Goodwill And Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2012

Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Abstract]

The following table shows the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by business segment:



	U.S. Simple Meals		Global Baking and Snacking			International Simple Meals and Beverages			U.S. Beverages		North America Foodservice		Total
Balance at July 31, 2011	$	322	$	914		$	639		$	112	$	146	$	2,133
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		(43		)	(43		)	—		—		(86		)
Balance at April 29, 2012	$	322	$	871		$	596		$	112	$	146	$	2,047

The following table sets forth balance sheet information for intangible assets, excluding goodwill, subject to amortization and intangible assets not subject to amortization:



	April 29, 2012			July 31, 2011
Intangible Assets:
Non-amortizable intangible assets	$	499		$	515
Amortizable intangible assets	21			21
	520			536
Accumulated amortization	(9		)	(9		)
Total net intangible assets	$	511		$	527

Non-amortizable intangible assets consist of trademarks, which mainly include Pace, Royco, Liebig, Blå Band, and Touch of Taste.

Amortizable intangible assets consist substantially of process technology and customer intangibles. Amortization related to these assets was approximately $1 for the nine-month periods ended April 29, 2012, and May 1, 2011. The estimated aggregated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is less than $1 per year. Asset useful lives range from one to twenty years.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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