance costs for terminated employees not related to business acquisitions.

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Pinnacle Foods Inc.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures (Unaudited)

Adjusted Net Interest Expense

(thousands)

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Interest expense	$	41,894		$	80,731
Interest income	212			15
Net Interest Expense (as reported)	41,682			80,716
Cash settlement of hedges related to refinancing	—			(20,722		)
Non-cash recognition of deferred costs related to refinancing	(10,913		)	(28,494		)
Other expenses related to refinancing	—			(235		)
Adjusted Net Interest Expense	$	30,769		$	31,265

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Pinnacle Foods Inc.

Reconciliation from Reported to Adjusted Segment EBIT Amounts (unaudited)

For the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017 (thousands)

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Earnings before interest & taxes - Reported
Frozen	$	53,711		$	50,922
Grocery	49,748			51,807
Boulder	11,851			6,672
Specialty	8,216			8,888
Unallocated corporate expenses	(7,825		)	(7,081		)
Total	$	115,701		$	111,208
Adjustments (Non GAAP - See separate table)
Frozen	$	4,276		$	944
Grocery	754			958
Boulder	776			6,506
Specialty	127			837
Unallocated corporate expenses	—			—
Total	$	5,933		$	9,245
Earnings before interest & taxes - Adjusted (Non GAAP - See separate discussion and tables)
Frozen	$	57,987		$	51,866
Grocery	50,502			52,765
Boulder	12,627			13,178
Specialty	8,343			9,725
Unallocated corporate expenses	(7,825		)	(7,081		)
Total	$	121,634		$	120,453

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Pinnacle Foods Inc.

Reconciliation from Reported to Adjusted Segment Amounts

Supplemental Schedule of Adjustments Detail (unaudited)

For the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017

(millions)

	Adjustments to Earnings Before Interest and Taxes
	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018		March 26, 2017
Frozen
Restructuring and acquisition integration charges	$	3.7	$	—
Employee severance	0.3		0.1
Unrealized mark-to-market loss/(gain)	0.3		0.8
Total Frozen	$	4.3	$	0.9
Grocery
Restructuring and acquisition integration charges	$	0.3	$	—
Employee severance	0.3		0.1
Unrealized mark-to-market loss/(gain)	0.2		0.9
Total Grocery	$	0.8	$	1.0
Boulder
Restructuring and acquisition integration charges	$	0.6	$	5.6
Employee severance	0.1		0.7
Unrealized mark-to-market loss/(gain)	0.1		0.2
Total Boulder	$	0.8	$	6.5
Specialty
Employee severance	$	0.1	$	—
Unrealized mark-to-market loss/(gain)	—		0.1
Accelerated amortization due to the exit of the gardein Private Label business	—		0.7
Total Specialty	$	0.1	$	0.8

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Contractual Commitments

Our contractual commitments consist mainly of payments related to long-term debt and related interest, operating and capital lease payments, certain take-or-pay arrangements entered into as part of the normal course of business and pension obligations. Refer to the “Contractual Commitments” section of the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2018 for details on our contractual obligations and commitments.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of April 1, 2018, we did not have any off-balance sheet obligations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We have disclosed in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2018, those accounting policies that we consider to be significant in determining our results of operations and financial condition. There have been no material changes to those policies that we consider to be significant since the filing of the 10-K. We believe that the accounting principles utilized in preparing our unaudited consolidated financial statements conform in all material respects to GAAP.

ITEM 3:     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Risk Management Strategy

We are exposed to certain risks arising from both our business operations and economic conditions. We principally manage our exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of our core business activities. We manage economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of our debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange risk and commodity price risk. Specifically, we enter into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodity prices. Please refer to Note 14 of the Consolidated Financial Statements "Financial Instruments" for additional details regarding our derivatives and refer to Note 12 of the Consolidated Financial Statements "Debt and Interest Expense" for additional details regarding our debt instruments. There were no significant changes in our exposures to market risk since December 31, 2017.

See “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2018.

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ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of April 1, 2018. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of April 1, 2018, at a level of reasonable assurance.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2018 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

ITEM 1:LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

No material legal proceedings are currently pending.

ITEM 1A:RISK FACTORS

Our risk factors are summarized under the “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2018. There have been no material changes to our risk factors since the filing of the Form 10-K.

ITEM 2:UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None

ITEM 3:DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4:MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None

ITEM 5:OTHER INFORMATION

None    

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ITEM 6:     EXHIBITS

See the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page hereto, which Exhibit Index is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

PINNACLE FOODS INC.

By:	/s/ Craig Steeneck
Name:	Craig Steeneck
Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Authorized Officer)
Date:	May 3, 2018

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PINNACLE FOODS INC.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Filed Herewith	Incorporated by Reference from Form	Exhibit	Filing Date
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Pinnacle Foods Inc.		8-K	3.1	4/3/2013
3.2	Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Pinnacle Foods Inc.		8-K	3.1	2/16/2016
4.1	Form of Stock Certificate for Common Stock		S-1/A	4.1	3/7/2013
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer	X
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	X
32.1**	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	X
32.2**	Certification of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (A)	X
101.1	The following materials are formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings, (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity, (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, and (vii) document and entity information.	X

**This certification will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Mark Clouse, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Pinnacle Foods Inc. (the “Registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	May 3, 2018
	/s/ MARK CLOUSE
	Mark Clouse
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Craig Steeneck, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Pinnacle Foods Inc. (the “Registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	May 3, 2018
	/s/ CRAIG STEENECK
	Craig Steeneck
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Pinnacle Foods Inc. (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Mark Clouse, Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date:	May 3, 2018
	/s/ MARK CLOUSE
	Mark Clouse
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Pinnacle Foods Inc. (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Craig Steeneck, Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date:	May 3, 2018
	/s/ CRAIG STEENECK
	Craig Steeneck
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001564822
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Apr. 01, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		119,171,745

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 778,832	$ 766,074
Cost of products sold	572,402	555,501
Gross profit	206,430	210,573
Operating expenses
Marketing and selling expenses	49,227	55,594
Administrative expenses	34,674	36,011
Research and development expenses	4,764	4,021
Other expense, net	2,865	4,230
Total operating (income) expenses	91,530	99,856
Operating income	114,900	110,717
Non-operating income	801	491
Earnings before interest and taxes	115,701	111,208
Interest expense	41,894	80,731
Interest income	212	15
Earnings before income taxes	74,019	30,492
Provision for income taxes	17,105	7,343
Net earnings	56,914	23,149
Less: Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interest	0	223
Net earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries common shareholders	$ 56,914	$ 22,926
Net earnings per share attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries common shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.20
Weighted average shares outstanding- basic (in shares)	118,496,215	117,623,753
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.19
Weighted average shares outstanding- diluted (in shares)	119,812,732	119,331,548
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.325000	$ 0.285000

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 56,914	$ 23,149
Foreign currency translation:
Foreign currency translation adjustments, Pre-tax amount	(2,178)	1,113
Foreign currency translation adjustments, Tax (expense) benefit	0	0
Foreign currency translation adjustments, After-tax amount	(2,178)	1,113
Cash-flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period, Pre-tax amount	13,605	495
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period, Tax (expense) benefit	(3,464)	(192)
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period, After-tax amount	10,141	303
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net earnings, Pre-tax amount	(71)	21,875
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net earnings, Tax (expense) benefit	17	(8,351)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net earnings, After-tax amount	(54)	13,524
Pension:
Reclassification of net actuarial loss included in net earnings, Pre-tax amount	259	269
Reclassification of net actuarial loss included in net earnings, Tax (expense) benefit	(64)	(102)
Reclassification of net actuarial loss included in net earnings, After-tax amount	195	167
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), Pre-tax amount	11,615	23,752
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), Tax (expense) benefit	(3,511)	(8,645)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss)/income	8,104	15,107
Total comprehensive earnings	65,018	38,256
Less: Comprehensive earnings attributable to non-controlling interest	0	223
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subsidiaries	$ 65,018	$ 38,033

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 77,684	$ 249,828
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $10,359 and $10,036, respectively	301,218	281,622
Inventories	477,342	489,806
Other current assets	17,489	11,061
Total current assets	873,733	1,032,317
Plant assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $545,125 and $566,202, respectively	740,265	739,713
Tradenames	2,463,255	2,463,374
Other assets, net	169,398	164,899
Goodwill	2,176,391	2,177,961
Total assets	6,423,042	6,578,264
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	1,566	2,739
Current portion of long-term obligations	53,331	33,934
Accounts payable	327,668	323,062
Accrued trade marketing expense	41,060	38,975
Accrued liabilities	129,466	122,131
Dividends payable	40,884	40,470
Total current liabilities	593,975	561,311
Long-term debt	2,703,733	2,925,594
Pension and other postretirement benefits	52,142	53,251
Other long-term liabilities	33,885	34,037
Deferred tax liabilities	632,941	623,833
Total liabilities	4,016,676	4,198,026
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle preferred stock: $.01 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	0	0
Pinnacle common stock: par value $.01 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized; issued 120,186,810 and 120,018,215, respectively	1,202	1,200
Additional paid-in-capital	1,453,171	1,453,054
Retained earnings	1,010,472	987,238
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(27,475)	(30,250)
Capital stock in treasury, at cost, 1,000,000 common shares	(32,110)	(32,110)
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and subsidiaries shareholders' equity	2,405,260	2,379,132
Non-controlling interest	1,106	1,106
Total Equity	2,406,366	2,380,238
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,423,042	$ 6,578,264

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance	$ 10,359	$ 10,036
Plant assets, accumulated depreciation	$ 545,125	$ 566,202
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	120,186,810	120,018,215
Treasury shares (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities
Net earnings	$ 56,914	$ 23,149
Non-cash charges (credits) to net earnings
Depreciation and amortization	26,888	27,088
Amortization of debt acquisition costs and discount on term loan	871	1,580
Recognition of deferred costs related to refinancing	10,913	28,494
Change in value of financial instruments, including amounts reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss from settlement of hedges	608	22,724
Equity-based compensation charges	4,279	4,109
Pension expense, net of contributions	(914)	(634)
Other long-term liabilities	(704)	(1,473)
Foreign exchange losses/(gains)	525	(233)
Deferred income taxes	5,697	5,058
Changes in working capital
Other liabilities - cash settlement of hedges related to refinancing	0	(20,722)
Accounts receivable	(19,835)	(11,583)
Inventories	11,913	(8,747)
Accrued trade marketing expense	2,020	(5,220)
Accounts payable	20,915	28,680
Accrued liabilities	3,601	(27,328)
Other current assets	(2,113)	(1,949)
Net cash provided by operating activities	121,578	62,993
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(35,876)	(29,243)
Proceeds from sale of plant assets	0	679
Other investing	608	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(35,268)	(28,564)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from bank term loans	2,039,380	2,262,000
Repayments of long-term obligations	(2,250,359)	(2,465,700)
Proceeds from short-term borrowings	0	1,634
Repayments of short-term borrowings	(1,173)	(1,068)
Repayment of capital lease obligations	(4,036)	(2,224)
Dividends paid	(38,595)	(33,602)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	762	5,894
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(99)	(303)
Debt acquisition costs	(4,145)	(12,810)
Net cash used in financing activities	(258,265)	(246,179)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(189)	128
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(172,144)	(211,622)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	249,828	353,076
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	77,684	141,454
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid	32,987	35,479
Interest received	591	15
Income taxes paid	1,747	2,512
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
New capital leases	4,909	4,822
Dividends payable	40,884	35,600
Accrued additions to plant assets	$ 14,504	$ 13,681

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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Total Shareholders' Equity	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid In Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Non-Controlling Interest
Balance, beginning (in shares) at Dec. 25, 2016				119,127,269	(1,000,000)
Balance, beginning at Dec. 25, 2016		$ 1,948,942	$ 1,948,008	$ 1,191	$ (32,110)	$ 1,429,447	$ 601,049	$ (51,569)	$ 934
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity-based compensation plans (in shares)				295,485
Equity-based compensation plans		9,701	9,701	$ 3		9,698
Dividends	[1]	(33,972)	(33,972)				(33,972)
Non-controlling interest in acquisition		223							223
Comprehensive earnings		38,256	38,256				23,149	15,107
Balance, ending (in shares) at Mar. 26, 2017				119,422,754	(1,000,000)
Balance, ending at Mar. 26, 2017		1,963,150	1,961,993	$ 1,194	$ (32,110)	1,439,145	590,226	(36,462)	1,157
Balance, beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017				120,018,215	(1,000,000)
Balance, beginning at Dec. 31, 2017		2,380,238	2,379,132	$ 1,200	$ (32,110)	1,453,054	987,238	(30,250)	1,106
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity-based compensation plans (in shares)				168,595
Equity-based compensation plans		119	119	$ 2		117
Dividends	[2]	(39,009)	(39,009)				(39,009)
Comprehensive earnings		65,018	65,018				56,914	8,104
Balance, ending (in shares) at Apr. 01, 2018				120,186,810	(1,000,000)
Balance, ending at Apr. 01, 2018		$ 2,406,366	$ 2,405,260	$ 1,202	$ (32,110)	$ 1,453,171	1,010,472	(27,475)	$ 1,106
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Reclassification of tax effects relating to U.S. tax reform							$ 5,329	$ (5,329)

[1] $0.285 per share declared February 2017

[2] $0.325 per share declared February 2018

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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Dividends paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.325	$ 0.285
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.325000	$ 0.285000

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Summary of Business Activities

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Summary of Business Activities

Summary of Business Activities

Business Overview

Pinnacle Foods Inc. ("Pinnacle" or the "Company") is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high quality, branded convenience food products, the products and operations of which are managed and reported in four operating segments: (i) Frozen, (ii) Grocery, (iii) Boulder and (iv) Specialty.

The Frozen segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company's frozen brands, including vegetables (Birds Eye), complete bagged meals (Birds Eye Voila! and Birds Eye Signature Skillets), full-calorie single-serve frozen dinners and entrées (Hungry-Man), prepared seafood (Van de Kamp's and Mrs. Paul's), frozen and refrigerated bagels (Lender's) and pizza for one (Celeste). The Frozen segment also includes all of the Company’s business in Canada, including those of the Garden Protein International and Boulder Brands acquisitions. The Grocery segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company's grocery brands, including cake/ brownie mixes and frostings (Duncan Hines), shelf-stable pickles (Vlasic), salad dressings (Wish-Bone, Western and Bernstein’s), table syrups (Log Cabin and Mrs. Butterworth's), refrigerated and shelf-stable spreads (Smart Balance), canned meat (Armour, Nalley and Brooks), pie and pastry fillings (Duncan Hines Comstock and Wilderness), and barbecue sauces (Open Pit). The Boulder segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company's health and wellness lifestyle brands including gluten-free products (Udi's and Glutino), natural frozen meal offerings (EVOL), plant-based refrigerated and shelf-stable spreads (Earth Balance) and plant-based protein frozen products (gardein). The Specialty Foods segment includes the Company’s snack products (Tim's Cascade and Snyder of Berlin) and all of its U.S. foodservice and private label businesses, including those of the Garden Protein International and Boulder Brands acquisitions.

History and Current Ownership

On April 2, 2007, the Company was acquired by, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of, Peak Holdings LLC (“Peak Holdings”), an entity controlled by investment funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone”). Blackstone owned, through Peak Holdings, approximately 98% of the common stock of the Company. 

As of the launch of our initial public offering on April 3, 2013 (the “IPO”), we were controlled by Blackstone. Effective September 12, 2014, as a result of Blackstone’s reduced ownership in the Company, we no longer qualified as a “controlled company” under applicable New York Stock Exchange listing standards. On May 8, 2015, Blackstone sold their final 5,000,000 shares in an underwritten public offering. Upon completion of the offering, Blackstone no longer beneficially owned any of the Company's outstanding common stock and subsequently resigned from the Company's Board of Directors.

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Interim Financial Statements

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Interim Financial Statements [Abstract]

Interim Financial Statements

Interim Financial Statements

Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of April 1, 2018, the results of operations for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, and the cash flows for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017. The results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

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Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisition of a frozen warehouse and vegetable packaging business (the "Beaver Dam acquisition")

On December 15, 2017, the Company acquired a frozen warehouse and vegetable packaging business located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin from Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc. The cost of the acquisition was $37.5 million, which was paid in cash. Goodwill, which is not subject to amortization, has a book value of $10.7 million, all of which is deductible for tax purposes. The entire acquisition was allocated to the Frozen segment. Transaction costs of approximately $0.1 million incurred in connection with the acquisition were expensed as incurred and recorded in Other expense (income) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. These costs primarily relate to legal and other professional fees.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the total cost of the acquisition to the assets acquired:

Assets acquired
Land	$	700
Buildings	22,043
Plant assets	4,091
Goodwill	10,653
Total cost of acquisition	$	37,487

Unaudited pro forma revenue and net earnings related to the acquisition are not presented because the pro forma impact is not

material.

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Revenue Recognition

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition

Revenue recognition

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," and all the related amendments (Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606) using the modified retrospective method of adoption. ASC 606 consists of a comprehensive revenue recognition standard, which requires the recognition of revenue when promised goods are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled.

The Company recognizes revenue when obligations under the terms of a contract with its customer are satisfied; generally, this occurs with the transfer of control of its products. Revenue is measured as the amount of net consideration expected to be received in exchange for transferring products. Revenue from product sales is governed primarily by customer pricing and trade marketing agreements (see further discussion below) and related purchase orders (“contracts”) which specify shipping terms and certain aspects of the transaction price including rebates, discounts and other sales incentives, such as trade marketing programs and product introductory fees. Contracts are at standalone pricing. The performance obligation in these contracts is determined by each of the individual purchase orders and the respective stated quantities, with revenue being recognized at a point in time when obligations under the terms of the agreement are satisfied. This generally occurs with the transfer of control of our products to the customer and the product is shipped. Sales, value add, and other taxes we collect concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. The Company's customers have an implicit and explicit right to return non-conforming products. A provision for payment discounts and product return allowances, which is estimated based upon the expected value method, is recorded as a reduction of sales in the same period that the revenue is recognized.

Trade marketing expense, consisting primarily of customer pricing allowances and merchandising funds are offered through various programs to customers and are designed to promote our products. They include the cost of in-store product displays, feature pricing in retailers' advertisements and other temporary price reductions. These programs are offered to our customers both in fixed and variable (rate per case) amounts. The ultimate cost of these programs depends on retailer performance and is the subject of management estimates.

Certain retailers require the payment of product introductory fees in order to obtain space for the Company's products on the retailer's store shelves. This cost is typically a lump sum and is determined using the expected value based on the contract between the two parties.

Both trade marketing expense and product introductory fees are recognized as reductions of revenue at the time the transfer of control of the associated products occurs. Accruals for expected payouts under these programs are included as accrued trade marketing expense in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Consumer coupon redemption expenses are costs from the redemption of coupons we circulate as part of our marketing efforts. They are also recognized as reductions of net sales when the coupons are issued. Estimates of coupon redemption costs are based upon programs offered, timing of those offers, estimated redemption/usage rates from historical performance and current economic trends. These obligations are included in accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The Company discloses revenue by reportable segment, geographical region and product type. A reconciliation of these disaggregated revenues is provided in Note 16, Segments.

The adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on Pinnacle's consolidated results of operations for the three months ended April 1, 2018.

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Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The authoritative guidance for financial assets and liabilities discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The guidance utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions.

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities subject to recurring fair value measurements and the required disclosures are as follows:

	April 1, 2018		Fair Value Measurements Using Fair Value Hierarchy						December 31, 2017		Fair Value Measurements Using Fair Value Hierarchy
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3				Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Interest rate derivatives	$	20,965	$	—	$	20,965	$	—	$	8,194	$	—	$	8,194	$	—
Foreign currency derivatives	15		—		15		—		—		—		—		—
Commodity derivatives	1,849		—		1,849		—		2,615		—		2,615		—
Total assets at fair value	$	22,829	$	—	$	22,829	$	—	$	10,809	$	—	$	10,809	$	—
Liabilities
Interest rate derivatives	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Foreign currency derivatives	1		—		1		—		750		—		750		—
Commodity derivatives	178		—		178		—		336		—		336		—
Total liabilities at fair value	$	179	$	—	$	179	$	—	$	1,086	$	—	$	1,086	$	—

The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange risk and commodity price risk.

