Acquistion (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 27, 2013

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The following unaudited summary information is presented on a consolidated pro forma basis as if the acquisition had occurred on August 1, 2011.

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	January 27, 2013		January 29, 2012		January 27, 2013		January 29, 2012
Net sales	$	2,333	$	2,281	$	4,682	$	4,605
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company	$	190	$	207	$	435	$	461
Earnings per share attributable to Campbell Soup Company	$	0.60	$	0.64	$	1.38	$	1.43

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

The acquired assets and assumed liabilities include the following:

	August 6, 2012
Cash	$	3
Accounts receivable	76
Inventories	122
Other current assets	8
Plant assets	336
Goodwill	695
Other intangible assets	580
Other assets	8
Notes payable	(1		)
Accounts payable	(59		)
Accrued liabilities	(30		)
Long-term debt	(1		)
Deferred income taxes	(152		)
Other liabilities	(15		)
Total of assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	1,570

Schedule of Intangible Assets Acquired As Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

The fair value of intangible assets based on the preliminary results of appraisals is as follows:

	Type	Life			Value
Trademarks	Non-amortizable	Indefinite			$	383
Customer relationships	Amortizable	20 years			132
Distributor relationship	Amortizable	7 years			2
Technology and patents	Amortizable	9	to	17 years	43
Formula and recipes	Amortizable	5 years			20
Total identifiable assets					$	580