10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

þ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2011

or

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Transition Period from              to             

Commission File Number 001-12755

Dean Foods Company

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	75-2559681
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 3400

Dallas, Texas 75204

(214) 303-3400

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including

area code, of the registrant’s principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  þ    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  þ    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	þ		Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	¨	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)    Yes  ¨    No  þ

As of October 28, 2011, the number of shares outstanding of each class of common stock was: 183,699,141

Common Stock, par value $.01

Table of Contents

			Page
Part I — Financial Information
Item 1	—	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)		3
Item 2	—	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		39
Item 3	—	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		56
Item 4	—	Controls and Procedures		56
Part II — Other Information
Item 1	—	Legal Proceedings		57
Item 1A	—	Risk Factors		59
Item 5	—	Other Information		61
Item 6	—	Exhibits		61
Signatures				62

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Part I — Financial Information

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

DEAN FOODS COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)

	September 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	107,731		$	92,007
Receivables, net		1,000,391			891,019
Income tax receivable		20,111			71,337
Inventories, net		481,157			425,576
Deferred income taxes		115,758			141,653
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		75,157			77,510
Assets held for sale		—			117,114
Total current assets		1,800,305			1,816,216
Property, plant and equipment, net		2,068,935			2,113,391
Goodwill		1,253,415			3,179,192
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net		788,546			847,868
Total	$	5,911,201		$	7,956,667
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	1,262,397		$	1,232,876
Current portion of debt		150,240			174,250
Current portion of litigation settlements		59,998			30,000
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale		—			3,839
Total current liabilities		1,472,635			1,440,965
Long-term debt		3,700,562			3,893,275
Deferred income taxes		336,458			756,714
Other long-term liabilities		387,536			351,645
Long-term litigation settlements		72,150			—
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
Dean Foods Company stockholders’ equity (deficit):
Preferred stock, none issued		—			—
Common stock, 183,686,884 and 182,255,334 shares issued and outstanding, with a par value of $0.01 per share		1,837			1,823
Additional paid-in capital		1,079,174			1,061,253
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)		(982,645	)		583,102
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(161,428	)		(146,653	)
Total Dean Foods Company stockholders’ equity (deficit)		(63,062	)		1,499,525
Non-controlling interest		4,922			14,543
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		(58,140	)		1,514,068
Total	$	5,911,201		$	7,956,667

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DEAN FOODS COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)

	Three Months Ended September 30						Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Net sales	$	3,410,797		$	3,054,130		$	9,759,459		$	8,969,926
Cost of sales		2,669,532			2,304,501			7,508,351			6,721,080
Gross profit		741,265			749,629			2,251,108			2,248,846
Operating costs and expenses:
Selling and distribution		498,682			491,154			1,476,578			1,421,586
General and administrative		148,191			154,895			466,498			465,283
Amortization of intangibles		2,584			2,810			7,959			8,480
Facility closing and reorganization costs		10,283			8,253			42,152			16,313
Litigation settlements		—			—			131,300			—
Goodwill impairment		1,926,000			—			1,926,000			—
Other operating (income) loss		27,827			—			(16,561	)		—
Total operating costs and expenses		2,613,567			657,112			4,033,926			1,911,662
Operating income (loss)		(1,872,302	)		92,517			(1,782,818	)		337,184
Other (income) expense:
Interest expense		62,873			64,304			191,636			177,742
Other (income) expense, net		(414	)		383			(1,169	)		(102	)
Total other expense		62,459			64,687			190,467			177,640
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(1,934,761	)		27,830			(1,973,285	)		159,544
Income tax expense (benefit)		(379,111	)		10,653			(387,997	)		59,095
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(1,555,650	)		17,177			(1,585,288	)		100,449
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		3,616			6,357			3,616			8,194
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			(1,577	)		—			(2,919	)
Net income (loss)		(1,552,034	)		21,957			(1,581,672	)		105,724
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		11,537			2,339			15,925			6,511
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(1,540,497	)	$	24,296		$	(1,565,747	)	$	112,235
Average common shares:
Basic		183,649,597			182,118,506			183,278,667			181,666,251
Diluted		183,649,597			182,322,597			183,278,667			182,839,073
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(8.41	)	$	0.11		$	(8.56	)	$	0.59
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Dean Foods Company		0.02			0.02			0.02			0.03
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(8.39	)	$	0.13		$	(8.54	)	$	0.62
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(8.41	)	$	0.11		$	(8.56	)	$	0.58
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Dean Foods Company		0.02			0.02			0.02			0.03
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(8.39	)	$	0.13		$	(8.54	)	$	0.61

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)

	Dean Foods Company Stockholders
	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In Capital			Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Non- controlling Interest			Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)			Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	Shares		Amount
Balance, December 31, 2010		182,255,334	$	1,823	$	1,061,253		$	583,102		$	(146,653	)	$	14,543		$	1,514,068
Issuance of common stock, net of tax impact of share-based compensation		1,431,550		14		(5,923	)		—			—			—			(5,909	)
Share-based compensation expense		—		—		23,844			—			—			—			23,844
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest		—		—		—			—			—			6,304			6,304
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		—		—		—			—			—			(15,925	)		(15,925	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net loss attributable to Dean Foods Company		—		—		—			(1,565,747	)		—			—			(1,565,747	)	$	(1,565,747	)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax benefit of $34,664		—		—		—			—			(53,337	)		—			(53,337	)		(53,337	)
Amounts reclassified to statement of operations related to hedging activities, net of tax of $16,668		—		—		—			—			25,644			—			25,644			25,644
Cumulative translation adjustment		—		—		—			—			8,118			—			8,118			8,118
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $2,679		—		—		—			—			4,800			—			4,800			4,800
Comprehensive loss																				$	(1,580,522	)
Balance, September 30, 2011		183,686,884	$	1,837	$	1,079,174		$	(982,645	)	$	(161,428	)	$	4,922		$	(58,140	)

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)

	Dean Foods Company Stockholders
	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Non- controlling Interest			Total Stockholders’ Equity			Comprehensive Income
	Shares		Amount
Balance, December 31, 2009		180,854,163	$	1,809	$	1,025,502	$	491,611	$	(166,976	)	$	15,286		$	1,367,232
Issuance of common stock, net of tax impact of share-based compensation		1,322,946		13		86		—		—			—			99
Share-based compensation expense		—		—		28,855		—		—			—			28,855
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest		—		—		—		—		—			6,916			6,916
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		—		—		—		—		—			(6,511	)		(6,511	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net income attributable to Dean Foods Company		—		—		—		112,235		—			—			112,235		$	112,235
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax benefit of $17,254		—		—		—		—		(27,302	)		—			(27,302	)		(27,302	)
Amounts reclassified to income statement related to hedging activities, net of tax of $28,649		—		—		—		—		45,768			—			45,768			45,768
Cumulative translation adjustment		—		—		—		—		(9,290	)		—			(9,290	)		(9,290	)
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $3,014		—		—		—		—		4,820			—			4,820			4,820
Comprehensive income attributable to Dean Foods Company																		$	126,231
Balance, September 30, 2010		182,177,109	$	1,822	$	1,054,443	$	603,846	$	(152,980	)	$	15,691		$	1,522,822

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DEAN FOODS COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	(1,581,672	)	$	105,724
Loss from discontinued operations		—			2,919
Gain on sale of discontinued operations		(3,616	)		(8,194	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		213,895			203,125
Share-based compensation expense		25,882			29,628
Loss on divestitures and other, net		6,176			10,913
Goodwill impairment		1,926,000			—
Deferred income taxes		(386,869	)		85,990
Other		159			1,368
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Receivables, net		(116,038	)		(13,804	)
Inventories, net		(60,102	)		(37,543	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		12,268			5,065
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		60,173			33,969
Income taxes receivable/payable		47,245			(39,867	)
Litigation settlements		102,148			—
Net cash provided by operating activities-continuing operations		245,649			379,293
Net cash provided by operating activities-discontinued operations		774			8,890
Net cash provided by operating activities		246,423			388,183
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment		(215,412	)		(180,557	)
Proceeds from divestitures		185,270			—
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets		5,277			3,807
Net cash used in investing activities-continuing operations		(24,865	)		(176,750	)
Net cash provided by investing activities-discontinued operations		3,616			24,795
Net cash used in investing activities		(21,249	)		(151,955	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt		(196,468	)		(104,721	)
Proceeds from senior secured revolver		2,449,740			2,875,580
Payments for senior secured revolver		(2,856,340	)		(2,927,780	)
Proceeds from receivables-backed facility		3,802,000			1,440,000
Payments for receivables-backed facility		(3,417,000	)		(1,440,000	)
Payments for deferred financing costs		(600	)		(34,233	)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest		6,304			6,916
Tax savings on share-based compensation		—			275
Issuance of common stock, net of share repurchases for withholding taxes		3,764			3,298
Net cash used in financing activities		(208,600	)		(180,665	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(850	)		1,347
Increase in cash and cash equivalents		15,724			56,910
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		92,007			45,190
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	107,731		$	102,100

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DEAN FOODS COMPANY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

1. General

Nature of Our Business — We are one of the leading food and beverage companies in the United States, as well as a global leader in branded plant-based beverages, such as soy, almond and coconut milks, and soy-based food products. We align our leadership teams, operating strategies and supply chain initiatives around our two lines of business: Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar and WhiteWave-Alpro.

Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar is the largest processor and distributor of milk and other dairy products in the United States, with products such as milk, ice cream, cultured dairy products, creamers, ice cream mix and other dairy products sold under more than 50 familiar local and regional brands and a wide array of private labels.

WhiteWave-Alpro markets and sells a variety of nationally branded dairy and dairy-related products, such as Horizon Organic^® milk and other dairy products, International Delight^® coffee creamers, LAND O LAKES^® creamers and fluid dairy products, Silk^® plant-based beverages, such as soy, almond and coconut milks, and cultured soy products. WhiteWave-Alpro also offers branded soy-based beverages and food products in Europe and markets its products under the Alpro^® and Provamel^® brands.

Basis of Presentation — The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared on the same basis as the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the “2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K”), which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2011. In our opinion, we have made all necessary adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) to present fairly, in all material respects, our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates and for the periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been omitted. Our results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2011 may not be indicative of our operating results for the full year. The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

As of September 30, 2011, we have presented an accrual related to a proposed litigation settlement in a line item entitled current portion of litigation settlements. Prior to June 30, 2011, litigation settlement accruals were presented within the accounts payable and other accrued expenses line item. Our historical balance sheet has been recast to conform to the current presentation. See Note 11 for further information regarding our litigation settlements.

Unless otherwise indicated, references in this report to “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Dean Foods Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements — In May 2011, in an effort to assist in the convergence of U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update related to “Fair Value Measurements: Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.” The standard expands existing disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and makes certain other amendments, including a requirement to categorize, by level in the fair value hierarchy, items that are required to be disclosed, but not measured, at fair value. The standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied prospectively. We do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update related to “Presentation of Comprehensive Income.” This standard revises the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. The new guidance removes the previously accepted presentation options and requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either a continuous statement of comprehensive income, or two separate but consecutive statements. This standard only impacts the presentation of comprehensive income and does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income. The standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, and requires retrospective application for all periods presented in the financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update related to “Testing Goodwill for Impairment.” The new guidance permits entities to make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount before applying the two-step goodwill impairment test. Unless an entity concludes that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, it would not be required to perform the two-step impairment test for that reporting unit. The standard is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, and early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on our annual goodwill impairment testing process.

In September 2011, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update related to “Compensation –Retirement Benefits- Multiemployer Plans”. This standard requires new quantitative and qualitative disclosures for multiemployer pension and other postretirement benefit plans. The amended disclosures will provide users with more detailed information about the plans in which we participate. The standard is effective for annual periods for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on our pension and other postretirement benefit disclosures.

2. Divestitures and Discontinued Operations

Pending and Completed Divestitures

In the second quarter of 2011, we began evaluating strategic alternatives related to our 50% owned joint venture between WhiteWave and Hero Group, which is a part of our WhiteWave-Alpro segment. During the third quarter of 2011, due to continued poor performance by the venture and a desire on our part to invest in core operations, a recommendation was made to, and approved by, the joint venture partners to wind down the joint venture operations during the fourth quarter of 2011. In conjunction with this action plan, we wrote down the joint venture’s long-lived assets to fair value less cost to sell as of September 30, 2011. This business did not meet the requirements to be accounted for as a discontinued operations as of September 30, 2011. Additionally, based on our continuing level of involvement with the joint venture, we have continued to consolidate the venture in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We expect to complete the majority of the wind down of the joint venture during the fourth quarter of 2011.

In the first quarter of 2011, we committed to a plan to sell the fluid milk operations at our Fresh Dairy Direct manufacturing facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin (“Waukesha”) as a result of the settlement of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) civil action related to our acquisition of the Consumer Products Division of Foremost Farms USA in April 2009. This operation did not meet the requirements to be accounted for as a discontinued operation. On September 8, 2011, we completed the sale of our Waukesha facility.

In the fourth quarter of 2010, we entered into two separate agreements to sell our Mountain High and private label yogurt operations. These operations were a part of our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment. The decision to sell these operations was part of our strategic growth plan and allows us to target our investments in growing our core dairy and branded businesses. These operations did not meet the requirements to be accounted for as discontinued operations.

On February 1, 2011, we completed the sale of our Mountain High yogurt operations for cash proceeds of approximately $85 million. We used the proceeds from the sale to prepay a portion of the outstanding 2012 tranche A term loan borrowings under our senior secured credit facility. We completed the sale of our private label yogurt operations for cash proceeds of approximately $93 million on April 1, 2011 and used these proceeds for additional debt repayments, including the full repayment of the remaining outstanding 2012 tranche A term loan borrowings. See Note 5.

We recorded a net pre-tax loss of $27.8 million and a net pre-tax gain of $16.6 million during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively, related to our pending and completed divestitures. The three- month period loss and the nine-month period gain were recorded in other operating (income) loss in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the assets and liabilities of our Mountain High and private label yogurt operations that were held for sale as of December 31, 2010:

	December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Current assets	$	8,329
Property, plant and equipment, net		26,346
Goodwill, identifiable intangible and other assets		82,439
Assets held for sale	$	117,114
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	3,839

Discontinued Operations

On August 4, 2010 we completed the sale of the business operations of our Rachel’s Dairy Companies (“Rachel’s”), which provided organic branded dairy-based chilled yogurt, milk and related dairy products primarily in the United Kingdom. As a result of the sale, we recognized a gain of $5.7 million, net of tax, in the third quarter of 2010. The decision to sell Rachel’s was part of our strategic growth plan and allows us to target our investments in growing our core dairy and branded businesses. Our Rachel’s operations, previously reported within the WhiteWave-Alpro segment, have been reclassified as discontinued operations in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010.

In September 2011, we recorded an additional pre-tax gain on the sale of Rachel’s of $4.1 million as a result of the final working capital cash settlement, which has been recorded in gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The following is a summary of the operating results of our Rachel’s discontinued operations:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2010			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
	(In thousands)
Operations:
Net sales	$	3,962		$	26,319
Loss before income taxes		(1,788	)		(3,566	)
Income tax benefit		211			768
Net loss	$	(1,577	)	$	(2,798	)

3. Inventories, net

Inventories, net of reserves of $4.5 million and $5.9 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Raw materials and supplies	$	201,429	$	187,176
Finished goods		279,728		238,400
Total	$	481,157	$	425,576

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

We conduct impairment tests of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives annually in the fourth quarter and on an interim basis when circumstances arise that indicate a possible impairment. We evaluate goodwill at the reporting unit level; our reporting units include Fresh Dairy Direct, WhiteWave, Morningstar and Alpro.

During the third quarter of 2011, we performed a step one interim goodwill analysis of our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit. A prolonged recession has resulted in significantly lower consumer spending, declining volumes in the fluid milk industry and increased competitive pricing pressures that are unlikely to improve materially. These conditions have continued to affect both consumption and pricing in our Fresh Dairy Direct product categories, which culminated in a change to our outlook for that business. We believe that these indicators of impairment are isolated to the Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit and that business conditions affecting our WhiteWave, Morningstar and Alpro reporting units have not indicated a possible impairment for those businesses. We will assess each of these reporting units for impairment during the fourth quarter of 2011 in connection with our annual impairment test.

Based on the results of the step one analysis we determined that the carrying value of our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit exceeded its fair value. For purposes of the step one analysis, we estimated the fair value of the Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit using both an income approach that analyzed projected discounted cash flows and a market approach that considered other comparable companies. Both approaches resulted in substantially similar values for our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit. We also compared the aggregate fair value estimates of all of our reporting units, using the fair values derived in our 2010 annual impairment test conducted in the fourth quarter of 2010, for our other three reporting units, to our enterprise value (market capitalization plus outstanding indebtedness) as of the valuation date. In our view, the comparison indicated that the step one determination of fair value of Fresh Dairy Direct was reasonable.

In calculating the fair value of our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit we used unobservable inputs (Level 3, as defined in Note 6) and significant management judgment. We used the following estimates and assumptions in the discounted cash flow analysis:

• A terminal EBITDA margin percentage reflecting our historical and forecasted EBITDA margins;

• A terminal growth rate based on long term real growth rate potential and a long-term inflation forecast;

• Assumptions regarding future capital expenditures reflective of maintaining facilities under normalized operations; and

• An overall discount rate based on our weighted average cost of capital for the Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit.

Additionally, under the market approach analysis, we used significant other observable inputs (Level 2, as defined in Note 6) including various peer company comparisons. Changes in these estimates or assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and the conclusions of the step one analysis for the reporting unit.

Because our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit carrying value was determined to be in excess of its fair value in our step one analysis, we were required to perform step two of the impairment analysis to determine the amount of goodwill impairment to be recorded. The amount of the impairment is calculated by comparing the implied fair value of the goodwill to its carrying amount, which requires us to allocate the fair value determined in the step one analysis to the individual assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. Any remaining fair value would represent the implied fair value of goodwill on the testing date.

As of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have not completed the analysis. However, based on the work performed through the date of the filing, we concluded that an impairment charge between $1.9 billion and $2.1 billion could be reasonably estimated. Accordingly, we recorded a $1.9 billion, non-cash charge ($1.6 billion, net of tax), during the third quarter of 2011, which represents our best estimate of the impairment present at September 30, 2011. This impairment charge does not impact our operations, compliance with our debt covenants or our cash flows.

