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Restructuring Charges	9 Months Ended
Restructuring Charges	May 01, 2011
Restructuring Charges
Restructuring Charges	6. Restructuring Charges On April 28, 2008, the company announced a series of initiatives to improve operational efficiency and long-term profitability, including selling certain salty snack food brands and assets in Australia, closing certain production facilities in Australia and Canada, and streamlining the company's management structure. In the third quarter of 2010, the company recorded a restructuring charge of $12 ($8 after tax or $.02 per share) for pension benefit costs related to the closure of the production facility in Canada, which represented the final costs associated with the 2008 initiatives. The pension benefit costs were included in the pension obligation on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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