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	Aug. 28, 2016	Feb. 26, 2017	Feb. 28, 2016	May 29, 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax gains from sales of businesses		$ 197.4	$ 0.0
Not discontinued operations, disposed of by sale \| Spicetec \| Commercial
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash proceeds from sales of businesses, net of cash included	$ 329.7
Pre-tax gains from sales of businesses	144.8
Not discontinued operations, disposed of by sale \| JM Swank \| Commercial
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash proceeds from sales of businesses, net of cash included	159.3
Pre-tax gains from sales of businesses	$ 52.6
Held-for-sale, not discontinued operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Noncurrent assets classified as held for sale		1.7		$ 234.1
Held-for-sale, not discontinued operations \| Spicetec And JM Swank \| Corporate
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Noncurrent assets classified as held for sale		$ 1.7		6.8
Held-for-sale, not discontinued operations \| Spicetec And JM Swank \| Grocery & Snacks
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Noncurrent assets classified as held for sale				4.7
Held-for-sale, not discontinued operations \| Spicetec \| Commercial
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Noncurrent assets classified as held for sale				148.3
Held-for-sale, not discontinued operations \| JM Swank \| Commercial
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Noncurrent assets classified as held for sale				$ 74.3