Restructuring Charges and Cost Savings Initiatives (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2018

2015 Initiatives [Member]

Schedule Of Pre-Tax Charge And Remaining Costs [Table Text Block]

A summary of the restructuring charges and charges recorded in Administrative expenses, Cost of products sold, and Marketing and selling expenses related to the initiatives is as follows:



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended				Year Ended
	April 29, 2018		April 30, 2017		April 29, 2018		April 30, 2017		July 30, 2017		July 31, 2016		August 2, 2015
Restructuring charges	$	14	$	—	$	49	$	—	$	18	$	35	$	102
Administrative expenses	30		7		68		18		36		47		22
Cost of products sold	14		—		20		—		4		—		—
Marketing and selling expenses	2		—		2		—		—		—		—
Total pre-tax charges	$	60	$	7	$	139	$	18	$	58	$	82	$	124

A summary of the pre-tax costs associated with the initiatives is as follows:



	Recognized as of April 29, 2018
Severance pay and benefits	$	180
Asset impairment/accelerated depreciation	31
Implementation costs and other related costs	192
Total	$	403

Schedule Of Restructuring Activity And Related Reserves [Table Text Block]

A summary of the restructuring activity and related reserves associated with the initiatives at April 29, 2018, is as follows:



	Severance Pay and Benefits			Non-Cash Benefits⁽³⁾	Implementation Costs and Other Related Costs⁽⁴⁾	Asset Impairment/Accelerated Depreciation	Other Non-Cash Exit Costs⁽⁵⁾	Total Charges
Accrued balance at July 30, 2017⁽¹⁾	$	26
2018 charges	43			2	72	19	3	$	139
2018 cash payments	(23		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1		)
Accrued balance at April 29, 2018⁽²⁾	$	45

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⁽¹⁾	Includes $2 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.


⁽²⁾	Includes $29 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.


⁽³⁾	Represents pension termination benefits. See Note 10 for additional information.


⁽⁴⁾	Includes other costs recognized as incurred that are not reflected in the restructuring reserve in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The costs are included in Administrative expenses, Cost of products sold, and Marketing and selling expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.


⁽⁵⁾	Includes non-cash costs that are not reflected in the restructuring reserve in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Schedule Of Restructuring Charges Associated With Each Reportable Segment

A summary of the pre-tax costs associated with segments is as follows:



	April 29, 2018
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended		Costs Incurred to Date
Americas Simple Meals and Beverages	$	16	$	56	$	148
Global Biscuits and Snacks	36		63		141
Campbell Fresh	1		4		10
Corporate	7		16		104
Total	$	60	$	139	$	403

Snyder's-Lance Initiatives [Member]

Schedule Of Restructuring Activity And Related Reserves [Table Text Block]

A summary of the restructuring activity and related reserves associated with the Snyder's-Lance integration at April 29, 2018, is as follows:



	Severance Pay and Benefits		Implementation and Integration Costs⁽¹⁾	Total Charges
2018 charges	$	10	6	$	16
2018 cash payments	—
Accrued balance at April 29, 2018	$	10

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⁽¹⁾	Includes other costs recognized as incurred that are not reflected in the restructuring reserve in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The costs are included in Administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.