Restructuring Charges and Cost Savings Initiatives (Tables) - 2015 and Snyder's-Lance Initiatives [Member]

9 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2019

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



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	April 28, 2019		April 29, 2018⁽¹⁾		April 28, 2019		April 29, 2018⁽¹⁾		Recognized as of April 28, 2019⁽²⁾
Restructuring charges	$	1	$	24	$	21	$	58	$	235
Administrative expenses	12		35		35		73		236
Cost of products sold	4		14		25		20		74
Marketing and selling expenses	2		2		6		2		9
Research and development expenses	1		—		2		—		2
Total pre-tax charges	$	20	$	75	$	89	$	153	$	556

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⁽¹⁾	Includes $10 of Restructuring charges and $6 of Administrative expenses in the three- and nine-month periods ended April 29, 2018 associated with the Snyder's-Lance cost transformation program and integration.


⁽²⁾	Includes $13 of Restructuring charges and $12 of Administrative expenses associated with the Snyder's-Lance cost transformation program and integration recognized in 2018.

A summary of the pre-tax charges recorded in Loss from discontinued operations is as follows:



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	April 28, 2019		April 29, 2018		April 28, 2019		April 29, 2018		Recognized as of April 28, 2019⁽¹⁾
Total pre-tax charges	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	2	$	8

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⁽¹⁾Includes $4 of Severance pay and benefits and $4 of Implementation costs and other related costs.

As of April 28, 2019, we incurred all of the costs for actions associated with discontinued operations. All of the costs were cash expenditures.

A summary of the pre-tax costs in Earnings from continuing operations associated with both programs is as follows:



	Recognized as of April 28, 2019
Severance pay and benefits⁽¹⁾	$	211
Asset impairment/accelerated depreciation	69
Implementation costs and other related costs⁽²⁾	276
Total	$	556

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⁽¹⁾	Includes $13 of charges associated with the Snyder's-Lance cost transformation program and integration recognized in 2018.


⁽²⁾	Includes $12 of charges associated with the Snyder's-Lance cost transformation program and integration recognized in 2018.

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

A summary of the restructuring activity and related reserves associated with continuing operations at April 28, 2019, is as follows:



	Severance Pay and Benefits			Implementation Costs and Other Related Costs⁽³⁾	Asset Impairment/Accelerated Depreciation	Total Charges
Accrued balance at July 29, 2018⁽¹⁾	$	45
2019 charges	21			44	24	$	89
2019 cash payments	(26		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1		)
Accrued balance at April 28, 2019⁽²⁾	$	39

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⁽¹⁾	Includes $24 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, $1 of which is associated with the Snyder's-Lance cost transformation program and integration. Of total accrued balance, $9 is associated with the Snyder's-Lance cost transformation program and integration.


⁽²⁾	Includes $11 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 Sheets. The costs are included in Administrative expenses, Cost of products sold, Marketing and selling expenses, and Research and development expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Restructuring related reserves included in Current liabilities of discontinued operations were $1 and $0 at July 29, 2018 and April 28, 2019, respectively.

Schedule Of Restructuring Charges Associated With Each Reportable Segment

A summary of the pre-tax costs in Earnings from continuing operations associated with segments is as follows:



	April 28, 2019
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended		Costs Incurred to Date⁽¹⁾
Meals and Beverages	$	7	$	42	$	220
Global Biscuits and Snacks	6		22		198
Corporate	7		25		138
Total	$	20	$	89	$	556

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⁽¹⁾	Includes $25 of pre-tax costs associated with the Global Biscuits and Snacks segment recognized in 2018 related to the Snyder's-Lance cost transformation program and integration.