We expect to finalize our interim impairment analysis of Fresh Dairy Direct goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets prior to filing our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Following completion of the analysis, we will adjust our preliminary estimate if necessary, and record any required adjustment in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are as follows:

	Fresh Dairy Direct- Morningstar			WhiteWave- Alpro		Total
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	2,472,767		$	706,425	$	3,179,192
Goodwill impairment		(1,926,000	)		—		(1,926,000	)
Foreign currency translation		—			4,219		4,219
Divestitures (see Note 2)		(3,996	)		—		(3,996	)
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	542,771		$	710,644	$	1,253,415

The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of our intangible assets other than goodwill as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:

	September 30, 2011							December 31, 2010
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
	(In thousands)
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Trademarks(1)	$	591,135	$	—		$	591,135	$	593,387	$	—		$	593,387
Intangible assets with finite lives:
Customer-related and other(1)		132,483		(51,462	)		81,021		133,829		(44,622	)		89,207
Trademarks(1)(2)		10,564		(4,649	)		5,915		18,614		(4,474	)		14,140
Total	$	734,182	$	(56,111	)	$	678,071	$	745,830	$	(49,096	)	$	696,734

(1) We wrote off $4.6 million of indefinite-lived intangibles and $2.1 million of net finite-lived intangibles during the first nine months of 2011 related to the divestitures disclosed in Note 2. The remainder of the fluctuation in the gross carrying amount of intangible assets with indefinite lives is primarily the result of foreign currency translation adjustments.

(2) In the first nine months of 2011, we sold a trademark with a gross carrying amount of $7.5 million.

Amortization expense on intangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $2.6 million and $2.8 million, respectively. Amortization expense on intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $8.0 million and $8.5 million, respectively. Estimated aggregate intangible asset amortization expense for the next five years is as follows (in millions):

2011	$	10.5
2012		9.3
2013		9.2
2014		8.5
2015		8.5

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

5. Debt

	September 30, 2011						December 31, 2010
	Amount Outstanding			Interest Rate			Amount Outstanding			Interest Rate
	(In thousands)
Dean Foods Company debt obligations:
Senior secured credit facility	$	2,437,194			2.90	%*	$	3,033,529			2.96	%*
Senior notes due 2016		498,910			7.00			498,765			7.00
Senior notes due 2018		400,000			9.75			400,000			9.75
		3,336,104						3,932,294
Subsidiary debt obligations:
Senior notes due 2017		128,700			6.90			127,504			6.90
Receivables-backed facility		385,000			1.26	**		—
Capital lease obligations and other		998						7,727
Alpro revolving credit facility		—						—
		514,698						135,231
		3,850,802						4,067,525
Less current portion		(150,240	)					(174,250	)
Total long-term portion	$	3,700,562					$	3,893,275

* Represents a weighted average rate, including applicable interest rate margins, for the senior secured revolving credit facility, term loan A and term loan B.

** Represents a weighted-average rate, including applicable interest rate margins, for indebtedness outstanding under the receivables securitization facility.

The scheduled maturities of long-term debt at September 30, 2011, were as follows (in thousands):

	Total			Term Loan A		Term Loan B			Other*
2011	$	13,552		$	8,916	$	4,418		$	218
2012		194,725			169,396		17,675			7,654
2013		616,729			213,975		17,675			385,079
2014		992,061			276,384		676,230			39,447
2015		10,535			—		10,535			—
Thereafter		2,037,590			—		995,590	**		1,042,000
Subtotal		3,865,192			668,671		1,722,123			1,474,398
Less discounts		(14,390	)		—		—			(14,390	)
Total outstanding debt	$	3,850,802		$	668,671	$	1,722,123		$	1,460,008

* Includes our revolving credit facility, receivables-backed facility, Dean Foods Company senior notes, subsidiary senior notes, capital lease obligations and other debt.

** The scheduled maturity of a portion of term loan B is April 2, 2017, subject to the condition that we meet certain leverage, debt, cash or credit rating tests as of December 31, 2015. However, if at least one of these tests is not met, the maturity date for this portion of term loan B will be April 2, 2016.

Senior Secured Credit Facility — Our senior secured credit facility consists of an original combination of a $1.5 billion five-year revolving credit facility, a $1.5 billion five-year term loan A, and a $1.8 billion seven-year term loan B. In June 2010, we amended and restated the agreement governing the senior secured credit facility, and entered into a further amendment in December 2010, which included extension of the maturity dates for certain principal amounts, amendment of the maximum permitted leverage ratio and minimum interest coverage ratio and the addition of a senior secured leverage ratio (each as defined in our credit agreement), and the amendment of certain other terms. At September 30, 2011, there were outstanding borrowings of $669 million under the term loan A, $1.72 billion under the term loan B and $46 million under the revolving credit facility. Our average daily balance under the revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $121.7 million. Letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $169.9 million were issued under the revolving credit facility but undrawn.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

On July 12, 2011, we announced that we entered into a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions. As part of the proposed settlement agreement, we issued a standby letter of credit in the amount of $80 million, representing the subsequent payments due under the terms of the settlement agreement. In connection with the court’s order partially decertifying the settlement class and the judge’s subsequent order vacating preliminary approval of the settlement agreement, the letter of credit was cancelled in September 2011. See Note 11 for further information regarding the settlement.

As of October 28, 2011, $113.4 million was outstanding under our senior secured revolving credit facility, excluding letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $2.9 million that were issued but undrawn.

The amended and restated senior secured revolving credit facility is available for the issuance of up to $350 million of letters of credit and up to $150 million of swingline loans. No principal payments are due on the revolving credit facility until April 2, 2012, at which time any principal borrowings on a pro rata basis related to $225 million of revolving credit facility commitments would become payable. No principal payments are due on the remaining $1.275 billion portion of revolving credit facility commitments until April 2, 2014. The credit agreement requires mandatory principal prepayments upon the occurrence of certain asset sales (provided that such sales, in total, exceed $250 million in any fiscal year), recovery events or as a result of exceeding certain leverage limits.

As discussed in Note 2, on February 1, 2011, we completed the sale of our Mountain High yogurt operations. We used the cash proceeds of approximately $85 million to prepay a portion of the outstanding 2012 tranche A term loan borrowings. Additionally, on April 1, 2011, we completed the sale of our private label yogurt operations and used the cash proceeds of approximately $93 million for additional debt repayments, including the full repayment of the remaining outstanding 2012 tranche A term loan borrowings.

Our credit agreement permits us to complete acquisitions that meet all of the following conditions without obtaining prior approval from our lenders: (1) the acquired company is involved in the manufacture, processing and distribution of food or packaging products or any other line of business in which we were engaged as of April 2007, (2) the net cash purchase price for any single acquisition is not greater than $500 million and not greater than $100 million if our leverage ratio is greater than 4.50 times on a pro-forma basis, (3) we acquire at least 51% of the acquired entity, (4) the transaction is approved by the board of directors or shareholders, as appropriate, of the target and (5) after giving effect to such acquisition on a pro-forma basis, we would have been in compliance with all financial covenants. All other acquisitions must be approved in advance by the required lenders.

The senior secured credit facility contains limitations on liens, investments and the incurrence of additional indebtedness, prohibits certain dispositions of property and restricts certain payments, including dividends. There are no restrictions on these certain payments, including dividends, when our leverage ratio is below 4.50 times on a pro-forma basis. The senior secured credit facility is secured by liens on substantially all of our domestic assets including the assets of our subsidiaries, but excluding the capital stock of subsidiaries of the former Dean Foods Company (“Legacy Dean”), the real property owned by Legacy Dean and its subsidiaries, and accounts receivable associated with the receivables-backed facility.

The credit agreement contains standard default triggers, including without limitation: failure to maintain compliance with the financial and other covenants contained in the credit agreement, default on certain of our other debt, a change in control and certain other material adverse changes in our business. The credit agreement does not contain any requirements to maintain specific credit rating levels, except as described above with respect to determining the maturity date for the 2017 tranche of term loan B.

Receivables-Backed Facility — We have a $600 million receivables securitization facility pursuant to which certain of our subsidiaries sell their accounts receivable to four wholly-owned entities intended to be bankruptcy-remote. The entities then transfer the receivables to third-party asset-backed commercial paper conduits sponsored by major financial institutions. The assets and liabilities of these four entities are fully reflected in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the securitization is treated as a borrowing for accounting purposes.

On September 28, 2011, we amended the agreement governing the receivables-backed facility. The terms of the agreement were modified to extend the liquidity termination date to September 25, 2013, to include the ability to issue letters of credit of up to $300 million under the facility, and to amend certain other terms. As a result of the amendment, we incurred fees of approximately $0.6 million.

The total value of receivables sold to these entities as of September 30, 2011 was $930.6 million. During the first nine months of 2011, we borrowed $3.8 billion and subsequently repaid $3.4 billion under this facility with a remaining drawn balance of $385.0 million at September 30, 2011. Our average daily balance under the receivables-backed facility during the

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $321.5 million. The facility bears interest at a variable rate based upon commercial paper and LIBOR rates plus an applicable margin. Our ability to re-borrow under this facility is subject to a monthly borrowing base formula. This facility had $215.0 million of availability as of September 30, 2011, based on this formula. As of October 28, 2011, $390.0 million was outstanding under our receivables-backed facility, excluding letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $169.0 million that were issued but undrawn.

We are currently in compliance with all covenants under our credit agreements, and based on our internal projections we expect to maintain such compliance for the foreseeable future.

Dean Foods Company Senior Notes due 2018 — On December 16, 2010, we issued $400 million aggregate principal amount of 9.75% senior unsecured notes. The senior notes were sold in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers and in offshore transactions and were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. On August 3, 2011, we exchanged $400 million of the senior notes for new notes evidencing the same indebtedness and with substantially similar terms as the corresponding series of old notes, except that the new notes are registered under the Securities Act and do not have restrictions on transfer, rights to special interest or registration rights. These notes are our senior unsecured obligations and mature on December 15, 2018 with interest payable on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The indenture under which we issued the senior notes due 2018 does not contain financial covenants but does contain covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur certain indebtedness, enter into sale-leaseback transactions and engage in mergers, consolidations and sales of all or substantially all of our assets. The carrying value of these notes at September 30, 2011 was $400.0 million.

Dean Foods Company Senior Notes due 2016 — On May 17, 2006, we issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 7.0% senior unsecured notes. The senior unsecured notes mature on June 1, 2016, and interest is payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The indenture under which we issued the senior notes due 2016 does not contain financial covenants but does contain covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur certain indebtedness, enter into sale-leaseback transactions and engage in mergers, consolidations and sales of all or substantially all of our assets. The carrying value of these notes at September 30, 2011 was $498.9 million.

Subsidiary Senior Notes due 2017 — Legacy Dean had certain senior notes outstanding at the time of its acquisition, of which one series ($142 million aggregate principal amount) remains outstanding with a maturity date of October 15, 2017. The carrying value of these notes at September 30, 2011 was $128.7 million at 6.90% interest.

The indenture governing the Legacy Dean senior notes does not contain financial covenants but does contain certain restrictions, including a prohibition against Legacy Dean and its subsidiaries granting liens on certain of their real property interests and a prohibition against Legacy Dean granting liens on the stock of its subsidiaries. The Legacy Dean senior notes are not guaranteed by Dean Foods Company or Legacy Dean’s wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Capital Lease Obligations and Other — Capital lease obligations and other subsidiary debt includes various promissory notes related to the purchase of property, plant and equipment and capital lease obligations. As of December 31, 2010, other subsidiary debt also included promissory notes for financing current year property and casualty insurance premiums. The various promissory notes payable provide for interest at varying rates and are payable in periodic installments of principal and interest until maturity, when the remaining principal balances are due. Capital lease obligations represent machinery and equipment financing obligations, which are payable in monthly installments of principal and interest and are collateralized by the related assets financed. See Note 11.

Alpro Revolving Credit Facility — On July 8, 2011, Alpro N.V. renewed its multicurrency revolving credit facility for borrowings in an amount not to exceed €1 million (or its currency equivalent). The facility is unsecured and is guaranteed by Dean Foods Company and various Alpro N.V. subsidiaries. Proceeds under the facility may be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes of Alpro N.V. The subsidiary revolving credit facility is available for the issuance of up to €1 million of letters of credit. No principal payments are due under the subsidiary revolving credit facility until maturity on July 2, 2012. At September 30, 2011, there were no outstanding borrowings under this facility.

Interest Rate Agreements — See Note 6 for information related to interest rate swap arrangements associated with our debt.

Guarantor Information — The 2016 and 2018 senior notes described above are our unsecured obligations and are fully and unconditionally, joint and severally guaranteed by substantially all of our wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries other than our receivables securitization subsidiaries.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

The following condensed consolidating financial statements present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Dean Foods Company (“Parent”), the wholly-owned subsidiary guarantors of the Dean Foods Company senior notes due 2016 and 2018, and separately the combined results of the wholly-owned subsidiaries that are not a party to the guarantees. The wholly-owned non-guarantor subsidiaries reflect certain foreign and other operations, including our Hero/WhiteWave joint venture, in addition to our receivables securitization subsidiaries. We do not allocate interest expense from the receivables-backed facility to the receivables securitization subsidiaries. Therefore, the interest costs related to this facility are reflected within the guarantor financial information presented.

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,811		$	—	$	97,920	$	—		$	107,731
Receivables, net		17			24,836		975,538		—			1,000,391
Income tax receivable		20,104			—		7		—			20,111
Inventories, net		—			452,170		28,987		—			481,157
Intercompany receivables		—			4,507,529		—		(4,507,529	)		—
Other current assets		86,824			91,379		12,712		—			190,915
Total current assets		116,756			5,075,914		1,115,164		(4,507,529	)		1,800,305
Property, plant and equipment, net		694			1,873,866		194,375		—			2,068,935
Goodwill		—			1,083,522		169,893		—			1,253,415
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net		72,546			592,880		123,120		—			788,546
Investment in subsidiaries		7,641,963			—		—		(7,641,963	)		—
Total	$	7,831,959		$	8,626,182	$	1,602,552	$	(12,149,492	)	$	5,911,201
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	143,325		$	1,047,592	$	71,480	$	—		$	1,262,397
Intercompany payables		3,944,324			—		563,205		(4,507,529	)		—
Current portion of debt		149,446			260		534		—			150,240
Current portion of litigation settlements		59,998			—		—		—			59,998
Total current liabilities		4,297,093			1,047,852		635,219		(4,507,529	)		1,472,635
Long-term debt		3,186,657			128,905		385,000		—			3,700,562
Other long-term liabilities		339,121			306,232		78,641		—			723,994
Long-term litigation settlements		72,150			—		—		—			72,150
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
Dean Foods Company stockholders’ equity (deficit)		(63,062	)		7,143,193		498,770		(7,641,963	)		(63,062	)
Non-controlling interest		—			—		4,922		—			4,922
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		(63,062	)		7,143,193		503,692		(7,641,963	)		(58,140	)
Total	$	7,831,959		$	8,626,182	$	1,602,552	$	(12,149,492	)	$	5,911,201

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2010
	Parent		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	307	$	9,750	$	81,950	$	—		$	92,007
Receivables, net		353		33,941		856,725		—			891,019
Income tax receivable		71,173		—		164		—			71,337
Inventories, net		—		394,862		30,714		—			425,576
Intercompany receivables		193,051		4,211,670		13,924		(4,418,645	)		—
Other current assets		105,345		96,967		16,851		—			219,163
Assets held for sale		—		117,114		—		—			117,114
Total current assets		370,229		4,864,304		1,000,328		(4,418,645	)		1,816,216
Property, plant and equipment, net		222		1,900,192		212,977		—			2,113,391
Goodwill		—		3,013,516		165,676		—			3,179,192
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net		88,135		616,435		143,298		—			847,868
Investment in subsidiaries		9,335,787		—		—		(9,335,787	)		—
Total	$	9,794,373	$	10,394,447	$	1,522,279	$	(13,754,432	)	$	7,956,667
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	138,869	$	1,014,819	$	79,188	$	—		$	1,232,876
Intercompany payables		3,568,750		21,586		828,309		(4,418,645	)		—
Current portion of debt		167,540		6,454		256		—			174,250
Litigation settlements		30,000		—		—		—			30,000
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale		—		3,839		—		—			3,839
Total current liabilities		3,905,159		1,046,698		907,753		(4,418,645	)		1,440,965
Long-term debt		3,764,754		127,892		629		—			3,893,275
Other long-term liabilities		624,935		379,017		104,407		—			1,108,359
Stockholders’ equity:
Dean Foods Company stockholders’ equity		1,499,525		8,840,840		494,947		(9,335,787	)		1,499,525
Non-controlling interest		—		—		14,543		—			14,543
Total stockholders’ equity		1,499,525		8,840,840		509,490		(9,335,787	)		1,514,068
Total	$	9,794,373	$	10,394,447	$	1,522,279	$	(13,754,432	)	$	7,956,667

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

		$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	3,316,497		$	94,300		$	—		$	3,410,797
Cost of sales		—			2,611,630			57,902			—			2,669,532
Gross profit		—			704,867			36,398			—			741,265
Selling and distribution		—			477,942			20,740			—			498,682
General and administrative		2,842			135,095			10,254			—			148,191
Amortization of intangibles		—			2,233			351			—			2,584
Facility closing and reorganization costs		—			10,283			—			—			10,283
Goodwill impairment		—			1,926,000			—			—			1,926,000
Other operating loss		—			7,481			20,346			—			27,827
Interest (income) expense		60,528			2,630			(285	)		—			62,873
Other (income) expense, net		(2,902	)		1,667			821			—			(414	)
Loss from subsidiaries		1,874,293			—			—			(1,874,293	)		—
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(1,934,761	)		(1,858,464	)		(15,829	)		1,874,293			(1,934,761	)
Income tax benefit		(379,111	)		(733,174	)		(6,780	)		739,954			(379,111	)
Loss from continuing operations		(1,555,650	)		(1,125,290	)		(9,049	)		1,134,339			(1,555,650	)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		3,616			—			3,616			(3,616	)		3,616
Net loss		(1,552,034	)		(1,125,290	)		(5,433	)		1,130,723			(1,552,034	)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		11,537			—			11,537			(11,537	)		11,537
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(1,540,497	)	$	(1,125,290	)	$	6,104		$	1,119,186		$	(1,540,497	)

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

		$00000000			$00000000		$00000000			$00000000			$00000000
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	2,966,595	$	87,535		$	—		$	3,054,130
Cost of sales		—			2,254,171		50,330			—			2,304,501
Gross profit		—			712,424		37,205			—			749,629
Selling and distribution		—			466,306		24,848			—			491,154
General and administrative		3,023			140,499		11,373			—			154,895
Amortization of intangibles		—			2,485		325			—			2,810
Facility closing and reorganization costs		—			8,253		—			—			8,253
Interest expense		61,692			2,351		261			—			64,304
Other (income) expense, net		(2,949	)		3,670		(338	)		—			383
Income from subsidiaries		(89,596	)		—		—			89,596			—
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		27,830			88,860		736			(89,596	)		27,830
Income tax expense		10,653			34,015		74			(34,089	)		10,653
Income from continuing operations		17,177			54,845		662			(55,507	)		17,177
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		6,357			—		6,357			(6,357	)		6,357
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(1,577	)		—		(1,577	)		1,577			(1,577	)
Net income		21,957			54,845		5,442			(60,287	)		21,957
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		2,339			—		2,339			(2,339	)		2,339
Net income attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	24,296		$	54,845	$	7,781		$	(62,626	)	$	24,296

