GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Aug. 26, 2018

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

(4) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The components of goodwill and other intangible assets are as follows:

In Millions		Aug. 26, 2018		May 27, 2018
Goodwill	$	14,030.4	$	14,065.0
Other intangible assets:
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
Brands and other indefinite-lived intangibles		6,805.9		6,818.7
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Franchise agreements, customer relationships, and other finite-lived intangibles		802.8		811.7
Less accumulated amortization		(187.9)		(185.3)
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net		614.9		626.4
Other intangible assets		7,420.8		7,445.1
Total	$	21,451.2	$	21,510.1

Based on the carrying value of finite-lived intangible assets as of August 26, 2018, annual amortization expense for each of the next five fiscal years is estimated to be approximately $40 million.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, we acquired Blue Buffalo, which became our Pet operating segment and we recorded $5.3 billion of goodwill, $2.7 billion related to an indefinite-lived brand intangible asset, and $269.0 million related to a customer relationships intangible asset.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during fiscal 2019 were as follows:

In Millions		North America Retail		Pet		Convenience Stores & Foodservice		Europe & Australia		Asia & Latin America		Joint Ventures		Total
Balance as of May 27, 2018	$	6,410.6	$	5,294.9	$	918.8	$	729.9	$	285.0	$	425.8	$	14,065.0
Other activity, primarily foreign
currency translation		(0.5)		-		-		(6.6)		(26.4)		(1.1)		(34.6)
Balance as of Aug. 26, 2018	$	6,410.1	$	5,294.9	$	918.8	$	723.3	$	258.6	$	424.7	$	14,030.4

The changes in the carrying amount of other intangible assets during fiscal 2019 were as follows:

In Millions		Total
Balance as of May 27, 2018	$	7,445.1
Other activity, primarily foreign currency translation		(24.3)
Balance as of Aug. 26, 2018	$	7,420.8

Our annual goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment test was performed on the first day of the second quarter of fiscal 2018, and we determined there was no impairment of our intangible assets as their related fair values were substantially in excess of the carrying values, except for the Yoki and Progresso brand intangible assets and the Latin America reporting unit.

The excess fair value as of the fiscal 2018 test date of the Yoki and Progresso brand intangible assets and the Latin America reporting unit was as follows:

In Millions		Carrying Value of Intangible Asset	Excess Fair Value as of Fiscal 2018 Test Date
Yoki	$	138.2	1%
Progresso		462.1	6%
Latin America	$	272.0	21%

While having significant coverage as of our fiscal 2018 assessment date, the Food Should Taste Good and Green Giant brand intangible assets and U.S. Yogurt reporting unit had risk of decreasing coverage. We will continue to monitor these businesses, as well as the businesses supporting the Yoki and Progresso brand intangible assets and the Latin America reporting unit for potential impairment.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, we executed our fiscal 2019 planning process and preliminary long-range planning process, which resulted in lower future sales and profitability projections in our plans for the businesses supporting our Yoki, Mountain High, and Immaculate Baking brand intangible assets. As a result of this triggering event, we performed an interim impairment assessment of these assets as of May 27, 2018, and determined that the fair value of these brand assets no longer exceeded the carrying values of the respective assets. Significant assumptions used in that assessment included our updated long-range cash flow projections for the businesses, royalty rates, weighted average cost of capital rates, and tax rates. We recorded a $96.9 million impairment charge in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 related to these assets as follows:

In Millions	Impairment Charge	Carrying Value as of May 27, 2018
Yoki	$65.0	$63.6
Mountain High	20.0	15.4
Immaculate Baking	11.9	-
Total	$96.9	$79.0

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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