Exit or Disposal Activities	9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012
Exit or Disposal Activities [Abstract]
Exit or Disposal Activities [Text Block]	Note 3 Exit or disposal activities The Company views its continued spending on cost-reduction activities as part of its ongoing operating principles to provide greater visibility in achieving its long-term profit growth targets. Initiatives undertaken are expected to recover cash implementation costs within a five-year period of completion. Upon completion (or as each major stage is completed in the case of multi-year programs), the project begins to deliver cash savings and/or reduced depreciation. Costs summary During the quarter ended September 29, 2012, the Company recorded $1 million of exit costs related to two ongoing programs which will result in COGS and SGA expense savings. The costs included $1 million of asset write-offs in the U.S. Snacks reportable segment. During the year-to-date period ended September 29, 2012, the Company recorded $5 million of costs associated with exit or disposal activities. The costs included $2 million for severance in the U.S. Snacks reportable segment, $1 million for severance in the U.S. Morning Foods and Kashi reportable segment, $1 million for asset write-offs in the European reportable segment and $1 million for asset write-offs in the U.S. Snacks reportable segment. During the quarter ended October 1, 2011, the Company recorded $10 million of costs associated with exit or disposal activities. The costs included $6 million for pension costs, $2 million for severance, $1 million for other cash costs including relocation of assets and employees and $1 million for asset write-offs. The costs impacted reportable segments, as follows (in millions): U.S. Snacks $7 and Europe $3. During the year-to-date period ended October 1, 2011, the Company recorded $21 million of costs associated with exit or disposal activities. The costs included $12 million for pension costs, $6 million for severance, $2 million for asset write-offs and $1 million for other cash costs including relocation of assets and employees. The costs impacted reportable segments, as follows (in millions): U.S. Snacks $13; and Europe $8. Based on forecasted exchange rates, the Company currently expects to incur an additional $3 million in exit costs for these programs in 2012. For programs that are active as of September 29, 2012, total program costs incurred to date were $33 million and include $8 million for severance, $3 million for other cash costs including relocation of assets and employees, $17 million for pension costs and $5 million for asset write-offs. The costs impacted reportable segments as follows (in millions): U.S. Morning Foods and Kashi $1; U.S. Snacks $22; and Europe $10. Refer to the footnotes within the Company's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on these initiatives.

Exit or Disposal Activities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Exit or Disposal Activities [Abstract]

Exit or Disposal Activities [Text Block]

Note 3 Exit or disposal activities

The Company views its continued spending on cost-reduction activities as part of its ongoing operating principles to provide greater visibility in achieving its long-term profit growth targets. Initiatives undertaken are expected to recover cash implementation costs within a five-year period of completion. Upon completion (or as each major stage is completed in the case of multi-year programs), the project begins to deliver cash savings and/or reduced depreciation.

Costs summary

During the quarter ended September 29, 2012, the Company recorded $1 million of exit costs related to two ongoing programs which will result in COGS and SGA expense savings. The costs included $1 million of asset write-offs in the U.S. Snacks reportable segment. During the year-to-date period ended September 29, 2012, the Company recorded $5 million of costs associated with exit or disposal activities. The costs included $2 million for severance in the U.S. Snacks reportable segment, $1 million for severance in the U.S. Morning Foods and Kashi reportable segment, $1 million for asset write-offs in the European reportable segment and $1 million for asset write-offs in the U.S. Snacks reportable segment. During the quarter ended October 1, 2011, the Company recorded $10 million of costs associated with exit or disposal activities. The costs included $6 million for pension costs, $2 million for severance, $1 million for other cash costs including relocation of assets and employees and $1 million for asset write-offs. The costs impacted reportable segments, as follows (in millions): U.S. Snacks $7 and Europe $3. During the year-to-date period ended October 1, 2011, the Company recorded $21 million of costs associated with exit or disposal activities. The costs included $12 million for pension costs, $6 million for severance, $2 million for asset write-offs and $1 million for other cash costs including relocation of assets and employees. The costs impacted reportable segments, as follows (in millions): U.S. Snacks $13; and Europe $8. Based on forecasted exchange rates, the Company currently expects to incur an additional $3 million in exit costs for these programs in 2012.

For programs that are active as of September 29, 2012, total program costs incurred to date were $33 million and include $8 million for severance, $3 million for other cash costs including relocation of assets and employees, $17 million for pension costs and $5 million for asset write-offs. The costs impacted reportable segments as follows (in millions): U.S. Morning Foods and Kashi $1; U.S. Snacks $22; and Europe $10.

Refer to the footnotes within the Company's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on these initiatives.

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The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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