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

		$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	9,465,780		$	293,679		$	—		$	9,759,459
Cost of sales		—			7,331,771			176,580			—			7,508,351
Gross profit		—			2,134,009			117,099			—			2,251,108
Selling and distribution		—			1,406,008			70,570			—			1,476,578
General and administrative		8,149			423,482			34,867			—			466,498
Amortization of intangibles		—			6,910			1,049			—			7,959
Facility closing and reorganization costs		—			42,152			—			—			42,152
Litigation settlements		131,300			—			—			—			131,300
Goodwill impairment		—			1,926,000			—			—			1,926,000
Other operating (income) loss		(800	)		(36,107	)		20,346			—			(16,561	)
Interest expense		183,095			8,452			89			—			191,636
Other (income) expense, net		(7,400	)		6,833			(602	)		—			(1,169	)
Loss from subsidiaries		1,658,941			—			—			(1,658,941	)		—
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(1,973,285	)		(1,649,721	)		(9,220	)		1,658,941			(1,973,285	)
Income tax benefit		(387,997	)		(647,589	)		(7,393	)		654,982			(387,997	)
Loss from continuing operations		(1,585,288	)		(1,002,132	)		(1,827	)		1,003,959			(1,585,288	)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		3,616			—			3,616			(3,616	)		3,616
Net income (loss)		(1,581,672	)		(1,002,132	)		1,789			1,000,343			(1,581,672	)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		15,925			—			15,925			(15,925	)		15,925
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(1,565,747	)	$	(1,002,132	)	$	17,714		$	984,418		$	(1,565,747	)

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

		$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	8,699,240		$	270,686		$	—		$	8,969,926
Cost of sales		—			6,563,034			158,046			—			6,721,080
Gross profit		—			2,136,206			112,640			—			2,248,846
Selling and distribution		—			1,349,005			72,581			—			1,421,586
General and administrative		5,242			424,770			35,271			—			465,283
Amortization of intangibles		—			7,495			985			—			8,480
Facility closing and reorganization costs		—			16,313			—			—			16,313
Interest expense		169,669			7,203			870			—			177,742
Other (income) expense, net		(5,208	)		6,104			(998	)		—			(102	)
Income from subsidiaries		(329,247	)		—			—			329,247			—
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		159,544			325,316			3,931			(329,247	)		159,544
Income tax expense		59,095			120,497			396			(120,893	)		59,095
Income from continuing operations		100,449			204,819			3,535			(208,354	)		100,449
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		8,194			—			8,194			(8,194	)		8,194
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(2,919	)		(121	)		(2,798	)		2,919			(2,919	)
Net income		105,724			204,698			8,931			(213,629	)		105,724
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		6,511			—			6,511			(6,511	)		6,511
Net income attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	112,235		$	204,698		$	15,442		$	(220,140	)	$	112,235

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities – continuing operations	$	130,572		$	214,802		$	(99,725	)	$	245,649
Net cash provided by operating activities – discontinued operations		—			—			774			774
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		130,572			214,802			(98,951	)		246,423
Payments for property, plant and equipment		—			(204,896	)		(10,516	)		(215,412	)
Proceeds from divestitures		—			185,270			—			185,270
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets		—			5,236			41			5,277
Net cash used in investing activities – continuing operations		—			(14,390	)		(10,475	)		(24,865	)
Net cash provided by investing activities – discontinued operations		—			—			3,616			3,616
Net cash used in investing activities		—			(14,390	)		(6,859	)		(21,249	)
Repayment of debt		(189,736	)		(6,375	)		(357	)		(196,468	)
Proceeds from senior secured revolver		2,449,740			—			—			2,449,740
Payments for senior secured revolver		(2,856,340	)		—			—			(2,856,340	)
Proceeds from receivables-backed facility		—			—			3,802,000			3,802,000
Payments for receivables-backed facility		—			—			(3,417,000	)		(3,417,000	)
Payment of deferred financing costs		(600	)								(600	)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest		—			—			6,304			6,304
Issuance of common stock, net of share repurchases for withholding taxes		3,764			—			—			3,764
Net change in intercompany balances		472,104			(203,787	)		(268,317	)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(121,068	)		(210,162	)		122,630			(208,600	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			—			(850	)		(850	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		9,504			(9,750	)		15,970			15,724
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		307			9,750			81,950			92,007
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	9,811		$	—		$	97,920		$	107,731

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations	$	131,138		$	263,165		$	(15,010	)	$	379,293
Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations		—			—			8,890			8,890
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		131,138			263,165			(6,120	)		388,183
Payments for property, plant and equipment		(401	)		(173,633	)		(6,523	)		(180,557	)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets		—			3,770			37			3,807
Net cash used in investing activities — continuing operations		(401	)		(169,863	)		(6,486	)		(176,750	)
Net cash provided by investing activities — discontinued operations		—			—			24,795			24,795
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(401	)		(169,863	)		18,309			(151,955	)
Repayment of debt		(94,475	)		(10,113	)		(133	)		(104,721	)
Proceeds from senior secured revolver		2,875,580			—			—			2,875,580
Payments for senior secured revolver		(2,927,780	)		—			—			(2,927,780	)
Proceeds from receivables-backed facility		—			—			1,440,000			1,440,000
Payments for receivables-backed facility		—			—			(1,440,000	)		(1,440,000	)
Payment of deferred financing costs		(34,233	)		—			—			(34,233	)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest		—			—			6,916			6,916
Tax savings on share-based compensation		275			—			—			275
Issuance of common stock, net of share repurchases for withholding taxes		3,298			—			—			3,298
Net change in intercompany balances		55,042			(75,894	)		20,852			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(122,293	)		(86,007	)		27,635			(180,665	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			—			1,347			1,347
Increase in cash and cash equivalents		8,444			7,295			41,171			56,910
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		9,665			—			35,525			45,190
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	18,109		$	7,295		$	76,696		$	102,100

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

6. Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Derivatives

Interest Rates — We have interest rate swap agreements in place that have been designated as cash flow hedges against variable interest rate exposure on a portion of our debt, with the objective of minimizing the impact of interest rate fluctuations and stabilizing cash flows. These swap agreements provide hedges for interest on our senior secured credit facility by fixing the LIBOR component of interest rates specified in the senior secured credit facility at the interest rates noted below until the indicated expiration dates of these interest rate swap agreements.

The following table summarizes our various interest rate agreements as of September 30, 2011:

Fixed Interest Rates	Expiration Date		Notional Amounts
			(In millions)
0.3150% to 0.3165%(1)		December 30, 2011	$	1,000
4.91%		March 30, 2012		1,250
0.415% to 0.418%(2)		March 30, 2012 – December 30, 2012		900
1.60% to 1.84%(3)		December 31, 2013		800
2.75% to 2.84%(3)		March 31, 2016		200
2.70% to 3.17%(3)		March 31, 2017		650

(1) In August 2011, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an effective date of August 31, 2011.

(2) In September 2011, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an effective date of December 30, 2011. The notional amounts of the swap agreements decrease by $400 million on March 30, 2012 and the remaining notional amounts expire on December 30, 2012.

(3) In August 2010 and April 2011, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an effective date of March 30, 2012.

These swaps are recorded as an asset or liability in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value, with an offset to accumulated other comprehensive income to the extent the hedges are effective. Derivative gains and losses included in other comprehensive income are reclassified into earnings as the underlying transaction occurs. Any ineffectiveness in our hedges is recorded as an adjustment to interest expense. There was no hedge ineffectiveness during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

We are exposed to market risk under these arrangements due to the possibility of interest rates on our senior secured credit facility rising above the rates on our interest rate swap agreements. Credit risk under these arrangements is believed to be remote as the counterparties to our interest rate swap agreements are major financial institutions; however, if any of the counterparties to our hedging arrangements become unable to fulfill their obligations to us, we may lose the financial benefits of these arrangements.

Commodities — We are exposed to commodity price fluctuations, including milk, soybeans, butterfat, sweeteners and other commodity costs used in the manufacturing, packaging and distribution of our products; including utilities, natural gas, resin and diesel fuel. To secure adequate supplies of materials and bring greater stability to the cost of ingredients and their related manufacturing, packaging and distribution, we routinely enter into forward purchase contracts and other purchase arrangements with suppliers. Under the forward purchase contracts, we commit to purchasing agreed-upon quantities of ingredients and commodities at agreed-upon prices at specified future dates. The outstanding purchase commitment for these commodities at any point in time typically ranges from one month’s to one year’s anticipated requirements, depending on the ingredient or commodity. These contracts are considered normal purchases. In addition to entering into forward purchase contracts, from time to time we may purchase over-the-counter contracts with our qualified banking partners or exchange-traded commodity futures contracts for raw materials that are ingredients of our products or components of such ingredients. Certain of the contracts offset the risk of increases in our commodity costs and are designated as hedging instruments when appropriate. Other contracts may be executed related to certain customer pricing arrangements. We have not designated such contracts as hedging instruments; therefore, the contracts are marked to market at each reporting period, and a derivative asset or liability is recorded on our balance sheet. A summary of these open commodities contracts recorded at fair value in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is included in the table below.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

Although we may utilize forward purchase contracts and other instruments to mitigate the risks related to commodity price fluctuations, such strategies do not fully mitigate commodity price risk. Adverse movements in commodity prices over the terms of the contracts or instruments could decrease the economic benefits we derive from these strategies.

Foreign Currency — Sales in foreign countries, as well as certain expenses related to those sales, are transacted in currencies other than our reporting currency, the U.S. dollar. Our foreign currency exchange rate risk is primarily limited to the euro and the British pound. We may, from time to time, employ derivative financial instruments to manage our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency rates or enter into forward currency exchange contracts to hedge our net investment and intercompany payable or receivable balances in foreign operations. See the table below for a summary of the foreign currency related financial instruments outstanding at September 30, 2011. We did not have any outstanding foreign currency related financial instruments at December 31, 2010.

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our derivatives recorded at fair value in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were:

	Derivative Assets				Derivative Liabilities
	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010		September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
Interest rate swap contracts — current(1)	$	—	$	—	$	44,259	$	59,379
Interest rate swap contracts — noncurrent(2)		—		4,156		65,276		13,058
Commodities contracts — current(1)				2,754		1,641		—
Foreign currency contracts — current(1)		15		—		—		—
Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Commodities contracts — current(1)		439		1,478		640		947
Total derivatives	$	454	$	8,388	$	111,816	$	73,384

(1) Derivative assets and liabilities that have settlement dates equal to or less than 12 months from the respective balance sheet date were included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and accounts payable and accrued expenses, respectively, in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2) Derivative assets and liabilities that have settlement dates greater than 12 months from the respective balance sheet date were included in identifiable intangible and other assets, net and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Gains and losses on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were:

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Losses on interest rate swap contracts(1)	$	14,965	$	21,232	$	46,735		$	74,417
(Gains)/losses on commodities contracts(2)		161		—		(4,445	)		—
Losses on foreign currency contracts(3)		21		—		21			—

(1) Recorded in interest expense in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(2) Recorded in selling and distribution or cost of sales, depending on commodity type, in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(3) Recorded in cost of sales in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Based on current interest rates, commodity prices and exchange rates, we estimate that $44.3 million of hedging activity related to our interest rate swaps, $1.6 million of hedging activity related to our commodities contracts and an immaterial amount of hedging activity related to our foreign currency contracts will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income within the next 12 months.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering assumptions, we follow a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

• Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

• Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-derived valuations, in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets.

• Level 3 — Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

A summary of our derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

	Fair Value as of September 30, 2011		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liability — Interest rate swap contracts	$	109,535	$	—	$	109,535	$	—
Asset — Commodities contracts		439		—		439		—
Asset — Foreign currency contracts		15		—		15		—
Liability — Commodities contracts		2,281		—		2,281		—

A summary of our derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

	Fair Value as of December 31, 2010		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Asset — Interest rate swap contracts	$	4,156	$	—	$	4,156	$	—
Liability — Interest rate swap contracts		72,437		—		72,437		—
Asset — Commodity contracts		4,232		—		4,232		—
Liability — Commodity contracts		947		—		947		—

Due to their near-term maturities, the carrying amounts of accounts receivable and accounts payable are considered equivalent to fair value. In addition, because the interest rates on our senior secured credit facility and certain other debt are variable, their fair values approximate their carrying values.

The fair value of our Dean Foods Company senior notes and subsidiary senior notes was determined based on quoted market prices. The following table presents the carrying value and fair value of our senior and subsidiary senior notes at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

	September 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Subsidiary senior notes due 2017	$	128,700	$	132,770	$	127,504	$	123,185
Dean Foods Company senior notes due 2016		498,910		471,250		498,765		458,750
Dean Foods Company senior notes due 2018		400,000		405,000		400,000		403,000

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(Unaudited)

We hold certain deferred compensation assets that are held at fair value. The following table presents a summary of these assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):

		$0,000		$0,000		$0,000		$0,000
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market	$	87	$	—	$	87	$	—
Mutual funds		3		—		3		—

The following table presents a summary of the deferred compensation assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

		$0,000		$0,000		$0,000		$0,000
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market	$	3,502	$	—	$	3,502	$	—
Mutual funds		1,013		—		1,013		—

7. Common Stock and Share-Based Compensation

Stock Options — The following table summarizes stock option activity during the first nine months of 2011:

	Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Contractual Life (Years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at December 31, 2010		21,523,733		$	20.20
Granted		1,869,603			10.35
Forfeited and canceled(1)		(2,757,211	)		22.52
Exercised		(688,754	)		10.00
Options outstanding at September 30, 2011		19,947,371			19.31		4.75	$	36,931
Options exercisable at September 30, 2011		16,507,781			20.49		3.94	$	—

(1) Pursuant to the terms of our stock option plans, options that are forfeited or canceled may be available for future grants.

We recognize share-based compensation expense for stock options ratably over the vesting period. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes valuation model. The following weighted average assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of grants issued during these periods:

	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010
Expected volatility		41	%		34	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%		—	%
Expected option term		5 years			5 years
Risk-free rate of return		1.32% to 2.3	%		1.46% to 2.59	%

Restricted Stock Units — The following table summarizes restricted stock unit (“RSU”) activity during the first nine months of 2011:

	Employees			Directors			Total
Stock units outstanding at December 31, 2010		2,648,843			70,386			2,719,229
Stock units issued		865,735			53,792			919,527
Shares issued upon vesting of stock units		(669,007	)		(21,797	)		(690,804	)
Stock units canceled or forfeited(1)		(565,362	)		—			(565,362	)
Stock units outstanding at September 30, 2011		2,280,209			102,381			2,382,590
Weighted average grant date fair value	$	15.10		$	11.83		$	14.99

(1) Pursuant to the terms of our stock unit plans, employees have the option of forfeiting stock units to cover their minimum statutory tax withholding when shares are issued. Stock units that are canceled or forfeited become available for future grants.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

Cash Performance Units — We grant awards of cash performance units (“CPUs”) as part of our long-term incentive compensation program under the terms of our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”). The CPU awards are cash-settled awards and are designed to link compensation of certain executive officers and other key employees to our performance over a three-year period. The performance metric, as defined in the award, is the performance of our stock price relative to that of a peer group of companies. The range of payout under the award is between 0% and 200% and is payable in cash at the end of each respective performance period. The fair value of the awards is measured at each reporting period. Compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period with a corresponding liability, which is recorded in other long-term liabilities in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table summarizes CPU activity during the first nine months of 2011:

	Units
Outstanding at December 31, 2010		10,812,001
Granted		2,593,750
Converted/paid		—
Forfeited		(1,476,667	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2011		11,929,084

We reversed $0.9 million of expense in the third quarter of 2011 due to the underperformance of the plan. We have no liability recorded related to this plan at September 30, 2011.

Phantom Shares — We grant phantom shares as part of our long-term incentive compensation program, which are similar to RSUs in that they are based on the price of our stock and vest ratably over a three-year period, but are cash-settled based upon the value of our stock at each vesting period. The fair value of the awards is remeasured at each reporting period. Compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period with a corresponding liability, which is recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table summarizes the phantom share activity during the first nine months of 2011:

	Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2010		—
Granted		1,191,162
Converted/paid		(3,002	)
Forfeited		(77,357	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2011		1,110,803

Share-Based Compensation Expense — The following table summarizes the share-based compensation expense recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

	Three Months Ended September 30					Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Stock Options	$	2,808		$	3,786	$	9,004	$	12,332
Stock Units		4,964			5,483		14,841		16,476
Cash Performance Units		(865	)		—		—		—
Phantom Shares		324			—		2,037		—
Total	$	7,231		$	9,269	$	25,882	$	28,808

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8. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the effect of all dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during each period. Stock option conversions and stock units were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the three-month or nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, as we incurred a loss for these periods and any effect on loss per share would have been anti-dilutive. The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the computations of both basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

	Three Months Ended September 30					Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010		2011			2010
	(In thousands, except share data)
Basic earnings (loss) per share computation:
Numerator:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(1,555,650	)	$	17,177	$	(1,585,288	)	$	100,449
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		11,537			2,339		15,925			6,511
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(1,544,113	)	$	19,516	$	(1,569,363	)	$	106,960
Denominator:
Average common shares		183,649,597			182,118,506		183,278,667			181,666,251
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(8.41	)	$	0.11	$	(8.56	)	$	0.59
Diluted earnings (loss) per share computation:
Numerator:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(1,555,650	)	$	17,177	$	(1,585,288	)	$	100,449
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		11,537			2,339		15,925			6,511
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(1,544,113	)	$	19,516	$	(1,569,363	)	$	106,960
Denominator:
Average common shares — basic		183,649,597			182,118,506		183,278,667			181,666,251
Stock option conversion(1)		—			137,323		—			730,842
Stock units(2)		—			66,768		—			441,980
Average common shares — diluted		183,649,597			182,322,597		183,278,667			182,839,073
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(8.41	)	$	0.11	$	(8.56	)	$	0.58
(1) Anti-dilutive common shares excluded		20,124,594			21,682,740		20,772,321			19,749,866
(2) Anti-dilutive stock units excluded		850,517			1,466,850		937,473			164,971

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9. Employee Retirement and Postretirement Benefits

We sponsor various defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans, including various employee savings and profit sharing plans, and we contribute to various multi-employer pension plans on behalf of our employees. Substantially all full-time union and non-union employees who have completed one or more years of service and have met other requirements pursuant to the plans are eligible to participate in one or more of these plans.

Defined Benefit Plans — The benefits under our defined benefit plans are based on years of service and employee compensation.

