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No authoritative reference available. false 4 Cost of products sold 1 us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 1676436000 1676436 false false 2 false true 1528997000 1528997 false false 3 false true 4939349000 4939349 false false 4 false true 4802027000 4802027 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 5 Gross profit 1 us-gaap_GrossProfit us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 1005266000 1005266 false false 2 false true 850714000 850714 false false 3 false true 2830824000 2830824 false false 4 false true 2693536000 2693536 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 6 Selling, general and administrative expenses 1 us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 568756000 568756 false false 2 false true 467272000 467272 false false 3 false true 1616837000 1616837 false false 4 false true 1530058000 1530058 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 7 Operating income 1 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 436510000 436510 false false 2 false true 383442000 383442 false false 3 false true 1213987000 1213987 false false 4 false true 1163478000 1163478 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 8 Interest income 1 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 4166000 4166 false false 2 false true 25713000 25713 false false 3 false true 40341000 40341 false false 4 false true 47984000 47984 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 9 Interest expense 1 us-gaap_InterestExpense us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 71978000 71978 false false 2 false true 95931000 95931 false false 3 false true 226592000 226592 false false 4 false true 254514000 254514 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 10 Other (expense)/income, net 1 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -2438000 -2438 false false 2 false true 17498000 17498 false false 3 false true -17478000 -17478 false false 4 false true 97125000 97125 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 11 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 1 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 366260000 366260 false false 2 false true 330722000 330722 false false 3 false true 1010258000 1010258 false false 4 false true 1054073000 1054073 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 12 Provision for income taxes 1 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 99523000 99523 false false 2 false true 85659000 85659 false false 3 false true 273301000 273301 false false 4 false true 290883000 290883 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 13 Income from continuing operations 1 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 266737000 266737 false false 2 false true 245063000 245063 false false 3 false true 736957000 736957 false false 4 false true 763190000 763190 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 14 Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax 1 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -35588000 -35588 false false 2 false true -1287000 -1287 false false 3 false true -49389000 -49389 false false 4 false true -2671000 -2671 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 15 Net income 1 us-gaap_ProfitLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 231149000 231149 false false 2 false true 243776000 243776 false false 3 false true 687568000 687568 false false 4 false true 760519000 760519 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 16 Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest 1 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 2622000 2622 false false 2 false true 1513000 1513 false false 3 false true 15042000 15042 false false 4 false true 12582000 12582 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 17 Net income attributable to H. J. Heinz Company 1 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 228527000 228527 false false 2 false true 242263000 242263 false false 3 false true 672526000 672526 false false 4 false true 747937000 747937 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 19 Diluted 2 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 20 Continuing operations attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders 3 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0.83 0.83 false false 2 true true 0.76 0.76 false false 3 true true 2.27 2.27 false false 4 true true 2.35 2.35 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 21 Discontinued operations attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders 3 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true -0.11 -0.11 false false 2 true true 0 0 false false 3 true true -0.16 -0.16 false false 4 true true -0.01 -0.01 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 22 Net income attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders 3 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0.72 0.72 false false 2 true true 0.76 0.76 false false 3 true true 2.11 2.11 false false 4 true true 2.34 2.34 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 23 Average common shares outstanding-diluted 3 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding us-gaap true na duration shares No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 318036000 318036 false false 2 false true 318733000 318733 false false 3 false true 317627000 317627 false false 4 false true 317995000 317995 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 24 Basic 2 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 25 Continuing operations attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders 3 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0.83 0.83 false false 2 true true 0.77 0.77 false false 3 true true 2.28 2.28 false false 4 true true 2.38 2.38 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 26 Discontinued operations attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders 3 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true -0.11 -0.11 false false 2 true true 0 0 false false 3 true true -0.16 -0.16 false false 4 true true -0.01 -0.01 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 27 Net income attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders 3 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0.72 0.72 false false 2 true true 0.77 0.77 false false 3 true true 2.13 2.13 false false 4 true true 2.38 2.38 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 28 Average common shares outstanding-basic 3 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic us-gaap true na duration shares No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 315955000 315955 false false 2 false true 314538000 314538 false false 3 false true 315519000 315519 false false 4 false true 313417000 313417 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 29 Cash dividends per share 2 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 1.26 1.26 false false 4 true true 1.245 1.245 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 30 Amounts attributable to H. J. Heinz Company common shareholders: 1 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 31 Income from continuing operations, net of tax 2 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 264115000 264115 false false 2 false true 243550000 243550 false false 3 false true 721915000 721915 false false 4 false true 750608000 750608 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 32 Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax 2 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -35588000 -35588 false false 2 false true -1287000 -1287 false false 3 false true -49389000 -49389 false false 4 false true -2671000 -2671 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 33 Net income 2 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 true true 228527000 228527 false false 2 true true 242263000 242263 false false 3 true true 672526000 672526 false false 4 true true 747937000 747937 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 4 31 false Thousands Thousands NoRounding false true