The valuations of these instruments are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate, commodity, and foreign exchange forward curves. The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments (or receipts) and the discounted expected variable cash receipts (or payments). The variable cash receipts (or payments) are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. To comply with the provisions of the authoritative guidance for fair value disclosure, the Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own non-performance risk and the respective counterparty’s non-performance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of non-performance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts and guarantees. Other than the Tradename discussed below, the Company had no fair value measurements based upon significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of April 1, 2018 or December 31, 2017.

In addition to the instruments named above, the Company also makes fair value measurements in connection with any goodwill and tradename impairment testing. These measurements fall into Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Other Expense, net

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Expense, net

Other Expense, net

Other Expense (Income), net

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018		March 26, 2017
Other expense, net consists of:
Amortization of intangibles/other assets	$	2,328	$	4,542
Foreign exchange losses/(gains)	525		(233		)
Royalty income and other	12		(79		)
Total other expense, net	$	2,865	$	4,230

Foreign exchange gains. These represent foreign exchange gains from intra-entity loans resulting from the Company's November 2014 Garden Protein acquisition that are anticipated to be settled in the foreseeable future.

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Equity-Based Compensation Expense and Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Equity-Based Compensation Expense and Earnings Per Share

Equity-Based Compensation Expense and Earnings Per Share

Equity-based Compensation

The Company currently grants equity awards under the Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”). Equity-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the fair value of the portion of equity-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest during the period. As equity-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. The authoritative guidance for equity-based compensation requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

Expense Information

The following table summarizes equity-based compensation expense which was allocated as follows:

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Cost of products sold	$	606		$	515
Marketing and selling expenses	509			1,167
Administrative expenses	2,987			2,307
Research and development expenses	177			120
Pre-tax equity-based compensation expense	4,279			4,109
Income tax benefit	(851		)	(1,561		)
Net equity-based compensation expense	$	3,428		$	2,548

Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan

In connection with the IPO, the Company adopted an equity incentive plan (the “2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan”) providing for the issuance of up to 11,300,000 shares of common stock. On May 25, 2016, the Company’ shareholders approved the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan”). Awards granted under this plan include equity options, non-vested shares and restricted stock units ("RSU's"), the majority of which vest in full three years from the date of grant. The Company also grants nonvested performance shares ("PS's") and performance share units ("PSU's") both of which vest based on achievement of total shareholder return performance goals. Under the program, awards of PS's and PSU's will be earned by comparing the company's total shareholder return during a three-year period to the respective total shareholder returns of companies in a performance peer group. Based upon the company's ranking in the performance peer group, a recipient of PS's or PSU's may earn a total award ranging from 0% to 200% of the initial grant.

During the first quarter of 2018, as part of our ongoing equity compensation program:

• We granted 439,110 nonqualified stock options with grant date fair values of $10.06 and exercise prices of $54.10 using the BlackScholes pricing method to value the awards.

• We granted 141,628 PSU's with grant date fair values of $60.30 using the Monte Carlo simulation model to value the awards.

• We granted 185,241 RSU's with grant date fair values of $55.29, which was the average closing price of our stock on the dates of grant.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net earnings or loss for common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share are calculated by dividing net earnings by weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period plus dilutive potential common shares, which are determined as follows:

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018	March 26, 2017
Weighted-average common shares	118,496,215	117,623,753
Effect of dilutive securities:	1,316,517	1,707,795
Dilutive potential common shares	119,812,732	119,331,548

Dilutive potential common shares are calculated in accordance with the treasury stock method, which assumes that proceeds from the exercise of all options are used to repurchase common stock at market value. The amount of shares remaining after the proceeds are exhausted represents the potentially dilutive effect of the securities. For the three months ended April 1, 2018, and March 26, 2017 conversion of securities totaling 318,583, and 20,904, respectively, into common share equivalents were excluded from this calculation as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Equity [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of the following:

	Currency translation adjustments			Gains (Losses) on cash flow hedges			Change in pensions			Total
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	2,095		$	6,571		$	(38,916	)	$	(30,250	)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassification	(2,178		)	10,141			—			7,963
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			(54		)	195			141
Net current period other comprehensive (loss)/income	(2,178		)	10,087			195			8,104
Adoption of ASU 2018-02	—			1,088			(6,417		)	(5,329		)
Balance, April 1, 2018	$	(83	)	$	17,746		$	(45,138	)	$	(27,475	)

	Currency translation adjustments			Gains (Losses) on cash flow hedges			Change in pensions			Total
Balance, December 25, 2016	$	(3,989	)	$	(8,234	)	$	(39,346	)	$	(51,569	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification	1,113			303			—			1,416
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			13,524			167			13,691
Net current period other comprehensive (loss)/income	1,113			13,827			167			15,107
Balance, March 26, 2017	$	(2,876	)	$	5,593		$	(39,179	)	$	(36,462	)

The following table presents amounts reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("AOCL") and into Net earnings for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, respectively.

	Amounts Reclassified from AOCL
	Three months ended
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017				Reclassified from AOCL to:
Gains and (losses) on financial instrument contracts
Interest rate contracts	$	145		$	(21,774	)		Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts	(74		)	(101		)		Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax	71			(21,875		)
Tax (expense) benefit	(17		)	8,351				Provision for income taxes
Net of tax	54			(13,524		)
Pension actuarial assumption adjustments
Amortization of actuarial loss	(259		)	(269		)	(a)	Cost of products sold
Tax benefit	64			102				Provision for income taxes
Net of tax	(195		)	(167		)
Net reclassifications into net earnings	$	(141	)	$	(13,691	)

(a) This is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 13 for additional details).

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Balance Sheet Information

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Balance Sheet Information

Balance Sheet Information

Accounts Receivable. Customer accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for cash discounts, returns and bad debts is the Company's best estimate of these amounts. The Company determines the allowance based on historical discounts taken and write-off experience. The Company reviews its allowance for doubtful accounts quarterly. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when the Company concludes it is probable the receivable will not be recovered. The Company does not have any off-balance sheet credit exposure related to its customers. Accounts receivable are as follows:

	April 1, 2018			December 31, 2017
Customers	$	300,735		$	280,086
Allowances for cash discounts, bad debts and returns	(10,359		)	(10,036		)
Subtotal	290,376			270,050
Other receivables	10,842			11,572
Total	$	301,218		$	281,622

Inventories. Inventories are as follows:

	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Raw materials	$	86,078	$	78,567
Work in progress (1)	47,878		65,800
Finished product	343,386		345,439
Total	$	477,342	$	489,806

(1) Work in progress is primarily agricultural inventory.

The Company has various purchase commitments for raw materials and certain finished products within the ordinary course of business. Such commitments are not at prices in excess of current market prices.

Plant Assets. Plant assets are as follows:

	April 1, 2018			December 31, 2017
Land	$	15,648		$	15,648
Buildings	327,384			327,501
Machinery and equipment	879,320			898,728
Projects in progress	63,038			64,038
Subtotal	1,285,390			1,305,915
Accumulated depreciation	(545,125		)	(566,202		)
Total	$	740,265		$	739,713

Depreciation was $24.6 million and $22.5 million during the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, respectively. As of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017, Plant Assets included assets under capital lease with a book value of $47.6 million and $44.6 million (net of accumulated depreciation of $19.5 million and $18.6 million), respectively.

Accrued Liabilities. Accrued liabilities are as follows:

	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Employee compensation and benefits	$	43,105	$	39,699
Interest payable	16,317		19,254
Consumer coupons	3,924		2,400
Accrued restructuring charges (Note 11)	370		1,414
Accrued financial instrument contracts (Note 14)	90		988
Accrued broker commissions	6,958		6,994
Accrued income taxes	36,266		26,805
Other	22,436		24,577
Total	$	129,466	$	122,131

Other Long-Term Liabilities. Other long-term liabilities are as follows:

	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Employee compensation and benefits	$	14,354	$	14,197
Long-term rent liability and deferred rent allowances	5,915		6,217
Liability for uncertain tax positions	11,003		11,140
Accrued financial instrument contracts (Note 14)	89		98
Other	2,524		2,385
Total	$	33,885	$	34,037

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Goodwill, Tradenames and Other Assets

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill, Tradenames and Other Assets

Goodwill, Tradenames and Other Assets

Goodwill

Goodwill by segment is as follows:

	Frozen			Grocery		Boulder		Specialty		Total
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	764,824		$	860,972	$	364,883	$	187,282	$	2,177,961
Foreign currency adjustment	(1,570		)	—				—		(1,570		)
Balance, April 1, 2018	$	763,254		$	860,972	$	364,883	$	187,282	$	2,176,391

The authoritative guidance for business combinations requires that all business combinations be accounted for at fair value under the acquisition method of accounting. The authoritative guidance for goodwill provides that goodwill will not be amortized, but will be tested for impairment on an annual basis or more often when events indicate. The Company completed its annual testing in the third quarter of 2017, which indicated no impairment.

Tradenames

Tradenames by segment are as follows:

	Frozen			Grocery		Boulder		Specialty		Total
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	738,344		$	1,253,622	$	442,808	$	28,600	$	2,463,374
Foreign currency adjustment	(119		)	—		—		—		(119		)
Balance, April 1, 2018	$	738,225		$	1,253,622	$	442,808	$	28,600	$	2,463,255

The authoritative guidance for indefinite-lived assets provides that indefinite-lived assets will not be amortized, but will be tested for impairment on an annual basis or more often when events indicate. Upon completion of the annual testing in the third quarter of 2017, the Company recorded tradename impairments of $24.8 million on Celeste,$6.5 million on Snyder of Berlin,$4.2 million on Nalley, $3.1 million on Bernstein and $0.5 million on Swanson. Celeste and Swanson are reported in the Frozen segment, Nalley and Bernstein are reported in the Grocery segment, and Snyder of Berlin is reported in the Specialty segment. These charges were the result of the Company's reassessment of the long-term sales projections for the brands during our annual planning cycle which occurs during the third quarter each year as well as a 50 basis point increase in the weighted average cost of capital assumed in the calculation. The total carrying value of these five tradenames as of April 1, 2018 is $25.4 million.

As a result of the Exit (as defined in Note 11) in the second quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a tradename impairment charge of $27.4 millionon the related tradename, which resulted in a carrying value of $0. The charge is reported in the Frozen segment. See Note 11 for further details.

To estimate the fair value of our Tradenames we use the relief from royalty method, which utilizes forecasted discounted cash flows to estimate the fair value. The utilization of this method requires us to make significant assumptions including sales growth rates, implied royalty rates and discount rates. As of April 1, 2018, we identified an additional three tradenames which do not have a fair value that exceeded their carrying value by at least 15%. The total carrying value of these tradenames as of April 1, 2018 is $359.3 million.

Other Assets

	April 1, 2018
	Weighted Avg Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizable intangibles
Recipes	10	$	51,498	$	(46,636	)	$	4,862
Customer relationships - Distributors	34	176,372		(61,455		)	114,917
Customer relationships - Food Service	10	11,400		(4,374		)	7,026
Total amortizable intangibles		$	239,270	$	(112,465	)	$	126,805
Financial instruments (see Note 14)		15,859		—			15,859
Other (1)		31,786		(5,052		)	26,734
Total other assets, net							$	169,398
	Amortizable intangibles by segment
	Frozen						$	38,630
	Grocery						46,199
	Boulder						32,416
	Specialty						9,560
							$	126,805

	December 31, 2017
	Weighted Avg Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizable intangibles
Recipes	10	$	51,514	$	(46,458	)	$	5,056
Customer relationships - Distributors	34	176,376		(59,681		)	116,695
Customer relationships - Food Service	10	11,400		(4,004		)	7,396
Customer relationships - Private Label	7	1,290		(1,290		)	—
Total amortizable intangibles		$	240,580	$	(111,433	)	$	129,147
Financial instruments (see Note 14)		8,160		—			8,160
Other (1)		32,607		(5,015		)	27,592
Total other assets, net							$	164,899
	Amortizable intangibles by segment
	Frozen						$	39,229
	Grocery						46,888
	Boulder						33,057
	Specialty						9,973
							$	129,147

(1) As of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017, Other primarily consists of cost basis investments in companies in the natural and organic food and beverage industries acquired through the Boulder Brands acquisition as well as security deposits, supplemental savings plan investments and debt acquisition costs associated with the Company's revolving credit facility.

Amortization of intangible assets was $2.3 million for the three months ended April 1, 2018. Amortization of intangible assets was $4.5 million for the three months ended March 26, 2017. Estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows: remainder of 2018 - $7.0 million; 2019 - $8.6 million; 2020 - $7.9 million; 2021 - $6.6 million; 2022 - $6.4 million and thereafter - $90.2 million.

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Restructuring Charges

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring Charges

Restructuring Charges

Aunt Jemima retail and foodservice frozen breakfast products exit (the "Exit")

On May 8, 2017, in connection with the Company's ongoing portfolio strategic assessment and margin roadmap, it exited certain low-margin and non-strategic Aunt Jemima retail and foodservice frozen breakfast products following the Company's voluntary recall discussed in Note 15. This decision resulted in restructuring charges primarily related to accelerated depreciation, asset impairment, charges to adjust inventory to net realizable value, workforce reductions and other charges. These actions and the associated charges detailed below are substantially complete.

In the second quarter of 2017, the Company recorded $63.2 million of charges related to the Exit which consisted of intangible asset impairment charges of $31.2 million, accelerated depreciation charges of $22.6 million, charges to adjust inventory to net realizable value of $4.6 million and employee termination costs of $1.5 million. In addition, the Company also recorded $3.3 million of contract termination and other fees during the same time period. The net impact on 2017 pre-tax earnings of $63.2 million is included in the various lines of the Consolidated Statement of Operations as follows: $32.0 million in Cost of products sold, $27.4 million of Tradename impairment charges and accelerated amortization charges of $3.8 million in Other expense related to frozen breakfast products customer relationships. Of the total charges, $48.8 million is recorded in the Frozen segment and $14.4 million in the Specialty segment.

The following table summarizes charges accrued as of April 1, 2018 related to the Exit. These amounts are recorded in our Consolidated Balance Sheet in Accrued Liabilities.

	Balance							Balance
Description	December 31, 2017		Expense		Payments			April 1, 2018
Accrued restructuring charges	$	1,126	$	—	$	(756	)	$	370

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Debt and Interest Expense

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt and Interest Expense

Debt and Interest Expense

	April 1, 2018			December 31, 2017
Short-term borrowings
- Notes payable	$	1,566		$	2,739
Total short-term borrowings	$	1,566		$	2,739
Long-term debt
- Tranche A Term Loans due 2023	$	790,000		$	—
- New Tranche B Term Loans due 2024	1,239,380			—
- Tranche B Term Loans due 2024	—			2,239,380
- 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021	350,000			350,000
- 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024	350,000			350,000
- 3.0% Note payable to Gilster Mary Lee Corporation	—			982
- Unamortized discount on long term debt and deferred financing costs	(14,209		)	(21,846		)
- Capital lease obligations	41,893			41,012
	2,757,064			2,959,528
Less: current portion of long-term obligations	53,331			33,934
Total long-term debt	$	2,703,733		$	2,925,594

Interest expense	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Interest expense	$	30,255		$	28,883
Amortization of debt acquisition costs	871			1,580
Non-cash recognition of deferred costs related to refinancing	10,913			28,494
Settlement of hedges related to refinancing	—			20,722
Interest rate swap (gains)/losses	(145		)	1,052
Total interest expense	$	41,894		$	80,731

Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

On March 15, 2018, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, (1) entered into the First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which provided for both a six year term loan facility in the amount of $1,239.4 million (the "New Tranche B Term Loans") and a five year term loan facility in the amount of $800.0 million (the "Tranche A Term Loans") (together, the "Term Loans") (2) replaced the existing revolving credit facility with a new five year $300.0 million revolving credit facility, and (3) amended and restated the existing credit agreement (the "Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement") in its entirety to make certain other amendments and modifications (the "2018 Refinancing").

As a result of the 2018 Refinancing, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC used the proceeds from the New Tranche B Term Loans and Tranche A Term Loans and $202.5 million of cash on hand to repay all existing indebtedness, including all outstanding accrued interest and fees, under the then existing Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, consisting of $2,239.4 million of Tranche B Term Loans.

In connection with the 2018 Refinancing, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC incurred $4.1 million of debt acquisition costs, which were recorded as a reduction of the carrying value of debt. Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC also incurred a non-cash charge of $10.9 million related to existing debt acquisition costs.

Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

On February 3, 2017, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, (1) entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which provided for a seven year term loan facility in the amount of $2,262.0 million (the "Tranche B Term Loans"), (2) replaced the existing revolving credit facility with a new five year $225.0 million revolving credit facility, and (3) amended and restated the existing credit agreement (the "Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement") in its entirety to make certain other amendments and modifications (the "2017 Refinancing").

As a result of the 2017 Refinancing, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC used the proceeds from the Tranche B Term Loans and $213.1 million of cash on hand to repay all existing indebtedness outstanding under the then existing Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, consisting of (a) $1,409.6 million of Tranche G Term Loans, (b) $507.9 million of Tranche H Term Loans and (c) $544.5 million of Tranche I Term Loans.

In connection with the 2017 Refinancing, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC incurred $12.9 million of debt acquisition costs, which were recorded as a reduction of the carrying value of debt. Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC also incurred a non-cash charge of $28.5 million related to existing debt acquisition costs.

The Company's borrowings under the March 15, 2018 Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement bear interest at a floating rate and are maintained as base rate loans or as eurocurrency rate loans. Base rate loans bear interest at the base rate plus the applicable base rate margin. The base rate is defined as the highest of (i) the administrative agent's prime rate, (ii) the federal funds effective rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, (iii) the eurocurrency rate that would be payable on such day for a eurocurrency rate loan with a one-month interest period plus 1.00%, and (iv) 1.00% per annum. Eurocurrency rate loans bear interest at the adjusted eurocurrency rate plus the applicable eurocurrency rate margin. The eurocurrency rate is determined by the administrative agent to be the offered rate which appears on the page of the Reuters Screen which displays the London interbank offered rate administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (the "LIBO Rate") for deposits.

With respect to the New Tranche B Term Loans, the base rate shall be no less than 1.0% and the base rate margin is 0.75%. Further, the eurocurrency rate shall be no less than 0.0% and the eurocurrency rate margin is 1.75%.

With respect to the Tranche A Term Loans, the base rate shall be no less than 1.0%. The base rate margin is 0.50% when the Company's Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.75:1.00, 0.625% when the Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 5.00:1.00 but greater than 3.75:1.00, and 0.75% when the Total Leverage Ratio is greater than 5.00:1.00. The Total Leverage Ratio is calculated by dividing consolidated total debt less the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents by Covenant Compliance EBITDA.The eurocurrency rate shall be no less than 0.0%. The eurocurrency rate margin is 1.50% when the Company's Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.75:1.00, 1.625% when the Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 5.00:1.00 but greater than 3.75:1.00 and 1.75% when the Total Leverage Ratio is greater than 5.00:1.00.

The obligations under the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Peak Finance Holdings LLC, any subsidiary of Peak Finance Holdings LLC that directly or indirectly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, subject to certain exceptions, each of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC's direct or indirect material wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the "Guarantors").

A commitment fee of 0.30% per annum is applied to the unused portion of the revolving credit facility.

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC pays a fee for all outstanding letters of credit drawn against the revolving credit facility at an annual rate equivalent to the applicable eurocurrency rate margin then in effect under the revolving credit facility, plus the fronting fee payable in respect of the applicable letter of credit. The fronting fee is equal to 0.125% per annum of the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such letter of credit. The fronting fees are computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Total letters of credit issued under the revolving credit facility cannot exceed $50.0 million.

Under the terms of the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC is required to use 50% of its "Excess Cash Flow" to prepay the Term Loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility (which percentage will be reduced to 25% at a total net leverage ratio of between 4.50 and 5.49 and to 0% at a total net leverage ratio below 4.50). Excess Cash Flow is defined as consolidated net income (as defined), as adjusted for certain items, including (1) all non-cash charges and credits included in arriving at consolidated net income, (2) changes in working capital, (3) capital expenditures (to the extent they were not financed with debt), (4) the aggregate amount of principal payments on indebtedness and (5) certain other items defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

No scheduled repayments of the New Tranche B Term Loans shall be required prior to the maturity date.