		$(00,000)			$(00,000)			$(00,000)			$(00,000)
	Three Months Ended September 30						Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Components of net periodic pension cost:
Service cost	$	710		$	683		$	2,130		$	2,049
Interest cost		3,803			4,152			11,409			12,456
Expected return on plan assets		(4,241	)		(4,121	)		(12,723	)		(12,363	)
Recognized settlement gain		—			—			—			—
Amortizations:
Unrecognized transition obligation		28			28			84			84
Prior service cost		191			179			573			537
Unrecognized net loss		2,265			2,285			6,795			6,855
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,756		$	3,206		$	8,268		$	9,618

Postretirement Benefits — Certain of our subsidiaries provide health care benefits to certain retirees who are covered under specific group contracts.

		$(00,000)			$(00,000)			$(00,000)			$(00,000)
	Three Months Ended September 30						Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	7		$	6		$	21		$	18
Interest cost		190			242			570			726
Amortizations:
Prior service cost		(16	)		(16	)		(48	)		(48	)
Unrecognized net loss		124			131			372			393
Net periodic benefit cost	$	305		$	363		$	915		$	1,089

During the third quarter of 2011, we identified groups of employees who were eligible to receive other postretirement benefits that had historically been excluded from our benefit plan valuations, which resulted in an understatement of our benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost. These errors relate primarily to periods prior to 2011. As the effects of the errors are not material to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2011 and were not material to any individual period prior to 2011, we recorded a non-cash charge, and the related benefit obligation, of $16.0 million during the third quarter of 2011, of which $0.8 million relates to the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and $15.2 million relates to prior periods. The charge and the corresponding liability have been recorded in general and administrative expenses in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and other long term liabilities in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively, for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011.

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10. Facility Closing and Reorganization Costs

Approved plans within our multi-year initiatives and related charges are summarized as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar:
Closure of facilities(1)	$	1,516	$	8,216	$	15,021		$	11,776
Broad-based reduction of facility and distribution personnel(2)		—		—		(281	)		4,500
Organization Optimization Initiative(3)		2,274		—		4,166			—
Other		—		37		—			37
Total Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	3,790	$	8,253	$	18,906		$	16,313
Corporate:
Department Realignment(4)	$	13	$	—	$	2,425		$	—
Organization Optimization Initiative(3)		6,480		—		20,821			—
Total Corporate	$	6,493	$	—	$	23,246		$	—
Total	$	10,283	$	8,253	$	42,152		$	16,313

(1) These charges in 2011 and 2010 primarily relate to facility closures in Newport, Kentucky; Baxley, Georgia; and Florence, South Carolina, as well as previously announced closures. We have incurred $54.0 million of charges related to these initiatives to date. We expect to incur additional charges related to these facility closures of $1.4 million, related to shutdown and other costs. As we continue the evaluation of our supply chain described more fully below, it is likely that we will close additional facilities in the future.

(2) Charges in 2010 relate to a plan to reduce the workforce within our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment, which impacted approximately 230 positions. Implementation began during the second quarter of 2010 and was carried out over the balance of the year. The reduction in workforce affected employees across the country and was a result of operational changes from supply chain initiatives. The workforce reduction costs related to this plan were part of an existing benefit arrangement; therefore, the full amount of expected severance benefits was accrued during the second quarter of 2010. We incurred total charges of $3.1 million related to this initiative and do not expect to incur any additional charges going forward.

(3) In the first quarter of 2011 we initiated a significant cost reduction program that is incremental to our other ongoing cost-savings initiatives. This initiative is focused on permanently removing costs out of our business through organizational and corporate departmental redesigns, driven by process simplification and standardization, centralization of activities and reorganization to drive growth in our core customers and categories. As part of this program, we expect to eliminate approximately 350 corporate and field positions by the end of the fourth quarter of 2011. The charges recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily relate to workforce reduction costs associated with the first four tranches of this program and include costs associated with eliminating the position filled by our then President and Chief Operating Officer. The charges incurred under this plan also include workforce reduction and shutdown costs associated with the closure of several distribution facilities within Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar that were a direct result of the organizational redesigns noted above. We have incurred $25.0 million of charges related to this initiative to date, and we expect to incur additional charges of approximately $1.0 million, related to shutdown and other costs.

(4) In 2010, as a result of peer comparisons and our ongoing cost control initiatives, our management team approved a multi-year cost reduction plan aimed at centralization and process improvement, as well as business unit and functional organization redesigns. Charges in 2011 relate to workforce reduction costs associated with this plan. The plan was implemented during the fourth quarter of 2010 beginning with the redesign of certain functions within human resources, legal and finance. The plan has resulted in the elimination of approximately 100 positions throughout 2011 as each function has reorganized its processes in line with the peer comparisons and internally developed functional blueprints as approved by an executive operating team. We have incurred $5.3 million of charges related to this initiative to date and do not expect to incur any additional charges going forward.

We are currently working through a multi-year initiative to optimize our manufacturing and distribution capabilities. This initiative will have multiple phases as we evaluate and modify historical activities surrounding purchasing, support, and

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decision-making infrastructure, supply chain, selling organization, brand building and product innovation. These initiatives will require investments in people, systems, tools and facilities. As a direct result of these initiatives, over the next several years, we will incur additional facility closing and reorganization costs, including:

• One-time termination benefits to employees;

• Write-down of operating assets prior to the end of their respective economic useful lives;

• Shutdown costs, including those costs necessary to prepare abandoned facilities for closure; and

• Costs incurred after shutdown, such as lease obligations or termination costs, utilities and property taxes.

We consider several factors when evaluating a potential facility closure, including, among other things, the impact of such a closure on our customers, the impact on production, distribution and overhead costs, the investment required to complete any such closure and the impact on future investment decisions. Some facility closures are pursued to improve our operating cost structure, while others enable us to avoid unnecessary capital expenditures, allowing us to more prudently invest our capital expenditure dollars in our production facilities and better serve our customers.

Activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 with respect to facility closing and reorganization costs is summarized below and includes items expensed as incurred:

	Accrued Charges at December 31, 2010		Charges			Payments			Accrued Charges at September 30, 2011
	(In thousands)
Cash charges:
Workforce reduction costs	$	3,860	$	25,297		$	(19,737	)	$	9,420
Shutdown costs		16		2,052			(2,109	)		(41	)
Lease obligations after shutdown		—		168			(168	)		—
Other		5		644			(646	)		3
Subtotal	$	3,881		28,161		$	(22,660	)	$	9,382
Noncash charges:
Write-down of assets				14,235
(Gain)/ loss on sale of related assets				(244	)
Total charges			$	42,152

11. Commitments and Contingencies

Contingent Obligations Related to Divested Operations — We have divested certain businesses in prior years. In each case, we have retained certain known contingent obligations related to those businesses and/or assumed an obligation to indemnify the purchasers of the businesses for certain unknown contingent liabilities, including environmental liabilities. We believe that we have established adequate reserves, which are immaterial to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for potential liabilities and indemnifications related to our divested businesses. Moreover, we do not expect any liability that we may have for these retained liabilities, or any indemnification liability, to materially exceed amounts accrued.

Contingent Obligations Related to Milk Supply Arrangements — On December 21, 2001, in connection with our acquisition of Legacy Dean, we purchased Dairy Farmers of America’s (“DFA”) 33.8% interest in our operations. In connection with that transaction, we issued a contingent, subordinated promissory note to DFA in the original principal amount of $40 million. The promissory note has a 20-year term that bears interest based on the consumer price index. Interest will not be paid in cash but will be added to the principal amount of the note annually, up to a maximum principal amount of $96 million. We may prepay the note in whole or in part at any time without penalty. The note will only become payable if we materially breach or terminate one of our related milk supply agreements with DFA without renewal or replacement. Otherwise, the note will expire in 2021, without any obligation to pay any portion of the principal or interest. We have not terminated or materially breached any of our related milk supply agreements with DFA related to the promissory note. We have previously terminated unrelated supply agreements with respect to several plants that were supplied by DFA. In connection with our goals of accelerated cost control and increased supply chain efficiency, we continue to evaluate our sources of raw milk supply.

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Insurance — We retain selected levels of property and casualty risks, primarily related to employee health care, workers’ compensation claims and other casualty losses. Many of these potential losses are covered under conventional insurance programs with third-party carriers with high deductible limits. In other areas, we are self-insured. We believe that we have established adequate reserves to cover these claims.

Leases and Purchase Obligations — We lease certain property, plant and equipment used in our operations under both capital and operating lease agreements. Such leases, which are primarily for machinery, equipment and vehicles, have lease terms ranging from one to 20 years. We did not have any material capital lease obligations as of September 30, 2011. Certain of the operating lease agreements require the payment of additional rentals for maintenance, along with additional rentals based on miles driven or units produced. Certain leases require us to guarantee a minimum value of the leased asset at the end of the lease. Our maximum exposure under those guarantees is not a material amount.

We have entered into various contracts, in the normal course of business, obligating us to purchase minimum quantities of raw materials used in our production and distribution processes, including diesel fuel, sugar, soybeans and organic raw milk. We enter into these contracts from time to time to ensure a sufficient supply of raw ingredients. In addition, we have contractual obligations to purchase various services that are part of our production process.

Litigation, Investigations and Audits — We are not party to, nor are our properties the subject of, any material pending legal proceedings, other than as set forth below:

Tennessee Dairy Farmer Actions and Related Mississippi Action

We were named, along with several other defendants, in two putative class action antitrust complaints filed on July 5, 2007. The complaints were filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Columbia Division, and allege generally that we and others in the milk industry worked together to limit the price Southeastern dairy farmers are paid for their raw milk and to deny these farmers access to fluid Grade A milk processing facilities. Four additional putative class action complaints were filed in 2007 and 2008 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Greeneville Division. The allegations in these complaints are similar to those in the dairy farmer actions. All six of the class actions (collectively, the “dairy farmer actions”) were consolidated and were transferred to the Eastern District of Tennessee, Greeneville Division. Class certification in the dairy farmer actions was granted in September 2010.

On July 12, 2011, we entered into a settlement agreement with the class plaintiffs in the dairy farmer actions. On July 14, 2011, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee granted preliminary approval of the class-wide settlement agreement and stayed the dairy farmer action with respect to the Company. Under the proposed settlement agreement, we agreed to pay a total of up to $140 million over a period of four to five years into a fund for distribution to dairy farmer class members in a number of Southeastern states. On July 21, 2011, we made an initial payment of $60 million into an escrow account, to be distributed following the Court’s final approval, and issued a standby letter of credit in the amount of $80 million to support the subsequent payments due under the agreement. The settlement agreement calls for us to make a payment of up to $20 million on each of the following four anniversaries of the settlement agreement’s final approval date.

On July 28, 2011, the Court issued an order partially decertifying the dairy farmer plaintiff class with which we had previously entered into the settlement agreement. The dairy farmer plaintiffs that were decertified from the class are, or were, members of the Dairy Farmers of America (“DFA”) co-operative. On August 1, 2011, the plaintiffs filed a motion asking the Court to re-consider its decertification order. The Court denied that motion on August 19, 2011. In order to pursue a final and certain resolution consistent with the terms of the settlement agreement, we filed a motion with the Court on August 5, 2011 to vacate preliminary approval of the settlement agreement, defer associated deadlines related to the settlement, and to clarify the role of class counsel in light of the Court’s decertification order. The motion was granted by the Court and a Memorandum Opinion was issued on August 31, 2011. In the Memorandum Opinion, the Court stated that it would take the motion for preliminary approval of the settlement under advisement pending appointment of separate counsel and class representatives for the decertified DFA subclass. In a separate order entered on October 5, 2011, the Court appointed separate counsel for the DFA subclass, and set December 16, 2011 as the deadline for newly designated counsel to submit any motion for certification of a DFA subclass for settlement purposes and any motion to preliminarily approve the July 12, 2011 settlement agreement. In light of the above, until we have further clarification and resolution regarding the impact of the partial decertification order, there can be no assurance that the settlement agreement will receive final approval in its current form, in another form that is acceptable to the parties, or at all.

In September 2011, the court ordered plaintiffs to return the escrow account funds to us and return the standby letter of credit for cancellation until such time as the settlement agreement receives preliminary approval. Accordingly, the escrow funds have been returned to us and the letter of credit has been cancelled.

In the second quarter of 2011, we recorded a $131.3 million charge and a corresponding liability for the present value of our obligations under the original settlement agreement, based on imputed interest computed at a rate of 4.77%, which approximates our like-term incremental fixed rate borrowing cost. We continue to accrete interest related to this recorded liability.

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On April 26, 2011, we, along with our Chief Executive Officer, Gregg Engles, and other defendants, were named in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Hattiesburg Division. An amended complaint was filed in August 2011, which dropped the class action allegations. The allegations in the amended complaint are similar to those in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions. In addition, plaintiffs have alleged generally that defendants committed civil violations of the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), as well as common law fraud and tortious interference with contract. Plaintiffs are seeking treble damages for the alleged antitrust and RICO violations, and compensatory and consequential damages for the common law fraud and tortious interference claims. With respect to the antitrust allegations in the complaint, the plaintiffs’ proposed geographic market in the Mississippi action is ambiguous as to whether it is identical to the geographic market alleged in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions. In any event, Plaintiffs in the Mississippi action would likely also be included in any class or classes certified in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions. Members of any Tennessee class or classes who fail to exclude themselves from that class, or who excluded themselves but are permitted to opt back into any class for purposes of any settlement with us, will be bound by any settlement in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions when it is approved, which should release and extinguish any claims asserted by them in the Mississippi action.

On August 11, 2011, a motion to dismiss all of the claims was filed on behalf of Mr. Engles, and motions to dismiss all but the antitrust claims were filed on behalf of the company and the other defendants. Briefing on those motions was completed on October 18, 2011. Those motions remain pending.

At this time, we are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters.

Tennessee Retailer and Indirect Purchaser Actions

A putative class action antitrust complaint (the “retailer action”) was filed on August 9, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Plaintiffs allege generally that we, either acting alone or in conjunction with others in the milk industry who are also defendants in the retailer action, lessened competition in the Southeastern United States for the sale of processed fluid Grade A milk to retail outlets and other customers, and that the defendants’ conduct also artificially inflated wholesale prices for direct milk purchasers. Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in the retailer action is still pending. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment in the retailer action was granted in part and denied in part in August 2010. Defendants filed a motion for reconsideration on September 10, 2010, and filed a supplemental motion for summary judgment as to the remaining claims on September 27, 2010. Those motions are currently pending before the Court, and the case has been stayed pending resolution of those motions. The Court has not set a trial date yet for the retailer action.

On June 29, 2009, another putative class action lawsuit was filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee, Greeneville Division, on behalf of indirect purchasers of processed fluid Grade A milk (the “indirect purchaser action”). The allegations in this complaint are similar to those in the retailer action, but primarily involve state law claims. Because the allegations in the indirect purchaser action substantially overlap with the allegations in the retailer action, the Court granted the parties’ joint motion to stay all proceedings in the indirect purchaser action pending the outcome of the summary judgment motions in the retailer action. At this time, we are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters.

Vermont Dairy Farmer Action

On October 8, 2009, we were named, among several defendants, in a putative class action antitrust complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. The original complaint was amended on January 21, 2010, and contained allegations similar in nature to that of the dairy farmer actions (discussed above), and alleges generally that we and others in the milk industry worked together to limit the price dairy farmers in the Northeastern United States are paid for their raw milk and to deny these farmers access to fluid Grade A milk processing facilities. A second similar complaint was filed by a different plaintiff on January 14, 2010. The Company reached an agreement with the plaintiffs to settle all claims against the Company in this action. On May 4, 2011, the court entered an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement agreement, certifying the settlement class, and staying further proceedings against the Company in the matter. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company paid $30 million into an escrow fund pending final approval of the settlement agreement. The court convened a final fairness hearing on July 18, 2011 for the purpose of evaluating the fairness, reasonableness and adequacy of the settlement, and granted final approval of the settlement on August 3, 2011. On August 15, 2011, the Court entered the Final Judgment approving the settlement and dismissing all claims against Dean. No appeals were filed, and the settlement agreement became effective on September 15, 2011. On October 7, 2011, Plaintiffs moved for an Order authorizing distribution of the settlement funds. That motion was granted on October 18, 2011.

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Foremost Action

On January 22, 2010, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the States of Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan (“Plaintiff States”) filed a civil action in the Eastern District of Wisconsin (“DOJ lawsuit”) alleging that the Company violated Section 7 of the Clayton Act when it acquired the Consumer Products Division of Foremost Farms USA on April 1, 2009 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $35 million. On March 29, 2011, the Company reached agreements with the DOJ and the Plaintiff States to settle the DOJ lawsuit. Under the terms of the settlements, the Company was required to divest its fluid milk operations in Waukesha, Wisconsin, comply with certain margin limitations on the sale of school milk in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and provide prior notification of certain acquisitions of assets of, or interests in, fluid milk processing plants. On July 29, 2011, the court granted final approval of the settlement with the DOJ. Pursuant to the order, the Company was required to divest of the Waukesha facility The divestiture was completed on September 8, 2011.

Stockholder Derivative Action

In April 2009, a stockholder derivative complaint was filed purportedly on behalf of the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Greeneville division, naming the Company’s then current directors, as well as an officer of the Company, and a former director among the defendants. The complaint alleged that the officers and directors breached their fiduciary duties to the Company under Delaware law by approving the 2001 merger between the former Dean Foods Company and Suiza Foods Corporation, and allegedly participating in, or failing to prevent, a purported conspiracy to fix the price of Grade A milk. The complaint was transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in March 2010. On January 26, 2011, the court dismissed the complaint with prejudice. In March 2011, plaintiffs made a demand that the Company conduct an investigation of substantially similar allegations. In response to the demand, a special committee of the Board of Directors of the Company consisting of independent board members not named in the litigation was established to conduct its own independent review of the allegations made in the demand letter. The special committee conducted an independent review of these allegations and reported its findings to the Board. In August 2011, the Board considered the demand letter and determined, based on the special committee’s recommendation, not to pursue any legal action against the Directors.

Kohler Mix Action

On January 18, 2008, our subsidiary, Kohler Mix Specialties, LLC (“Kohler”), was named as a defendant in a civil complaint filed in the Superior Court, Judicial District of Hartford. The plaintiff in the case is the Commissioner of Environmental Protection of the State of Connecticut. The complaint alleges generally that Kohler improperly discharged wastewater into the waters of the State of Connecticut, and bypassed certain wastewater treatment equipment in violation of certain Connecticut environmental regulations and Kohler’s wastewater discharge permit. The plaintiff is seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties with respect to the claims. On August 24, 2011 the parties reached an agreement to settle the litigation. The parties are negotiating a Stipulated Judgment for submission to the Court.

