Business Acquisition, Acquisition Agreement

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Business Acquisition, Acquisition Effective

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Business Acquisition, Revenue Reported by Acquired Entity for Current Period, Prior to Acquisition

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in the business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7659399&loc=d3e1392-128463

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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Amount of goodwill arising from a business combination, which is the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 52

-Subparagraph c

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 53

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to net tangible assets.

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Amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to noncontrolling interests.

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012 Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments Co. Ltd (WAPC) [Member]	Aug. 31, 2012 Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments Co. Ltd (WAPC) [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Kitchen Basics	Aug. 31, 2012 Kitchen Basics	Sep. 30, 2011 Kohinoor Speciality Foods India Private Limited	Aug. 31, 2012 Kohinoor Speciality Foods India Private Limited	Sep. 30, 2011 Kamis	Aug. 31, 2012 Kamis	May 31, 2013 Forecast [Member] Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments Co. Ltd (WAPC) [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Annual sales				$ 115	$ 25		$ 85		$ 105
Business acquisition Date			2012-08		2011-07		2011-09		2011-09
Business Acquisition, acquisition effective			2013
Acquisition Purchase Price					40.0		113.0		287.1		141.0
Joint ventures interest percentage							85.00%
Business acquisition valuation of assets allocated to tangible assets						6.4		5.9		42.4
Business acquisition valuation of assets allocated to other intangible assets						8.0		48.9		77.8
Business acquisition valuation of assets allocated to goodwill						25.6		70.1		166.9
Business acquisition valuation of assets allocated to non controlling interests								11.9
Sales contributed from acquired entities	$ 42.7	$ 146.4