The Tranche A Term Loans amortize in quarterly installments of 1.25% of their aggregate funded total principal amount. The scheduled principal payments of the Tranche A Term Loans outstanding as of April 1, 2018 are $20.0 million in 2018, $40.0 million in 2019, $40.0 million in 2020, $40.0 million in 2021, $40.0 million in 2022, and $610.0 million in 2023.

Pursuant to the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC is required to maintain a ratio of Net First Lien Secured Debt to Adjusted EBITDA of no greater than 5.75 to 1.00. Net First Lien Secured Debt is defined as aggregate consolidated secured indebtedness, less the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents. In addition, under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indenture governing the Senior Notes, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC's ability to engage in activities such as incurring additional indebtedness, making investments and paying dividends is tied to the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (which is currently the same as the ratio of Net First Lien Secured Debt to Adjusted EBITDA described above), in the case of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, or to the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to fixed charges for the most recently concluded four consecutive fiscal quarters, in the case of the Senior Notes. The Senior Secured Credit Facility also permits restricted payments up to an aggregate amount of (together with certain other amounts) the greater of $75 million and 2% of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC's consolidated total assets, so long as no default has occurred and is continuing and its pro forma Senior Secured Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 4.25 to 1.00. As of April 1, 2018, the Company is in compliance with all covenants and other obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indenture governing the Senior Notes.

Senior Notes

The Company's 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the "4.875% Senior Notes") and 5.875% Senior Notes (together the "Senior Notes") are general senior unsecured obligations of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, effectively subordinated to all existing and future senior secured indebtedness of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC to the extent of the value of the assets securing that indebtedness and guaranteed on a full, unconditional, joint and several basis by Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantee other indebtedness of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC and by the Company. See Note 19 for Guarantor and Nonguarantor Financial Statements.

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC may redeem some or all of the 5.875% Senior Notes at any time prior to January 15, 2019 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 5.875% Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, the redemption date, subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date. The “Applicable Premium” is defined as the greater of (1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such 5.875% Senior Notes and (2) the excess, if any, of (a) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of such 5.875% Senior Notes at January 15, 2019, plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such 5.875% Senior Notes through January 15, 2019 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the treasury rate plus 50 basis points over (b) the principal amount of such 5.875% Senior Notes.

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC may redeem the 4.875% Senior Notes at the redemption prices listed below, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on May 1st of each of the years indicated below:

Year	Percentage
2018	101.219%
2019 and thereafter	100.000%

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC may redeem the 5.875% Senior Notes at the redemption prices listed below, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on January 15th of each of the years indicated below:

Year	Percentage
2019	104.406%
2020	102.938%
2021	101.469%
2022 and thereafter	100.000%

In addition, until January 15, 2019 for the 5.875% Senior Notes, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 5.875% Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, subject to the right of holders of the 5.875% Senior Notes of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, with the net cash proceeds received by Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC from one or more equity offerings; provided that (i) at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the 5.875% Senior Notes originally issued under the indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption and (ii) each such redemption occurs within 120 days of the date of closing of each such equity offering.

Debt acquisition costs

As part of the 2018 Refinancing, debt acquisition costs of $4.1 million were incurred and recorded as a reduction of the carrying value of debt during the three months endedApril 1, 2018 while non-cash charges of $10.9 million related to existing debt acquisition costs were recognized in the period.

All debt acquisition costs are amortized into interest expense over the life of the related debt using the effective interest method. Amortization of these costs were $0.9 million during the three months ended April 1, 2018. Amortization of these costs were $1.5 million during the three months ended March 26, 2017.

The following summarizes debt acquisition cost activity during the three months ended April 1, 2018:

	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Net
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	29,689		$	(7,843	)	$	21,846
Additions	4,145			—			4,145
Amortization	—			(869		)	(869		)
Recognition of deferred costs resulting from the 2018 Refinancing	(12,936		)	2,023			(10,913		)
Balance, April 1, 2018	$	20,898		$	(6,689	)	$	14,209

Estimated fair value

The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, as of April 1, 2018, is as follows:

	April 1, 2018
Issue	Face Value		Fair Value
Tranche A Term Loans	790,000		790,000
New Tranche B Term Loans	1,239,380		1,245,577
4.875% Senior Notes	350,000		350,875
5.875% Senior Notes	350,000		360,938
	$	2,729,380	$	2,747,390

The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, as of December 31, 2017, is as follows:

	December 31, 2017
Issue	Face Value		Fair Value
Tranche B Term Loans	$	2,239,380	$	2,259,534
3.0% Note payable to Gilster Mary Lee Corporation	982		982
4.875% Senior Notes	350,000		353,938
5.875% Senior Notes	350,000		370,125
	$	2,940,362	$	2,984,579

The estimated fair values of the Company's long-term debt are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value is based on the quoted market price for such notes and loans and borrowing rates currently available to the Company for notes and loans with similar terms and maturities.

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Pension and Retirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Retirement Benefits, Description [Abstract]

Pension and Retirement Plans

Pension and Retirement Plans

The Company accounts for pension and retirement plans in accordance with the authoritative guidance for retirement benefit compensation. This guidance requires recognition of the funded status of a benefit plan in the statement of financial position. The guidance also requires recognition in accumulated other comprehensive earnings of certain gains and losses that arise during the period but are deferred under pension accounting rules.

The Company maintains a defined benefit plan, the Pinnacle Foods Group LLC Pension Plan (the "Plan"), which is frozen for future benefit accruals. The Company also has two 401(k) plans, three non-qualified supplemental savings plans and the Company participates in a multi-employer defined benefit plan.

Pinnacle Foods Group LLC Pension Plan

The Plan covers eligible employees and provides benefits generally based on years of service and employees’ compensation. The Plan is frozen for future benefits and is funded in conformity with the funding requirements of applicable government regulations. The Plan assets consist principally of cash equivalents, equity and fixed income common collective trusts. The Plan assets do not include any of the Company’s equity or debt securities.

The following represents the components of net periodic (benefit):

	Three months ended
Pension Benefits	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Interest cost	1,871			1,993
Expected return on assets	(2,930		)	(2,753		)
Amortization of actuarial loss	259			269
Net periodic (benefit)	$	(801	)	$	(491	)

As noted in Note 18, Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements, we adopted guidance on the presentation of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. The amendments require that non-service related costs are presented outside of operating income in "Non-operating income."

Cash Flows

Contributions. The Company made no contributions during the first quarter of 2018, but plans to make contributions of $7.0 million in fiscal 2018. The Company made contributions to the Plan totaling $0.3 million in fiscal 2017.

Multi-employer Plans

The Company contributes to the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Industry Pension Fund (EIN 51-6055922) (the "UFCW Plan") under the terms of the collective-bargaining agreement with its Fort Madison employees.

For the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017 contributions to the UFCW Plan were $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The contributions to this UFCW Plan are paid monthly based upon the number of employees. They represent less than 5% of the total contributions received by this UFCW Plan using available information during the most recent plan year.

The risks of participating in multi-employer plans are different from single-employer plans in the following aspects: (a) assets contributed to a multi-employer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers, (b) if a participating employer stops contributing to the multi-employer plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers and (c) if the Company chooses to stop participating in the plan, the Company may be required to pay a withdrawal liability based on the underfunded status of the plan.

The UFCW Plan received a Pension Protection Act “green” zone status for the plan year ending June 30, 2017. The zone status is based on information the Company received from the UFCW Plan and is certified by the UFCW Plan's actuary. Among other factors, plans in the "green" zone are at least 80 percent funded. The UFCW Plan did not utilize any extended amortization provisions that affect its placement in the "green" zone. The UFCW Plan has never been required to implement a funding improvement plan nor is one pending at this time.

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Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange risk and commodity price risk. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodity prices.

The Company manages interest rate risk based on the varying circumstances of anticipated borrowings and existing variable and fixed rate debt, including the Company’s revolving credit facility. Examples of interest rate management strategies include capping interest rates using targeted interest cost benchmarks, hedging portions of the total amount of debt, or hedging a period of months and not always hedging to maturity, and at other times locking in rates to fix interests costs.

Certain parts of the Company’s foreign operations in Canada expose the Company to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. The Company’s goal is to reduce its exposure to such foreign exchange risks on its foreign currency cash flows and fair value fluctuations on recognized foreign currency denominated assets, liabilities and unrecognized firm commitments to acceptable levels primarily through the use of foreign exchange-related derivative financial instruments. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to protect the value or fix the amount of certain obligations in terms of its functional currency. The Company does not enter into these transactions for non-hedging purposes.

The Company purchases raw materials in quantities expected to be used in a reasonable period of time in the normal course of business. The Company generally enters into agreements for either spot market delivery or forward delivery. The prices paid in the forward delivery contracts are generally fixed, but may also be variable within a capped or collared price range. Forward derivative contracts on certain commodities are entered into to manage the price risk associated with forecasted purchases of materials used in the Company’s manufacturing processes.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. During the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate debt.

The 2017 Refinancing (Note 12) resulted in significant changes to the Company's debt obligations. For the interest rate swaps in place at the time that were scheduled to mature between April 2017 and April 2020, it became probable that the associated original forecasted transactions would not occur. As such, the Company discontinued hedge accounting, accelerated the reclassification of amounts in Accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") and settled the interest rate swaps with the various counter parties. In the first quarter of 2017, these accelerated amounts resulted in a $20.7 million charge to interest expense ($13.2 million, net of tax benefits).

As of April 1, 2018, the Company had the following interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:

Product	Number of Instruments	Current Notional Amount		Trade Dates	Maturity Dates
Interest Rate Swaps	14	$	1,499,000	Feb 2017 - Jan 2018	Jan 2019 - Feb 2023

The changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in AOCL in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in AOCL related to derivatives will be reclassified to Interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $6.4 million will be reclassified as a decrease to Interest expense.

Cash Flow Hedges of Foreign Exchange Risk

The Company’s operations in Canada expose the Company to changes in the U.S. Dollar – Canadian Dollar ("USD-CAD") foreign exchange rate. From time to time, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary purchases inventory denominated in U.S. Dollars ("USD"), a currency other than its functional currency. The subsidiary sells that inventory in Canadian dollars ("CAD"). The subsidiary uses currency forward and collar agreements to manage its exposure to fluctuations in the USD-CAD exchange rate. Currency forward agreements involve fixing the USD-CAD exchange rate for delivery of a specified amount of foreign currency on a specified date. Currency collar agreements involve the sale of CAD currency in exchange for receiving USD if exchange rates rise above an agreed upon rate and purchase of USD currency in exchange for paying CAD currency if exchange rates fall below an agreed upon rate at specified dates.

As of April 1, 2018, the Company had the following foreign currency exchange contracts (in aggregate) that were designated as cash flow hedges of foreign exchange risk:

Product	Number of Instruments	Notional Purchased in Aggregate in USD	Trade Date	Maturity Dates
CAD $ Contracts	9	$21,018	Jul 2017	May 2018 - Dec 2018

The changes in the fair value of derivatives designated that qualify as cash flow hedges of foreign exchange risk is recorded in AOCL in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness, are recognized directly in Cost of products sold in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $0.0 million will be reclassified as a decrease to Cost of Products Sold expense.

Non-designated Hedges of Commodity Risk

Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used to manage the Company’s exposure to commodity price risk but do not meet the authoritative guidance for hedge accounting. From time to time, the Company enters into commodity forward contracts to fix the price of diesel fuel, heating oil, natural gas and soybean oil purchases and other commodities at a future delivery date. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in Cost of products sold in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

As of April 1, 2018, the Company had the following derivative instruments that were not designated in qualifying hedging relationships:

Commodity Contracts	Number of Instruments	Notional Purchased in Aggregate in USD	Trade Dates	Maturity Dates
Commodity Contracts	46	$7,383	Feb 2017 - Feb 2018	Apr 2018 - Dec 2019

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

	Tabular Disclosure of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of April 1, 2018		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of April 1, 2018
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest Rate Contracts	Other current assets	$	5,106	Accrued liabilities	$	—
	Other assets, net	15,859		Other long-term liabilities	—
Foreign Exchange Contracts	Other current assets	15		Accrued liabilities	1
	Other assets, net	—		Other long-term liabilities	—
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		$	20,980		$	1
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Commodity Contracts	Other current assets	$	1,849	Accrued liabilities	$	89
	Other assets, net	—		Other long-term liabilities	89
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		$	1,849		$	178
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of December 31, 2017		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of December 31, 2017
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest Rate Contracts	Other current assets	$	34	Accrued liabilities	$	—
	Other assets, net	8,160		Other long-term liabilities	—
Foreign Exchange Contracts	Other current assets	—		Accrued liabilities	750
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		$	8,194		$	750
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Commodity Contracts	Other current assets	$	2,615	Accrued liabilities	$	238
	Other assets, net	—		Other long-term liabilities	98
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		$	2,615		$	336

The Company has elected not to offset the fair values of derivative assets and liabilities executed with the same counterparty that are generally subject to enforceable netting agreements. However, if the Company were to offset and record the asset and liability balances of derivatives on a net basis, the amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017 would be adjusted as detailed in the following table:

	April 1, 2018						December 31, 2017
Derivative Instrument	Gross Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Subject to Netting Agreements		Net Amount		Gross Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Subject to Netting Agreements		Net Amount
Total asset derivatives	$	22,829	(179	)	$	22,650	$	10,809	(1,086	)	$	9,723
Total liability derivatives	$	179	(179	)	$	—	$	1,086	(1,086	)	$	—

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and AOCL for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017.

Tabular Disclosure of the Effect of Derivative Instruments

Gain/(Loss)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Recognized in AOCL on Derivative		Portion reclassified from AOCL to:	Reclassified from AOCL into Earnings				Consolidated Statements of Operations Hedged Items impact	Income/(Expense) related to Hedged Items
Interest Rate Contracts	$	12,916	Interest expense	$	145			Interest expense	$	(11,598	)
Foreign Exchange Contracts	689		Cost of products sold	(74		)		Cost of products sold	(6,997		)
Three months ended April 1, 2018	$	13,605		$	71
Interest Rate Contracts	$	239	Interest expense	$	(21,774	)	(a)	Interest expense	$	(10,852	)
Foreign Exchange Contracts	256		Cost of products sold	(101		)		Cost of products sold	(6,718		)
Three months ended March 26, 2017	$	495		$	(21,875	)
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments			Recognized in Earnings in:	Recognized in Earnings
Commodity Contracts			Cost of products sold	$	381
Three months ended April 1, 2018				$	381
Commodity Contracts			Cost of products sold	$	(1,969	)
Three months ended March 26, 2017				$	(1,969	)

(a) Includes $20.7 million of accelerated reclassifications out of AOCL, related to the January 2017 Refinancing.

Credit risk-related contingent features

The Company has agreements with certain counterparties that contain a provision whereby the Company could be declared in default on its derivative obligations if repayment of the underlying indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to the Company’s default on the indebtedness. As of April 1, 2018, the fair value of derivatives, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, was in a net asset position by counterparty. As of April 1, 2018, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements.

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

General

From time to time, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to, or targets of, lawsuits, claims, investigations, and proceedings, which are being handled and defended in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of such items cannot be determined with certainty, the Company’s general counsel and management are of the opinion that the final outcome of these matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Aunt Jemima retail and foodservice frozen breakfast products recall (the "Recall")

On May 5, 2017, the Company issued a voluntary recall for certain Aunt Jemima retail and foodservice frozen breakfast products due to potential bacterial contamination. The cost impact of the Recall for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 is a charge to gross margin of $13.0 million, of which $10.8 million is recorded as a reduction of Net Sales related to customer returns with the remaining $2.2 million relating to freight and disposal costs, charged directly to Cost of products sold. Of these costs, $6.5 million is reported in the Frozen segment, with an additional $6.5 million recorded in the Specialty segment. The Company has insurance coverage that it expects will cover a portion of the cost of the Recall. Any insurance proceeds will be recorded in the period they are received.

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Segments

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments

Segments

The Company is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high quality, branded food products in North America. The businesses is comprised of four reportable segments: Frozen, Grocery, Boulder and Specialty.

The Frozen segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company’s frozen brands, including vegetables (Birds Eye), complete bagged meals (Birds Eye Voila! and Birds Eye Signature Skillets), full-calorie single-serve frozen dinners and entrées (Hungry-Man), prepared seafood (Van de Kamp's and Mrs. Paul's), frozen and refrigerated bagels (Lender's) and pizza for one (Celeste). The Frozen segment also includes all of the Company’s business in Canada, including those of the Garden Protein International and Boulder Brands acquisitions.

The Grocery segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company’s grocery brands, including cake/brownie mixes and frostings (Duncan Hines), shelf-stable pickles (Vlasic), salad dressings (Wish-Bone, Western and Bernstein’s), table syrups (Log Cabin and Mrs. Butterworth's), refrigerated and shelf-stable spreads (Smart Balance), canned meat (Armour, Nalley and Brooks), pie and pastry fillings (Duncan Hines Comstock and Wilderness) and barbecue sauces (Open Pit).

The Boulder segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company’s health and wellness lifestyle brands, including gluten- free products (Udi's and Glutino), natural frozen meal offerings (EVOL), plant-based refrigerated and shelf-stable spreads (Earth Balance) and plant-based protein frozen products (gardein).

The Specialty segment includes the Company’s snack products (Tim's Cascade and Snyder of Berlin) and all of its U.S. foodservice and private label businesses, including those of the Garden Protein International and Boulder Brands acquisitions.

Segment performance is evaluated by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker and is based on earnings before interest and taxes. Transfers between segments and geographic areas are recorded at cost plus markup or at market. Identifiable assets are those assets, including goodwill, which are identified with the operations in each segment or geographic region. Corporate assets consist of prepaid and deferred tax assets. Unallocated corporate expenses consist of corporate overhead such as executive management, finance and legal functions.

	Three months ended
SEGMENT INFORMATION	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Net sales
Frozen	$	344,871		$	320,942
Grocery	261,007			259,350
Boulder	97,756			97,292
Specialty	75,198			88,490
Total	$	778,832		$	766,074
Earnings before interest and taxes
Frozen	$	53,711		$	50,922
Grocery	49,748			51,807
Boulder	11,851			6,672
Specialty	8,216			8,888
Unallocated corporate expenses	(7,825		)	(7,081		)
Total	$	115,701		$	111,208
Depreciation and amortization
Frozen	$	11,634		$	10,569
Grocery	7,749			8,076
Boulder	4,352			3,761
Specialty	3,153			4,682
Total	$	26,888		$	27,088
Capital expenditures (1)
Frozen	$	24,274		$	13,318
Grocery	9,180			7,530
Boulder	3,892			7,745
Specialty	3,439			5,472
Total	$	40,785		$	34,065
NET SALES BY PRODUCT TYPE
Net sales
Frozen	$	429,739		$	407,860
Shelf stable and meal enhancers	237,675			247,406
Desserts	77,748			77,246
Snacks	33,670			33,562
Total	$	778,832		$	766,074
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Net sales
United States	$	764,193		$	754,587
Canada	41,374			36,694
Intercompany	(26,735		)	(25,207		)
Total	$	778,832		$	766,074

(1) Includes new capital leases.

SEGMENT INFORMATION	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Total assets
Frozen	$	2,342,616	$	2,417,543
Grocery	2,724,171		2,787,209
Boulder	999,166		1,005,209
Specialty	346,602		357,040
Corporate	10,487		11,263
Total	$	6,423,042	$	6,578,264
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Plant assets
United States	$	710,255	$	707,670
Canada	30,010		32,043
Total	$	740,265	$	739,713

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Provision for Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Provision for Income Taxes

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes and related effective tax rates for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, respectively, were as follows:

	Three months ended
Provision for income taxes	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Current	$	11,408		$	2,285
Deferred	5,697			5,058
Total	$	17,105		$	7,343
Effective tax rate	23.1		%	24.1		%

Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with the authoritative guidance for accounting for income taxes under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between their financial statement basis and tax basis, using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. In the first quarter of 2017, we retrospectively adopted the guidance of ASU 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes” and in connection, are presenting all deferred tax asset and liability balances as non-current on our consolidated balance sheet for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017 in this filing.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was signed into law. Among other provisions, the Act reduced the federal statutory corporate income tax rate from 35.0% to 21.0%. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of certain foreign and domestic income provisions of the Act and for the three months ended April 1, 2018 has determined those provisions will not have a material effect on its fiscal year 2018 financial statements. Once the Company finalizes its analysis of the Act it will be able to conclude on any further adjustments to be recorded in these provisional amounts. Any such adjustment is reported as a component of income taxes in the reporting period in which such adjustments are determined, which will be no later than the fourth quarter of 2018, or as a component of our 2018 annualized effective income tax rate, depending on the nature of the adjustment.

Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended April 1, 2018 reflects a decrease in the federal rate to 21.0% as a result of the Act. The rate also includes a benefit of 1.9% from share based payment transactions being recorded as an item of continuing operations in accordance with ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting” effective for our 2017 fiscal year Note 18 and a charge of 1.4% related to changes in state tax law.

Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 26, 2017 reflects the former 35.0% federal rate offset by a benefit of 12.4% from share based payment transactions and a benefit of 1.6% from the domestic production activities deduction.

The Company regularly evaluates its deferred tax assets for future realization.  A valuation allowance is established when the Company believes that it is more likely than not that some portion of its deferred tax assets will not be realized.  Changes in valuation allowances from period to period are included in the Company's tax provision in the period of change. There was no significant movement in our valuation allowances during the three months ended April 1, 2018.

The Company is a loss corporation as defined by Internal Revenue Code (“the Code”) Section 382. Section 382 places an annual limitation on our ability to use our federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryovers and other attributes to reduce future taxable income. As of April 1, 2018, we have federal NOL carryovers of $408.3 million subject to an annual limitation of $17.1 million. As a result, $237.2 million of the carryovers exceed the estimated available Section 382 limitation. The Company has reduced its deferred tax assets for this limitation.

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3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Pronouncement Adopted in 2018

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, guidance based on the principle that revenue is recognized in an amount expected to be collected and to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for the transfer of goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date by one year while providing the option to early adopt the standard on the original effective date. Accordingly, the Company adopted the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. We analyzed the impact that the new guidance has on our policies, processes, controls, and disclosures. This assessment required, among other things, a review of the contracts we have with our customers. Substantially all of our revenue is earned pursuant to agreements under which we have one performance obligation, which is satisfied at a point-in-time. Based on our analysis, this ASU did not have a material effect on the timing or amount of revenue recognition, our results of operations, our financial position or our control environment. Our disclosures changed as appropriate to comply with the new guidance. See Note 3 for further details.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, "Compensation — Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost". ASU 2017-07 requires the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost be presented in the same income statement line item as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period and other components of the net periodic benefit cost be presented separately from the line item that includes the service cost and outside of any subtotal of operating income. The Company adopted this guidance during the first quarter of 2018. The amendments have been applied retrospectively for the income statement presentation requirements. Prior to adoption of the guidance, we classified all net periodic benefit costs within operating costs, specifically Cost of products sold on the consolidated statements of operations. The line item classification changes required by the new guidance did not impact the Company's pre-tax earnings or net income; however, Gross Profit and Non-operating income changed by immaterial offsetting amounts.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting". ASU 2017-09 provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. The amendments in the update are effective for all annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. This guidance did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities". ASU 2017-12 provides guidance that amends hedge accounting. Under the new guidance, more hedging strategies will be eligible for hedge accounting and the application of hedge accounting is simplified. The new guidance amends presentation and disclosure requirements, and how effectiveness is assessed. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning

after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company early adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2018. This guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption. Currently all of the Company's commodity risk derivatives are not designated as hedges and thus do not qualify for hedge accounting. As new derivative contracts are executed, the Company expects a portion of these commodity risk derivatives to qualify for hedge accounting and its disclosures to be updated accordingly.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, "Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income". The update allows for a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company early adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2018. As a result, in the first quarter of 2018, the Company reclassified $5.3 million out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as an increase to Retained Earnings.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases”. The FASB is amending the FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") and creating Topic 842, Leases, which will supersede Topic 840, Leases. The main difference between previous GAAP and Topic 842 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize the assets and liabilities arising from leases on the balance sheet. The updated guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted. In transition to the new guidance, entities are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is in the process of evaluating this guidance.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” which eliminates the requirement to determine the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit to measure goodwill impairment. Under the amendments in the new ASU, goodwill impairment testing will be performed by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognizing an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. The new standard is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and should be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for annual or interim goodwill impairment testing performed after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.

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Guarantor and Nonguarantor Statements

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Guarantor And Nonguarantor Statements [Abstract]

Guarantor and Nonguarantor Statements

Guarantor and Nonguarantor Statements

The Senior Notes are general senior unsecured obligations of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, effectively subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future senior secured indebtedness of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC and guaranteed on a full, unconditional, joint and several basis by the Company and Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC's 100% owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantee other indebtedness of the Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC. The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains customary exceptions under which a guarantee of a guarantor subsidiary will terminate, including (1) the sale, exchange or transfer (by merger or otherwise) of the capital stock or all or substantially all of the assets of such guarantor subsidiary, (2) the release or discharge of the guarantee by such guarantor subsidiary of the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or other guarantee that resulted in the creation of the guarantee, (3) the designation of such guarantor subsidiary as an “unrestricted subsidiary” in accordance with the indentures governing the Senior Notes and (4) upon the legal defeasance or covenant defeasance or discharge of the indentures governing the Senior Notes.

The following condensed consolidating financial information presents:

(1) (a) Condensed consolidating balance sheets as of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

(b) The related condensed consolidating statements of operations and comprehensive earnings for the Company, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, all guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries for the following:

i. Three months endedApril 1, 2018; and

ii. Three months endedMarch 26, 2017.

(c) The related condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the Company, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, all guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries for the following:

i. Three months ended ended April 1, 2018; and

ii. Three months ended ended March 26, 2017.

(2) Elimination entries necessary to consolidate the Company, Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC with its guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the parent using the equity method of accounting. The guarantor subsidiaries are presented on a combined basis. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions and include a reclassification entry of net non-current deferred tax assets to non-current deferred tax liabilities.

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet April 1, 2018
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Consolidated Total
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	—		$	76,226		$	1,458		$	—		$	77,684
Accounts receivable, net	—			—			289,752			11,466			—			301,218
Intercompany accounts receivable	107,602			—			1,235,500			1,442			(1,344,544		)	—
Inventories, net	—			—			458,300			19,042			—			477,342
Other current assets	—			6,970			9,855			664			—			17,489
Total current assets	107,602			6,970			2,069,633			34,072			(1,344,544		)	873,733
Plant assets, net	—			—			710,255			30,010			—			740,265
Investment in subsidiaries	2,343,571			3,214,585			42,684			—			(5,600,840		)	—
Intercompany note receivable	—			2,918,747			45,308			9,800			(2,973,855		)	—
Tradenames	—			—			2,458,681			4,574			—			2,463,255
Other assets, net	—			16,464			142,971			9,963			—			169,398
Deferred tax assets	—			241,135			—			599			(241,734		)	—
Goodwill	—			—			2,115,731			60,660			—			2,176,391
Total assets	$	2,451,173		$	6,397,901		$	7,585,263		$	149,678		$	(10,160,973	)	$	6,423,042
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	—		$	—		$	1,566		$	—		$	—		$	1,566
Current portion of long-term obligations	—			40,000			13,329			2			—			53,331
Accounts payable	4,825			—			317,015			5,828			—			327,668
Intercompany accounts payable	—			1,323,136			—			21,408			(1,344,544		)	—
Accrued trade marketing expense	—			—			37,433			3,627			—			41,060
Accrued liabilities	204			15,934			108,118			5,210			—			129,466
Dividends payable	40,884			—			—			—			—			40,884
Total current liabilities	45,913			1,379,070			477,461			36,075			(1,344,544		)	593,975
Long-term debt	—			2,675,171			28,517			45			—			2,703,733
Intercompany note payable	—			—			2,908,285			65,570			(2,973,855		)	—
Pension and other postretirement benefits	—			—			52,142			—			—			52,142
Other long-term liabilities	—			89			32,915			881			—			33,885
Deferred tax liabilities	—			—			871,358			3,317			(241,734		)	632,941
Total liabilities	45,913			4,054,330			4,370,678			105,888			(4,560,133		)	4,016,676
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle common stock	1,202			—			—			—			—			1,202
Additional paid-in-capital	1,453,171			1,454,373			1,376,295			32,772			(2,863,440		)	1,453,171
Retained earnings	1,010,472			916,673			1,869,511			12,001			(2,798,185		)	1,010,472
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/gain	(27,475		)	(27,475		)	(31,221		)	(2,089		)	60,785			(27,475		)
Capital stock in treasury, at cost	(32,110		)	—			—			—			—			(32,110		)
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subsidiaries stockholders' equity	2,405,260			2,343,571			3,214,585			42,684			(5,600,840		)	2,405,260
Non-controlling interest	—			—			—			1,106			—			1,106
Total Equity	2,405,260			2,343,571			3,214,585			43,790			(5,600,840		)	2,406,366
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,451,173		$	6,397,901		$	7,585,263		$	149,678		$	(10,160,973	)	$	6,423,042

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet December 31, 2017
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Consolidated Total
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	—		$	241,772		$	8,056		$	—		$	249,828
Accounts receivable, net	—			—			272,401			9,221			—			281,622
Intercompany accounts receivable	102,335			—			1,001,329			—			(1,103,664		)	—
Inventories, net	—			—			469,813			19,993			—			489,806
Other current assets	—			2,649			8,124			288			—			11,061
Total current assets	102,335			2,649			1,993,439			37,558			(1,103,664		)	1,032,317
Plant assets, net	—			—			707,670			32,043			—			739,713
Investment in subsidiaries	2,317,445			3,180,932			43,056			—			(5,541,433		)	—
Intercompany note receivable	—			2,907,799			45,226			9,800			(2,962,825		)	—
Tradenames	—			—			2,458,681			4,693			—			2,463,374
Other assets, net	—			8,802			145,489			10,608			—			164,899
Deferred tax assets	—			233,391			—			—			(233,391		)	—
Goodwill	—			—			2,115,731			62,230			—			2,177,961
Total assets	$	2,419,780		$	6,333,573		$	7,509,292		$	156,932		$	(9,841,313	)	$	6,578,264
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	—		$	—		$	2,739		$	—		$	—		$	2,739
Current portion of long-term obligations	—			22,620			11,311			3			—			33,934
Accounts payable	—			—			315,142			7,920			—			323,062
Intercompany accounts payable	—			1,078,535			—			25,129			(1,103,664		)	—
Accrued trade marketing expense	—			—			36,484			2,491			—			38,975
Accrued liabilities	178			19,913			95,010			7,030			—			122,131
Dividends payable	40,470			—			—			—			—			40,470
Total current liabilities	40,648			1,121,068			460,686			42,573			(1,103,664		)	561,311
Long-term debt	—			2,894,962			30,594			38			—			2,925,594
Intercompany note payable	—			—			2,896,811			66,014			(2,962,825		)	—
Pension and other postretirement benefits	—			—			53,251			—			—			53,251
Other long-term liabilities	—			98			32,971			968			—			34,037
Deferred tax liabilities	—			—			854,047			3,177			(233,391		)	623,833
Total liabilities	40,648			4,016,128			4,328,360			112,770			(4,299,880		)	4,198,026
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle common stock	1,200			—			—			—			—			1,200
Additional paid-in-capital	1,453,054			1,454,253			1,376,175			32,771			(2,863,199		)	1,453,054
Retained earnings	987,238			893,441			1,834,555			10,756			(2,738,752		)	987,238
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(30,250		)	(30,249		)	(29,798		)	(471		)	60,518			(30,250		)
Capital stock in treasury, at cost	(32,110		)	—			—			—			—			(32,110		)
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subs stockholders equity	2,379,132			2,317,445			3,180,932			43,056			(5,541,433		)	2,379,132
Non-controlling interest	—			—			—			1,106			—			1,106
Total Equity	2,379,132			2,317,445			3,180,932			44,162			(5,541,433		)	2,380,238
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,419,780		$	6,333,573		$	7,509,292		$	156,932		$	(9,841,313	)	$	6,578,264

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings For the three months ended April 1, 2018
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	764,192		$	41,374		$	(26,734	)	$	778,832
Cost of products sold	—			—			562,753			36,265			(26,616		)	572,402
Gross profit	—			—			201,439			5,109			(118		)	206,430
Marketing and selling expenses	—			—			48,567			660			—			49,227
Administrative expenses	—			—			33,039			1,635			—			34,674
Research and development expenses	—			—			4,581			183			—			4,764
Intercompany royalties	—			—			(167		)	167			—			—
Intercompany management fees	—			—			—			118			(118		)	—
Intercompany technical service fees	—			—			—			—			—			—
Other (income) expense, net	—			525			2,156			184			—			2,865
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	(56,914		)	(73,967		)	(1,483		)	—			132,364			—
	(56,914		)	(73,442		)	86,693			2,947			132,246			91,530
Operating income	56,914			73,442			114,746			2,162			(132,364		)	114,900
Non-operating income	—			—			801			—			—			801
Earnings before interest and taxes	56,914			73,442			115,547			2,162			(132,364		)	115,701
Intercompany interest (income) expense	—			(18,752		)	18,533			219			—			—
Interest expense	—			41,135			742			17			—			41,894
Interest income	—			—			200			12			—			212
Earnings before income taxes	56,914			51,059			96,472			1,938			(132,364		)	74,019
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	—			(5,855		)	22,505			455			—			17,105
Net earnings	56,914			56,914			73,967			1,483			(132,364		)	56,914
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	—			—			—			—			—			—
Net earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries common stockholders	$	56,914		$	56,914		$	73,967		$	1,483		$	(132,364	)	$	56,914
Total comprehensive earnings	65,018			65,018			72,543			(136		)	(137,425		)	65,018
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest	—			—			—			—			—			—
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries	$	65,018		$	65,018		$	72,543		$	(136	)	$	(137,425	)	$	65,018

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings For the three months ended March 26, 2017
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	754,587		$	36,694		$	(25,207	)	$	766,074
Cost of products sold	—						546,212			33,856			(24,567		)	555,501
Gross profit	—			—			208,375			2,838			(640		)	210,573
Marketing and selling expenses	—			—			54,703			891			—			55,594
Administrative expenses	—			—			34,385			1,626			—			36,011
Research and development expenses	—			—			3,837			184			—			4,021
Intercompany royalties	—			—			(188		)	188						—
Intercompany management fees										391			(391		)	—
Intercompany technical service fees	—			—			—			249			(249		)	—
Other expense, net				(233		)	4,020			443			—			4,230
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	(22,926		)	(58,177		)	1,352			—			79,751			—
	(22,926		)	(58,410		)	98,109			3,972			79,111			99,856
Operating income	22,926			58,410			110,266			(1,134		)	(79,751		)	110,717
Non-operating income	—			—			491			—			—			491
Earnings before interest and taxes	22,926			58,410			110,757			(1,134		)	(79,751		)	111,208
Intercompany interest (income) expense	—			(22,305		)	22,087			218			—			—
Interest expense	—			80,170			551			10			—			80,731
Interest income	—			—			10			5			—			15
Earnings before income taxes	22,926			545			88,129			(1,357		)	(79,751		)	30,492
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	—			(22,381		)	29,952			(228		)	—			7,343
Net earnings	22,926			22,926			58,177			(1,129		)	(79,751		)	23,149
Less: Net (loss) earnings attributable to non-controlling interest	—			—			—			223			—			223
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries common stockholders	$	22,926		$	22,926		$	58,177		$	(1,352	)	$	(79,751	)	$	22,926
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	38,033			38,033			59,681			246			(97,737		)	38,256
Less: Comprehensive (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	—			—			—			223			—			223
Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries	$	38,033		$	38,033		$	59,681		$	23		$	(97,737	)	$	38,033

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the three months ended April 1, 2018
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Consolidated Total
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	—		$	(4,890	)	$	124,927		$	1,541		$	—		$	121,578
Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			218,077			8,451			—			(226,528		)	—
Investment in Subsidiary	37,932			38,890			—			—			(76,822		)	—
Capital expenditures	—			—			(35,800		)	(76		)	—			(35,876		)
Other investing	—			—			—			608			—			608
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	37,932			256,967			(27,349		)	532			(303,350		)	(35,268		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	762			—			—			—			—			762
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(99		)	—			—			—			—			(99		)
Dividends paid	(38,595		)	—			—			—			—			(38,595		)
Proceeds from bank term loans	—			2,039,380			—			—			—			2,039,380
Repayments of long-term obligations	—			(2,249,380		)	(979		)	—			—			(2,250,359		)
Repayments of short-term borrowing	—			—			(1,173		)	—			—			(1,173		)
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			—			(218,077		)	(8,451		)	226,528			—
Return of capital	—			(37,932		)	(38,890		)	—			76,822			—
Repayment of capital lease obligations	—			—			(4,005		)	(31		)	—			(4,036		)
Debt acquisition costs	—			(4,145		)	—			—			—			(4,145		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(37,932		)	(252,077		)	(263,124		)	(8,482		)	303,350			(258,265		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash										(189		)				(189		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(165,546		)	(6,598		)	—			(172,144		)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	—			—			241,772			8,056			—			249,828
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	—		$	—		$	76,226		$	1,458		$	—		$	77,684

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the three months ended March 26, 2017
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Consolidated Total
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities				$	(16,463	)	$	76,870		$	2,586		$	—		$	62,993
Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			235,763			7,580			—			(243,343		)	—
Investment in subsidiaries	28,011			24,271			—			—			(52,282		)	—
Capital expenditures	—			—			(28,744		)	(499		)	—			(29,243		)
Sale of plant assets	—			—			—			679			—			679
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	28,011			260,034			(21,164		)	180			(295,625		)	(28,564		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock	5,894			—			—			—			—			5,894
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(303		)	—			—			—			—			(303		)
Dividends paid	(33,602		)	—			—			—			—			(33,602		)
Proceeds from bank term loan	—			2,262,000			—			—			—			2,262,000
Repayments of long-term obligations	—			(2,464,750		)	(950		)	—			—			(2,465,700		)
Proceeds from short-term borrowing	—			—			1,634			—			—			1,634
Repayments of short-term borrowing	—			—			(1,068		)	—			—			(1,068		)
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			—			(235,763		)	(7,580		)	243,343			—
Return of capital	—			(28,011		)	(24,271		)	—			52,282			—
Repayment of capital lease obligations	—			—			(2,206		)	(18		)	—			(2,224		)
Debt acquisition costs	—			(12,810		)	—			—			—			(12,810		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(28,011		)	(243,571		)	(262,624		)	(7,598		)	295,625			(246,179		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—			—			—			128			—			128
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(206,918		)	(4,704		)	—			(211,622		)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	—			—			341,238			11,838			—			353,076
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	—		$	—		$	134,320		$	7,134		$	—		$	141,454

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of April 1, 2018, the results of operations for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, and the cash flows for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017. The results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange risk and commodity price risk.

The valuations of these instruments are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate, commodity, and foreign exchange forward curves. The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments (or receipts) and the discounted expected variable cash receipts (or payments). The variable cash receipts (or payments) are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. To comply with the provisions of the authoritative guidance for fair value disclosure, the Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own non-performance risk and the respective counterparty’s non-performance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of non-performance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts and guarantees. Other than the Tradename discussed below, the Company had no fair value measurements based upon significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of April 1, 2018 or December 31, 2017.

