Reportable Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2012

Reportable Segments [Abstract]

Segmental and geographical information

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	January 31,						January 31,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net sales:
U.S. Retail Coffee	$	637,886		$	554,667		$	1,755,518		$	1,425,524
U.S. Retail Consumer Foods		556,549			518,492			1,631,241			1,510,059
International, Foodservice, and Natural Foods		273,206			239,192			783,670			702,993
Total net sales	$	1,467,641		$	1,312,351		$	4,170,429		$	3,638,576
Segment profit:
U.S. Retail Coffee	$	138,346		$	158,093		$	418,015		$	419,074
U.S. Retail Consumer Foods		106,645			102,160			301,619			308,642
International, Foodservice, and Natural Foods		39,029			29,890			116,565			116,831
Total segment profit	$	284,020		$	290,143		$	836,199		$	844,547
Interest income		464			779			1,090			1,784
Interest expense		(23,599	)		(18,132	)		(58,469	)		(53,176	)
Share-based compensation expense		(3,576	)		(4,495	)		(14,320	)		(14,803	)
Cost of products sold - restructuring		(12,022	)		(16,851	)		(33,492	)		(38,376	)
Cost of products sold - merger and integration		(1,109	)		0			(2,784	)		0
Other restructuring costs		(13,549	)		(8,414	)		(33,802	)		(34,863	)
Other merger and integration costs		(5,873	)		(2,746	)		(17,429	)		(8,175	)
Corporate administrative expenses		(47,525	)		(44,675	)		(141,689	)		(130,165	)
Other income - net		4			170			1,958			487
Income before income taxes	$	177,235		$	195,779		$	537,262		$	567,260