Acquistions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 03, 2014

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

The acquired assets and assumed liabilities include the following:

	Kelsen			Plum			Bolthouse
Cash	$	2		$	1		$	3
Accounts receivable	20			15			74
Inventories	50			20			122
Other current assets	2			1			8
Plant assets	47			2			335
Goodwill	140			128			692
Other intangible assets	173			133			580
Other assets	—			—			8
Short-term debt	(32		)	—			(1		)
Accounts payable	(13		)	(12		)	(59		)
Accrued liabilities	(10		)	(5		)	(29		)
Long-term debt	(4		)	—			(1		)
Deferred income taxes	(44		)	(34		)	(156		)
Other liabilities	—			—			(15		)
Total assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	331		$	249		$	1,561

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

The identifiable intangible assets of Bolthouse consist of:

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

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The following unaudited summary information is presented on a consolidated pro forma basis as if the Kelsen acquisition had occurred on July 30, 2012 and the Plum and Bolthouse acquisitions had occurred on August 1, 2011:

	2014		2013		2012
Net sales	$	8,272	$	8,327	$	7,941
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Campbell Soup Company	$	738	$	684	$	711
Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Campbell Soup Company	$	2.34	$	2.16	$	2.22