Restructuring Charges and Cost Savings Initiatives (Tables) - 2015 Initiatives [Member]

3 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 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:



	Three Months Ended				Year Ended
	October 29, 2017		October 30, 2016		July 30, 2017		July 31, 2016		August 2, 2015
Restructuring charges	$	2	$	1	$	18	$	35	$	102
Administrative expenses	12		8		36		47		22
Cost of products sold	5		—		4		—		—
Total pre-tax charges	$	19	$	9	$	58	$	82	$	124

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



	Recognized as of October 29, 2017
Severance pay and benefits	$	137
Asset impairment/accelerated depreciation	17
Implementation costs and other related costs	129
Total	$	283

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

A summary of the restructuring activity and related reserves associated with the initiatives at October 29, 2017, is as follows:



	Severance Pay and Benefits			Implementation Costs and Other Related Costs⁽³⁾	Asset Impairment/Accelerated Depreciation	Total Charges
Accrued balance at July 30, 2017⁽¹⁾	$	26
2018 charges	2			12	5	$	19
2018 cash payments	(10		)
Accrued balance at October 29, 2017⁽²⁾	$	18

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⁽¹⁾	Includes $2 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.


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


⁽³⁾	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:



	October 29, 2017
	Three Months Ended		Costs Incurred to Date
Americas Simple Meals and Beverages	$	7	$	99
Global Biscuits and Snacks	6		84
Campbell Fresh	1		7
Corporate	5		93
Total	$	19	$	283