Other than the matters set forth above, we are party from time to time to certain claims, litigations, audits and investigations. Potential liabilities associated with the other matters referred to in this paragraph are not expected to have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Other

We are in varying stages of discussion with numerous states to determine whether we have complied with state unclaimed property laws. Most, but not all, of these states have appointed an agent to conduct an examination of our books and records. In addition to seeking remittance of unclaimed property, some states may also seek interest and penalties. We have reached an agreement to settle the State of Delaware’s claims. The settlement amount is not material to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. At this time, it is not possible for us to predict the ultimate outcome of the remaining examinations.

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12. Segment, Geographic and Customers Information

We have two reportable segments: Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar and WhiteWave-Alpro.

Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar is our largest segment with 93 manufacturing facilities geographically located largely based on local and regional customer needs and other market factors. Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of branded and private label dairy case products, including milk, ice cream, cultured dairy products, creamers, ice cream mix and other dairy products to retailers, distributors, foodservice outlets, educational institutions and governmental entities across the United States. Our products are primarily delivered through what we believe to be one of the most extensive refrigerated direct store delivery (“DSD”) systems in the United States.

WhiteWave manufactures, develops, markets and sells a variety of nationally branded plant-based beverages and other soy products, including Silk plant-based beverages such as soy, almond and coconut milks and cultured soy products; dairy and dairy-related products, such as Horizon Organic milk and other dairy products; and International Delight coffee creamers and LAND O LAKES creamers and fluid dairy products. Alpro is a leading provider of branded soy-based beverages and food products in Europe and markets its products under the Alpro and Provamel brands. WhiteWave-Alpro sells its products to a variety of customers, including grocery stores, club stores, natural foods stores, mass merchandisers, convenience stores, drug stores and foodservice outlets. The majority of the WhiteWave-Alpro products are delivered through warehouse delivery systems.

In the second quarter of 2011, we began evaluating strategic alternatives related to our 50% owned joint venture between WhiteWave and Hero Group, which is a part of our WhiteWave-Alpro segment. During the third quarter of 2011, due to continued poor performance by the venture and a desire on our part to invest in core operations, a recommendation was made to, and approved by, the joint venture partners to wind down the joint venture operations during the fourth quarter of 2011. In conjunction with this action plan, we wrote down the joint venture’s long-lived assets to fair value less cost to sell as of September 30, 2011. This business did not meet the requirements to be accounted for as discontinued operations as of September 30, 2011. Additionally, based on our continuing level of involvement with the joint venture, we have continued to consolidate the venture in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We expect to complete the majority of the wind down of the joint venture during the fourth quarter of 2011.

During the second quarter of 2010, we committed to a plan to sell the business operations of Rachel’s, which provided organic branded dairy-based chilled yogurt, milk and related dairy products primarily in the United Kingdom. The sale of these operations was completed on August 4, 2010. All Rachel’s operations, previously reported within the WhiteWave-Alpro segment, have been reclassified as discontinued operations in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010. See Note 2.

We evaluate the performance of our segments based on sales and operating income or loss before gains and losses on the sale of businesses, facility closing and reorganization costs, litigation settlements and foreign exchange gains and losses. The reporting segments do not include an allocation of the costs related to shared services such as audit services, corporate development, human resources, strategy, tax or treasury. In addition, the expense related to share-based compensation has not been allocated to our segments and is reflected entirely within the caption “Corporate and Other”. Therefore, the measure of segment profit or loss presented below is before such items. Additionally, a portion of our WhiteWave products are sold through our DSD network. Those sales, together with their related costs, are included in the WhiteWave-Alpro segment for reporting purposes.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

The amounts in the following tables are obtained from reports used by our executive management team and do not include any allocated income taxes or management fees. There are no significant non-cash items reported in segment profit or loss other than depreciation and amortization and goodwill impairment.

	Three Months Ended September 30						Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers:
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	2,880,159		$	2,575,786		$	8,208,168		$	7,558,628
WhiteWave-Alpro		530,638			478,344			1,551,291			1,411,298
Total	$	3,410,797		$	3,054,130		$	9,759,459		$	8,969,926
Intersegment sales:
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	40,412		$	42,938		$	130,896		$	115,165
WhiteWave-Alpro		24,672			26,828			77,719			78,218
Total	$	65,084		$	69,766		$	208,615		$	193,383
Operating income (loss):
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	95,281		$	116,465		$	322,468		$	390,035
WhiteWave-Alpro		51,531			37,073			141,723			118,455
Total reportable segment operating income		146,812			153,538			464,191			508,490
Corporate and Other		(55,004	)		(52,768	)		(164,118	)		(154,993	)
Facility closing and reorganization costs		(10,283	)		(8,253	)		(42,152	)		(16,313	)
Litigation settlement		—			—			(131,300	)		—
Goodwill impairment		(1,926,000	)		—			(1,926,000	)		—
Other operating income (loss)		(27,827	)		—			16,561			—
Total	$	(1,872,302	)	$	92,517		$	(1,782,818	)	$	337,184

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	3,563,256	$	5,442,229
WhiteWave-Alpro		2,030,727		1,984,893
Corporate		317,218		412,431
Assets Held for Sale		—		117,114
Total	$	5,911,201	$	7,956,667

Geographic Information — Net sales and long-lived assets for domestic and foreign operations are shown in the table below.

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers:
Domestic	$	3,318,742	$	2,969,903	$	9,473,524	$	8,708,852
Foreign		92,055		84,227		285,935		261,074

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited)

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets:
Domestic	$	3,638,735	$	5,652,676
Foreign		472,161		487,775

Significant Customers — Our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar and WhiteWave-Alpro segments each had a single customer that represented greater than 10% of their net sales in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Approximately 20% of our consolidated net sales in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 20% and 19% of our consolidated net sales for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, were to that same customer.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Form 10-Q”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements are predictions based on our current expectations and our projections about future events, and are not statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our business strategy, among other things, including anticipated trends and developments in, and management plans for, our business and the markets in which we operate. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words, such as “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “forecast,” “foresee,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “goal,” “target,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “predict,” and “continue,” the negative or plural of these words and other comparable terminology. All forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q are based upon information available to us as of the filing date of this Form 10-Q, and we undertake no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements for any reason. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. These factors include the matters discussed in the section entitled “Part II — Other Information — Item 1A — Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q, “Part I — Item 1A — Risk Factors” in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described under these sections.

Business Overview

We are one of the largest food and beverage companies in the United States, as well as a global leader in branded plant-based beverages such as soy, almond and coconut milks and soy-based food products. We align our leadership teams, operating strategies, and supply chain initiatives around our two lines of business: Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar and WhiteWave-Alpro.

Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar — Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar is our largest segment, with approximately 84% of our consolidated net sales in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of branded and private label dairy case products, including milk, ice cream, cultured dairy products, creamers, ice cream mix and other dairy products to retailers, distributors, foodservice outlets, educational institutions and governmental entities across the United States. These products are distributed under well-recognized regional brands such as Country Fresh^®, Dean’s^®, Garelick Farms^®, Mayfield^® and Oak Farms^®, as well as familiar local brands and private labels. Additionally, we recently introduced TruMoo^®, our new chocolate milk made with fewer calories, less sugar and no high fructose corn syrup. Due to the perishable nature of its products, Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar delivers the majority of its products directly to its customers’ locations in refrigerated trucks or trailers that we own or lease. We believe that Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar has one of the most extensive refrigerated direct store delivery (“DSD”) systems in the United States. Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar sells its products primarily on a local or regional basis through its local and regional sales forces, although some national customer relationships are coordinated by a centralized sales department.

WhiteWave-Alpro — WhiteWave-Alpro’s net sales were approximately 16% of our consolidated net sales in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. WhiteWave-Alpro includes the results of our Hero/WhiteWave joint venture. WhiteWave manufactures, develops, markets and sells a variety of nationally branded dairy and dairy-related products such as Horizon Organic^® milk and other products, International Delight^® coffee creamers, LAND O LAKES^® creamers and fluid dairy products, Silk^® plant-based beverages, such as soy, almond and coconut milks, and cultured soy products. Alpro manufactures, develops, markets and sells branded soy beverages and soy-based food products across Europe under the Alpro^® and Provamel^® brand names. We license the LAND O LAKES name from a third party. WhiteWave-Alpro sells its products to a variety of customers, including grocery stores, club stores, natural foods stores, mass merchandisers, convenience stores, drug stores and foodservice outlets. WhiteWave-Alpro sells its products primarily through its internal sales forces and independent brokers.

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Recent Developments

Competitive Pressures and Consumer Environment — In the first nine months of 2011, the industry made progress toward retail pricing stabilization, although at historically low levels. However, wholesale pricing erosion continued during the third quarter of 2011. In addition, ongoing challenges to our sales volume performance across all categories have continued. The dairy industry continues to experience a reduction in fluid milk volumes, which impacts our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment. The continued recessionary environment during the third quarter of 2011 continues to have a negative impact on consumer spending, which has had a pronounced impact on the fluid milk category. Our fluid milk volume performance was higher than the industry overall in the third quarter of 2011 primarily due to the addition of new customers during the second and third quarter of 2011. However, the additional business is at reduced margins due to the continued competitive pressures in the industry. We expect fluid milk volumes to continue to decline in the near term.

To improve profitability and to stabilize margin erosion, we will continue to emphasize cost reduction over the next three to five years. Defined strategies for network optimization and organizational changes are in process to improve performance, and programs have been launched to reduce our total cost to serve and our selling and general and administrative costs. We remain focused on sustaining positive cash flow and net debt reduction. However, until prices stabilize and volume trends improve, a significant amount of our cost savings are being offset by the deleveraging of our fixed costs, which lessens the impact to our operating income.

Conventional Milk Environment — Conventional milk prices increased sharply in March of this year and continued to increase through the third quarter of 2011. Specifically, Class I and Class II butterfat prices are the highest the industry has experienced in recent history, while the Class I mover and Class I and Class II skim pricing remains significantly higher than 2010. This significant increase in conventional milk prices during 2011 is a result of limited inventories of butterfat and nonfat solids coupled with strong demand for butter, nonfat dry milk and cheese both domestically and internationally. Both the Class I and Class II prices declined during October 2011, and we expect continued moderate declines into 2012 .

Goodwill Impairment — During the third quarter of 2011, we performed a step one interim goodwill analysis of our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit. A prolonged recession has resulted in significantly lower consumer spending, declining volumes in the fluid milk industry and increased competitive pricing pressures that are unlikely to improve materially. These conditions have continued to affect both consumption and pricing in our Fresh Dairy Direct product categories, which culminated in a change to our outlook for that business. We believe that these indicators of impairment are isolated to the Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit and that business conditions affecting our WhiteWave, Morningstar and Alpro reporting units have not indicated a possible impairment for those businesses. We will assess each of these reporting units for impairment during the fourth quarter of 2011 in connection with our annual impairment test.

Based on the results of the step one analysis, we determined that the carrying value of our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit exceeded its fair value; therefore, we were required to perform step two of the impairment analysis to determine the amount of goodwill impairment to be recorded. The amount of the impairment is calculated by comparing the implied fair value of the goodwill to its carrying amount, which requires us to allocate the fair value determined in step one analysis to the individual assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. Any remaining fair value would represent the implied fair value of goodwill on the testing date.

As of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have not completed the analysis. However, based on the work performed through the date of the filing, we concluded that an impairment charge between $1.9 billion and $2.1 billion could be reasonably estimated. Accordingly, we recorded a $1.9 billion non-cash charge ($1.6 billion net of tax), during the third quarter of 2011, which represents our best estimate of the impairment present at September 30, 2011. This impairment charge does not impact our operations, compliance with our debt covenants or our cash flows.

We expect to finalize our interim impairment analysis of Fresh Dairy Direct goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets prior to filing our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Following completion of the analysis, we will adjust our preliminary estimate if necessary, and record any required adjustment in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Facility Closing and Reorganization Activities — In an effort to continue to optimize our distribution network, we closed two production facilities within Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar during the first nine months of 2011. Additionally, we incurred charges related to workforce reductions under our organization optimization and department realignment initiatives. We recorded facility closing and reorganization costs of $42.2 million in the first nine months of 2011. We will continue to look for areas of opportunity and will likely incur additional costs related to these efforts and other initiatives in the near term as we look to transform our business.

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DOJ Litigation Settlement — We reached a settlement with the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the States of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan in March 2011 related to our acquisition of the Consumer Products Division of Foremost Farms USA in April 2009. Pursuant to the settlement, we sold the fluid milk operations at our Fresh Dairy Direct manufacturing facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin (“Waukesha”) on September 8, 2011. See Notes 2 and 11 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These operations did not meet the requirements to be accounted for as discontinued operations.

Tennessee Dairy Farmer Action Settlement — On July 12, 2011, we entered into a settlement agreement with the class plaintiffs in the dairy farmer actions. On July 14, 2011, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee granted preliminary approval of the class-wide settlement agreement and stayed the dairy farmer action with respect to the Company. Under the proposed settlement agreement, we agreed to pay a total of up to $140 million over a period of four to five years into a fund for distribution to dairy farmer class members in a number of Southeastern states. On July 21, 2011, we made an initial payment of $60 million into an escrow account, to be distributed following the Court’s final approval, and issued a standby letter of credit in the amount of $80 million to support the subsequent payments due under the agreement. The settlement agreement calls for us to make a payment of up to $20 million on each of the following four anniversaries of the settlement agreement’s final approval date.

On July 28, 2011, the Court issued an order partially decertifying the dairy farmer plaintiff class with which we had previously entered into the settlement agreement. The dairy farmer plaintiffs that were decertified from the class are, or were, members of the Dairy Farmers of America (“DFA”) co-operative. On August 1, 2011, the plaintiffs filed a motion asking the Court to re-consider its decertification order. The Court denied that motion on August 19, 2011. In order to pursue a final and certain resolution consistent with the terms of the settlement agreement, we filed a motion with the Court on August 5, 2011 to vacate preliminary approval of the settlement agreement, defer associated deadlines related to the settlement, and to clarify the role of class counsel in light of the Court’s decertification order. The motion was granted by the Court and a Memorandum Opinion was issued on August 31, 2011. In the Memorandum Opinion, the Court stated that it would take the motion for preliminary approval of the settlement under advisement pending appointment of separate counsel and class representatives for the decertified DFA subclass. In a separate order entered on October 5, 2011, the Court appointed separate counsel for the DFA subclass, and set December 16, 2011 as the deadline for newly designated counsel to submit any motion for certification of a DFA subclass for settlement purposes and any motion to preliminarily approve the July 12, 2011 settlement agreement. In light of the above, until we have further clarification and resolution regarding the impact of the partial decertification order, there can be no assurance that the settlement agreement will receive final approval in its current form, in another form that is acceptable to the parties, or at all.

In September 2011, the court ordered plaintiffs to return the escrow account funds to us and return the standby letter of credit for cancellation until such time as the settlement agreement receives preliminary approval. Accordingly, the escrow funds have been returned to us and the letter of credit has been cancelled. We have recorded a $131.3 million charge and a corresponding liability for the present value of our obligations under the original settlement agreement, based on imputed interest computed at a rate of 4.77%, which approximates our like-term incremental fixed rate borrowing cost. We continue to accrete interest related to this recorded liability.

Divestiture of Non-core Dairy Operations — As we continue to execute our current business strategy, we have divested and may continue to divest certain of our non-core dairy operations. Previously announced divestitures have had, and potential future divestitures may have, a dilutive impact on our results of operations as we look to focus on our core dairy operations. In the fourth quarter of 2010, we entered into two separate agreements to sell our Mountain High and private label yogurt operations, which were part of our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment. On February 1, 2011, we completed the sale of our Mountain High yogurt operations, and on April 1, 2011, we completed the sale of our private label yogurt operations, recording a gain on both transactions. These operations did not meet the requirements to be accounted for as discontinued operations. See Note 2 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Hero/Whitewave Joint Venture — In the second quarter of 2011, we began evaluating strategic alternatives related to our 50% owned joint venture between WhiteWave and Hero Group, which is a part of our WhiteWave-Alpro segment. During the third quarter of 2011, due to continued poor performance by the venture and a desire on our part to invest in core operations, a recommendation was made to, and approved by, the joint venture partners to wind down the joint venture operations during the fourth quarter of 2011. In conjunction with this action plan, we wrote down the joint venture’s long-lived assets to fair value less cost to sell as of September 30, 2011. This business did not meet the requirements to be accounted for as discontinued operations as of September 30, 2011. Additionally, based on our continuing level of involvement with the joint venture, we have continued to consolidate the venture in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We expect to complete the majority of the wind down of the joint venture during the fourth quarter of 2011.

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Results of Operations

The following table presents certain information concerning our financial results, including information presented as a percentage of net sales.

	Three Months Ended September 30											Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011						2010					2011						2010
	Dollars			Percent			Dollars		Percent			Dollars			Percent			Dollars		Percent
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	3,410.8			100.0	%	$	3,054.1		100.0	%	$	9,759.5			100.0	%	$	8,969.9		100.0	%
Cost of sales		2,669.5			78.3			2,304.5		75.5			7,508.4			76.9			6,721.1		74.9
Gross profit(1)		741.3			21.7			749.6		24.5			2,251.1			23.1			2,248.8		25.1
Operating costs and expenses: Selling and distribution		498.7			14.6			491.1		16.1			1,476.6			15.1			1,421.6		15.8
General and administrative		148.2			4.3			154.9		5.1			466.4			4.8			465.2		5.2
Amortization of intangibles		2.6			0.1			2.8		0.1			8.0			0.1			8.5		0.1
Facility closing and reorganization costs		10.3			0.3			8.3		0.3			42.2			0.4			16.3		0.2
Litigation settlement		—			—			—		—			131.3			1.3			—		—
Goodwill impairment		1,926.0			56.5			—		—			1,926.0			19.7			—		—
Other operating income		27.8			0.8			—		—			(16.6	)		(0.2	)		—		—
Total operating costs and expenses	$	2,613.6			76.6	%	$	657.1		21.6	%	$	4,033.9			41.2	%	$	1,911.6		21.3	%
Total operating income (loss)	$	(1,872.3	)		(54.9	)%	$	92.5		2.9	%	$	(1,782.8	)		(18.1	)%	$	337.2		3.8	%

(1) As disclosed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we include certain shipping and handling costs within selling and distribution expense. As a result, our gross profit may not be comparable to other entities that present all shipping and handling costs as a component of cost of sales.

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Quarter Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Quarter Ended September 30, 2010 — Consolidated Results

Net Sales — Net sales by segment are shown in the table below.

