Debt and Financing Arrangements (Tables)

11 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term debt was comprised of the following as of December 29, 2013, April 28, 2013 and April 29, 2012:

	Successor			Predecessor
	December 29, 2013			April 28, 2013			April 29, 2012
				(In thousands)
$2.95 billion Term B-1 Loan	2,929,213			—			—
$6.55 billion Term B-2 Loan	6,518,524			—			—
$3.10 billion 4.25% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2020	3,100,000			—			—
Japanese Yen Credit Agreement due October 2012 (variable rate)	—			—			186,869
Other U.S. Dollar Debt due May 2013 — November 2034 (0.94%—7.96%)	10,774			25,688			43,164
Other Non-U.S. Dollar Debt due May 2013 — May 2023 (3.50%—11.00%)	70,411			56,293			64,060
5.35% U.S. Dollar Notes due July 2013	—			499,993			499,958
8.0% Heinz Finance Preferred Stock due July 2013	—			350,000			350,000
Japanese Yen Credit Agreement due December 2013 (variable rate)	—			163,182			199,327
U.S. Dollar Private Placement Notes due May 2014 — May 2021 (2.11% - 4.23%)	—			500,000			500,000
Japanese Yen Credit Agreement due October 2015 (variable rate)	—			152,983			—
U.S. Dollar Private Placement Notes due July 2016 — July 2018 (2.86% - 3.55%)	—			100,000			100,000
2.00% U.S. Dollar Notes due September 2016	58,308			299,933			299,913
1.50% U.S. Dollar Notes due March 2017	17,743			299,648			299,556
U.S. Dollar Remarketable Securities due December 2020	—			119,000			119,000
3.125% U.S. Dollar Notes due September 2021	34,433			395,772			395,268
2.85% U.S. Dollar Notes due March 2022	5,599			299,565			299,516
$235 million 6.375% U.S. Dollar Debentures due July 2028	258,075			231,396			231,137
£125 million6.25% British Pound Notes due February 2030	218,507			192,376			202,158
$437 million 6.75% U.S. Dollar Notes due March 2032	476,943			435,185			435,112
$931 million 7.125% U.S. Dollar Notes due August 2039	1,026,881			628,082			626,747
	14,725,411			4,749,096			4,851,785
Hedge Accounting Adjustments (See Note 15)	—			122,455			128,444
Less portion due within one year	(107,765		)	(1,023,212		)	(200,248		)
Total long-term debt	$	14,617,646		$	3,848,339		$	4,779,981
Weighted-average interest rate on long-term debt, including the impact of applicable interest rate swaps	4.01		%	4.07		%	4.28		%

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

Total long term debt matures as follows:

	Fiscal Year
	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		There After		Total
	(In thousands)
Maturity /Retirements	$	107,765	$	117,801	$	111,258	$	168,543	$	115,411	$	14,104,633	$	14,725,411