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	Oct. 27, 2013	Oct. 27, 2013 Successor	Jul. 28, 2013 Successor	Oct. 27, 2013 Successor	Oct. 27, 2013 Successor Ketchup and Sauces [Member]	Jul. 28, 2013 Successor Ketchup and Sauces [Member]	Oct. 27, 2013 Successor Meals and Snacks [Member]	Jul. 28, 2013 Successor Meals and Snacks [Member]	Oct. 27, 2013 Successor Infant/Nutrition [Member]	Jul. 28, 2013 Successor Infant/Nutrition [Member]	Oct. 27, 2013 Successor Other [Member]	Jul. 28, 2013 Successor Other [Member]	Oct. 27, 2013 Successor North American Consumer Products		Oct. 27, 2013 Successor North American Consumer Products	Jul. 28, 2013 Successor North American Consumer Products		Oct. 27, 2013 Successor Europe		Oct. 27, 2013 Successor Europe	Jul. 28, 2013 Successor Europe		Oct. 27, 2013 Successor Asia/Pacific		Oct. 27, 2013 Successor Asia/Pacific	Jul. 28, 2013 Successor Asia/Pacific		Oct. 27, 2013 Successor U.S. Foodservice		Oct. 27, 2013 Successor U.S. Foodservice	Jul. 28, 2013 Successor U.S. Foodservice		Oct. 27, 2013 Successor Rest of World		Oct. 27, 2013 Successor Rest of World	Jul. 28, 2013 Successor Rest of World		Oct. 27, 2013 Successor Non-Operating [Member]		Jul. 28, 2013 Successor Non-Operating [Member]		Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor	Oct. 27, 2013 Predecessor	Oct. 28, 2012 Predecessor	Oct. 27, 2013 Predecessor	Oct. 28, 2012 Predecessor	Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor Ketchup and Sauces [Member]	Oct. 27, 2013 Predecessor Ketchup and Sauces [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Predecessor Ketchup and Sauces [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor Meals and Snacks [Member]	Oct. 27, 2013 Predecessor Meals and Snacks [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Predecessor Meals and Snacks [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor Infant/Nutrition [Member]	Oct. 27, 2013 Predecessor Infant/Nutrition [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Predecessor Infant/Nutrition [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor Other [Member]	Oct. 27, 2013 Predecessor Other [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Predecessor Other [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor North American Consumer Products		Oct. 27, 2013 Predecessor North American Consumer Products		Oct. 28, 2012 Predecessor North American Consumer Products		Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor Europe		Oct. 27, 2013 Predecessor Europe		Oct. 28, 2012 Predecessor Europe		Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor Asia/Pacific		Oct. 27, 2013 Predecessor Asia/Pacific		Oct. 28, 2012 Predecessor Asia/Pacific		Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor U.S. Foodservice		Oct. 27, 2013 Predecessor U.S. Foodservice		Oct. 28, 2012 Predecessor U.S. Foodservice		Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor Rest of World		Oct. 27, 2013 Predecessor Rest of World		Oct. 28, 2012 Predecessor Rest of World		Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor Non-Operating [Member]		Oct. 27, 2013 Predecessor Non-Operating [Member]		Oct. 28, 2012 Predecessor Non-Operating [Member]
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated
Net external sales		$ 2,717,336,000	$ 4,243,841,000	$ 4,243,841,000	$ 1,330,635,000	$ 2,103,758,000	$ 968,823,000	$ 1,461,004,000	$ 272,965,000	$ 438,380,000	$ 144,913,000	$ 240,699,000	$ 747,724,000			$ 1,144,475,000		$ 782,573,000			$ 1,225,154,000		$ 561,505,000			$ 927,134,000		$ 346,487,000			$ 516,394,000		$ 279,047,000			$ 430,684,000						$ 1,112,872,000	$ 5,604,984,000	$ 2,821,534,000		$ 5,604,984,000	$ 533,932,000	$ 2,634,416,000	$ 1,315,116,000	$ 359,412,000	$ 2,030,095,000	$ 1,067,216,000	$ 118,528,000	$ 581,971,000	$ 285,254,000	$ 101,000,000	$ 358,502,000	$ 153,948,000	$ 307,972,000		$ 1,553,809,000		$ 794,957,000		$ 284,657,000		$ 1,586,343,000		$ 808,427,000		$ 272,116,000		$ 1,250,766,000		$ 600,607,000		$ 135,688,000		$ 663,374,000		$ 348,028,000		$ 112,439,000		$ 550,692,000		$ 269,515,000
Operating income (loss)		171,793,000		(78,825,000)									184,390,000	[1]		145,446,000	[1]	116,812,000	[1]		91,759,000	[1]	9,838,000	[1]		(1,195,000)	[1]	57,097,000	[1]		37,674,000	[1]	39,265,000	[1]		49,289,000	[1]					27,783,000		395,731,000		812,127,000													65,459,000	[1]	373,772,000	[1]	190,341,000	[1]	32,918,000	[1]	277,592,000	[1]	140,398,000	[1]	37,616,000	[1]	132,705,000	[1]	53,818,000	[1]	15,531,000	[1]	80,873,000	[1]	44,223,000	[1]	10,559,000	[1]	58,107,000	[1]	27,094,000	[1]
Other Nonoperating Expense																																						(29,409,000)	[2]	43,064,000	[2]																																																16,070,000	[2]	110,922,000	[2]	(60,143,000)	[2]
Incurred Cost	(198,700,000)			(201,000,000)																																		(206,200,000)	[3]	358,734,000	[3]				(6,000,000)																																												118,230,000	[3]	0	[3]	0	[3]
Nonoperating Income (Expense)		171,793,000	(78,825,000)																																							27,783,000	812,127,000	395,731,000
Inventory Adjustments													$ 139,800,000		$ 0			$ 110,300,000		$ 4,700,000			$ 89,600,000		$ 31,100,000			$ 33,800,000		$ 0			$ 9,800,000		$ 2,500,000

[1] The negative impact of the inventory step-up adjustment recorded in purchase accounting to operating income in the Successor period was $139.8 million and $0.0 million for North American Consumer Products, $110.3 million and $4.7 million for Europe, $89.6 million and $31.1 million for Asia/Pacific, $33.8 million and $0.0 million for U.S. Foodservice and $9.8 million and $2.5 million for Rest of World for the six and three months ended October 27, 2013, respectively.

[2] Includes corporate overhead, intercompany eliminations and charges not directly attributable to operating segments.

[3] Includes costs related to Fiscal 2014 Restructuring and Productivity Initiatives and Merger related costs including legal, accounting and other professional fees as well as severance and employee benefit costs.