	Quarter Ended September 30
	2011		2010		$ Increase		% Increase
	(Dollars in millions)
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	2,880.2	$	2,575.8	$	304.4		11.8	%
WhiteWave-Alpro		530.6		478.3		52.3		10.9
Total	$	3,410.8	$	3,054.1	$	356.7		11.7	%

The change in net sales was due to the following:

	Quarter ended September 30, 2011 vs Quarter ended September 30, 2010
	Volume			Pricing and Product Mix Changes		Total Increase
	(Dollars in thousands)
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	(92,459	)	$	396,832	$	304,373
WhiteWave-Alpro		24,772			27,522		52,294
Total	$	(67,687	)	$	424,354	$	356,667

Consolidated Net Sales — Net sales increased $356.7 million, or 11.7%, during the third quarter of 2011, as compared to the third quarter of 2010, primarily due to the pass-through of higher commodity costs, partially offset by overall volume declines across most of our dairy categories in our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment.

Cost of Sales — All expenses incurred to bring a product to completion are included in cost of sales, such as raw material, ingredient and packaging costs; labor costs; and plant and equipment costs. Cost of sales increased $365.0 million, or 15.8%, in the third quarter of 2011, from the same period of 2010, primarily due to higher commodity costs, partially offset by lower sales volume in Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar. Conventional milk prices increased sharply in March of this year and continued to increase through the third quarter of 2011. Specifically, Class I and Class II butterfat prices are the highest the industry has experienced in recent history, while the Class I mover and Class I and Class II skim pricing remains significantly higher than 2010. This significant increase in conventional milk prices during 2011 is a result of limited inventories of butterfat and nonfat solids coupled with strong demand for butter, nonfat dry milk and cheese both domestically and internationally. Both the Class I and Class II prices declined during October 2011, and we expect continued moderate declines into 2012.

Operating Costs and Expenses — Excluding the $1.9 billion non-cash, pre-tax goodwill impairment charge recorded in the third quarter of 2011, our operating expenses increased $30.5 million, or 4.6%, in the third quarter of 2011, as compared to the same period in the prior year. Significant changes to operating costs and expenses include the following:

• Selling and distribution costs increased $7.6 million driven by higher freight and fuel costs due to continued increases in fuel prices. These increases were partially offset by a reduction in distribution costs as a result of route reductions and other cost-savings initiatives, decreases in marketing costs and lower personnel-related costs, primarily due to a reduction in headcount. We expect freight and fuel costs to remain elevated into 2012.

• General and administrative costs decreased $6.7 million, primarily driven by a $10.1 million decrease in professional and consulting fees and a $7.9 million decrease in personnel-related costs, primarily due to incentive compensation. These decreases were partially offset by a $16.0 million correction of errors in our other postretirement benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost. See Note 9 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding the postretirement benefit errors.

• Net facility closing and reorganization costs increased $2.0 million. See Note 10 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding our facility closing and reorganization activities.

• We recorded a non-cash, pre-tax goodwill impairment charge of $1.9 billion related to our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit during the third quarter of 2011. See Note 4 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding this charge.

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• Other operating (income) loss increased $27.8 million primarily as a result of a net pre-tax loss on the sale of our Waukesha fluid milk operations and the write-down of the assets of the Hero/WhiteWave joint venture. See Note 2 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our divestitures.

Other (Income) Expense — Interest expense decreased $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2010, due the expiration of $450 million notional amount of our fixed interest rate hedges at the end of 2010, the expiration of another $250 million notional amount of fixed interest rate hedges at the end of March 2011, and lower average debt balances versus the prior year period resulting from free cash flow generation, proceeds from the divestiture of our yogurt operations and the receipt of a federal income tax refund in the second quarter of 2011, partially offset by higher interest rates associated with the December 16, 2010 senior notes issuance.

Income Taxes — Income tax benefit was recorded at an effective rate of 19.6% in the third quarter of 2011 compared to a 38.3% effective tax expense rate in the same period of 2010. Generally, our effective tax rate varies primarily based on our profitability level and the relative earnings of our business units. In the third quarter of 2011, our tax benefit rate was decreased by nondeductible goodwill related to the impairment charge. Excluding the impact of the goodwill impairment, our effective tax rate was 35.5%, which reflected the relative profitability of our foreign operations and a favorable settlement of taxing authority examinations.

Quarter Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Quarter Ended September 30, 2010 — Results by Segment

We evaluate the performance of our segments based on sales and operating profit or loss before gains and losses on the sale of businesses, facility closing and reorganization costs and foreign exchange gains and losses. In addition, the expense related to share-based compensation has not been allocated to the Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar and WhiteWave-Alpro segments. Therefore, the measurement of segment operating income presented below is before such items.

Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar

The key performance indicators of our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment are sales volumes, gross profit and operating income.

	Quarter Ended September 30
	2011					2010
	Dollars		Percent			Dollars		Percent
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	2,880.2		100.0		$	2,575.8		100.0	%
Cost of sales		2,326.6		80.8			1,995.8		77.5
Gross profit		553.6		19.2			580.0		22.5
Operating costs and expenses		458.3		16.0			463.5		18.0
Total segment operating income	$	95.3		3.2	%	$	116.5		4.5	%

Net Sales — Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar’s net sales increased $304.4 million, or 11.8%, during the third quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2010 primarily due to improved pass-through of higher commodity costs. This increase was partially offset by volume declines in our ice cream and cultured products, and the impact of the divestiture of our yogurt operations also contributed to the offset. Fresh fluid milk category volume was flat for the quarter, which accounts for approximately 70% of our total volume at Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar.The industry and our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment continue to experience declining volume trends. The continued recessionary environment during the third quarter of 2011 continues to have a negative impact on consumer spending, which has had a pronounced impact on sales in the fluid milk category. We expect these trends to continue in the near term.

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Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar generally increases or decreases the prices of its fluid dairy products on a monthly basis in correlation to fluctuations in the costs of raw materials, packaging supplies and delivery costs. However, in some cases, we are competitively or contractually constrained with respect to the means and/or timing of price increases. This can have a negative impact on our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment’s profitability. The following table sets forth the average monthly Class I “mover” and its components, as well as the average monthly Class II minimum prices for raw skim milk and butterfat for the third quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2010:

	Quarter Ended September 30*
	2011		2010		% Change
Class I mover(1)	$	21.41	$	15.64		36.9	%
Class I raw skim milk mover(1)(2)		13.79		9.47		45.6
Class I butterfat mover(2)(3)		2.31		1.86		24.2
Class II raw skim milk minimum(1)(4)		13.71		10.17		34.8
Class II butterfat minimum(3)(4)		2.26		2.12		6.6

* The prices noted in this table are not the prices that we actually pay. The federal order minimum prices applicable at any given location for Class I raw skim milk or Class I butterfat are based on the Class I mover prices plus a location differential. Class II prices noted in the table are federal minimum prices, applicable at all locations. Our actual cost also includes producer premiums, procurement costs and other related charges that vary by location and supplier. Please see “Part I — Item 1. Business — Government Regulation — Milk Industry Regulation” in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and “— Known Trends and Uncertainties — Prices of Raw Milk and Other Inputs” below for a more complete description of raw milk pricing.

(1) Prices are per hundredweight.

(2) We process Class I raw skim milk and butterfat into fluid milk products.

(3) Prices are per pound.

(4) We process Class II raw skim milk and butterfat into products such as cottage cheese, creams and creamers, ice cream and sour cream.

Cost of Sales — All expenses incurred to bring a product to completion are included in cost of sales, such as raw material, ingredient and packaging costs; labor costs; and plant and equipment costs. Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar’s cost of sales increased by 16.6% in the third quarter of 2011, substantially due to higher commodity costs. Conventional milk prices increased sharply in March of this year and continued to increase through the third quarter of 2011. Specifically, Class I and Class II butterfat prices are the highest the industry has experienced in recent history, while the Class I mover and Class I and Class II skim pricing remains significantly higher than 2010. This significant increase in conventional milk prices during 2011 is a result of limited inventories of butterfat and nonfat solids coupled with strong demand for butter, nonfat dry milk and cheese both domestically and internationally. Both the Class I and Class II prices declined during October 2011, and we expect continued moderate declines into 2012.

Gross Profit — Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar’s gross profit percentage decreased to 19.2% in the third quarter of 2011 as compared to 22.5% in the same period of 2010. Gross profit trended downward due to weak volumes resulting from declining demand and the continued recessionary environment, as well as reduced margins on new business. Although we have seen some initial indications of retail price stabilization through the third quarter of 2011, wholesale pricing remains competitive. We expect these overall challenging trends to continue. In addition, rising non-dairy input costs, such as packaging materials, have impacted our gross profit, as our pass-through of the full impact of these commodities’ volatility to our customers has been limited. We continue to focus on cost control and supply chain efficiency through cost-cutting initiatives, improved effectiveness in the pass-through of costs to our customers, as well as our continued focus on driving productivity and efficiency within our operations.

Operating Costs and Expenses — Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar’s operating costs and expenses decreased by 1.1% in the third quarter of 2011, compared to the third quarter of 2010. Significant changes to operating costs and expenses are summarized below:

• Selling and distribution costs increased $5.3 million driven by higher freight and fuel costs due to continued increases in fuel prices. This increase was partially offset by a reduction in distribution costs as a result of route reductions and other cost-savings initiatives, decreased marketing spend and lower personnel-related costs, primarily due to reduced headcount. We expect freight and fuel costs to remain elevated into 2012.

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• General and administrative costs decreased $10.2 million driven by a decrease in professional and consulting fees and personnel-related costs, primarily related to incentive compensation.

WhiteWave-Alpro

The results of our Rachel’s operations, previously reported in our WhiteWave-Alpro segment, have been reclassified as discontinued operations for the three-month period ended September 30, 2010. See Note 2 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The key performance indicators of our WhiteWave-Alpro segment are sales volumes, net sales dollars, gross profit and operating income.

	Quarter Ended September 30
	2011					2010
	Dollars		Percent			Dollars		Percent
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	530.6		100.0	%	$	478.3		100.0	%
Cost of sales		343.5		64.7			308.1		64.4
Gross profit		187.1		35.3			170.2		35.6
Operating costs and expenses		135.6		25.5			133.1		27.8
Total segment operating income	$	51.5		9.8	%	$	37.1		7.8	%

Net Sales — Net sales of our WhiteWave-Alpro segment increased $52.3 million, or 10.9%, in the third quarter of 2011, driven by mid single-digit volume growth, coupled with pricing actions in response to higher commodity costs. Creamers business sales, including the International Delight and LAND O LAKES brands, grew in the mid-teens. Sales for the Horizon Organic business grew in the low double-digits, while Silk sales increased in the mid single-digits. Alpro sales increased in the low single-digits compared to the third quarter in the prior year on a currency-adjusted basis.

Cost of Sales — WhiteWave-Alpro’s cost of sales increased 11.5% in the third quarter of 2011 from the third quarter of 2010. This increase was primarily driven by sales volume growth and higher commodity input costs, partially offset by cost-savings initiatives.

Gross Profit — WhiteWave-Alpro’s gross profit percentage decreased to 35.3% in the third quarter of 2011 as compared to 35.6% in the third quarter of 2010, driven by increased commodity input costs. We continue to take proactive steps to manage our organic milk supply in the short-term, and we remain focused on maintaining our leading branded position in the organic milk category.

Operating Costs and Expenses — WhiteWave-Alpro’s operating costs and expenses increased by 1.9% during the third quarter of 2011 from the same period of 2010, driven by a $3.1 million increase in selling and distribution as a result of higher volumes and increased fuel costs.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 — Consolidated Results

Net Sales — Net sales by segment are shown in the table below.

	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011		2010		$ Increase		% Increase
	(Dollars in millions)
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	8,208.2	$	7,558.6	$	649.6		8.6	%
WhiteWave-Alpro		1,551.3		1,411.3		140.0		9.9
Total	$	9,759.5	$	8,969.9	$	789.6		8.8	%

The change in net sales was due to the following:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 vs Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Volume			Pricing and Product Mix Changes		Total Increase
	(Dollars in thousands)
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	(294,344	)	$	943,901	$	649,557
WhiteWave-Alpro		72,206			67,787		139,993
Total	$	(222,138	)	$	1,011,672	$	789,550

Consolidated net sales increased $789.6 million, or 8.8%, during the first nine months of 2011, as compared to the first nine months of 2010, primarily due to the pass-through of higher commodity costs, partially offset by overall volume declines across most of our dairy categories in our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment.

Cost of Sales — All expenses incurred to bring a product to completion are included in cost of sales, such as raw material, ingredient and packaging costs; labor costs; and plant and equipment costs. Cost of sales increased $787.3 million, or 11.7%, in the first nine months of 2011, from the first nine months of 2010, primarily due to higher commodity costs, partially offset by lower sales volumes at Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar. Conventional milk prices increased sharply in March of this year and continued to increase through the third quarter of 2011. Specifically, Class I and Class II butterfat prices are the highest the industry has experienced in recent history, while the Class I mover and Class I and Class II skim pricing remains significantly higher than in 2010. This significant increase in conventional milk prices during 2011 is a result of limited inventories of butterfat and nonfat solids coupled with strong demand for butter, nonfat dry milk and cheese both domestically and internationally. Both the Class I and Class II prices declined during October 2011, and we expect continued moderate declines into 2012.

Operating Costs and Expenses — Excluding the $1.9 billion non-cash, pre-tax goodwill impairment charge recorded in the third quarter of 2011, our operating expenses increased $196.3 million, or 10.3%, in the first nine months of 2011, as compared to the same period in the prior year. Significant changes to operating costs and expenses include the following:

• Selling and distribution costs increased $55.0 million, driven by higher freight and fuel costs due to continued increases in fuel prices and increased personnel-related costs, largely due to increased incentive-based compensation. These costs were partially offset by a decrease in marketing costs. We expect freight and fuel costs to remain elevated into 2012.

• General and administrative costs increased $1.2 million primarily driven by higher personnel-related costs, including incentive-based compensation, and a $16.0 million correction of errors in our other postretirement benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost, as well as a write-down of certain corporate assets which are held for sale at September 30, 2011. These increases were partially offset by an overall decline in professional and consulting fees. See Note 9 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding the postretirement benefit errors.

• Net facility closing and reorganization costs increased $25.9 million. See Note 10 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding our facility closing and reorganization activities.

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• We recorded a charge of $131.3 million in the second quarter of 2011 related to a proposed settlement of the Tennessee dairy farmer actions. See Note 11 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding the settlement.

• We recorded a non-cash, pre-tax goodwill impairment charge of $1.9 billion related to our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit during the third quarter of 2011. See Note 4 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding this charge.

• Other operating (income) loss decreased $16.6 million as a result of a net pre-tax gain on the sale of our Mountain High, private label yogurt and Waukesha fluid milk operations, partially offset by the write-down of the assets of our Hero/WhiteWave joint venture. See Note 2 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our divestitures.

Other (Income) Expense — Excluding a $6.7 million charge in June 2010 for financing costs associated with our June 30, 2010 senior secured credit facility amendment, interest expense increased $20.6 million in the first nine months of 2011 compared to the first nine months of 2010 due to higher average interest rates resulting from the June 30, 2010 credit facility amendment and the December 16, 2010 senior notes issuance, partially offset by the expiration of $450 million notional amount of our fixed interest rate hedges at the end of 2010, the expiration of another $250 million notional amount of fixed interest rate hedges at the end of March 2011, and lower average debt balances versus the prior year period resulting from free cash flow generation, proceeds from the divestiture of our yogurt operations and the receipt of a federal income tax refund in the second quarter of 2011.

Income Taxes — Income tax benefit was recorded at an effective rate of 19.7% in the first nine months of 2011 compared to a 37.0% effective tax expense rate in the same period of 2010. Generally, our effective tax rate varies primarily based on our profitability level and the relative earnings of our business units. In the first nine months of 2011, our tax benefit rate was decreased by nondeductible goodwill related to the impairment charge. Excluding the impact of the goodwill impairment, our effective tax benefit rate was 25.4%, which reflected the impact of changes in certain state tax laws on comparatively low income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes. Favorable settlements of taxing authority examinations impacted the rate for the first nine months of 2011 and 2010.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 — Results by Segment

We evaluate the performance of our segments based on sales and operating profit or loss before gains and losses on the sale of businesses, facility closing and reorganization costs and foreign exchange gains and losses. In addition, the expense related to share-based compensation has not been allocated to the Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar and WhiteWave-Alpro segments. Therefore, the measurement of segment operating income presented below is before such items.

Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar

The key performance indicators of our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment are sales volumes, gross profit and operating income.

	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011					2010
	Dollars		Percent			Dollars		Percent
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	8,208.2		100.0	%	$	7,558.6		100.0	%
Cost of sales		6,507.3		79.3			5,822.1		77.0
Gross profit		1,700.9		20.7			1,736.5		23.0
Operating costs and expenses		1,378.4		16.8			1,346.5		17.8
Total segment operating income	$	322.5		3.9	%	$	390.0		5.2	%

Net Sales — Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar’s net sales increased $649.6 million, or 8.6%, during the first nine months of 2011 versus the first nine months of 2010 primarily due to improved pass-through of higher commodity costs, partially offset by a 1% volume decline in our fresh fluid milk category, which accounts for approximately 70% of our total volume at Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar. Additionally, volume declines in our ice cream and cultured products, as well as the impact of our divestiture of our yogurt operations, contributed to the offset. The industry and our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment continue to experience declining volume trends. The continued recessionary environment during the first nine months of 2011 continues to have a negative impact on consumer spending, which has had a pronounced impact on the fluid milk category. We expect these trends to continue in the near term.

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Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar generally increases or decreases the prices of its fluid dairy products on a monthly basis in correlation to fluctuations in the costs of raw materials, packaging supplies and delivery costs. However, in some cases, we are competitively or contractually constrained with respect to the means and/or timing of price increases. This can have a negative impact on our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment’s profitability. The following table sets forth the average monthly Class I “mover” and its components, as well as the average monthly Class II minimum prices for raw skim milk and butterfat for the first nine months of 2011 compared to the first nine months of 2010:

	Nine Months Ended September 30*
	2011		2010		% Change
Class I mover(1)	$	19.23	$	14.83		29.7	%
Class I raw skim milk mover(1)(2)		12.00		9.38		27.9
Class I butterfat mover(2)(3)		2.18		1.65		32.1
Class II raw skim milk minimum(1)(4)		12.41		9.94		24.9
Class II butterfat minimum(3)(4)		2.25		1.76		27.8

* The prices noted in this table are not the prices that we actually pay. The federal order minimum prices applicable at any given location for Class I raw skim milk or Class I butterfat are based on the Class I mover prices plus a location differential. Class II prices noted in the table are federal minimum prices, applicable at all locations. Our actual cost also includes producer premiums, procurement costs and other related charges that vary by location and supplier. Please see “Part I — Item 1. Business — Government Regulation — Milk Industry Regulation” in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and “— Known Trends and Uncertainties — Prices of Raw Milk and Other Inputs” below for a more complete description of raw milk pricing.

(1) Prices are per hundredweight.

(2) We process Class I raw skim milk and butterfat into fluid milk products.

(3) Prices are per pound.