In addition to the instruments named above, the Company also makes fair value measurements in connection with any goodwill and tradename impairment testing. These measurements fall into Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Pronouncement Adopted in 2018

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, guidance based on the principle that revenue is recognized in an amount expected to be collected and to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for the transfer of goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date by one year while providing the option to early adopt the standard on the original effective date. Accordingly, the Company adopted the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. We analyzed the impact that the new guidance has on our policies, processes, controls, and disclosures. This assessment required, among other things, a review of the contracts we have with our customers. Substantially all of our revenue is earned pursuant to agreements under which we have one performance obligation, which is satisfied at a point-in-time. Based on our analysis, this ASU did not have a material effect on the timing or amount of revenue recognition, our results of operations, our financial position or our control environment. Our disclosures changed as appropriate to comply with the new guidance. See Note 3 for further details.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, "Compensation — Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost". ASU 2017-07 requires the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost be presented in the same income statement line item as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period and other components of the net periodic benefit cost be presented separately from the line item that includes the service cost and outside of any subtotal of operating income. The Company adopted this guidance during the first quarter of 2018. The amendments have been applied retrospectively for the income statement presentation requirements. Prior to adoption of the guidance, we classified all net periodic benefit costs within operating costs, specifically Cost of products sold on the consolidated statements of operations. The line item classification changes required by the new guidance did not impact the Company's pre-tax earnings or net income; however, Gross Profit and Non-operating income changed by immaterial offsetting amounts.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting". ASU 2017-09 provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. The amendments in the update are effective for all annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. This guidance did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities". ASU 2017-12 provides guidance that amends hedge accounting. Under the new guidance, more hedging strategies will be eligible for hedge accounting and the application of hedge accounting is simplified. The new guidance amends presentation and disclosure requirements, and how effectiveness is assessed. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning

after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company early adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2018. This guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption. Currently all of the Company's commodity risk derivatives are not designated as hedges and thus do not qualify for hedge accounting. As new derivative contracts are executed, the Company expects a portion of these commodity risk derivatives to qualify for hedge accounting and its disclosures to be updated accordingly.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, "Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income". The update allows for a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company early adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2018. As a result, in the first quarter of 2018, the Company reclassified $5.3 million out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as an increase to Retained Earnings.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases”. The FASB is amending the FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") and creating Topic 842, Leases, which will supersede Topic 840, Leases. The main difference between previous GAAP and Topic 842 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize the assets and liabilities arising from leases on the balance sheet. The updated guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted. In transition to the new guidance, entities are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is in the process of evaluating this guidance.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” which eliminates the requirement to determine the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit to measure goodwill impairment. Under the amendments in the new ASU, goodwill impairment testing will be performed by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognizing an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. The new standard is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and should be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for annual or interim goodwill impairment testing performed after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.

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Acquisitions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The following table summarizes the allocation of the total cost of the acquisition to the assets acquired:

Assets acquired
Land	$	700
Buildings	22,043
Plant assets	4,091
Goodwill	10,653
Total cost of acquisition	$	37,487

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Financial Assets and Liabilities Subject to Recurring Fair Value

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities subject to recurring fair value measurements and the required disclosures are as follows:

	April 1, 2018		Fair Value Measurements Using Fair Value Hierarchy						December 31, 2017		Fair Value Measurements Using Fair Value Hierarchy
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3				Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Interest rate derivatives	$	20,965	$	—	$	20,965	$	—	$	8,194	$	—	$	8,194	$	—
Foreign currency derivatives	15		—		15		—		—		—		—		—
Commodity derivatives	1,849		—		1,849		—		2,615		—		2,615		—
Total assets at fair value	$	22,829	$	—	$	22,829	$	—	$	10,809	$	—	$	10,809	$	—
Liabilities
Interest rate derivatives	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Foreign currency derivatives	1		—		1		—		750		—		750		—
Commodity derivatives	178		—		178		—		336		—		336		—
Total liabilities at fair value	$	179	$	—	$	179	$	—	$	1,086	$	—	$	1,086	$	—

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Other Expense, net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Expense (Income), net

Other Expense (Income), net

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018		March 26, 2017
Other expense, net consists of:
Amortization of intangibles/other assets	$	2,328	$	4,542
Foreign exchange losses/(gains)	525		(233		)
Royalty income and other	12		(79		)
Total other expense, net	$	2,865	$	4,230

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Equity-Based Compensation Expense and Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation

The following table summarizes equity-based compensation expense which was allocated as follows:

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Cost of products sold	$	606		$	515
Marketing and selling expenses	509			1,167
Administrative expenses	2,987			2,307
Research and development expenses	177			120
Pre-tax equity-based compensation expense	4,279			4,109
Income tax benefit	(851		)	(1,561		)
Net equity-based compensation expense	$	3,428		$	2,548

Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net earnings or loss for common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share are calculated by dividing net earnings by weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period plus dilutive potential common shares, which are determined as follows:

	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018	March 26, 2017
Weighted-average common shares	118,496,215	117,623,753
Effect of dilutive securities:	1,316,517	1,707,795
Dilutive potential common shares	119,812,732	119,331,548

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of the following:

	Currency translation adjustments			Gains (Losses) on cash flow hedges			Change in pensions			Total
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	2,095		$	6,571		$	(38,916	)	$	(30,250	)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassification	(2,178		)	10,141			—			7,963
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			(54		)	195			141
Net current period other comprehensive (loss)/income	(2,178		)	10,087			195			8,104
Adoption of ASU 2018-02	—			1,088			(6,417		)	(5,329		)
Balance, April 1, 2018	$	(83	)	$	17,746		$	(45,138	)	$	(27,475	)

	Currency translation adjustments			Gains (Losses) on cash flow hedges			Change in pensions			Total
Balance, December 25, 2016	$	(3,989	)	$	(8,234	)	$	(39,346	)	$	(51,569	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification	1,113			303			—			1,416
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			13,524			167			13,691
Net current period other comprehensive (loss)/income	1,113			13,827			167			15,107
Balance, March 26, 2017	$	(2,876	)	$	5,593		$	(39,179	)	$	(36,462	)

Summary of Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table presents amounts reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("AOCL") and into Net earnings for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, respectively.

	Amounts Reclassified from AOCL
	Three months ended
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017				Reclassified from AOCL to:
Gains and (losses) on financial instrument contracts
Interest rate contracts	$	145		$	(21,774	)		Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts	(74		)	(101		)		Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax	71			(21,875		)
Tax (expense) benefit	(17		)	8,351				Provision for income taxes
Net of tax	54			(13,524		)
Pension actuarial assumption adjustments
Amortization of actuarial loss	(259		)	(269		)	(a)	Cost of products sold
Tax benefit	64			102				Provision for income taxes
Net of tax	(195		)	(167		)
Net reclassifications into net earnings	$	(141	)	$	(13,691	)

(a) This is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 13 for additional details).

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Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are as follows:

	April 1, 2018			December 31, 2017
Customers	$	300,735		$	280,086
Allowances for cash discounts, bad debts and returns	(10,359		)	(10,036		)
Subtotal	290,376			270,050
Other receivables	10,842			11,572
Total	$	301,218		$	281,622

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories are as follows:

	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Raw materials	$	86,078	$	78,567
Work in progress (1)	47,878		65,800
Finished product	343,386		345,439
Total	$	477,342	$	489,806

(1) Work in progress is primarily agricultural inventory.

Schedule of Plant Assets

Plant assets are as follows:

	April 1, 2018			December 31, 2017
Land	$	15,648		$	15,648
Buildings	327,384			327,501
Machinery and equipment	879,320			898,728
Projects in progress	63,038			64,038
Subtotal	1,285,390			1,305,915
Accumulated depreciation	(545,125		)	(566,202		)
Total	$	740,265		$	739,713

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities are as follows:

	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Employee compensation and benefits	$	43,105	$	39,699
Interest payable	16,317		19,254
Consumer coupons	3,924		2,400
Accrued restructuring charges (Note 11)	370		1,414
Accrued financial instrument contracts (Note 14)	90		988
Accrued broker commissions	6,958		6,994
Accrued income taxes	36,266		26,805
Other	22,436		24,577
Total	$	129,466	$	122,131

Schedule of Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities are as follows:

	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Employee compensation and benefits	$	14,354	$	14,197
Long-term rent liability and deferred rent allowances	5,915		6,217
Liability for uncertain tax positions	11,003		11,140
Accrued financial instrument contracts (Note 14)	89		98
Other	2,524		2,385
Total	$	33,885	$	34,037

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Goodwill, Tradenames and Other Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill by segment

Goodwill by segment is as follows:

	Frozen			Grocery		Boulder		Specialty		Total
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	764,824		$	860,972	$	364,883	$	187,282	$	2,177,961
Foreign currency adjustment	(1,570		)	—				—		(1,570		)
Balance, April 1, 2018	$	763,254		$	860,972	$	364,883	$	187,282	$	2,176,391

Schedule of Tradenames by segment

Tradenames by segment are as follows:

	Frozen			Grocery		Boulder		Specialty		Total
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	738,344		$	1,253,622	$	442,808	$	28,600	$	2,463,374
Foreign currency adjustment	(119		)	—		—		—		(119		)
Balance, April 1, 2018	$	738,225		$	1,253,622	$	442,808	$	28,600	$	2,463,255

Schedule of Other Assets

	April 1, 2018
	Weighted Avg Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizable intangibles
Recipes	10	$	51,498	$	(46,636	)	$	4,862
Customer relationships - Distributors	34	176,372		(61,455		)	114,917
Customer relationships - Food Service	10	11,400		(4,374		)	7,026
Total amortizable intangibles		$	239,270	$	(112,465	)	$	126,805
Financial instruments (see Note 14)		15,859		—			15,859
Other (1)		31,786		(5,052		)	26,734
Total other assets, net							$	169,398
	Amortizable intangibles by segment
	Frozen						$	38,630
	Grocery						46,199
	Boulder						32,416
	Specialty						9,560
							$	126,805

	December 31, 2017
	Weighted Avg Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizable intangibles
Recipes	10	$	51,514	$	(46,458	)	$	5,056
Customer relationships - Distributors	34	176,376		(59,681		)	116,695
Customer relationships - Food Service	10	11,400		(4,004		)	7,396
Customer relationships - Private Label	7	1,290		(1,290		)	—
Total amortizable intangibles		$	240,580	$	(111,433	)	$	129,147
Financial instruments (see Note 14)		8,160		—			8,160
Other (1)		32,607		(5,015		)	27,592
Total other assets, net							$	164,899
	Amortizable intangibles by segment
	Frozen						$	39,229
	Grocery						46,888
	Boulder						33,057
	Specialty						9,973
							$	129,147

(1) As of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017, Other primarily consists of cost basis investments in companies in the natural and organic food and beverage industries acquired through the Boulder Brands acquisition as well as security deposits, supplemental savings plan investments and debt acquisition costs associated with the Company's revolving credit facility.

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Restructuring Charges (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring Charges Accrued

The following table summarizes charges accrued as of April 1, 2018 related to the Exit. These amounts are recorded in our Consolidated Balance Sheet in Accrued Liabilities.

	Balance							Balance
Description	December 31, 2017		Expense		Payments			April 1, 2018
Accrued restructuring charges	$	1,126	$	—	$	(756	)	$	370

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Debt and Interest Expense (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term and Short-term Debt Instruments

	April 1, 2018			December 31, 2017
Short-term borrowings
- Notes payable	$	1,566		$	2,739
Total short-term borrowings	$	1,566		$	2,739
Long-term debt
- Tranche A Term Loans due 2023	$	790,000		$	—
- New Tranche B Term Loans due 2024	1,239,380			—
- Tranche B Term Loans due 2024	—			2,239,380
- 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021	350,000			350,000
- 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024	350,000			350,000
- 3.0% Note payable to Gilster Mary Lee Corporation	—			982
- Unamortized discount on long term debt and deferred financing costs	(14,209		)	(21,846		)
- Capital lease obligations	41,893			41,012
	2,757,064			2,959,528
Less: current portion of long-term obligations	53,331			33,934
Total long-term debt	$	2,703,733		$	2,925,594

Schedule of Interest Expense

Interest expense	Three months ended
	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Interest expense	$	30,255		$	28,883
Amortization of debt acquisition costs	871			1,580
Non-cash recognition of deferred costs related to refinancing	10,913			28,494
Settlement of hedges related to refinancing	—			20,722
Interest rate swap (gains)/losses	(145		)	1,052
Total interest expense	$	41,894		$	80,731

Schedule of Early Redemption Prices of Long-term Debt Instruments

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC may redeem the 4.875% Senior Notes at the redemption prices listed below, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on May 1st of each of the years indicated below:

Year	Percentage
2018	101.219%
2019 and thereafter	100.000%

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC may redeem the 5.875% Senior Notes at the redemption prices listed below, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on January 15th of each of the years indicated below:

Year	Percentage
2019	104.406%
2020	102.938%
2021	101.469%
2022 and thereafter	100.000%

Schedule of Deferred Financing Cost Activity

The following summarizes debt acquisition cost activity during the three months ended April 1, 2018:

	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Net
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	29,689		$	(7,843	)	$	21,846
Additions	4,145			—			4,145
Amortization	—			(869		)	(869		)
Recognition of deferred costs resulting from the 2018 Refinancing	(12,936		)	2,023			(10,913		)
Balance, April 1, 2018	$	20,898		$	(6,689	)	$	14,209

Schedule of the Estimated Fair Value of the Company's Long-term Debt, including the Current Portion

The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, as of April 1, 2018, is as follows:

	April 1, 2018
Issue	Face Value		Fair Value
Tranche A Term Loans	790,000		790,000
New Tranche B Term Loans	1,239,380		1,245,577
4.875% Senior Notes	350,000		350,875
5.875% Senior Notes	350,000		360,938
	$	2,729,380	$	2,747,390

The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, as of December 31, 2017, is as follows:

	December 31, 2017
Issue	Face Value		Fair Value
Tranche B Term Loans	$	2,239,380	$	2,259,534
3.0% Note payable to Gilster Mary Lee Corporation	982		982
4.875% Senior Notes	350,000		353,938
5.875% Senior Notes	350,000		370,125
	$	2,940,362	$	2,984,579

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Pension and Retirement Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Retirement Benefits, Description [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Periodic (Benefit) Cost

The following represents the components of net periodic (benefit):

	Three months ended
Pension Benefits	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Interest cost	1,871			1,993
Expected return on assets	(2,930		)	(2,753		)
Amortization of actuarial loss	259			269
Net periodic (benefit)	$	(801	)	$	(491	)

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Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Interest Rate Swaps

As of April 1, 2018, the Company had the following interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:

Product	Number of Instruments	Current Notional Amount		Trade Dates	Maturity Dates
Interest Rate Swaps	14	$	1,499,000	Feb 2017 - Jan 2018	Jan 2019 - Feb 2023

Schedule of Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

As of April 1, 2018, the Company had the following foreign currency exchange contracts (in aggregate) that were designated as cash flow hedges of foreign exchange risk:

Product	Number of Instruments	Notional Purchased in Aggregate in USD	Trade Date	Maturity Dates
CAD $ Contracts	9	$21,018	Jul 2017	May 2018 - Dec 2018

Schedule of Derivative Instruments Not Designated in Qualifying Hedging Relationships

As of April 1, 2018, the Company had the following derivative instruments that were not designated in qualifying hedging relationships:

Commodity Contracts	Number of Instruments	Notional Purchased in Aggregate in USD	Trade Dates	Maturity Dates
Commodity Contracts	46	$7,383	Feb 2017 - Feb 2018	Apr 2018 - Dec 2019

Schedule of the Fair Value of Derivatives, Financial Instruments as their Consolidated Balance Sheet Classification

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

	Tabular Disclosure of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of April 1, 2018		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of April 1, 2018
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest Rate Contracts	Other current assets	$	5,106	Accrued liabilities	$	—
	Other assets, net	15,859		Other long-term liabilities	—
Foreign Exchange Contracts	Other current assets	15		Accrued liabilities	1
	Other assets, net	—		Other long-term liabilities	—
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		$	20,980		$	1
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Commodity Contracts	Other current assets	$	1,849	Accrued liabilities	$	89
	Other assets, net	—		Other long-term liabilities	89
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		$	1,849		$	178
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of December 31, 2017		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of December 31, 2017
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest Rate Contracts	Other current assets	$	34	Accrued liabilities	$	—
	Other assets, net	8,160		Other long-term liabilities	—
Foreign Exchange Contracts	Other current assets	—		Accrued liabilities	750
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		$	8,194		$	750
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Commodity Contracts	Other current assets	$	2,615	Accrued liabilities	$	238
	Other assets, net	—		Other long-term liabilities	98
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		$	2,615		$	336

Schedule of Derivative Assets

The Company has elected not to offset the fair values of derivative assets and liabilities executed with the same counterparty that are generally subject to enforceable netting agreements. However, if the Company were to offset and record the asset and liability balances of derivatives on a net basis, the amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017 would be adjusted as detailed in the following table:

	April 1, 2018						December 31, 2017
Derivative Instrument	Gross Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Subject to Netting Agreements		Net Amount		Gross Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Subject to Netting Agreements		Net Amount
Total asset derivatives	$	22,829	(179	)	$	22,650	$	10,809	(1,086	)	$	9,723
Total liability derivatives	$	179	(179	)	$	—	$	1,086	(1,086	)	$	—

Schedule of Derivative Liabilities

The Company has elected not to offset the fair values of derivative assets and liabilities executed with the same counterparty that are generally subject to enforceable netting agreements. However, if the Company were to offset and record the asset and liability balances of derivatives on a net basis, the amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017 would be adjusted as detailed in the following table:

	April 1, 2018						December 31, 2017
Derivative Instrument	Gross Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Subject to Netting Agreements		Net Amount		Gross Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Subject to Netting Agreements		Net Amount
Total asset derivatives	$	22,829	(179	)	$	22,650	$	10,809	(1,086	)	$	9,723
Total liability derivatives	$	179	(179	)	$	—	$	1,086	(1,086	)	$	—

Schedule of Derivative Financial Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Earnings

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and AOCL for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017.

Tabular Disclosure of the Effect of Derivative Instruments

Gain/(Loss)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Recognized in AOCL on Derivative		Portion reclassified from AOCL to:	Reclassified from AOCL into Earnings				Consolidated Statements of Operations Hedged Items impact	Income/(Expense) related to Hedged Items
Interest Rate Contracts	$	12,916	Interest expense	$	145			Interest expense	$	(11,598	)
Foreign Exchange Contracts	689		Cost of products sold	(74		)		Cost of products sold	(6,997		)
Three months ended April 1, 2018	$	13,605		$	71
Interest Rate Contracts	$	239	Interest expense	$	(21,774	)	(a)	Interest expense	$	(10,852	)
Foreign Exchange Contracts	256		Cost of products sold	(101		)		Cost of products sold	(6,718		)
Three months ended March 26, 2017	$	495		$	(21,875	)
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments			Recognized in Earnings in:	Recognized in Earnings
Commodity Contracts			Cost of products sold	$	381
Three months ended April 1, 2018				$	381
Commodity Contracts			Cost of products sold	$	(1,969	)
Three months ended March 26, 2017				$	(1,969	)

(a) Includes $20.7 million of accelerated reclassifications out of AOCL, related to the January 2017 Refinancing.

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Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment

	Three months ended
SEGMENT INFORMATION	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Net sales
Frozen	$	344,871		$	320,942
Grocery	261,007			259,350
Boulder	97,756			97,292
Specialty	75,198			88,490
Total	$	778,832		$	766,074
Earnings before interest and taxes
Frozen	$	53,711		$	50,922
Grocery	49,748			51,807
Boulder	11,851			6,672
Specialty	8,216			8,888
Unallocated corporate expenses	(7,825		)	(7,081		)
Total	$	115,701		$	111,208
Depreciation and amortization
Frozen	$	11,634		$	10,569
Grocery	7,749			8,076
Boulder	4,352			3,761
Specialty	3,153			4,682
Total	$	26,888		$	27,088
Capital expenditures (1)
Frozen	$	24,274		$	13,318
Grocery	9,180			7,530
Boulder	3,892			7,745
Specialty	3,439			5,472
Total	$	40,785		$	34,065
NET SALES BY PRODUCT TYPE
Net sales
Frozen	$	429,739		$	407,860
Shelf stable and meal enhancers	237,675			247,406
Desserts	77,748			77,246
Snacks	33,670			33,562
Total	$	778,832		$	766,074
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Net sales
United States	$	764,193		$	754,587
Canada	41,374			36,694
Intercompany	(26,735		)	(25,207		)
Total	$	778,832		$	766,074

(1) Includes new capital leases.

