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

12 Months Ended

Aug. 02, 2020

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 these initiatives is as follows:

	2020		2019		2018		Recognized as of August 2, 2020
Restructuring charges	$	9	$	31	$	55	$	238
Administrative expenses	48		62		99		311
Cost of products sold	9		18		45		76
Marketing and selling expenses	2		7		3		12
Research and development expenses	1		3		—		4
Total pre-tax charges	$	69	$	121	$	202	$	641

A summary of the pre-tax charges recorded in Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations is as follows:

	2020		2019		2018		Recognized as of August 2, 2020(1)
Total pre-tax charges	$	—	$	—	$	8	$	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 the initiatives is as follows:

	Recognized as of August 2, 2020
Severance pay and benefits	$	214
Asset impairment/accelerated depreciation	67
Implementation costs and other related costs	360
Total	$	641

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

A summary of the restructuring activity and related reserves associated with continuing operations at August 2, 2020, is as follows:

	Severance Pay and Benefits		Implementation Costs and Other Related Costs(4)	Asset Impairment/Accelerated Depreciation	Total Charges
Accrued balance at July 29, 2018(1)	$	43
2019 charges	31		72	18	$	121
2019 cash payments	(36)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1)
Accrued balance at July 28, 2019(2)	$	37
2020 charges	9		56	4	$	69
2020 cash payments	(31)
Accrued balance at August 2, 2020(3)	$	15

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⁽¹⁾Includes $24 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

⁽²⁾Includes $8 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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

⁽⁴⁾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.

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:

	2020		Costs Incurred to Date
Meals & Beverages	$	9	$	220
Snacks	50		251
Corporate	10		170
Total	$	69	$	641