Restructuring Charges and Cost Savings Initiatives (Tables) - 2015 and Snyder's-Lance Initiatives [Member]

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

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

A summary of the pre-tax charges (gains) recorded in Earnings from continuing operations related to these initiatives is as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	January 31, 2021		January 26, 2020		January 31, 2021		January 26, 2020		Recognized as of January 31, 2021
Restructuring charges	$	18	$	7	$	19	$	10	$	257
Administrative expenses	6		13		10		21		321
Cost of products sold	(2)		2		(1)		2		75
Marketing and selling expenses	—		2		—		2		12
Research and development expenses	—		1		—		1		4
Total pre-tax charges	$	22	$	25	$	28	$	36	$	669

A summary of the pre-tax costs in Earnings from discontinued operations associated with these initiatives is as follows:

	Recognized as of January 31, 2021
Severance pay and benefits	$	19
Implementation costs and other related costs	4
Total	$	23

As of April 28, 2019, we incurred substantially all of the costs for actions associated with discontinued operations. All of the costs were cash expenditures.

A summary of the pre-tax costs in Earnings from continuing operations associated with the initiatives is as follows:

	Recognized as of January 31, 2021
Severance pay and benefits	$	219
Asset impairment/accelerated depreciation	80
Implementation costs and other related costs	370
Total	$	669

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

A summary of the restructuring activity and related reserves associated with continuing operations at January 31, 2021, is as follows:

	Severance Pay and Benefits		Implementation Costs and Other Related Costs(3)	Asset Impairment/Accelerated Depreciation	Other Non-Cash Exit Costs(4)	Total Charges
Accrued balance at August 2, 2020(1)	$	15
2021 charges	4		8	13	3	$	28
2021 cash payments	(9)
Accrued balance at January 31, 2021(2)	$	10

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(1)Includes $3 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(2)Includes $4 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(3)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 and Cost of products sold in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

(4)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 in Earnings from continuing operations associated with segments is as follows:

	January 31, 2021
	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended		Costs Incurred to Date
Meals & Beverages	$	1	$	1	$	221
Snacks	21		26		277
Corporate	—		1		171
Total	$	22	$	28	$	669