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Repayments of long-term debt								2,514,500,000	947,500,000	$ 3,972,700,000
Impact of interest rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedges								1,600,000	3,300,000	1,900,000
Proceeds from settlement of interest rate swaps								0	0	(47,500,000)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt								68,700,000	1,000,000.0	5,500,000
Interest paid from continuing operations								445,600,000	494,600,000	375,600,000
Interest Rate Swap
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Proceeds from settlement of interest rate swaps							$ 47,500,000
Pinnacle Foods Inc. (Pinnacle)
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Aggregate principal amount											$ 8,330,000,000
Repayments of long-term debt							2,400,000,000
Term Loan Credit Agreement
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Credit Agreement
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Increase to aggregate principal amount					750,000,000.0				750,000,000.0
Interest Expense
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Impact of interest rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedges								$ 3,300,000	3,500,000	2,000,000.0
Bridge Financing
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Maximum borrowing capacity												$ 9,000,000,000.0
Costs incurred in connection with bridge financing												$ 45,700,000
Bridge Financing \| Interest Expense
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Net interest expense resulting from amortization of incurred costs										11,900,000
Bridge Financing \| SG&A expenses
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net interest expense resulting from amortization of incurred costs										$ 33,800,000
Senior debt \| New Senior Unsecured Notes
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Senior debt \| 5.875% Senior notes due January 15, 2024
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Stated interest rate							5.875%
Charge recognized upon early retirement of debt							$ 3,900,000
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Stated interest rate			1.375%
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Stated interest rate			3.80%
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Senior debt \| 4.95% Senior Notes due August 15, 2020
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Stated interest rate				4.95%
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Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan Credit Agreement
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Unsecured Debt \| Three-year Term Loans Maturing on October 26, 2021
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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
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Proceeds from new Term Loan Facility							$ 650,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term							5 years
Subordinated debt \| 9.75% subordinated debt due March 1, 2021
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Stated interest rate	9.75%							9.75%