2.2.0.7 false Discontinued Operations 0203 - Disclosure - Discontinued Operations true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Pure Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance pure xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Discontinued Operations [Abstract] 0 hnz_DiscontinuedOperationsAbstract hnz false na duration Discontinued Operations. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Discontinued Operations. false 3 Discontinued Operations 1 us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%"> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="4%"></td> <td width="96%"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(3)<b>  </b> </font> </td> <td> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Discontinued Operations</font></b> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> During Fiscal 2010, the Company completed the sales of its Appetizers And, Inc. and Kabobs frozen hors d’oeuvres businesses which were previously reported within the U.S. Foodservice segment and the sale of its private label frozen desserts business in the U.K. In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the operating results related to these businesses have been included in discontinued operations in the company’s consolidated statements of income for all periods presented. These discontinued operations generated sales of $26.2 million and a net loss of $2.2 million (net of $0.9 million of a tax benefit) for the first quarter ended July 29, 2009. </div>  </div>   <div style="margin-left: 0%">  <div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div>  </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Disclosure includes the facts and circumstances leading to the completed or expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the gain or loss recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain or loss, amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the segment in which the disposal group was reported, and the classification (whether sold or classified as held for sale) and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group. Includes all disposal groups, including those classified as components of the entity (discontinued operations). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 144 -Paragraph 43-48 false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true