(4) We process Class II raw skim milk and butterfat into products such as cottage cheese, creams and creamers, ice cream and sour cream.

Cost of Sales — All expenses incurred to bring a product to completion are included in cost of sales, such as raw material, ingredient and packaging costs; labor costs; and plant and equipment costs. Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar’s cost of sales increased by 11.8% in the first nine months of 2011, substantially due to higher commodity costs. Conventional milk prices increased sharply in March of this year and continued to increase through the third quarter of 2011. Specifically, Class I and Class II butterfat prices are the highest the industry has experienced in recent history, while the Class I mover and Class I and Class II skim pricing remains significantly higher than 2010. This significant increase in conventional milk prices during 2011 is a result of limited inventories of butterfat and nonfat solids coupled with strong demand for butter, nonfat dry milk and cheese both domestically and internationally. Both the Class I and Class II prices declined during October 2011, and we expect continued moderate declines into 2012.

Gross Profit — Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar’s gross profit percentage decreased to 20.7% in the first nine months of 2011 as compared to 23.0% in the first nine months of 2010. Gross profit trended downward due to weak volumes resulting from declining demand and the continued recessionary environment, as well as reduced margins on new business. Although we have seen some initial indications of retail price stabilization in the first nine months of 2011, wholesale pricing remains competitive. We expect these overall challenging trends to continue. In addition, rising non-dairy input costs, such as packaging materials, have impacted our gross profit, as our pass-through of the full impact of these commodities’ volatility to our customers has been limited. We continue to focus on cost control and supply chain efficiency through cost-cutting initiatives, improved effectiveness in the pass-through of costs to our customers, as well as our continued focus on driving productivity and efficiency within our operations.

Operating Costs and Expenses — Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar’s operating costs and expenses increased by 2.4% in the first nine months of 2011, compared to the same period of 2010. Significant changes to operating costs and expenses include the following:

• Selling and distribution costs increased $40.7 million, driven by higher fuel and freight costs as a result of continued increases in fuel prices. In addition, increases in personnel-related costs, primarily due to incentive-based compensation, and professional and consulting fees contributed to the increase. We expect fuel and freight costs to remain elevated into 2012.

• General and administrative costs decreased $8.2 million due to reductions in employee-related costs and professional and consulting fees, as a result of our cost-cutting initiatives.

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WhiteWave-Alpro

The results of our Rachel’s operations, previously reported in our WhiteWave-Alpro segment, have been reclassified as discontinued operations for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010. See Note 2 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The key performance indicators of our WhiteWave-Alpro segment are sales volumes, net sales dollars, gross profit and operating income.

	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011					2010
	Dollars		Percent			Dollars		Percent
	(Dollars in millions)
Net sales	$	1,551.3		100.0	%	$	1,411.3		100	%
Cost of sales		1,001.5		64.6			897.1		63.6
Gross profit		549.8		35.4			514.2		36.4
Operating costs and expenses		408.1		26.3			395.7		28.0
Total segment operating income	$	141.7		9.1	%	$	118.5		8.4	%

Net Sales — Net sales of our WhiteWave-Alpro segment increased $140.0 million, or 9.9%, in the first nine months of 2011, driven by mid single-digit volume growth, coupled with pricing actions in response to higher commodity costs. Sales for the Horizon Organic and the Creamers business, including International Delight and LAND O LAKES brands, increased in the low double-digits, while Silk sales increased in the mid single-digits. Alpro sales increased low single-digits on a currency-adjusted basis.

Cost of Sales — WhiteWave-Alpro’s cost of sales increased 11.6% in the first nine months of 2011 from the first nine months of 2010. This increase was primarily driven by sales volume growth and higher commodity input costs, partially offset by cost-savings initiatives.

Gross Profit — WhiteWave-Alpro’s gross profit percentage decreased to 35.4% in the first nine months of 2011 as compared to 36.4% in the same period of 2010, driven by increased commodity input costs.

Operating Costs and Expenses — WhiteWave-Alpro’s operating costs and expenses increased by 3.1% during the first nine months of 2011 from the same period of 2010. Significant changes to operating costs and expenses are summarized below:

• Selling and distribution costs increased $15.2 million, driven by higher volume and increased fuel costs. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in marketing costs.

• General and administrative costs decreased $2.9 million, primarily driven by a decrease in personnel-related costs.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe that our cash on hand, coupled with future cash flows from operations and other available sources of liquidity, including our amended and restated $1.5 billion senior secured revolving credit facility and our $600 million receivables-backed facility, will provide sufficient liquidity to allow us to meet our cash requirements in the next twelve months. As of September 30, 2011, approximately $97 million of our total cash on hand of $107.7 million was attributable to our foreign operations and is considered to be permanently reinvested in foreign jurisdictions. Our anticipated uses of cash include capital expenditures, working capital needs, pension contributions and financial obligations. On an ongoing basis, we will evaluate and consider strategic acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, repurchasing shares of our common stock, as well as other transactions to create shareholder value and enhance financial performance. Such transactions may require cash expenditures or generate proceeds.

At September 30, 2011, we had $3.9 billion of outstanding debt obligations, cash on hand of $107.7 million and an additional $1.5 billion of combined available future borrowing capacity under our existing senior secured revolving credit facility and receivables-backed facility, subject to compliance with the covenants in our credit agreements. Based on our current expectations, we believe our liquidity and capital resources will be sufficient to operate our business. However, we may, from time to time, raise additional funds through borrowings or public or private sales of debt or equity securities. The amount, nature and timing of any borrowings or sales of debt or equity securities will depend on our operating performance and other circumstances; our then-current commitments and obligations; the amount, nature and timing of our capital requirements; any limitations imposed by our current credit arrangements; and overall market conditions.

Our credit agreement permits us to complete acquisitions that meet all of the following conditions without obtaining prior approval from our lenders: (1) the acquired company is involved in the manufacture, processing and distribution of food or packaging products or any other line of business in which we were engaged as of April 2007, (2) the net cash purchase price for any single acquisition is not greater than $500 million and not greater than $100 million if our leverage ratio is greater than 4.50 times on a pro-forma basis, (3) we acquire at least 51% of the acquired entity, (4) the transaction is approved by the board of directors or shareholders, as appropriate, of the target and (5) after giving effect to such acquisition on a pro-forma basis, we would have been in compliance with all financial covenants. All other acquisitions must be approved in advance by the required lenders.

The senior secured credit facility contains limitations on liens, investments and the incurrence of additional indebtedness, prohibits certain dispositions of property and restricts certain payments, including dividends. There are no restrictions on these certain payments, including dividends, when our leverage ratio is below 4.50 times on a pro-forma basis. The senior secured credit facility is secured by liens on substantially all of our domestic assets including the assets of our subsidiaries, but excluding the capital stock of subsidiaries of the former Dean Foods Company (“Legacy Dean”), the real property owned by Legacy Dean and its subsidiaries, and accounts receivable associated with the receivables-backed facility.

Under the senior secured credit facility, we are required to comply with certain financial covenants, including, but not limited to, maximum leverage, maximum senior secured leverage and minimum interest coverage ratios, each as defined under and calculated in accordance with the terms of the agreements governing our senior secured credit facility and our receivables-backed facility. Our leverage ratio at September 30, 2011 was 4.91 times consolidated funded indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA for the prior four consecutive quarters. The maximum permitted leverage ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA for the prior four consecutive quarters was 5.75 times as of September 30, 2011 and decreases to 5.50 times as of March 31, 2012, with periodic decreases thereafter. As described in more detail in our amended and restated credit agreement, the leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness, less restricted subsidiary cash up to $100 million, to consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the measurement date. Consolidated funded indebtedness is comprised of our outstanding indebtedness and the outstanding indebtedness of certain of our subsidiaries. Consolidated EBITDA is comprised of our net income plus interest expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization expense and certain other non-cash expenses, and add-backs resulting from acquisition related non-recurring charges incurred by us and certain of our subsidiaries and is calculated on a pro-forma basis to give effect to any acquisitions, divestitures or relevant changes in our composition or the composition of certain of our subsidiaries. In addition, the calculation of consolidated EBITDA may include adjustments related to other charges reasonably acceptable to the administrative agent. We have received confirmation from the administrative agent that the charges resulting from payment of the settlement amounts related to the Vermont and Tennessee dairy farmer actions described in Note 11 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements will be treated as an adjustment to consolidated EBITDA.

Our senior secured leverage ratio at September 30, 2011 was 3.57 times consolidated funded senior secured indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA for the prior four consecutive quarters. The maximum permitted senior secured leverage ratio of consolidated funded senior secured indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA for the prior four consecutive

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quarters allowed was 4.25 times as of September 30, 2011 and decreases to 3.75 times as of March 31, 2012, with an additional decrease thereafter. This ratio is calculated as the ratio of consolidated funded senior secured indebtedness, less restricted subsidiary cash up to $100 million, to consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the measurement date. Consolidated funded senior secured indebtedness is comprised of our outstanding senior secured indebtedness and the outstanding senior secured indebtedness of certain of our subsidiaries. Consolidated EBITDA is calculated as described above in the discussion of our leverage ratio.

Our interest coverage ratio at September 30, 2011 was 3.18 times consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense for the prior four consecutive quarters. The minimum permitted interest coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense for the prior four consecutive quarters was 2.50 times as of September 30, 2011 and increases to 2.75 times as of March 31, 2012, with an additional increase thereafter. This ratio is calculated as the ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the measurement date. Consolidated EBITDA is calculated as described above in the discussion of our leverage ratio. Consolidated interest expense is comprised of consolidated interest expense paid or payable in cash, as calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, but excluding non-cash losses from foreign exchange translations or swap agreements and third party fees and expenses related to acquisitions, investments, dispositions and the incurrence or early extinguishment of indebtedness.

We are currently in compliance with all covenants in our credit agreements, and based on our internal projections we expect to maintain such compliance for the foreseeable future.

As discussed in Note 2 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we completed the sale of our Mountain High yogurt operations on February 1, 2011. We used the proceeds of approximately $85 million to prepay a portion of the outstanding 2012 tranche A term loan borrowings under our senior secured credit facility.

On April 1, 2011, we completed the sale of our private label yogurt operations and used the proceeds of approximately $93 million for additional debt repayments, including the full repayment of the remaining outstanding 2012 tranche A term loan borrowings. Additionally, in April 2011, we received a federal income tax refund of approximately $62 million, which we used to pay down a portion of the outstanding balances under our senior secured revolving credit facility and receivables-backed facility.

At September 30, 2011, $215.0 million was available under the receivables-backed facility, with $1.28 billion also available under the senior secured revolving credit facility, subject to compliance with the covenants in our credit agreements. Availability under the receivables-backed facility is calculated using the current receivables balance for the seller entities, less adjustments for vendor concentration limits, reserve requirements, other adjustments as described in our amended and restated receivables repurchase agreement, and current borrowings and outstanding letters of credit. Availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility is calculated using the total commitment amount less current borrowings and outstanding letters of credit. Assuming additional borrowings were not utilized to acquire incremental EBITDA, of this combined amount, $639.9 million was then available to us to finance working capital and other general corporate purposes. At October 28, 2011, $568.4 million, subject to compliance with the covenants in our credit agreements and assuming additional borrowings were not utilized to acquire incremental EBITDA, was available to finance working capital and other general corporate purposes under the receivables-backed and revolving credit facilities.

Historical Cash Flow

The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows include amounts related to discontinued operations. The discontinued operations had an insignificant impact on the cash flows from operating activities for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. See Note 2 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding cash flows related to discontinued operations.

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The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities:

	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010			Change
	(In thousands)
Net cash flows from:
Operating activities	$	245,649		$	379,293		$	(133,644	)
Investing activities		(24,865	)		(176,750	)		151,885
Financing activities		(208,600	)		(180,665	)		(27,935	)
Discontinued operations		4,390			33,685			(29,295	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(850	)		1,347			(2,197	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	$	15,724		$	56,910		$	(41,186	)

Operating Activities

Operating cash flows were lower than the prior year due to higher inventory and receivables levels, driven primarily by the increase in commodity costs in the first nine months of the year, and a $30 million litigation settlement payment in May 2011. These decreases in cash flows from operations were partially offset by the receipt of a $62.4 million federal income tax refund in April 2011.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities decreased during the first nine months of 2011 primarily due to cash proceeds from the sale of our Mountain High and private label yogurt operations and the sale of a trademark, partially offset by an increase in capital spending. See Notes 2 and 4 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding these sales.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities increased during the first nine months of 2011 primarily due to a net repayment of debt of approximately $218 million in the first nine months of 2011 compared to net debt repayments of approximately $157 million in the first nine months of 2010 and the payment of $34 million of deferred financing costs in June 2010 related to the amendment of our senior secured credit facility. Cash proceeds from the sale of our yogurt operations and the cash received from a federal income tax refund in April were utilized to make portions of the debt repayments made in 2011.

Contractual Obligations

Except as discussed below, there have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business to the information provided with respect to our contractual obligations, including indebtedness and purchase and lease obligations, as disclosed in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In the first half of 2011, we used the proceeds from the sale of our yogurt operations of approximately $178 million for debt repayments, including the full repayment of our outstanding 2012 tranche A term loan borrowings. See Note 5 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of our debt obligations.

On July 12, 2011, we entered into a settlement agreement with the class plaintiffs in the dairy farmer actions. On July 14, 2011, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee granted preliminary approval of the class-wide settlement agreement and stayed the dairy farmer action with respect to the Company. Under the proposed settlement agreement, we agreed to pay a total of up to $140 million over a period of four to five years into a fund for distribution to dairy farmer class members in a number of Southeastern states. On July 21, 2011, we made an initial payment of $60 million into an escrow account, to be distributed following the Court’s final approval, and issued a standby letter of credit in the amount of $80 million to support the subsequent payments due under the agreement. The settlement agreement calls for us to make a payment of up to $20 million on each of the following four anniversaries of the settlement agreement’s final approval date.

On July 28, 2011, the Court issued an order partially decertifying the dairy farmer plaintiff class with which we had previously entered into the settlement agreement. The dairy farmer plaintiffs that were decertified from the class are, or were, members of the Dairy Farmers of America (“DFA”) co-operative. On August 1, 2011, the plaintiffs filed a motion asking the Court to re-consider its decertification order. The Court denied that motion on August 19, 2011. In order to pursue

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a final and certain resolution consistent with the terms of the settlement agreement, we filed a motion with the Court on August 5, 2011 to vacate preliminary approval of the settlement agreement, defer associated deadlines related to the settlement, and to clarify the role of class counsel in light of the Court’s decertification order. The motion was granted by the Court and a Memorandum Opinion was issued on August 31, 2011. In the Memorandum Opinion, the Court stated that it would take the motion for preliminary approval of the settlement under advisement pending appointment of separate counsel and class representatives for the decertified DFA subclass. In a separate order entered on October 5, 2011, the Court appointed separate counsel for the DFA subclass, and set December 16, 2011 as the deadline for newly designated counsel to submit any motion for certification of a DFA subclass for settlement purposes and any motion to preliminarily approve the July 12, 2011 settlement agreement. In light of the above, until we have further clarification and resolution regarding the impact of the partial decertification order, there can be no assurance that the settlement agreement will receive final approval in its current form, in another form that is acceptable to the parties, or at all.

In September 2011, the court ordered plaintiffs to return the escrow account funds to us and return the standby letter of credit for cancellation until such time as the settlement agreement receives preliminary approval. Accordingly, the escrow funds have been returned to us and the letter of credit has been cancelled.

In the second quarter of 2011, we recorded a $131.3 million charge and a corresponding liability for the present value of our obligations under the original settlement agreement, based on imputed interest computed at a rate of 4.77%, which approximates our like-term incremental fixed rate borrowing cost. We continue to accrete interest related to this recorded liability. See Note 11 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Other Long-Term Liabilities

We offer pension benefits through various defined benefit pension plans and also offer certain health care and life insurance benefits to eligible employees and their eligible dependents upon the retirement of such employees. Reported costs of providing non-contributory defined pension benefits and other postretirement benefits are dependent upon numerous factors, assumptions and estimates. For example, these costs are impacted by actual employee demographics (including age, compensation levels and employment periods), the level of contributions made to the plan and earnings on plan assets. Pension and postretirement costs also may be significantly affected by changes in key actuarial assumptions, including anticipated rates of return on plan assets and the discount rates used in determining the projected benefit obligation and annual periodic pension costs.

We expect to contribute approximately $12.1 million to the pension plans and approximately $2.5 million to the postretirement health plans in 2011.

Other Commitments and Contingencies

On December 21, 2001, in connection with our acquisition of Legacy Dean, we purchased Dairy Farmers of America’s (“DFA”) 33.8% interest in our operations. In connection with that transaction, we issued a contingent, subordinated promissory note to DFA in the original principal amount of $40 million. The promissory note has a 20-year term that bears interest based on the consumer price index. Interest will not be paid in cash but will be added to the principal amount of the note annually, up to a maximum principal amount of $96 million. We may prepay the note in whole or in part at any time, without penalty. The note will only become payable if we materially breach or terminate one of our related milk supply agreements with DFA without renewal or replacement. Otherwise, the note will expire in 2021, without any obligation to pay any portion of the principal or interest. Payments made under the note, if any, would be expensed as incurred. We have not terminated, and we have not materially breached, any of our related milk supply agreements with DFA related to the promissory note. We have previously terminated unrelated supply agreements with respect to several plants that were supplied by DFA. In connection with our goals of accelerated cost control and increased supply chain efficiency, we continue to evaluate our sources of raw milk supply.

We also have the following commitments and contingent liabilities, in addition to contingent liabilities related to ordinary course litigation, investigations and audits:

• certain indemnification obligations related to businesses that we have divested;

• certain lease obligations, which require us to guarantee the minimum value of the leased asset at the end of the lease;

• selected levels of property and casualty risks, primarily related to employee health care, workers’ compensation claims and other casualty losses; and

• certain litigation-related contingencies.

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See Note 11 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about our commitments and contingent obligations, including our litigation contingencies.

Future Capital Requirements

During 2011, we intend to invest a total of approximately $325 million to $350 million in capital expenditures primarily for our existing manufacturing facilities and distribution capabilities. We expect cash interest to be approximately $237 million to $239 million based upon current debt levels and projected forward interest rates under our senior secured credit facility. Cash interest excludes amortization of deferred financing fees and bond discounts and interest accretion related to the Tennessee dairy farmer litigation settlement disclosed in Note 11 to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of approximately $17 million. The portion of our long-term debt, as of September 30, 2011, due within the next 12 months, totals approximately $150.2 million. From time to time, we may repurchase our outstanding debt obligations in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

We expect that cash flow from operations and borrowings under our senior secured credit facility and our receivables-backed facility will be sufficient to meet our future capital requirements for the foreseeable future.