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

SEGMENT INFORMATION	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Total assets
Frozen	$	2,342,616	$	2,417,543
Grocery	2,724,171		2,787,209
Boulder	999,166		1,005,209
Specialty	346,602		357,040
Corporate	10,487		11,263
Total	$	6,423,042	$	6,578,264
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Plant assets
United States	$	710,255	$	707,670
Canada	30,010		32,043
Total	$	740,265	$	739,713

Schedule of Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas

SEGMENT INFORMATION	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Total assets
Frozen	$	2,342,616	$	2,417,543
Grocery	2,724,171		2,787,209
Boulder	999,166		1,005,209
Specialty	346,602		357,040
Corporate	10,487		11,263
Total	$	6,423,042	$	6,578,264
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Plant assets
United States	$	710,255	$	707,670
Canada	30,010		32,043
Total	$	740,265	$	739,713

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Provision for Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of the Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes and related effective tax rates for the three months ended April 1, 2018 and March 26, 2017, respectively, were as follows:

	Three months ended
Provision for income taxes	April 1, 2018			March 26, 2017
Current	$	11,408		$	2,285
Deferred	5,697			5,058
Total	$	17,105		$	7,343
Effective tax rate	23.1		%	24.1		%

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Guarantor and Nonguarantor Statements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Guarantor And Nonguarantor Statements [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet April 1, 2018
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Consolidated Total
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	—		$	76,226		$	1,458		$	—		$	77,684
Accounts receivable, net	—			—			289,752			11,466			—			301,218
Intercompany accounts receivable	107,602			—			1,235,500			1,442			(1,344,544		)	—
Inventories, net	—			—			458,300			19,042			—			477,342
Other current assets	—			6,970			9,855			664			—			17,489
Total current assets	107,602			6,970			2,069,633			34,072			(1,344,544		)	873,733
Plant assets, net	—			—			710,255			30,010			—			740,265
Investment in subsidiaries	2,343,571			3,214,585			42,684			—			(5,600,840		)	—
Intercompany note receivable	—			2,918,747			45,308			9,800			(2,973,855		)	—
Tradenames	—			—			2,458,681			4,574			—			2,463,255
Other assets, net	—			16,464			142,971			9,963			—			169,398
Deferred tax assets	—			241,135			—			599			(241,734		)	—
Goodwill	—			—			2,115,731			60,660			—			2,176,391
Total assets	$	2,451,173		$	6,397,901		$	7,585,263		$	149,678		$	(10,160,973	)	$	6,423,042
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	—		$	—		$	1,566		$	—		$	—		$	1,566
Current portion of long-term obligations	—			40,000			13,329			2			—			53,331
Accounts payable	4,825			—			317,015			5,828			—			327,668
Intercompany accounts payable	—			1,323,136			—			21,408			(1,344,544		)	—
Accrued trade marketing expense	—			—			37,433			3,627			—			41,060
Accrued liabilities	204			15,934			108,118			5,210			—			129,466
Dividends payable	40,884			—			—			—			—			40,884
Total current liabilities	45,913			1,379,070			477,461			36,075			(1,344,544		)	593,975
Long-term debt	—			2,675,171			28,517			45			—			2,703,733
Intercompany note payable	—			—			2,908,285			65,570			(2,973,855		)	—
Pension and other postretirement benefits	—			—			52,142			—			—			52,142
Other long-term liabilities	—			89			32,915			881			—			33,885
Deferred tax liabilities	—			—			871,358			3,317			(241,734		)	632,941
Total liabilities	45,913			4,054,330			4,370,678			105,888			(4,560,133		)	4,016,676
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle common stock	1,202			—			—			—			—			1,202
Additional paid-in-capital	1,453,171			1,454,373			1,376,295			32,772			(2,863,440		)	1,453,171
Retained earnings	1,010,472			916,673			1,869,511			12,001			(2,798,185		)	1,010,472
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/gain	(27,475		)	(27,475		)	(31,221		)	(2,089		)	60,785			(27,475		)
Capital stock in treasury, at cost	(32,110		)	—			—			—			—			(32,110		)
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subsidiaries stockholders' equity	2,405,260			2,343,571			3,214,585			42,684			(5,600,840		)	2,405,260
Non-controlling interest	—			—			—			1,106			—			1,106
Total Equity	2,405,260			2,343,571			3,214,585			43,790			(5,600,840		)	2,406,366
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,451,173		$	6,397,901		$	7,585,263		$	149,678		$	(10,160,973	)	$	6,423,042

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet December 31, 2017
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Consolidated Total
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	—		$	241,772		$	8,056		$	—		$	249,828
Accounts receivable, net	—			—			272,401			9,221			—			281,622
Intercompany accounts receivable	102,335			—			1,001,329			—			(1,103,664		)	—
Inventories, net	—			—			469,813			19,993			—			489,806
Other current assets	—			2,649			8,124			288			—			11,061
Total current assets	102,335			2,649			1,993,439			37,558			(1,103,664		)	1,032,317
Plant assets, net	—			—			707,670			32,043			—			739,713
Investment in subsidiaries	2,317,445			3,180,932			43,056			—			(5,541,433		)	—
Intercompany note receivable	—			2,907,799			45,226			9,800			(2,962,825		)	—
Tradenames	—			—			2,458,681			4,693			—			2,463,374
Other assets, net	—			8,802			145,489			10,608			—			164,899
Deferred tax assets	—			233,391			—			—			(233,391		)	—
Goodwill	—			—			2,115,731			62,230			—			2,177,961
Total assets	$	2,419,780		$	6,333,573		$	7,509,292		$	156,932		$	(9,841,313	)	$	6,578,264
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	—		$	—		$	2,739		$	—		$	—		$	2,739
Current portion of long-term obligations	—			22,620			11,311			3			—			33,934
Accounts payable	—			—			315,142			7,920			—			323,062
Intercompany accounts payable	—			1,078,535			—			25,129			(1,103,664		)	—
Accrued trade marketing expense	—			—			36,484			2,491			—			38,975
Accrued liabilities	178			19,913			95,010			7,030			—			122,131
Dividends payable	40,470			—			—			—			—			40,470
Total current liabilities	40,648			1,121,068			460,686			42,573			(1,103,664		)	561,311
Long-term debt	—			2,894,962			30,594			38			—			2,925,594
Intercompany note payable	—			—			2,896,811			66,014			(2,962,825		)	—
Pension and other postretirement benefits	—			—			53,251			—			—			53,251
Other long-term liabilities	—			98			32,971			968			—			34,037
Deferred tax liabilities	—			—			854,047			3,177			(233,391		)	623,833
Total liabilities	40,648			4,016,128			4,328,360			112,770			(4,299,880		)	4,198,026
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle common stock	1,200			—			—			—			—			1,200
Additional paid-in-capital	1,453,054			1,454,253			1,376,175			32,771			(2,863,199		)	1,453,054
Retained earnings	987,238			893,441			1,834,555			10,756			(2,738,752		)	987,238
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(30,250		)	(30,249		)	(29,798		)	(471		)	60,518			(30,250		)
Capital stock in treasury, at cost	(32,110		)	—			—			—			—			(32,110		)
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subs stockholders equity	2,379,132			2,317,445			3,180,932			43,056			(5,541,433		)	2,379,132
Non-controlling interest	—			—			—			1,106			—			1,106
Total Equity	2,379,132			2,317,445			3,180,932			44,162			(5,541,433		)	2,380,238
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,419,780		$	6,333,573		$	7,509,292		$	156,932		$	(9,841,313	)	$	6,578,264

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings For the three months ended April 1, 2018
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	764,192		$	41,374		$	(26,734	)	$	778,832
Cost of products sold	—			—			562,753			36,265			(26,616		)	572,402
Gross profit	—			—			201,439			5,109			(118		)	206,430
Marketing and selling expenses	—			—			48,567			660			—			49,227
Administrative expenses	—			—			33,039			1,635			—			34,674
Research and development expenses	—			—			4,581			183			—			4,764
Intercompany royalties	—			—			(167		)	167			—			—
Intercompany management fees	—			—			—			118			(118		)	—
Intercompany technical service fees	—			—			—			—			—			—
Other (income) expense, net	—			525			2,156			184			—			2,865
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	(56,914		)	(73,967		)	(1,483		)	—			132,364			—
	(56,914		)	(73,442		)	86,693			2,947			132,246			91,530
Operating income	56,914			73,442			114,746			2,162			(132,364		)	114,900
Non-operating income	—			—			801			—			—			801
Earnings before interest and taxes	56,914			73,442			115,547			2,162			(132,364		)	115,701
Intercompany interest (income) expense	—			(18,752		)	18,533			219			—			—
Interest expense	—			41,135			742			17			—			41,894
Interest income	—			—			200			12			—			212
Earnings before income taxes	56,914			51,059			96,472			1,938			(132,364		)	74,019
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	—			(5,855		)	22,505			455			—			17,105
Net earnings	56,914			56,914			73,967			1,483			(132,364		)	56,914
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	—			—			—			—			—			—
Net earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries common stockholders	$	56,914		$	56,914		$	73,967		$	1,483		$	(132,364	)	$	56,914
Total comprehensive earnings	65,018			65,018			72,543			(136		)	(137,425		)	65,018
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest	—			—			—			—			—			—
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries	$	65,018		$	65,018		$	72,543		$	(136	)	$	(137,425	)	$	65,018

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings For the three months ended March 26, 2017
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	754,587		$	36,694		$	(25,207	)	$	766,074
Cost of products sold	—						546,212			33,856			(24,567		)	555,501
Gross profit	—			—			208,375			2,838			(640		)	210,573
Marketing and selling expenses	—			—			54,703			891			—			55,594
Administrative expenses	—			—			34,385			1,626			—			36,011
Research and development expenses	—			—			3,837			184			—			4,021
Intercompany royalties	—			—			(188		)	188						—
Intercompany management fees										391			(391		)	—
Intercompany technical service fees	—			—			—			249			(249		)	—
Other expense, net				(233		)	4,020			443			—			4,230
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	(22,926		)	(58,177		)	1,352			—			79,751			—
	(22,926		)	(58,410		)	98,109			3,972			79,111			99,856
Operating income	22,926			58,410			110,266			(1,134		)	(79,751		)	110,717
Non-operating income	—			—			491			—			—			491
Earnings before interest and taxes	22,926			58,410			110,757			(1,134		)	(79,751		)	111,208
Intercompany interest (income) expense	—			(22,305		)	22,087			218			—			—
Interest expense	—			80,170			551			10			—			80,731
Interest income	—			—			10			5			—			15
Earnings before income taxes	22,926			545			88,129			(1,357		)	(79,751		)	30,492
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	—			(22,381		)	29,952			(228		)	—			7,343
Net earnings	22,926			22,926			58,177			(1,129		)	(79,751		)	23,149
Less: Net (loss) earnings attributable to non-controlling interest	—			—			—			223			—			223
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries common stockholders	$	22,926		$	22,926		$	58,177		$	(1,352	)	$	(79,751	)	$	22,926
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	38,033			38,033			59,681			246			(97,737		)	38,256
Less: Comprehensive (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	—			—			—			223			—			223
Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries	$	38,033		$	38,033		$	59,681		$	23		$	(97,737	)	$	38,033

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the three months ended April 1, 2018
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Consolidated Total
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	—		$	(4,890	)	$	124,927		$	1,541		$	—		$	121,578
Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			218,077			8,451			—			(226,528		)	—
Investment in Subsidiary	37,932			38,890			—			—			(76,822		)	—
Capital expenditures	—			—			(35,800		)	(76		)	—			(35,876		)
Other investing	—			—			—			608			—			608
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	37,932			256,967			(27,349		)	532			(303,350		)	(35,268		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	762			—			—			—			—			762
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(99		)	—			—			—			—			(99		)
Dividends paid	(38,595		)	—			—			—			—			(38,595		)
Proceeds from bank term loans	—			2,039,380			—			—			—			2,039,380
Repayments of long-term obligations	—			(2,249,380		)	(979		)	—			—			(2,250,359		)
Repayments of short-term borrowing	—			—			(1,173		)	—			—			(1,173		)
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			—			(218,077		)	(8,451		)	226,528			—
Return of capital	—			(37,932		)	(38,890		)	—			76,822			—
Repayment of capital lease obligations	—			—			(4,005		)	(31		)	—			(4,036		)
Debt acquisition costs	—			(4,145		)	—			—			—			(4,145		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(37,932		)	(252,077		)	(263,124		)	(8,482		)	303,350			(258,265		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash										(189		)				(189		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(165,546		)	(6,598		)	—			(172,144		)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	—			—			241,772			8,056			—			249,828
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	—		$	—		$	76,226		$	1,458		$	—		$	77,684

Pinnacle Foods Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the three months ended March 26, 2017
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.			Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Nonguarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Consolidated Total
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities				$	(16,463	)	$	76,870		$	2,586		$	—		$	62,993
Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			235,763			7,580			—			(243,343		)	—
Investment in subsidiaries	28,011			24,271			—			—			(52,282		)	—
Capital expenditures	—			—			(28,744		)	(499		)	—			(29,243		)
Sale of plant assets	—			—			—			679			—			679
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	28,011			260,034			(21,164		)	180			(295,625		)	(28,564		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock	5,894			—			—			—			—			5,894
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(303		)	—			—			—			—			(303		)
Dividends paid	(33,602		)	—			—			—			—			(33,602		)
Proceeds from bank term loan	—			2,262,000			—			—			—			2,262,000
Repayments of long-term obligations	—			(2,464,750		)	(950		)	—			—			(2,465,700		)
Proceeds from short-term borrowing	—			—			1,634			—			—			1,634
Repayments of short-term borrowing	—			—			(1,068		)	—			—			(1,068		)
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			—			(235,763		)	(7,580		)	243,343			—
Return of capital	—			(28,011		)	(24,271		)	—			52,282			—
Repayment of capital lease obligations	—			—			(2,206		)	(18		)	—			(2,224		)
Debt acquisition costs	—			(12,810		)	—			—			—			(12,810		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(28,011		)	(243,571		)	(262,624		)	(7,598		)	295,625			(246,179		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—			—			—			128			—			128
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(206,918		)	(4,704		)	—			(211,622		)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	—			—			341,238			11,838			—			353,076
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	—		$	—		$	134,320		$	7,134		$	—		$	141,454

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Summary of Business Activities (Details)		3 Months Ended
	May 08, 2015 shares	Apr. 01, 2018 segment	Apr. 02, 2007
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | segment		4
Blackstone
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			98.00%
Number of shares sold by company (in shares) | shares	5,000,000

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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 15, 2017	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 2,176,391	$ 2,177,961
Beaver Dam acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business	$ 37,500
Goodwill	10,653
Transaction costs	$ 100

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Acquisitions - Summary of the Allocation of the Total Cost of the Acquisition to Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 15, 2017
Assets acquired:
Goodwill	$ 2,176,391	$ 2,177,961
Beaver Dam acquisition
Assets acquired:
Land			$ 700
Buildings			22,043
Plant assets			4,091
Goodwill			10,653
Fair value of assets acquired			$ 37,487

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Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets and Liabilities Subject to Recurring Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Derivatives assets	$ 22,829	$ 10,809
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	179	1,086
Recurring | Level 1
Assets
Total assets at fair value	0	0
Liabilities
Total liabilities at fair value	0	0
Recurring | Level 2
Assets
Total assets at fair value	22,829	10,809
Liabilities
Total liabilities at fair value	179	1,086
Recurring | Level 3
Assets
Total assets at fair value	0	0
Liabilities
Total liabilities at fair value	0	0
Recurring | Interest rate derivatives | Level 1
Assets
Derivatives assets	0	0
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Recurring | Interest rate derivatives | Level 2
Assets
Derivatives assets	20,965	8,194
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Recurring | Interest rate derivatives | Level 3
Assets
Derivatives assets	0	0
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Recurring | Foreign currency derivatives | Level 1
Assets
Derivatives assets	0	0
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Recurring | Foreign currency derivatives | Level 2
Assets
Derivatives assets	15	0
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	1	750
Recurring | Foreign currency derivatives | Level 3
Assets
Derivatives assets	0	0
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Recurring | Commodity derivatives | Level 1
Assets
Derivatives assets	0	0
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Recurring | Commodity derivatives | Level 2
Assets
Derivatives assets	1,849	2,615
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	178	336
Recurring | Commodity derivatives | Level 3
Assets
Derivatives assets	0	0
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Fair Value | Recurring
Assets
Total assets at fair value	22,829	10,809
Liabilities
Total liabilities at fair value	179	1,086
Fair Value | Recurring | Interest rate derivatives
Assets
Derivatives assets	20,965	8,194
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Fair Value | Recurring | Foreign currency derivatives
Assets
Derivatives assets	15	0
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	1	750
Fair Value | Recurring | Commodity derivatives
Assets
Derivatives assets	1,849	2,615
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	$ 178	$ 336

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Other Expense, net - Schedule of Other Expense (Income), Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]
Amortization of intangibles/other assets	$ 2,328	$ 4,542
Foreign exchange losses/(gains)	525	(233)
Royalty income and other	12	(79)
Total other expense, net	$ 2,865	$ 4,230

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Equity-Based Compensation Expense and Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Equity-based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Pre-tax equity-based compensation expense	$ 4,279	$ 4,109
Income tax benefit	(851)	(1,561)
Net equity-based compensation expense	3,428	2,548
Cost of products sold
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Pre-tax equity-based compensation expense	606	515
Marketing and selling expenses
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Pre-tax equity-based compensation expense	509	1,167
Administrative expenses
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Pre-tax equity-based compensation expense	2,987	2,307
Research and development expenses
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Pre-tax equity-based compensation expense	$ 177	$ 120

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Equity-Based Compensation Expense and Earnings Per Share - Plan Narrative (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017	Mar. 27, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	318,583	20,904
2013 Omnibus Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)			11,300,000
Performance shares | 2013 Omnibus Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Stock options | 2013 Omnibus Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options, grants in period (in shares)	439,110
Options, grants in period, grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 10.06
Option exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 54.10
PSU's and PS's | 2013 Omnibus Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock grants in period (in shares)	141,628
Stock grants in period, grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 60.30
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | 2013 Omnibus Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock grants in period (in shares)	185,241
Stock grants in period, grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 55.29
Minimum | Performance shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of total award	0.00%
Maximum | Performance shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of total award	200.00%

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Equity-Based Compensation Expense and Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Weighted-average common shares (in shares)	118,496,215	117,623,753
Effect of dilutive securities: (in shares)	1,316,517	1,707,795
Dilutive potential common shares (in shares)	119,812,732	119,331,548

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning	$ 2,380,238	$ 1,948,942
Net current period other comprehensive (loss)/income	8,104	15,107
Balance, ending	2,406,366	1,963,150
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning	(30,250)	(51,569)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassification	7,963	1,416
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	141	13,691
Net current period other comprehensive (loss)/income	8,104	15,107
Adoption of ASU 2018-02	(5,329)
Balance, ending	(27,475)	(36,462)
Currency translation adjustments
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning	2,095	(3,989)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassification	(2,178)	1,113
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0
Net current period other comprehensive (loss)/income	(2,178)	1,113
Adoption of ASU 2018-02	0
Balance, ending	(83)	(2,876)
Gains (Losses) on cash flow hedges
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning	6,571	(8,234)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassification	10,141	303
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	(54)	13,524
Net current period other comprehensive (loss)/income	10,087	13,827
Adoption of ASU 2018-02	1,088
Balance, ending	17,746	5,593
Change in pensions
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning	(38,916)	(39,346)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassification	0	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	195	167
Net current period other comprehensive (loss)/income	195	167
Adoption of ASU 2018-02	(6,417)
Balance, ending	$ (45,138)	$ (39,179)

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Reclassifications out of AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest expense	$ (41,894)	$ (80,731)
Cost of products sold	(572,402)	(555,501)
Earnings before income taxes	74,019	30,492
Provision for income taxes	(17,105)	(7,343)
Net earnings	56,914	23,149
Amounts Reclassified from AOCL
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net earnings	(141)	(13,691)
Gains and (losses) on financial instrument contracts | Amounts Reclassified from AOCL
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Earnings before income taxes	71	(21,875)
Provision for income taxes	(17)	8,351
Net earnings	54	(13,524)
Pension actuarial assumption adjustments | Amounts Reclassified from AOCL
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of products sold	(259)	(269)
Provision for income taxes	64	102
Net earnings	(195)	(167)
Interest rate contracts | Gains and (losses) on financial instrument contracts | Amounts Reclassified from AOCL
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest expense	145	(21,774)
Foreign exchange contracts | Gains and (losses) on financial instrument contracts | Amounts Reclassified from AOCL
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of products sold	$ (74)	$ (101)

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Balance Sheet Information - Schedule of Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current [Abstract]
Customers	$ 300,735	$ 280,086
Allowances for cash discounts, bad debts and returns	(10,359)	(10,036)
Subtotal	290,376	270,050
Other receivables	10,842	11,572
Total	$ 301,218	$ 281,622

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Balance Sheet Information - Schedule of Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Inventory, Net [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 86,078	$ 78,567
Work in progress	47,878	65,800
Finished product	343,386	345,439
Total	$ 477,342	$ 489,806

