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

12 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2019

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

A summary of the pre-tax charges recorded in Earnings from continuing operations related to both programs is as follows:



	2019		2018⁽¹⁾		2017		Recognized as of July 28, 2019⁽¹⁾
Restructuring charges	$	31	$	55	$	11	$	229
Administrative expenses	62		99		33		263
Cost of products sold	18		45		4		67
Marketing and selling expenses	7		3		—		10
Research and development expenses	3		—		—		3
Total pre-tax charges	$	121	$	202	$	48	$	572

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⁽¹⁾	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 Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations is as follows:



	2019		2018		2017		Recognized as of July 28, 2019⁽¹⁾
Total pre-tax charges	$	—	$	8	$	10	$	23

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⁽¹⁾Includes $19 of severance pay and benefits and $4 of implementation costs and other related costs.

As of April 28, 2019, we incurred substantially 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 July 28, 2019
Severance pay and benefits⁽¹⁾	$	205
Asset impairment/accelerated depreciation	63
Implementation costs and other related costs⁽²⁾	304
Total	$	572

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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 July 28, 2019, is as follows:



	Severance Pay and Benefits			Non-Cash Benefits⁽⁴⁾	Implementation Costs and Other Related Costs⁽⁵⁾	Asset Impairment/Accelerated Depreciation	Other Non-Cash Exit Costs⁽⁶⁾	Total Charges
Accrued balance at July 30, 2017⁽¹⁾	$	19
2018 charges	49			2	115	33	3	$	202
2018 cash payments	(24		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1		)
Accrued balance at July 29, 2018⁽²⁾	$	43
2019 charges	31			—	72	18	—	$	121
2019 cash payments	(36		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1		)
Accrued balance at July 28, 2019⁽³⁾	$	37

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


⁽²⁾	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.


⁽³⁾	Includes $8 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.


⁽⁴⁾	Represents pension special termination benefits. See Note 11 for additional information.


⁽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, Cost of products sold, Marketing and selling expenses, and Research and development expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.


⁽⁶⁾	Includes non-cash costs that are not reflected in the restructuring reserve in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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:



	2019		Costs Incurred to Date⁽¹⁾
Meals & Beverages	$	34	$	212
Snacks	40		200
Corporate	47		160
Total	$	121	$	572

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