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	Feb. 23, 2020	Aug. 25, 2019	Feb. 24, 2019	Nov. 25, 2018	Nov. 25, 2018	Feb. 23, 2020	Feb. 24, 2019	Feb. 24, 2019	Nov. 27, 2022	Aug. 30, 2020	May 26, 2019	Oct. 26, 2018	Aug. 26, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt						$ 665,900,000	$ 3,517,100,000
Remaining balance of debt	$ 10,020,000,000.00					10,020,000,000.00					$ 10,680,000,000
Proceeds from settlement of interest rate swaps						0	(47,500,000)
Impact of interest rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedges	$ 900,000		$ 900,000			$ 2,500,000	$ 1,100,000
Required minimum ratio of EBITDA to interest expense	3.00%					3.00%
Accrued interest	$ 142,900,000					$ 142,900,000					$ 61,300,000
Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of funded debt to EBITDA (maximum)									3.75%	5.25%
Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from settlement of interest rate swaps				$ 47,500,000
Pinnacle Foods Inc. (Pinnacle)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount												$ 8,330,000,000
Repayments of long-term debt				2,400,000,000
Three-year Term Loans Maturing on October 26, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt		$ 100,000,000.0
Remaining balance of debt	100,000,000.0					100,000,000.0
Five-year Term Loans Maturing on October 26, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt		100,000,000.0
Remaining balance of debt	100,000,000.0					100,000,000.0
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				1,300,000,000	$ 1,300,000,000
Repayments of long-term debt		$ 200,000,000.0
Remaining balance of debt	200,000,000.0					200,000,000.0
Interest Expense
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Impact of interest rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedges	900,000		$ 1,000,000.0			2,600,000		$ 1,200,000
Bridge Financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity													$ 9,000,000,000.0
Costs incurred in connection with bridge financing													$ 45,700,000
Bridge Financing \| Interest Expense
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net interest expense resulting from amortization of incurred costs					11,900,000
Bridge Financing \| Selling, general and administrative expenses
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net interest expense resulting from amortization of incurred costs				33,800,000
Senior Notes \| New Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				7,025,000,000.000	7,025,000,000.000
Senior Notes \| Floating Rate Notes due October 22, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 525,000,000.0	525,000,000.0
Basis spread on variable interest rate				0.75%
Repayments of long-term debt	250,000,000.0
Senior Notes \| 3.8% Senior Notes due October 22, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 1,200,000,000	$ 1,200,000,000
Stated interest rate				3.80%	3.80%
Senior Notes \| 4.3% Senior Notes due May 1, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 1,000,000,000.0	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Stated interest rate				4.30%	4.30%
Senior Notes \| 4.6% Senior Notes due November 1, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 1,000,000,000.0	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Stated interest rate				4.60%	4.60%
Senior Notes \| 4.85% Senior Notes due November 1, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 1,300,000,000	$ 1,300,000,000
Stated interest rate				4.85%	4.85%
Senior Notes \| 5.3% Senior Notes due November 1, 2038
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 1,000,000,000.0	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Stated interest rate				5.30%	5.30%
Senior Notes \| 5.4% Senior Notes due November 1, 2048
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 1,000,000,000.0	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Stated interest rate				5.40%	5.40%
Senior Notes \| 5.875% Senior notes due January 15, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				5.875%	5.875%
Repayments of long-term debt				$ 350,000,000.0
Charge recognized upon early retirement of debt				3,900,000
Unsecured Debt \| Three-year Term Loans Maturing on October 26, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from new Term Loan Facility				$ 650,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term				3 years
Unsecured Debt \| Five-year Term Loans Maturing on October 26, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from new Term Loan Facility				$ 650,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term				5 years
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from new Term Loan Facility				$ 1,300,000,000
The Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	1,600,000,000					1,600,000,000
Maximum additional borrowing capacity	2,100,000,000					2,100,000,000
Outstanding borrowings under revolving credit facility	$ 0					$ 0
The Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Duration of additional extension terms available for credit facility						1 year
The Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Duration of additional extension terms available for credit facility						2 years