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Balance Sheet Information - Schedule of Plant Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant assets, gross	$ 1,285,390		$ 1,305,915
Accumulated depreciation	(545,125)		(566,202)
Total	740,265		739,713
Depreciation	24,600	$ 22,500
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant assets, gross	15,648		15,648
Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant assets, gross	327,384		327,501
Machinery and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant assets, gross	879,320		898,728
Projects in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant assets, gross	63,038		64,038
Assets under capital lease
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Accumulated depreciation	(19,500)		(18,600)
Total	$ 47,600		$ 44,600

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Balance Sheet Information - Schedule of Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Employee compensation and benefits	$ 43,105	$ 39,699
Interest payable	16,317	19,254
Consumer coupons	3,924	2,400
Accrued restructuring charges (Note 11)	370	1,414
Accrued financial instrument contracts (Note 14)	90	988
Accrued broker commissions	6,958	6,994
Accrued income taxes	36,266	26,805
Other	22,436	24,577
Total	$ 129,466	$ 122,131

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Balance Sheet Information - Schedule of Other Long-Term Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Employee compensation and benefits	$ 14,354	$ 14,197
Long-term rent liability and deferred rent allowances	5,915	6,217
Liability for uncertain tax positions	11,003	11,140
Accrued financial instrument contracts (Note 14)	89	98
Other	2,524	2,385
Total	$ 33,885	$ 34,037

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Goodwill, Tradenames and Other Assets - Schedule of Goodwill by Segment (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, December 31, 2017	$ 2,177,961
Foreign currency adjustment	(1,570)
Balance, April 1, 2018	2,176,391
Frozen
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, December 31, 2017	764,824
Foreign currency adjustment	(1,570)
Balance, April 1, 2018	763,254
Grocery
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, December 31, 2017	860,972
Foreign currency adjustment	0
Balance, April 1, 2018	860,972
Boulder
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, December 31, 2017	364,883
Foreign currency adjustment
Balance, April 1, 2018	364,883
Specialty
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, December 31, 2017	187,282
Foreign currency adjustment	0
Balance, April 1, 2018	$ 187,282

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Goodwill, Tradenames and Other Assets - Schedule of Tradenames by Segment (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($) tradename	Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) tradename	Jun. 25, 2017 USD ($)
Tradenames
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance, December 31, 2017	$ 2,463,374,000
Foreign currency adjustment	(119,000)
Balance, April 1, 2018	2,463,255,000
Tradenames | Frozen
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance, December 31, 2017	738,344,000
Foreign currency adjustment	(119,000)
Balance, April 1, 2018	738,225,000
Tradename impairment charges			$ 27,400,000
Tradenames | Grocery
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance, December 31, 2017	1,253,622,000
Foreign currency adjustment	0
Balance, April 1, 2018	1,253,622,000
Tradenames | Boulder
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance, December 31, 2017	442,808,000
Foreign currency adjustment	0
Balance, April 1, 2018	442,808,000
Tradenames | Specialty
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance, December 31, 2017	28,600,000
Foreign currency adjustment	0
Balance, April 1, 2018	28,600,000
Celeste, Synder of Berlin, Nalley, Bernstein, and Swanson tradenames
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance, April 1, 2018	$ 25,400,000
Increase in weighted average cost of capital assumed	0.0050
Celeste tradename
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance, April 1, 2018	$ 24,800,000
Snyder of Berlin tradename
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance, April 1, 2018	6,500,000
Nalley tradename
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance, April 1, 2018	4,200,000
Bernstein tradename
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance, April 1, 2018	3,100,000
Swanson tradename
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance, April 1, 2018	500,000
Aunt Jemima tradename
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance, December 31, 2017		$ 0
Balance, April 1, 2018			$ 0
Five additional impaired tradenames
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance, April 1, 2018	$ 359,300,000
Number of impaired tradenames | tradename	5	3
Indefinite-lived tradenames, percentage of fair value in excess of carrying value		15.00%

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Goodwill, Tradenames and Other Assets - Schedule of Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	$ 239,270		$ 240,580
Finite-lived intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(112,465)		(111,433)
Finite-lived intangible assets, Net	126,805		129,147
Financial instruments	15,859		8,160
Other, Gross Carrying Amount	31,786		32,607
Other, Accumulated Amortization	(5,052)		(5,015)
Other, Net	26,734		27,592
Total other assets, net	169,398		$ 164,899
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Maturity Schedule [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	2,328	$ 4,542
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Estimated amortization expense, remainder of 2018	7,000
Estimated amortization expense, 2019	8,600
Estimated amortization expense, 2020	7,900
Estimated amortization expense, 2021	6,600
Estimated amortization expense, 2022	6,400
Estimated amortization expense, thereafter	$ 90,200
Recipes
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life	10 years		10 years
Finite-lived intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	$ 51,498		$ 51,514
Finite-lived intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(46,636)		(46,458)
Finite-lived intangible assets, Net	$ 4,862		$ 5,056
Customer relationships - Distributors
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life	34 years		34 years
Finite-lived intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	$ 176,372		$ 176,376
Finite-lived intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(61,455)		(59,681)
Finite-lived intangible assets, Net	$ 114,917		$ 116,695
Customer relationships - Food Service
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life	10 years		10 years
Finite-lived intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	$ 11,400		$ 11,400
Finite-lived intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(4,374)		(4,004)
Finite-lived intangible assets, Net	7,026		$ 7,396
Customer relationships - Private Label
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life			7 years
Finite-lived intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount			$ 1,290
Finite-lived intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization			(1,290)
Finite-lived intangible assets, Net			0
Operating segments | Frozen
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, Net	38,630		39,229
Operating segments | Grocery
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, Net	46,199		46,888
Operating segments | Boulder
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, Net	32,416		33,057
Operating segments | Specialty
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, Net	$ 9,560		$ 9,973

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Restructuring Charges - Narrative (Details) - Aunt Jemima retail and foodservice frozen breakfast products exit - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Jun. 25, 2017
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and impairment charges	$ 63,200	$ 63,200
Accelerated depreciation charges		22,600
Inventory obsolescence		4,600
Employee termination costs		1,500
Contract termination and other costs		3,300
Restructuring charges	0
Frozen
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and impairment charges	48,800
Specialty
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and impairment charges	14,400
Tradenames
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Intangible asset impairment charge		$ 31,200
Cost of products sold
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and impairment charges	32,000
Impairment of tradenames
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and impairment charges	27,400
Other expense
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and impairment charges	$ 3,800

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Restructuring Charges - Accrued Restructuring Charges (Details) - Aunt Jemima retail and foodservice frozen breakfast products exit $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($)
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 1,126
Expense	0
Payments	(756)
Ending balance	$ 370

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Debt and Interest Expense - Schedule of Long-term and Short-term Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Short-term Debt [Abstract]
Short-term borrowings	$ 1,566	$ 2,739
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Unamortized discount on long term debt and deferred financing costs	(14,209)	(21,846)
Capital lease obligations	41,893	41,012
Long-term debt, including capital lease obligations less unamortized discount on long term debt and deferred financing costs	2,757,064	2,959,528
Less: current portion of long-term obligations	53,331	33,934
Total long-term debt	2,703,733	2,925,594
Secured debt | Tranche A Term Loans
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term debt	790,000	0
Secured debt | New Tranche B Term Loans
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term debt	1,239,380	0
Secured debt | Tranche B Term Loans
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term debt	0	2,239,380
Senior notes | 4.875% Senior Notes
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Senior notes	$ 350,000	350,000
Stated interest rate	4.875%
Senior notes | 5.875% Senior Notes
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Senior notes	$ 350,000	350,000
Stated interest rate	5.875%
Notes payable | 3.0% Note payable to Gilster Mary Lee Corporation
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Note payable	$ 0	$ 982
Stated interest rate	3.00%

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Debt and Interest Expense - Schedule of Interest Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Interest expense	$ 30,255	$ 28,883
Amortization of debt acquisition costs	871	1,580
Non-cash recognition of deferred costs related to refinancing	10,913	28,494
Settlement of hedges related to refinancing	0	20,722
Interest rate swap (gains)/losses	(145)	1,052
Total interest expense	$ 41,894	$ 80,731

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Debt and Interest Expense - Fourth Amendment (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 15, 2018	Feb. 03, 2017	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt acquisition costs			$ 4,145,000	$ 12,810,000
Recognition of deferred costs related to refinancing			$ 10,913,000	$ 28,494,000
Secured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of existing indebtedness		$ 213,100,000
Secured debt | New Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument		7 years
Face amount		$ 2,262,000,000.0
Secured debt | Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of indebtedness repaid	$ 2,239,400,000
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument		5 years
Face amount		$ 225,000,000.0
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt acquisition costs	4,100,000
Recognition of deferred costs related to refinancing	10,900,000
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Secured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of existing indebtedness	$ 202,500,000
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Secured debt | New Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument	6 years
Face amount	$ 1,239,400,000.0
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Secured debt | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument	5 years
Face amount	$ 800,000,000.0
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument	5 years
Face amount	$ 300,000,000.0

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Debt and Interest Expense - Amended Credit Agreement (Details)			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 15, 2018	Feb. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs			$ 4,145,000	$ 12,810,000
Recognition of deferred costs resulting from the Refinancing			$ 10,913,000	$ 28,494,000
Ownership interest			100.00%
Tranche G, H and I term loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 12,900,000
Recognition of deferred costs resulting from the Refinancing		28,500,000
Secured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of existing indebtedness		$ 213,100,000
Secured debt | New Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument		7 years
Face amount		$ 2,262,000,000.0
Secured debt | Tranche G term loans due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of indebtedness repaid		1,409,600,000
Secured debt | Tranche H term loans due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of indebtedness repaid		507,900,000
Secured debt | Tranche I term loans due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of indebtedness repaid		$ 544,500,000
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument		5 years
Face amount		$ 225,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility | Fifth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Feb 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage		0.30%
Federal funds effective rate | Secured debt | New Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Eurocurrency rate | Secured debt | New Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Base rate | Secured debt | New Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Minimum | Eurocurrency rate | Secured debt | New Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Minimum | Base rate | Secured debt | New Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Secured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required percentage of excess cash flow		50.00%
Percentage of quarterly installment amortized aggregate principal amount		1.25%
Secured debt | New Tranche B Term Loans
Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity
2018			$ 20,000,000
2019			40,000,000
2020			40,000,000
2021			40,000,000
2022			40,000,000
2023			$ 610,000,000
Secured debt | One-month eurodollar rate | New Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Secured debt | Minimum | Eurocurrency rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Secured debt | Minimum | Base rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Letter of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fronting fee, per annum		0.125%
Maximum borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility		$ 50,000,000
Total net leverage ratio between 4.50 and 5.49 | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio		4.50
Total net leverage ratio between 4.50 and 5.49 | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio		5.49
Total net leverage ratio between 4.50 and 5.49 | Secured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required percentage of excess cash flow		25.00%
Total net leverage ratio below 4.50 | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio		4.50
Total net leverage ratio below 4.50 | Secured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required percentage of excess cash flow		0.00%
Net first lien | Secured debt
Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity
Debt to EBITDA for the most recently concluded four consecutive fiscal quarters		5.75
Restricted payments | Secured debt
Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity
Debt to EBITDA for the most recently concluded four consecutive fiscal quarters		4.25
Amount of restricted payments for specified activities		$ 75,000,000
Percent of restricted payments for specified activities greater of the amount or percent of consolidated total assets		2.00%
Scenario 1 | Secured debt | Eurocurrency rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Scenario 1 | Secured debt | Base rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Scenario 1 | Secured debt | Maximum | Eurocurrency rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	3.75
Scenario 1 | Secured debt | Maximum | Base rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	3.75
Scenario 2 | Secured debt | Eurocurrency rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.625%
Scenario 2 | Secured debt | Base rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.625%
Scenario 2 | Secured debt | Minimum | Eurocurrency rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	3.75
Scenario 2 | Secured debt | Minimum | Base rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	3.75
Scenario 2 | Secured debt | Maximum | Eurocurrency rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	5.00
Scenario 2 | Secured debt | Maximum | Base rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	5.00
Scenario 3 | Secured debt | Eurocurrency rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Scenario 3 | Secured debt | Base rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Scenario 3 | Secured debt | Minimum | Eurocurrency rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	5.00
Scenario 3 | Secured debt | Minimum | Base rate | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	5.00

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Debt and Interest Expense - Senior Notes (Details) - Senior notes	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018
4.875% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.875%
5.875% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.875%
Redemption prices, percent of outstanding principal	100.00%
Applicable premium, percentage of principal amount	1.00%
Percent that may be redeemed (up to)	35.00%
Early redemption, percent of principal amount required to be outstanding (at least)	50.00%
Early redemption, redemption period following closing date of offering	120 days
5.875% Senior Notes | Treasury Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%

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Debt and Interest Expense - Schedule of Redemption Price Percentages (Details) - Senior notes	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018
4.875% Senior Notes | 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption prices, percent of outstanding principal	101.219%
4.875% Senior Notes | 2019 and thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption prices, percent of outstanding principal	100.00%
5.875% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption prices, percent of outstanding principal	100.00%
5.875% Senior Notes | 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption prices, percent of outstanding principal	104.406%
5.875% Senior Notes | 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption prices, percent of outstanding principal	102.938%
5.875% Senior Notes | 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption prices, percent of outstanding principal	101.469%
5.875% Senior Notes | 2022 and thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption prices, percent of outstanding principal	100.00%

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Debt and Interest Expense - Summary of Debt Acquisition Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Deferred Financing Cost Activity [Roll Forward]
Gross Carrying Amount, beginning balance	$ 29,689
Accumulated Amortization, beginning balance	(7,843)
Net, beginning balance	21,846
Additions	4,145	$ 12,810
Amortization	(869)
Recognition of deferred costs resulting from the Refinancing, gross	(12,936)
Recognition of deferred costs resulting from the Refinancing, accumulated amortization	2,023
Recognition of deferred costs resulting from the 2018 Refinancing	(10,913)	(28,494)
Gross Carrying Amount, ending balance	20,898
Accumulated Amortization, ending balance	(6,689)
Net, ending balance	14,209
Secured debt
Deferred Financing Cost Activity [Roll Forward]
Amortization	$ (900)	$ (1,500)

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Debt and Interest Expense - Schedule of the Estimated Fair Value of the Company's Long-term Debt, Including the Current Portion (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Notes payable | 3.0% Note payable to Gilster Mary Lee Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.00%
Senior Notes | 4.875% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.875%
Senior Notes | 5.875% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.875%
Face Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 2,729,380	$ 2,940,362
Face Value | Secured debt | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	790,000
Face Value | Secured debt | New Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	1,239,380
Face Value | Secured debt | Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		2,239,380
Face Value | Notes payable | 3.0% Note payable to Gilster Mary Lee Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		982
Face Value | Senior Notes | 4.875% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	350,000	350,000
Face Value | Senior Notes | 5.875% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	350,000	350,000
Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	2,747,390	2,984,579
Fair Value | Secured debt | Tranche A Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	790,000
Fair Value | Secured debt | New Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	1,245,577
Fair Value | Secured debt | Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		2,259,534
Fair Value | Notes payable | 3.0% Note payable to Gilster Mary Lee Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		982
Fair Value | Senior Notes | 4.875% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	350,875	353,938
Fair Value | Senior Notes | 5.875% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 360,938	$ 370,125

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Pension and Retirement Plans - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($) qualified_plan nonqualified_plan	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Number of qualified 401(k) plans | qualified_plan	2
Number of non-qualified plans | nonqualified_plan	3
Expected future contributions	$ 7,000,000
Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Company contributions	$ 0	$ 300,000

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Pension and Retirement Plans - Schedule of Net Periodic (Benefit) Cost, Pinnacle Foods (Details) - Pension Plan - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost	$ 1,871	$ 1,993
Expected return on assets	(2,930)	(2,753)
Amortization of actuarial loss	259	269
Net periodic (benefit)	$ (801)	$ (491)

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Pension and Retirement Plans - Multi-employer Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Retirement Benefits, Description [Abstract]
Employer contributions	$ 0.2	$ 0.2
Total contributions received by defined benefit plan (less than)	5.00%

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Interest Rate Swaps (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($) instrument	Mar. 26, 2017 USD ($)
Cash flow hedging | Designated as hedging instrument | Interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Instruments | instrument	14
Current Notional Amount	$ 1,499,000,000
Ineffective portion of the change in fair value recognized directly in earning, estimated for next twelve months	6,400,000
Amounts Reclassified from AOCL
Derivative [Line Items]
Accelerated interest expense, net		$ 13,200,000
Accelerated interest expense	$ 20,700,000	$ 20,700,000

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (Details) - Cash flow hedging - Designated as hedging instrument - CAD forward $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($) instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Instruments | instrument	9
Notional amount of hedged instruments	$ 21,018
Ineffective portion of the change in fair value recognized directly in earning, estimated for next twelve months	$ 0

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Derivative Instruments Not Designated in Qualifying Hedging Relationships (Details) - Not designated as hedging instrument - Commodity derivatives	Apr. 01, 2018 instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Instruments	46
Notional Purchased in Aggregate (gal, MMBTU, lb)	7,382.598000

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of the Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments as well as Their Consolidated Balance Sheets Classification (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	$ 1,849	$ 2,615
Liability Derivatives	178	336
Other current assets | Commodity contracts | Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	1,849	2,615
Other assets, net | Commodity contracts | Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	0	0
Accrued liabilities | Commodity contracts | Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	89	238
Other long-term liabilities | Commodity contracts | Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	89	98
Cash flow hedging | Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	20,980	8,194
Liability Derivatives	1	750
Cash flow hedging | Other current assets | Interest rate contracts | Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	5,106	34
Cash flow hedging | Other current assets | Foreign exchange contracts | Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	15	0
Cash flow hedging | Other assets, net | Interest rate contracts | Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	15,859	8,160
Cash flow hedging | Other assets, net | Foreign exchange contracts | Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	0
Cash flow hedging | Accrued liabilities | Interest rate contracts | Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	0	0
Cash flow hedging | Accrued liabilities | Foreign exchange contracts | Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	1	750
Cash flow hedging | Other long-term liabilities | Interest rate contracts | Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	0	$ 0
Cash flow hedging | Other long-term liabilities | Foreign exchange contracts | Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	$ 0

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Financial Instruments - Summary of Derivative Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Total asset derivatives
Gross Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, Assets	$ 22,829	$ 10,809
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Subject to Netting Agreements, Assets	(179)	(1,086)
Net Amount, Assets	22,650	9,723
Total liability derivatives
Gross Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, Liabilities	179	1,086
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Subject to Netting Agreements, Liabilities	(179)	(1,086)
Net Amount, Liabilities	$ 0	$ 0

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Derivative Financial Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Recognized in Earnings	$ 381	$ (1,969)
Not designated as hedging instrument | Commodity contracts | Cost of products sold
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Recognized in Earnings	381	(1,969)
Cash flow hedging | Designated as hedging instrument
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Recognized in AOCL on Derivative	13,605	495
Reclassified from AOCL into Earnings	71	(21,875)
Cash flow hedging | Designated as hedging instrument | Interest rate contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Recognized in AOCL on Derivative	12,916	239
Cash flow hedging | Designated as hedging instrument | Interest rate contracts | Interest expense
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Reclassified from AOCL into Earnings	145	(21,774)
Income/(Expense) related to Hedged Items	(11,598)	(10,852)
Cash flow hedging | Designated as hedging instrument | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Recognized in AOCL on Derivative	689	256
Cash flow hedging | Designated as hedging instrument | Foreign exchange contracts | Cost of products sold
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Reclassified from AOCL into Earnings	(74)	(101)
Income/(Expense) related to Hedged Items	(6,997)	(6,718)
Amounts Reclassified from AOCL
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Accelerated interest expense	$ 20,700	$ 20,700

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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - Aunt Jemima frozen breakfast - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Inventory recall expense		$ 13.0
Frozen
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Inventory recall expense	$ 6.5
Specialty
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Inventory recall expense	$ 6.5
Reduction to net sales
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Inventory recall expense		10.8
Freight and disposal costs
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Inventory recall expense		$ 2.2

