1.0.0.3 false Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data false 1 $ false false Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 false 2 $ false false Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 false 3 $ false false Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 false 4 $ false false Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 5 Sales 3 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 true true 2672152000 2672152 false false 2 true true 2606944000 2606944 false false 3 true true 5137277000 5137277 false false 4 true true 5185748000 5185748 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 6 Cost of products sold 3 us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 1714762000 1714762 false false 2 false true 1688357000 1688357 false false 3 false true 3305765000 3305765 false false 4 false true 3332742000 3332742 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 7 Gross profit 3 us-gaap_GrossProfit us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 957390000 957390 false false 2 false true 918587000 918587 false false 3 false true 1831512000 1831512 false false 4 false true 1853006000 1853006 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 8 Selling, general and administrative expenses 3 us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 549119000 549119 false false 2 false true 533341000 533341 false false 3 false true 1056608000 1056608 false false 4 false true 1074254000 1074254 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 9 Operating income 3 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 408271000 408271 false false 2 false true 385246000 385246 false false 3 false true 774904000 774904 false false 4 false true 778752000 778752 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 10 Interest income 3 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 7517000 7517 false false 2 false true 10843000 10843 false false 3 false true 36175000 36175 false false 4 false true 22271000 22271 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 11 Interest expense 3 us-gaap_InterestExpense us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 71625000 71625 false false 2 false true 83978000 83978 false false 3 false true 154614000 154614 false false 4 false true 158583000 158583 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 12 Other (expense)/income, net 3 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -9626000 -9626 false false 2 false true 82332000 82332 false false 3 false true -15040000 -15040 false false 4 false true 79628000 79628 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 13 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 3 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 334537000 334537 false false 2 false true 394443000 394443 false false 3 false true 641425000 641425 false false 4 false true 722068000 722068 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 14 Provision for income taxes 3 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 85668000 85668 false false 2 false true 112661000 112661 false false 3 false true 173016000 173016 false false 4 false true 205242000 205242 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 15 Income from continuing operations 3 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 248869000 248869 false false 2 false true 281782000 281782 false false 3 false true 468409000 468409 false false 4 false true 516826000 516826 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 16 (Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax 3 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -11542000 -11542 false false 2 false true 677000 677 false false 3 false true -11990000 -11990 false false 4 false true -83000 -83 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 17 Net income 3 us-gaap_ProfitLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 237327000 237327 false false 2 false true 282459000 282459 false false 3 false true 456419000 456419 false false 4 false true 516743000 516743 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 18 Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest 3 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 5892000 5892 false false 2 false true 5749000 5749 false false 3 false true 12420000 12420 false false 4 false true 11069000 11069 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 19 Net income attributable to H. J. Heinz Company 3 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 231435000 231435 false false 2 false true 276710000 276710 false false 3 false true 443999000 443999 false false 4 false true 505674000 505674 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 21 Diluted 4 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDilutedAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false 4 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 22 Continuing operations attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders 5 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0.76 0.76 false false 2 true true 0.86 0.86 false false 3 true true 1.43 1.43 false false 4 true true 1.58 1.58 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 23 Discontinued operations attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders 5 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true -0.04 -0.04 false false 2 true true 0 0 false false 3 true true -0.04 -0.04 false false 4 true true 0 0 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 24 Net income attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders 5 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0.73 0.73 false false 2 true true 0.87 0.87 false false 3 true true 1.4 1.4 false false 4 true true 1.58 1.58 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 25 Average common shares outstanding-diluted 5 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding us-gaap true na duration shares No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 317405000 317405 false false 2 false true 318437000 318437 false false 3 false true 317395000 317395 false false 4 false true 317710000 317710 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 26 Basic 4 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false 4 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 27 Continuing operations attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders 5 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0.77 0.77 false false 2 true true 0.88 0.88 false false 3 true true 1.44 1.44 false false 4 true true 1.61 1.61 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 28 Discontinued operations attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders 5 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true -0.04 -0.04 false false 2 true true 0 0 false false 3 true true -0.04 -0.04 false false 4 true true 0 0 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 29 Net income attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders 5 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0.73 0.73 false false 2 true true 0.88 0.88 false false 3 true true 1.4 1.4 false false 4 true true 1.61 1.61 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 30 Average common shares outstanding-basic 5 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic us-gaap true na duration shares No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 315477000 315477 false false 2 false true 313670000 313670 false false 3 false true 315288000 315288 false false 4 false true 312923000 312923 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 31 Cash dividends per share 4 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0.42 0.42 false false 2 true true 0.415 0.415 false false 3 true true 0.84 0.84 false false 4 true true 0.83 0.83 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 32 Amounts attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders: 3 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false 4 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 33 Income from continuing operations, net of tax 4 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 242977000 242977 false false 2 false true 276033000 276033 false false 3 false true 455989000 455989 false false 4 false true 505757000 505757 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 34 (Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax 4 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -11542000 -11542 false false 2 false true 677000 677 false false 3 false true -11990000 -11990 false false 4 false true -83000 -83 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 35 Net income 4 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 true true 231435000 231435 false false 2 true true 276710000 276710 false false 3 true true 443999000 443999 false false 4 true true 505674000 505674 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 4 30 false Thousands Thousands Hundreds false true