Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Net of Tax

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Amount of tax expense (benefit) on gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation.

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Amount of other expense attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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Amount of revenue attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of a finite-lived intangible asset to fair value.

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Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Divestitures (Narrative) (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions				3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	May 03, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 23, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 23, 2019 USD ($)	May 02, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 27, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 27, 2019 GBP (£)	Jul. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on sales of businesses												$ 11	$ (975)	$ 32
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations				$ (6)								(6)	1,036	(263)
Campbell Fresh [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net sales														756
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Gain (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation														19
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations														(332)
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| Deferred tax asset write-off [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Gain (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation														29
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| U.S Refrigerated Soup & Garden Fresh Gourmet [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses									$ 55
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| Bolthouse Farms [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses								$ 500
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| Bolthouse Farms carrot and carrot ingredients [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operations, Impairment charges										$ 40
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| Bolthouse Farms carrot and carrot ingredients [Member] \| Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operations, Impairment charges										15
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| Bolthouse Farms carrot and carrot ingredients [Member] \| Trademarks [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operations, Impairment charges										18
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| Bolthouse Farms carrot and carrot ingredients [Member] \| Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operations, Impairment charges										104
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| Bolthouse Farms refrigerated beverages and salad dressing [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operations, Impairment charges										22
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| Bolthouse Farms refrigerated beverages and salad dressing [Member] \| Trademarks [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operations, Impairment charges										74
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| Bolthouse Farms refrigerated beverages and salad dressing [Member] \| Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operations, Impairment charges										9
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| Garden Fresh Gourmet [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operations, Impairment charges										39
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| Garden Fresh Gourmet [Member] \| Trademarks [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operations, Impairment charges										23
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| Garden Fresh Gourmet [Member] \| Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operations, Impairment charges										$ 2
Campbell Fresh [Member] \| U.S. Refrigerated Soup [Member] \| Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operations, Impairment charges											$ 14
Kelsen [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses			$ 322
Kelsen [Member] \| Goodwill [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operations, Impairment charges								10
Kelsen [Member] \| Trademarks [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operations, Impairment charges								7
Arnott's and International [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses		$ 2,286			$ 4
European Chips Business [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses						$ 77	£ 63
Net sales													25	129
Loss on sales of businesses						64
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Net of Tax						$ (37)
European Chips Business [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived								$ 16
Plum Baby
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses	$ 101
Net sales												68	$ 104	$ 110
Loss on sales of businesses												11
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Net of Tax												$ 3