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RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES
12 Months Ended
May 28, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES
RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES
Supply Chain and Administrative Efficiency Plan
We previously announced a plan for the integration and restructuring of the operations of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. ("Ralcorp"), optimization of the entire Company's supply chain network, manufacturing assets, and dry distribution and mixing centers, and improvement of selling, general and administrative effectiveness and efficiencies, which we refer to as the Supply Chain and Administrative Efficiency Plan (the "SCAE Plan"). In the second quarter of fiscal 2016, we announced plans to realize efficiency benefits through a combination of reductions in selling, general and administrative expenses and enhancements to trade spend processes and tools, which plans were included as part of the SCAE Plan. Although the divestiture of the Private Brands business was completed in the third quarter of fiscal 2016, resulting in the sale of substantially all the Ralcorp operations, we will continue to implement the SCAE Plan, including work related to optimizing our supply chain network, the pursuit of cost reductions through our selling, general and administrative functions, enhancements to trade spend processes and tools, and productivity improvements.
Although we remain unable to make good faith estimates relating to the entire SCAE Plan, we are reporting on actions initiated through the end of fiscal 2017, including the estimated amounts or range of amounts for each major type of costs expected to be incurred, and the charges that have resulted or will result in cash outflows. As of May 28, 2017, our Board of Directors has approved the incurrence of up to $880.5 million of expenses in connection with the SCAE Plan, including expenses allocated for the Private Brands and Lamb Weston operations. We have incurred or expect to incur approximately $446.2 million of charges ($299.2 million of cash charges and $147.0 million of non-cash charges) for actions identified to date under the SCAE Plan related to our continuing operations. We recognized charges of $63.6 million, $281.8 million, and $47.7 million in relation to the SCAE Plan related to our continuing operations in fiscal 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. We expect to incur costs related to the SCAE Plan over a multi-year period.
We anticipate that we will recognize the following pre-tax expenses in association with the SCAE Plan related to our continuing operations (amounts include charges recognized from plan inception to May 28, 2017):
 
Grocery & Snacks
 
Refrigerated & Frozen
 
International
 
Foodservice
 
Corporate
 
Total
Pension costs
$
32.9

 
$
1.5

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
34.4

Accelerated depreciation
38.9

 
18.6

 

 

 
1.2

 
58.7

Other cost of goods sold
6.0

 
2.1

 

 

 

 
8.1

    Total cost of goods sold
77.8

 
22.2

 

 

 
1.2

 
101.2

Severance and related costs, net
24.9

 
10.3

 
2.5

 
7.9

 
102.1

 
147.7

Fixed asset impairment (net of gains on disposal)
7.3

 
6.9

 

 

 
6.8

 
21.0

Accelerated depreciation

 

 

 

 
4.1

 
4.1

Contract/lease cancellation expenses
0.8

 
0.6

 
0.6

 

 
72.6

 
74.6

Consulting/professional fees
1.0

 
0.4

 
0.1

 

 
52.7

 
54.2

Other selling, general and administrative expenses
13.5

 
3.2

 

 

 
26.7

 
43.4

    Total selling, general and administrative expenses
47.5

 
21.4

 
3.2

 
7.9

 
265.0

 
345.0

        Consolidated total
$
125.3

 
$
43.6

 
$
3.2

 
$
7.9

 
$
266.2

 
$
446.2

During fiscal 2017, we recognized the following pre-tax expenses for the SCAE Plan related to our continuing operations:
 
Grocery & Snacks
 
Refrigerated & Frozen
 
International
 
Foodservice
 
Corporate
 
Total
Pension costs
$
3.1

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
3.1

Accelerated depreciation
9.6

 
1.2

 

 

 

 
10.8

Other cost of goods sold
3.1

 
0.2

 

 

 

 
3.3

    Total cost of goods sold
15.8

 
1.4

 

 

 

 
17.2

Severance and related costs, net
3.3

 
(0.2
)
 
0.3

 
1.8

 
5.1

 
10.3

Fixed asset impairment (net of gains on disposal)
0.1

 
3.3

 

