Restructuring Charges and Cost Savings Initiatives (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2017

Schedule Of Pre-Tax Charge And Remaining Costs [Table Text Block]

A summary of the restructuring charges we recorded and charges incurred in Administrative expenses and Cost of products sold related to the implementation of the new organizational structure and costs savings initiatives is as follows:



	2017		2016		2015
Restructuring charges	$	18	$	35	$	102
Administrative expenses	36		47		22
Cost of products sold	4		—		—
Total pre-tax charges	$	58	$	82	$	124

A summary of the pre-tax costs associated with the initiatives is as follows:



	Recognized as of July 30, 2017
Severance pay and benefits	$	135
Asset impairment/accelerated depreciation	12
Implementation costs and other related costs	117
Total	$	264

Schedule Of Restructuring Activity And Related Reserves [Table Text Block]

A summary of the restructuring activity and related reserves associated with the initiatives at July 30, 2017, is as follows:



	Severance Pay and Benefits			Other Restructuring Costs			Non-Cash Benefits⁽⁴⁾	Implementation Costs and Other Related Costs⁽⁵⁾	Asset Impairment/Accelerated Depreciation	Total Charges
Accrued balance at August 3, 2014	$	—		$	—
2015 charges	87			8			7	22	—	$	124
2015 cash payments	(1		)	—
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1		)	—
Accrued balance at August 2, 2015⁽¹⁾	$	85		$	8
2016 charges	34			1			—	47	—	$	82
2016 cash payments	(46		)	(9		)
Accrued balance at July 31, 2016⁽²⁾	$	73		$	—
2017 charges	7			—			—	39	12	$	58
2017 cash payments	(54		)	—
Accrued balance at July 30, 2017⁽³⁾	$	26		$	—

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⁽¹⁾	Includes $45 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.


⁽²⁾	Includes $17 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.


⁽³⁾	Includes $2 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.


⁽⁴⁾	Represents postretirement and pension curtailment costs. See Note 10.


⁽⁵⁾	Includes other costs recognized as incurred that are not reflected in the restructuring reserve in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The costs are included in Administrative expenses and Cost of products sold in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Schedule Of Restructuring Charges Associated With Each Reportable Segment

A summary of the pre-tax costs associated with segments is as follows:



	2017		Costs Incurred to Date
Americas Simple Meals and Beverages	$	21	$	92
Global Biscuits and Snacks	12		78
Campbell Fresh	4		6
Corporate	21		88
Total	$	58	$	264

2014 Initiatives [Member]

Schedule Of Pre-Tax Charge And Remaining Costs [Table Text Block]

A summary of the pre-tax costs associated with the 2014 initiatives is as follows:



	Total Program⁽¹⁾		Change in Estimate			Recognized as of July 31, 2016
Severance pay and benefits	$	41	$	(4	)	$	37
Asset impairment	12		—			12
Other exit costs	1		—			1
Total	$	54	$	(4	)	$	50