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Segments - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($) segment	Mar. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | segment	4
Net sales	$ 778,832	$ 766,074
Earnings before interest and taxes	115,701	111,208
Depreciation and amortization	26,888	27,088
Capital expenditures	40,785	34,065
Total assets	6,423,042		$ 6,578,264
Plant assets	740,265		739,713
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Plant assets	710,255		707,670
Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Plant assets	30,010		32,043
Frozen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	429,739	407,860
Shelf stable and meal enhancers
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	237,675	247,406
Desserts
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	77,748	77,246
Snacks
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	33,670	33,562
Operating segments | Frozen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	344,871	320,942
Earnings before interest and taxes	53,711	50,922
Depreciation and amortization	11,634	10,569
Capital expenditures	24,274	13,318
Total assets	2,342,616		2,417,543
Operating segments | Grocery
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	261,007	259,350
Earnings before interest and taxes	49,748	51,807
Depreciation and amortization	7,749	8,076
Capital expenditures	9,180	7,530
Total assets	2,724,171		2,787,209
Operating segments | Boulder
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	97,756	97,292
Earnings before interest and taxes	11,851	6,672
Depreciation and amortization	4,352	3,761
Capital expenditures	3,892	7,745
Total assets	999,166		1,005,209
Operating segments | Specialty
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	75,198	88,490
Earnings before interest and taxes	8,216	8,888
Depreciation and amortization	3,153	4,682
Capital expenditures	3,439	5,472
Total assets	346,602		357,040
Unallocated corporate expenses
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings before interest and taxes	(7,825)	(7,081)
Total assets	10,487		$ 11,263
Reportable geographical components | United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	764,193	754,587
Reportable geographical components | Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	41,374	36,694
Intercompany
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ (26,735)	$ (25,207)

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Provision for Income Taxes - Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Provision for income taxes
Current	$ 11,408	$ 2,285
Deferred	5,697	5,058
Total	$ 17,105	$ 7,343
Effective tax rate (percent)	23.10%	24.10%

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Provision for Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Statutory rate	21.00%		35.00%
Benefit for share based payments	(1.90%)	(12.40%)
Benefit for domestic production activities		1.60%
Benefit from change in valuation allowance	$ 0.0
State and local jurisdiction
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Change in enacted tax rate	1.40%
Domestic tax authority
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryovers	$ 408.3
Operating loss carryovers, annual limitation	17.1
Exceeds Limitation
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryovers	$ 237.2

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
Decrease in AOCI	$ 27,475	$ 30,250
Increase in retained earnings	1,010,472	$ 987,238
Adjustments for New Accounting Principle, Early Adoption
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
Decrease in AOCI	5,300
Increase in retained earnings	$ 5,300

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Guarantor and Nonguarantor Statements - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 26, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 77,684	$ 249,828	$ 141,454	$ 353,076
Accounts receivable, net	301,218	281,622
Intercompany accounts receivable	0	0
Inventories, net	477,342	489,806
Other current assets	17,489	11,061
Total current assets	873,733	1,032,317
Plant assets, net	740,265	739,713
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany note receivable	0	0
Tradenames	2,463,255	2,463,374
Other assets, net	169,398	164,899
Deferred tax assets	0	0
Goodwill	2,176,391	2,177,961
Total assets	6,423,042	6,578,264
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	1,566	2,739
Current portion of long-term obligations	53,331	33,934
Accounts payable	327,668	323,062
Intercompany accounts payable	0	0
Accrued trade marketing expense	41,060	38,975
Accrued liabilities	129,466	122,131
Dividends payable	40,884	40,470
Total current liabilities	593,975	561,311
Long-term debt	2,703,733	2,925,594
Intercompany note payable	0	0
Pension and other postretirement benefits	52,142	53,251
Other long-term liabilities	33,885	34,037
Deferred tax liabilities	632,941	623,833
Total liabilities	4,016,676	4,198,026
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle common stock	1,202	1,200
Additional paid-in-capital	1,453,171	1,453,054
Retained earnings	1,010,472	987,238
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/gain	(27,475)	(30,250)
Capital stock in treasury, at cost	(32,110)	(32,110)
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and subsidiaries shareholders' equity	2,405,260	2,379,132
Non-controlling interest	1,106	1,106
Total Equity	2,406,366	2,380,238	1,963,150	1,948,942
Total liabilities and equity	6,423,042	6,578,264
Reportable Legal Entities | Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Intercompany accounts receivable	107,602	102,335
Inventories, net	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	107,602	102,335
Plant assets, net	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	2,343,571	2,317,445
Intercompany note receivable	0	0
Tradenames	0	0
Other assets, net	0	0
Deferred tax assets	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Total assets	2,451,173	2,419,780
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	0	0
Current portion of long-term obligations	0	0
Accounts payable	4,825	0
Intercompany accounts payable	0	0
Accrued trade marketing expense	0	0
Accrued liabilities	204	178
Dividends payable	40,884	40,470
Total current liabilities	45,913	40,648
Long-term debt	0	0
Intercompany note payable	0	0
Pension and other postretirement benefits	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	45,913	40,648
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle common stock	1,202	1,200
Additional paid-in-capital	1,453,171	1,453,054
Retained earnings	1,010,472	987,238
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/gain	(27,475)	(30,250)
Capital stock in treasury, at cost	(32,110)	(32,110)
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and subsidiaries shareholders' equity	2,405,260	2,379,132
Non-controlling interest	0	0
Total Equity	2,405,260	2,379,132
Total liabilities and equity	2,451,173	2,419,780
Reportable Legal Entities | Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Intercompany accounts receivable	0	0
Inventories, net	0	0
Other current assets	6,970	2,649
Total current assets	6,970	2,649
Plant assets, net	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	3,214,585	3,180,932
Intercompany note receivable	2,918,747	2,907,799
Tradenames	0	0
Other assets, net	16,464	8,802
Deferred tax assets	241,135	233,391
Goodwill	0	0
Total assets	6,397,901	6,333,573
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	0	0
Current portion of long-term obligations	40,000	22,620
Accounts payable	0	0
Intercompany accounts payable	1,323,136	1,078,535
Accrued trade marketing expense	0	0
Accrued liabilities	15,934	19,913
Dividends payable	0	0
Total current liabilities	1,379,070	1,121,068
Long-term debt	2,675,171	2,894,962
Intercompany note payable	0	0
Pension and other postretirement benefits	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	89	98
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	4,054,330	4,016,128
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital	1,454,373	1,454,253
Retained earnings	916,673	893,441
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/gain	(27,475)	(30,249)
Capital stock in treasury, at cost	0	0
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and subsidiaries shareholders' equity	2,343,571	2,317,445
Non-controlling interest	0	0
Total Equity	2,343,571	2,317,445
Total liabilities and equity	6,397,901	6,333,573
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	76,226	241,772	134,320	341,238
Accounts receivable, net	289,752	272,401
Intercompany accounts receivable	1,235,500	1,001,329
Inventories, net	458,300	469,813
Other current assets	9,855	8,124
Total current assets	2,069,633	1,993,439
Plant assets, net	710,255	707,670
Investment in subsidiaries	42,684	43,056
Intercompany note receivable	45,308	45,226
Tradenames	2,458,681	2,458,681
Other assets, net	142,971	145,489
Deferred tax assets	0	0
Goodwill	2,115,731	2,115,731
Total assets	7,585,263	7,509,292
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	1,566	2,739
Current portion of long-term obligations	13,329	11,311
Accounts payable	317,015	315,142
Intercompany accounts payable	0	0
Accrued trade marketing expense	37,433	36,484
Accrued liabilities	108,118	95,010
Dividends payable	0	0
Total current liabilities	477,461	460,686
Long-term debt	28,517	30,594
Intercompany note payable	2,908,285	2,896,811
Pension and other postretirement benefits	52,142	53,251
Other long-term liabilities	32,915	32,971
Deferred tax liabilities	871,358	854,047
Total liabilities	4,370,678	4,328,360
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital	1,376,295	1,376,175
Retained earnings	1,869,511	1,834,555
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/gain	(31,221)	(29,798)
Capital stock in treasury, at cost	0	0
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and subsidiaries shareholders' equity	3,214,585	3,180,932
Non-controlling interest	0	0
Total Equity	3,214,585	3,180,932
Total liabilities and equity	7,585,263	7,509,292
Reportable Legal Entities | Nonguarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,458	8,056	7,134	11,838
Accounts receivable, net	11,466	9,221
Intercompany accounts receivable	1,442	0
Inventories, net	19,042	19,993
Other current assets	664	288
Total current assets	34,072	37,558
Plant assets, net	30,010	32,043
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany note receivable	9,800	9,800
Tradenames	4,574	4,693
Other assets, net	9,963	10,608
Deferred tax assets	599	0
Goodwill	60,660	62,230
Total assets	149,678	156,932
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	0	0
Current portion of long-term obligations	2	3
Accounts payable	5,828	7,920
Intercompany accounts payable	21,408	25,129
Accrued trade marketing expense	3,627	2,491
Accrued liabilities	5,210	7,030
Dividends payable	0	0
Total current liabilities	36,075	42,573
Long-term debt	45	38
Intercompany note payable	65,570	66,014
Pension and other postretirement benefits	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	881	968
Deferred tax liabilities	3,317	3,177
Total liabilities	105,888	112,770
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital	32,772	32,771
Retained earnings	12,001	10,756
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/gain	(2,089)	(471)
Capital stock in treasury, at cost	0	0
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and subsidiaries shareholders' equity	42,684	43,056
Non-controlling interest	1,106	1,106
Total Equity	43,790	44,162
Total liabilities and equity	149,678	156,932
Eliminations and Reclassifications
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Intercompany accounts receivable	(1,344,544)	(1,103,664)
Inventories, net	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	(1,344,544)	(1,103,664)
Plant assets, net	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(5,600,840)	(5,541,433)
Intercompany note receivable	(2,973,855)	(2,962,825)
Tradenames	0	0
Other assets, net	0	0
Deferred tax assets	(241,734)	(233,391)
Goodwill	0	0
Total assets	(10,160,973)	(9,841,313)
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	0	0
Current portion of long-term obligations	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Intercompany accounts payable	(1,344,544)	(1,103,664)
Accrued trade marketing expense	0	0
Accrued liabilities	0	0
Dividends payable	0	0
Total current liabilities	(1,344,544)	(1,103,664)
Long-term debt	0	0
Intercompany note payable	(2,973,855)	(2,962,825)
Pension and other postretirement benefits	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities	(241,734)	(233,391)
Total liabilities	(4,560,133)	(4,299,880)
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Pinnacle common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital	(2,863,440)	(2,863,199)
Retained earnings	(2,798,185)	(2,738,752)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/gain	60,785	60,518
Capital stock in treasury, at cost	0	0
Total Pinnacle Foods Inc. and subsidiaries shareholders' equity	(5,600,840)	(5,541,433)
Non-controlling interest	0	0
Total Equity	(5,600,840)	(5,541,433)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (10,160,973)	$ (9,841,313)

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Guarantor and Nonguarantor Statements - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 778,832	$ 766,074
Cost of products sold	572,402	555,501
Gross profit	206,430	210,573
Operating expenses
Marketing and selling expenses	49,227	55,594
Administrative expenses	34,674	36,011
Research and development expenses	4,764	4,021
Intercompany royalties	0	0
Intercompany management fees	0	0
Intercompany technical service fees	0	0
Other (income) expense, net	2,865	4,230
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	0	0
Total operating (income) expenses	91,530	99,856
Operating income	114,900	110,717
Non-operating income	801	491
Earnings before interest and taxes	115,701	111,208
Intercompany interest (income) expense	0	0
Interest expense	41,894	80,731
Interest income	212	15
Earnings before income taxes	74,019	30,492
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	17,105	7,343
Net earnings	56,914	23,149
Less: Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interest	0	223
Net earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries common shareholders	56,914	22,926
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	65,018	38,256
Less: Comprehensive (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	0	223
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subsidiaries	65,018	38,033
Reportable Legal Entities | Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0
Cost of products sold	0	0
Gross profit	0	0
Operating expenses
Marketing and selling expenses	0	0
Administrative expenses	0	0
Research and development expenses	0	0
Intercompany royalties	0	0
Intercompany management fees	0
Intercompany technical service fees	0	0
Other (income) expense, net	0
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	(56,914)	(22,926)
Total operating (income) expenses	(56,914)	(22,926)
Operating income	56,914	22,926
Non-operating income	0	0
Earnings before interest and taxes	56,914	22,926
Intercompany interest (income) expense	0	0
Interest expense	0	0
Interest income	0	0
Earnings before income taxes	56,914	22,926
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	0	0
Net earnings	56,914	22,926
Less: Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries common shareholders	56,914	22,926
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	65,018	38,033
Less: Comprehensive (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subsidiaries	65,018	38,033
Reportable Legal Entities | Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0
Cost of products sold	0
Gross profit	0	0
Operating expenses
Marketing and selling expenses	0	0
Administrative expenses	0	0
Research and development expenses	0	0
Intercompany royalties	0	0
Intercompany management fees	0
Intercompany technical service fees	0	0
Other (income) expense, net	525	(233)
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	(73,967)	(58,177)
Total operating (income) expenses	(73,442)	(58,410)
Operating income	73,442	58,410
Non-operating income	0	0
Earnings before interest and taxes	73,442	58,410
Intercompany interest (income) expense	(18,752)	(22,305)
Interest expense	41,135	80,170
Interest income	0	0
Earnings before income taxes	51,059	545
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(5,855)	(22,381)
Net earnings	56,914	22,926
Less: Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries common shareholders	56,914	22,926
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	65,018	38,033
Less: Comprehensive (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subsidiaries	65,018	38,033
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	764,192	754,587
Cost of products sold	562,753	546,212
Gross profit	201,439	208,375
Operating expenses
Marketing and selling expenses	48,567	54,703
Administrative expenses	33,039	34,385
Research and development expenses	4,581	3,837
Intercompany royalties	(167)	(188)
Intercompany management fees	0
Intercompany technical service fees	0	0
Other (income) expense, net	2,156	4,020
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	(1,483)	1,352
Total operating (income) expenses	86,693	98,109
Operating income	114,746	110,266
Non-operating income	801	491
Earnings before interest and taxes	115,547	110,757
Intercompany interest (income) expense	18,533	22,087
Interest expense	742	551
Interest income	200	10
Earnings before income taxes	96,472	88,129
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	22,505	29,952
Net earnings	73,967	58,177
Less: Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries common shareholders	73,967	58,177
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	72,543	59,681
Less: Comprehensive (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subsidiaries	72,543	59,681
Reportable Legal Entities | Nonguarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	41,374	36,694
Cost of products sold	36,265	33,856
Gross profit	5,109	2,838
Operating expenses
Marketing and selling expenses	660	891
Administrative expenses	1,635	1,626
Research and development expenses	183	184
Intercompany royalties	167	188
Intercompany management fees	118	391
Intercompany technical service fees	0	249
Other (income) expense, net	184	443
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	0	0
Total operating (income) expenses	2,947	3,972
Operating income	2,162	(1,134)
Non-operating income	0	0
Earnings before interest and taxes	2,162	(1,134)
Intercompany interest (income) expense	219	218
Interest expense	17	10
Interest income	12	5
Earnings before income taxes	1,938	(1,357)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	455	(228)
Net earnings	1,483	(1,129)
Less: Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interest	0	223
Net earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries common shareholders	1,483	(1,352)
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	(136)	246
Less: Comprehensive (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	0	223
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subsidiaries	(136)	23
Eliminations and Reclassifications
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	(26,734)	(25,207)
Cost of products sold	(26,616)	(24,567)
Gross profit	(118)	(640)
Operating expenses
Marketing and selling expenses	0	0
Administrative expenses	0	0
Research and development expenses	0	0
Intercompany royalties	0
Intercompany management fees	(118)	(391)
Intercompany technical service fees	0	(249)
Other (income) expense, net	0	0
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	132,364	79,751
Total operating (income) expenses	132,246	79,111
Operating income	(132,364)	(79,751)
Non-operating income	0	0
Earnings before interest and taxes	(132,364)	(79,751)
Intercompany interest (income) expense	0	0
Interest expense	0	0
Interest income	0	0
Earnings before income taxes	(132,364)	(79,751)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	0	0
Net earnings	(132,364)	(79,751)
Less: Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries common shareholders	(132,364)	(79,751)
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	(137,425)	(97,737)
Less: Comprehensive (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Pinnacle Foods Inc. and Subsidiaries	$ (137,425)	$ (97,737)

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Guarantor and Nonguarantor Statements - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$ 121,578	$ 62,993
Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries		0
Capital expenditures	(35,876)	(29,243)
Other investing	608	0
Sale of plant assets	0	679
Net cash used in investing activities	(35,268)	(28,564)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	762	5,894
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(99)	(303)
Dividends paid	(38,595)	(33,602)
Proceeds from bank term loans	2,039,380	2,262,000
Repayments of long-term obligations	(2,250,359)	(2,465,700)
Proceeds from short-term borrowing	0	1,634
Repayments of short-term borrowing	(1,173)	(1,068)
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	0	0
Return of capital	0	0
Repayment of capital lease obligations	(4,036)	(2,224)
Debt acquisition costs	(4,145)	(12,810)
Net cash used in financing activities	(258,265)	(246,179)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(189)	128
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(172,144)	(211,622)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	249,828	353,076
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	77,684	141,454
Reportable Legal Entities | Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	0
Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	37,932	28,011
Capital expenditures	0	0
Other investing	0
Sale of plant assets		0
Net cash used in investing activities	37,932	28,011
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	762	5,894
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(99)	(303)
Dividends paid	(38,595)	(33,602)
Proceeds from bank term loans	0	0
Repayments of long-term obligations	0	0
Proceeds from short-term borrowing		0
Repayments of short-term borrowing	0	0
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	0	0
Return of capital	0	0
Repayment of capital lease obligations	0	0
Debt acquisition costs	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(37,932)	(28,011)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	0	0
Reportable Legal Entities | Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(4,890)	(16,463)
Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	218,077	235,763
Investment in subsidiaries	38,890	24,271
Capital expenditures	0	0
Other investing	0
Sale of plant assets		0
Net cash used in investing activities	256,967	260,034
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	0	0
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Proceeds from bank term loans	2,039,380	2,262,000
Repayments of long-term obligations	(2,249,380)	(2,464,750)
Proceeds from short-term borrowing		0
Repayments of short-term borrowing	0	0
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	0	0
Return of capital	(37,932)	(28,011)
Repayment of capital lease obligations	0	0
Debt acquisition costs	(4,145)	(12,810)
Net cash used in financing activities	(252,077)	(243,571)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	0	0
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	124,927	76,870
Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	8,451	7,580
Investment in subsidiaries		0
Capital expenditures	(35,800)	(28,744)
Other investing	0
Sale of plant assets		0
Net cash used in investing activities	(27,349)	(21,164)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	0	0
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Proceeds from bank term loans	0	0
Repayments of long-term obligations	(979)	(950)
Proceeds from short-term borrowing		1,634
Repayments of short-term borrowing	(1,173)	(1,068)
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	(218,077)	(235,763)
Return of capital	(38,890)	(24,271)
Repayment of capital lease obligations	(4,005)	(2,206)
Debt acquisition costs	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(263,124)	(262,624)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(165,546)	(206,918)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	241,772	341,238
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	76,226	134,320
Reportable Legal Entities | Nonguarantor Subsidiaries
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	1,541	2,586
Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries		0
Capital expenditures	(76)	(499)
Other investing	608
Sale of plant assets		679
Net cash used in investing activities	532	180
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	0	0
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Proceeds from bank term loans	0	0
Repayments of long-term obligations	0	0
Proceeds from short-term borrowing		0
Repayments of short-term borrowing	0	0
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	(8,451)	(7,580)
Return of capital	0	0
Repayment of capital lease obligations	(31)	(18)
Debt acquisition costs	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(8,482)	(7,598)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(189)	128
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(6,598)	(4,704)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	8,056	11,838
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	1,458	7,134
Eliminations and Reclassifications
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	(226,528)	(243,343)
Investment in subsidiaries	(76,822)	(52,282)
Capital expenditures	0	0
Other investing	0
Sale of plant assets		0
Net cash used in investing activities	(303,350)	(295,625)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	0	0
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Proceeds from bank term loans	0	0
Repayments of long-term obligations	0	0
Proceeds from short-term borrowing		0
Repayments of short-term borrowing	0	0
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	226,528	243,343
Return of capital	76,822	52,282
Repayment of capital lease obligations	0	0
Debt acquisition costs	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	303,350	295,625
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$ 0	$ 0