Acquisitions, West Africa Investments, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2018

Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangibles [Abstract]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

The assets and liabilities of the Parati Group are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 30, 2017 within the Latin America segment. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities include the following:

(millions)	December 1, 2016
Current assets	$	44
Property	72
Goodwill	165
Intangible assets	148
Current liabilities	(48		)
Non-current deferred tax liability and other	(6		)
	$	375

The assets and liabilities are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 29, 2018 within the North America Other reporting segment. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities include the following:

(millions)	October 27, 2017
Current assets	$	42
Goodwill	373
Intangible assets, primarily indefinite-lived brands	203
Current liabilities	(23		)
	$	595

The assets and liabilities are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 29, 2018 within the Asia-Pacific reporting segment. The fair value of the acquired assets, assumed liabilities, and noncontrolling interest include the following:

(millions)	May 2, 2018
Current assets	$	118
Property	41
Goodwill	616
Intangible assets subject to amortization, primarily customer relationships	425
Intangible assets not subject to amortization, primarily distribution rights	373
Deferred tax liability	(254		)
Other liabilities	(150		)
Noncontrolling interest	(552		)
	$	617

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

	Year-to-date period ended
(millions)	December 29, 2018		December 30, 2017
Net sales	$	13,829	$	13,511
Net Income attributable to Kellogg Company	$	1,336	$	1,255

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, intangible assets subject to amortization, consisting primarily of customer relationships, distribution agreements, and indefinite-lived intangible assets, consisting of brands, are presented in the following tables:

Carrying amount of goodwill

(millions)	U.S. Snacks		U.S. Morning Foods		U.S. Specialty Channels		North America Other			Europe			Latin America			Asia Pacific			Consoli- dated
December 31, 2016	$	3,568	$	131	$	82	$	457		$	376		$	328		$	224		$	5,166
Additions	—		—		—		375			—			—			—			375
Purchase price allocation adjustment	—		—		—		—			—			(79		)	—			(79		)
Purchase price adjustment	—		—		—		—			—			(4		)	—			(4		)
Currency translation adjustment	—		—		—		4			38			(1		)	5			46
December 30, 2017	$	3,568	$	131	$	82	$	836		$	414		$	244		$	229		$	5,504
Additions	—		—		—		—			—			—			616			616
Purchase price allocation adjustment	—		—		—		(2		)	—			—			—			(2		)
Purchase price adjustment	—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—
Currency translation adjustment	—		—		—		(4		)	(22		)	(26		)	(16		)	(68		)
December 29, 2018	$	3,568	$	131	$	82	$	830		$	392		$	218		$	829		$	6,050

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Gross carrying amount
(millions)	U.S. Snacks			U.S. Morning Foods		U.S. Specialty Channels		North America Other			Europe			Latin America			Asia Pacific			Consoli- dated
December 31, 2016	$	42		$	8	$	—	$	5		$	40		$	36		$	10		$	141
Additions	—			—		—		17			—			—			—			17
Purchase price allocation adjustment	—			—		—		—			—			39			—			39
Currency translation adjustment	—			—		—		—			5			(1		)	—			4
December 30, 2017	$	42		$	8	$	—	$	22		$	45		$	74		$	10		$	201
Additions	—			—		—		—			—			—			425			425
Purchase price allocation adjustment	—			—		—		2			—			—			—			2
Currency translation adjustment	—			—		—		—			(2		)	(11		)	(7		)	(20		)
December 29, 2018	$	42		$	8	$	—	$	24		$	43		$	63		$	428		$	608
Accumulated Amortization
December 31, 2016	$	19		$	8	$	—	$	4		$	14		$	6		$	3		$	54
Amortization	3			—		—		1			3			4			1			12
Currency translation adjustment	—			—		—		—			1			—			—			1
December 30, 2017	$	22		$	8	$	—	$	5		$	18		$	10		$	4		$	67
Amortization (a)	3			—		—		1			3			4			12			23
Currency translation adjustment	—			—		—		—			(1		)	(2		)	—			(3		)
December 29, 2018	$	25		$	8	$	—	$	6		$	20		$	12		$	16		$	87
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net
December 31, 2016	$	23		$	—	$	—	$	1		$	26		$	30		$	7		$	87
Additions	—			—		—		17			—			—			—			17
Amortization	(3		)	—		—		(1		)	(3		)	(4		)	(1		)	(12		)
Purchase price allocation adjustment	—			—		—		—			—			39			—			39
Currency translation adjustment	—			—		—		—			4			(1		)	—			3
December 30, 2017	$	20		$	—	$	—	$	17		$	27		$	64		$	6		$	134
Additions	—			—		—		—			—			—			425			425
Amortization	(3		)	—		—		(1		)	(3		)	(4		)	(12		)	(23		)
Purchase price allocation adjustment	—			—		—		2			—			—			—			2
Currency translation adjustment	—			—		—		—			(1		)	(9		)	(7		)	(17		)
December 29, 2018	$	17		$	—	$	—	$	18		$	23		$	51		$	412		$	521

(a) The currently estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next five succeeding fiscal periods is approximately $27 million per year through 2023.

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

(millions)	U.S. Snacks		U.S. Morning Foods		U.S. Specialty Channels		North America Other		Europe			Latin America			Asia Pacific			Consoli- dated
December 31, 2016	$	1,625	$	—	$	—	$	176	$	383		$	98		$	—		$	2,282
Additions	—		—		—		184		—			—			—			184
Purchase price allocation adjustment	—		—		—		—		—			(11		)	—			(11		)
Currency translation adjustment	—		—		—		—		51			(1		)	—			50
December 30, 2017	$	1,625	$	—	$	—	$	360	$	434		$	86		$	—		$	2,505
Additions	—		—		—		—		—			—			373			373
Purchase price allocation adjustment	—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—
Currency translation adjustment	—		—		—		—		(19		)	(13		)	(6		)	(38		)
December 29, 2018	$	1,625	$	—	$	—	$	360	$	415		$	73		$	367		$	2,840