Acquistions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 02, 2020

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The following unaudited summary information is presented on a consolidated pro forma basis as if the Snyder's-Lance and Pacific Foods acquisitions had occurred on August 1, 2016:

	2018
Net sales	$	8,152
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Campbell Soup Company	$	834
Earnings from continuing operations per share attributable to Campbell Soup Company - basic	$	2.77
Earnings from continuing operations per share attributable to Campbell Soup Company - assuming dilution	$	2.76

The pro forma amounts include additional interest expense on the debt issued to finance the purchases, amortization and depreciation expense based on the estimated fair value and useful lives of intangible assets and plant assets, and related tax effects. The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the combined results had the Snyder's-Lance and Pacific Foods acquisitions been completed on August 1, 2016, nor are they indicative of future combined results.