 

 
6.0

 
9.4

Accelerated depreciation

 

 

 

 
1.3

 
1.3

Contract/lease cancellation expenses

 
0.1

 
0.6

 

 
9.6

 
10.3

Consulting/professional fees
0.3

 

 

 

 
0.4

 
0.7

Other selling, general and administrative expenses
5.8

 
1.6

 

 

 
7.0

 
14.4

    Total selling, general and administrative expenses
9.5

 
4.8

 
0.9

 
1.8

 
29.4

 
46.4

Consolidated total
$
25.3

 
$
6.2

 
$
0.9

 
$
1.8

 
$
29.4

 
$
63.6


Included in the above table are $38.8 million of charges that have resulted or will result in cash outflows and $24.8 million in non-cash charges.
We recognized the following cumulative (plan inception to May 28, 2017) pre-tax expenses for the SCAE Plan related to our continuing operations in our Consolidated Statements of Operations:
 
Grocery & Snacks
 
Refrigerated & Frozen
 
International
 
Foodservice
 
Corporate
 
Total
Pension costs
$
32.9

 
$
1.5

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
34.4

Accelerated depreciation
31.0

 
18.6

 

 

 
1.2

 
50.8

Other cost of goods sold
5.0

 
2.1

 

 

 

 
7.1

    Total cost of goods sold
68.9

 
22.2

 

 

 
1.2

 
92.3

Severance and related costs, net
23.9

 
10.3

 
2.5

 
7.9

 
101.5

 
146.1

Fixed asset impairment (net of gains on disposal)
7.3

 
6.9

 

 

 
6.8

 
21.0

Accelerated depreciation

 

 

 

 
2.6

 
2.6

Contract/lease cancellation expenses
0.8

 
0.6

 
0.6

 

 
71.3

 
73.3

Consulting/professional fees
0.9

 
0.4

 
0.1

 

 
51.2

 
52.6

Other selling, general and administrative expenses
11.2

 
3.2

 

 

 
20.0

 
34.4

    Total selling, general and administrative expenses
44.1

 
21.4

 
3.2

 
7.9

 
253.4

 
330.0

Consolidated total
$
113.0

 
$
43.6

 
$
3.2

 
$
7.9

 
$
254.6

 
$
422.3


Included in the above results are $285.5 million of charges that have resulted or will result in cash outflows and $136.8 million in non-cash charges. Not included in the above table are $130.2 million of pre-tax expenses ($84.5 million of cash charges and $45.7 million of non-cash charges) related to the Private Brands operations which we sold in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 and $2.1 million of pre-tax expenses (all resulting in cash charges) related to Lamb Weston.
During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, we entered into a series of related transactions in which we exchanged a warehouse we owned in Indiana for two buildings and parcels of land that we leased as part of our Omaha corporate offices. Concurrent with the asset exchange, leases on the two Omaha corporate buildings were canceled. We have recognized aggregate charges of $55.6 million for the early termination of these leases. We also entered into a lease for the warehouse in Indiana and we recorded a financing lease obligation of $74.2 million.
Liabilities recorded for the SCAE Plan related to our continuing operations and changes therein for fiscal 2017 were as follows:
 
Balance at May 29,
2016
 
Costs Incurred
and Charged
to Expense
 
Costs Paid
or Otherwise Settled
 
Changes in
Estimates
 
Balance at
May 28,
2017
Pension costs
$
40.7

 
$
1.1

 
$
(12.0
)
 
$
2.0

 
$
31.8

Severance and related costs
47.2

 
12.2

 
(43.7
)
 
(1.9
)
 
13.8

Consulting/professional fees
4.7

 
0.9

 
(4.8
)
 
(0.2
)
 
0.6

Contract/lease cancellation
6.3

 
14.5

 
(7.5
)
 
(1.7
)
 
11.6

Other costs
0.5

 
14.5

 
(13.1
)
 

 
1.9

Total
$
99.4

 
$
43.2

 
$
(81.1
)
 
$
(1.8
)
 
$
59.7