Known Trends and Uncertainties

Prices of Raw Milk and Other Inputs

Conventional Raw Milk and Butterfat — The primary raw material used in Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar’s products is conventional milk (which contains both raw milk and butterfat). The federal government and certain state governments set minimum prices for raw milk, and those prices are set on a monthly basis. The regulated minimum prices differ based on how the raw milk is utilized. Raw milk processed into fluid milk is priced at the Class I price, and raw milk processed into products such as cottage cheese, creams and creamers, ice cream and sour cream is priced at the Class II price. Generally, we pay the federal minimum prices for raw milk, plus certain producer premiums (or “over-order” premiums) and location differentials. We also incur other raw milk procurement costs in some locations (such as hauling, field personnel, etc.). A change in the federal minimum price does not necessarily mean an identical change in our total raw milk costs as over-order premiums may increase or decrease. This relationship is different in every region of the country and sometimes within a region based on supplier arrangements. However, in general, the overall change in our raw milk costs can be linked to the change in federal minimum prices. Because our Class II products typically have a higher fat content than that contained in raw milk, we also purchase bulk cream for use in some of our Class II products. Bulk cream is typically purchased based on a multiple of the AA butter price on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”).

In general, Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar changes the prices charged for Class I dairy products on a monthly basis, as the costs of raw milk, packaging, fuel and other materials fluctuate. Prices for some Class II products are also changed monthly while others are changed from time to time as circumstances warrant. However, there can be a lag between the timing of a raw material cost increase or decrease and a corresponding price change to our customers, especially in the case of Class II butterfat because Class II butterfat prices for each month are not announced by the government until after the end of that month. Also, in some cases, primarily with respect to diesel fuel and other non-dairy inputs, we are competitively or contractually constrained with respect to the implementation of price changes. This can have a negative impact on our profitability and can cause volatility in our earnings. Our sales and operating profit margin fluctuate with the price of our raw materials and other inputs.

Conventional milk prices increased sharply in March of this year and continued to increase through the third quarter of 2011. Specifically, Class I and Class II butterfat prices are the highest the industry has experienced in recent history, while the Class I mover and Class I and Class II skim pricing remains significantly higher than 2010. This significant increase in conventional milk prices during 2011 is a result of limited inventories of butterfat and nonfat solids coupled with strong demand for butter, nonfat dry milk and cheese both domestically and internationally. Both the Class I and Class II prices declined during October 2011, and we expect continued moderate declines into 2012.

Organic Raw Milk — The primary raw material used in our organic milk-based products is organic raw milk. We currently work with approximately 600 dairy farmers across the United States and purchase 93% of our organic milk from this network. The balance of our organic raw milk is sourced from two farms that we own and operate. We generally enter into supply agreements with organic dairy farmers with typical terms of one to five years, which obligate us to purchase certain minimum quantities of organic raw milk. The supply of organic milk has tightened, and we expect this trend to continue over the near term, which could have an adverse impact on our organic milk business. The organic dairy industry remains a relatively new category and may experience significant swings in supply and demand. Retail price increases on private label products generally lag that of branded products, causing retail price gaps to expand thereby creating pricing pressures and creating challenges where increasing costs of food and energy drive up the cost of organic milk faster than retail prices can be increased.

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Fuel and Resin Costs — Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar purchases diesel fuel to operate its extensive DSD system and incurs fuel surcharge expense related to the products it delivers through third-party carriers. WhiteWave-Alpro primarily relies on third party carriers for product distribution and the transportation agreements typically adjust for movement in diesel prices. Although we may utilize forward purchase contracts and other instruments to mitigate the risks related to commodity price fluctuations, such strategies do not fully mitigate commodity price risk. Adverse movements in commodity prices over the terms of the contracts or instruments could decrease the economic benefits we derive from these strategies. We believe the price of fuel will remain elevated throughout 2011.

Another significant raw material we use is resin, which is a fossil fuel-based product used to make plastic bottles. Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar purchases approximately 28 million pounds of resin and bottles per month. Recently, we have experienced a sharp increase in the price of resin. The prices of diesel and resin are subject to fluctuations based on changes in crude oil and natural gas prices. We believe the prices of diesel and resin will continue to increase in 2011.

Competitive Environment

In the first nine months of 2011, the industry made progress toward retail pricing stabilization, although at historically low levels. However, wholesale pricing erosion continued during the third quarter of 2011. In addition, ongoing challenges to our sales volume performance across all categories have continued. A prolonged recession has resulted in significantly lower consumer spending, declining volumes in the fluid milk industry and increased competitive pricing pressures that are unlikely to improve materially. These conditions have continued to affect both consumption and pricing in our Fresh Dairy Direct product categories, which culminated in a change to our outlook for that business. Our fluid milk volume performance was higher than the industry overall in the third quarter of 2011 primarily due to the addition of new customers during the second and third quarter of 2011. However, the additional business is at reduced margins due to continued competitive pressures in the industry. We expect fluid milk volume to continue to decline in the near term.

To improve profitability and to stabilize margin erosion, we will continue to emphasize cost reduction over the next three to five years. Defined strategies for network optimization and organizational changes are in process to improve performance, and programs have been launched to reduce our total cost to serve and our selling and general and administrative costs. We remain focused on sustaining positive cash flow and net debt reduction. However, until prices stabilize and volume trends improve, a significant amount of our cost savings are being offset by the deleveraging of our fixed costs, which lessens the impact to our operating income.

Tax Rate

Income tax benefit was recorded at an effective rate of 19.7%, or 25.4% excluding the impact of the goodwill impairment charge, in the first nine months of 2011 compared to a 37.0% effective tax expense rate in the first nine months of 2010. Changes in the collective and relative profitability of our operating segments, as well as changes to federal, state, and foreign tax laws, may cause the rate to change from historical rates.

See “Part I — Item 1A — Risk Factors” in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and “Part II — Item 1A — Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for a description of various other risks and uncertainties concerning our business.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes in our quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk as provided in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Controls Evaluation and Related Certifications

We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, referred to herein as “Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. The controls evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Based upon our most recent controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, our Disclosure Controls were effective as of September 30, 2011.

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the quarter covered by this report, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II — Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are not party to, nor are our properties the subject of, any material pending legal proceedings, other than as set forth below:

Tennessee Dairy Farmer Actions and Related Mississippi Action

We were named, along with several other defendants, in two putative class action antitrust complaints filed on July 5, 2007. The complaints were filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Columbia Division, and allege generally that we and others in the milk industry worked together to limit the price Southeastern dairy farmers are paid for their raw milk and to deny these farmers access to fluid Grade A milk processing facilities. Four additional putative class action complaints were filed in 2007 and 2008 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Greeneville Division. The allegations in these complaints are similar to those in the dairy farmer actions. All six of the class actions (collectively, the “dairy farmer actions”) were consolidated and were transferred to the Eastern District of Tennessee, Greeneville Division. Class certification in the dairy farmer actions was granted in September 2010.

On July 12, 2011, we entered into a settlement agreement with the class plaintiffs in the dairy farmer actions. On July 14, 2011, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee granted preliminary approval of the class-wide settlement agreement and stayed the dairy farmer action with respect to the Company. Under the proposed settlement agreement, we agreed to pay a total of up to $140 million over a period of four to five years into a fund for distribution to dairy farmer class members in a number of Southeastern states. On July 21, 2011, we made an initial payment of $60 million into an escrow account, to be distributed following the Court’s final approval, and issued a standby letter of credit in the amount of $80 million to support the subsequent payments due under the agreement. The settlement agreement calls for us to make a payment of up to $20 million on each of the following four anniversaries of the settlement agreement’s final approval date.

On July 28, 2011, the Court issued an order partially decertifying the dairy farmer plaintiff class with which we had previously entered into the settlement agreement. The dairy farmer plaintiffs that were decertified from the class are, or were, members of the Dairy Farmers of America (“DFA”) co-operative. On August 1, 2011, the plaintiffs filed a motion asking the Court to re-consider its decertification order. The Court denied that motion on August 19, 2011. In order to pursue a final and certain resolution consistent with the terms of the settlement agreement, we filed a motion with the Court on August 5, 2011 to vacate preliminary approval of the settlement agreement, defer associated deadlines related to the settlement, and to clarify the role of class counsel in light of the Court’s decertification order. The motion was granted by the Court and a Memorandum Opinion was issued on August 31, 2011. In the Memorandum Opinion, the Court stated that it would take the motion for preliminary approval of the settlement under advisement pending appointment of separate counsel and class representatives for the decertified DFA subclass. In a separate order entered on October 5, 2011, the Court appointed separate counsel for the DFA subclass, and set December 16, 2011 as the deadline for newly designated counsel to submit any motion for certification of a DFA subclass for settlement purposes and any motion to preliminarily approve the July 12, 2011 settlement agreement. In light of the above, until we have further clarification and resolution regarding the impact of the partial decertification order, there can be no assurance that the settlement agreement will receive final approval in its current form, in another form that is acceptable to the parties, or at all.

In September 2011, the court ordered plaintiffs to return the escrow account funds to us and return the standby letter of credit for cancellation until such time as the settlement agreement receives preliminary approval. Accordingly, the escrow funds have been returned to us and the letter of credit has been cancelled.

In the second quarter of 2011, we recorded a $131.3 million charge and a corresponding liability for the present value of our obligations under the original settlement agreement, based on imputed interest computed at a rate of 4.77%, which approximates our like-term incremental fixed rate borrowing cost. We continue to accrete interest related to this recorded liability.

On April 26, 2011, we, along with our Chief Executive Officer, Gregg Engles, and other defendants, were named in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Hattiesburg Division. An amended complaint was filed in August 2011, which dropped the class action allegations. The allegations in the amended complaint are similar to those in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions. In addition, plaintiffs have alleged generally that defendants committed civil violations of the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”),

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as well as common law fraud and tortious interference with contract. Plaintiffs are seeking treble damages for the alleged antitrust and RICO violations, and compensatory and consequential damages for the common law fraud and tortious interference claims. With respect to the antitrust allegations in the complaint, the plaintiffs’ proposed geographic market in the Mississippi action is ambiguous as to whether it is identical to the geographic market alleged in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions. In any event, Plaintiffs in the Mississippi action would likely also be included in any class or classes certified in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions. Members of any Tennessee class or classes who fail to exclude themselves from that class, or who excluded themselves but are permitted to opt back into any class for purposes of any settlement with us, will be bound by any settlement in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions when it is approved, which should release and extinguish any claims asserted by them in the Mississippi action.

On August 11, 2011, a motion to dismiss all of the claims was filed on behalf of Mr. Engles, and motions to dismiss all but the antitrust claims were filed on behalf of the company and the other defendants. Briefing on those motions was completed on October 18, 2011. Those motions remain pending.

At this time, we are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters.

Tennessee Retailer and Indirect Purchaser Actions

A putative class action antitrust complaint (the “retailer action”) was filed on August 9, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Plaintiffs allege generally that we, either acting alone or in conjunction with others in the milk industry who are also defendants in the retailer action, lessened competition in the Southeastern United States for the sale of processed fluid Grade A milk to retail outlets and other customers, and that the defendants’ conduct also artificially inflated wholesale prices for direct milk purchasers. Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in the retailer action is still pending. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment in the retailer action was granted in part and denied in part in August 2010. Defendants filed a motion for reconsideration on September 10, 2010, and filed a supplemental motion for summary judgment as to the remaining claims on September 27, 2010. Those motions are currently pending before the Court, and the case has been stayed pending resolution of those motions. The Court has not set a trial date yet for the retailer action.

On June 29, 2009, another putative class action lawsuit was filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee, Greeneville Division, on behalf of indirect purchasers of processed fluid Grade A milk (the “indirect purchaser action”). The allegations in this complaint are similar to those in the retailer action, but primarily involve state law claims. Because the allegations in the indirect purchaser action substantially overlap with the allegations in the retailer action, the Court granted the parties’ joint motion to stay all proceedings in the indirect purchaser action pending the outcome of the summary judgment motions in the retailer action. At this time, we are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters.

Vermont Dairy Farmer Action

On October 8, 2009, we were named, among several defendants, in a putative class action antitrust complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. The original complaint was amended on January 21, 2010, and contained allegations similar in nature to that of the dairy farmer actions (discussed above), and alleges generally that we and others in the milk industry worked together to limit the price dairy farmers in the Northeastern United States are paid for their raw milk and to deny these farmers access to fluid Grade A milk processing facilities. A second similar complaint was filed by a different plaintiff on January 14, 2010. The Company reached an agreement with the plaintiffs to settle all claims against the Company in this action. On May 4, 2011, the court entered an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement agreement, certifying the settlement class, and staying further proceedings against the Company in the matter. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company paid $30 million into an escrow fund pending final approval of the settlement agreement. The court convened a final fairness hearing on July 18, 2011

for the purpose of evaluating the fairness, reasonableness and adequacy of the settlement, and granted final approval of the settlement on August 3, 2011. On August 15, 2011, the Court entered the Final Judgment approving the settlement and dismissing all claims against Dean. No appeals were filed, and the settlement agreement became effective on September 15, 2011. On October 7, 2011, Plaintiffs moved for an Order authorizing distribution of the settlement funds. That motion was granted on October 18, 2011.

Foremost Action

On January 22, 2010, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the States of Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan (“Plaintiff States”) filed a civil action in the Eastern District of Wisconsin (“DOJ lawsuit”) alleging that the Company violated Section 7 of the Clayton Act when it acquired the Consumer Products Division of Foremost Farms USA on April 1, 2009 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $35 million. On March 29, 2011, the Company reached agreements with the DOJ and the Plaintiff States to settle the DOJ lawsuit. Under the terms of the settlements, the Company was required to divest its fluid milk operations in Waukesha, Wisconsin, comply with certain margin limitations on the sale of school milk in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and provide prior notification of certain acquisitions of assets of, or interests in, fluid milk processing plants. On July 29, 2011, the court granted final approval of the settlement with the DOJ. Pursuant to the order, the Company was required to divest of the Waukesha facility. The divestiture was completed on September 8, 2011.

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Stockholder Derivative Action

In April 2009, a stockholder derivative complaint was filed purportedly on behalf of the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Greeneville division, naming the Company’s then current directors, as well as an officer of the Company, and a former director among the defendants. The complaint alleged that the officers and directors breached their fiduciary duties to the Company under Delaware law by approving the 2001 merger between the former Dean Foods Company and Suiza Foods Corporation, and allegedly participating in, or failing to prevent, a purported conspiracy to fix the price of Grade A milk. The complaint was transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in March 2010. On January 26, 2011, the court dismissed the complaint with prejudice. In March 2011, plaintiffs made a demand that the Company conduct an investigation of substantially similar allegations. In response to the demand, a special committee of the Board of Directors of the Company consisting of independent board members not named in the litigation was established to conduct its own independent review of the allegations made in the demand letter. The special committee conducted an independent review of these allegations and reported its findings to the Board. In August 2011, the Board considered the demand letter and determined, based on the special committee’s recommendation, not to pursue any legal action against the Directors.

Kohler Mix Action

On January 18, 2008, our subsidiary, Kohler Mix Specialties, LLC (“Kohler”), was named as a defendant in a civil complaint filed in the Superior Court, Judicial District of Hartford. The plaintiff in the case is the Commissioner of Environmental Protection of the State of Connecticut. The complaint alleges generally that Kohler improperly discharged wastewater into the waters of the State of Connecticut, and bypassed certain wastewater treatment equipment in violation of certain Connecticut environmental regulations and Kohler’s wastewater discharge permit. The plaintiff is seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties with respect to the claims. On August 24, 2011 the parties reached an agreement to settle the litigation. The parties are negotiating a Stipulated Judgment for submission to the Court.

Other than the matters set forth above, we are party from time to time to certain claims, litigations, audits and investigations. Potential liabilities associated with the other matters referred to in this paragraph are not expected to have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Other

We are in varying stages of discussion with numerous states to determine whether we have complied with state unclaimed property laws. Most, but not all, of these states have appointed an agent to conduct an examination of our books and records. In addition to seeking remittance of unclaimed property, some states may also seek interest and penalties. We have reached an agreement to settle the State of Delaware’s claims. The settlement amount is not material to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. At this time, it is not possible for us to predict the ultimate outcome of the remaining examinations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, other than as set forth below:

Pending Antitrust Lawsuits May have a Material Adverse Impact on Our Business.

We are the subject of several antitrust lawsuits, the outcome of which we are unable to predict. Increased scrutiny of the dairy industry has resulted, and may continue to result, in litigation against us. Such lawsuits are expensive to defend, divert management’s attention, and may result in significant judgments. In some cases, these awards would be trebled by statute and successful plaintiffs might be entitled to an award of attorney’s fees. Depending on its size, such a judgment could materially and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition and impair our ability to continue operations. We may not be able to pay such judgment or to post a bond for an appeal, given our financial condition and our available cash resources. In addition, depending on its size, failure to pay such a judgment or failure to post an appeal bond could cause us to breach certain provisions of our credit facilities. In either of these circumstances, we may seek a waiver of or amendment to the terms of our credit facilities, but there can be no assurance that such a waiver or amendment could be obtained. Failure to obtain such a waiver or amendment would materially and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition and could impair our ability to continue operations.

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Moreover, these actions expose us to negative publicity, which might adversely affect our brands, reputation and/or customer preference for our products. In addition, merger and acquisition activities are subject to these antitrust and competition laws, which have impacted, and may continue to impact, our ability to pursue strategic transactions.

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Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
99	Supplemental Financial Information for Dean Holding Company (filed herewith).
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document(1).
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document(1).
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document(1).
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document(1).
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document(1).
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document(1).

(1) Submitted electronically herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

DEAN FOODS COMPANY

/s/    SCOTT K. VOPNI        

Scott K. Vopni

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

November 9, 2011

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification

I, Gregg L. Engles, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Dean Foods Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/S/    GREGG L. ENGLES        

Chairman of the Board and

Chief Executive Officer

November 9, 2011

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification

I, Shaun P. Mara, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Dean Foods Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/S/    SHAUN P. MARA        

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

November 9, 2011

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Dean Foods Company (the “Company”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Gregg L. Engles, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/S/    GREGG L. ENGLES        

Gregg L. Engles

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

November 9, 2011

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Dean Foods Company (the “Company”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Shaun P. Mara, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/S/    SHAUN P. MARA         

Shaun P. Mara

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

November 9, 2011

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99

DEAN HOLDING COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	September 30, 2011
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,303
Receivables, net		335,335
Inventories, net		128,307
Deferred income taxes		26,135
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		6,568
Total current assets		506,648
Property, plant and equipment, net		520,044
Goodwill		122,682
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net		186,699
Total	$	1,336,073
Liabilities and Parent’s Net Investment
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	256,462
Current portion of debt		11
Total current liabilities		256,473
Long-term debt		273,929
Deferred income taxes		119,314
Other long-term liabilities		39,462
Parent’s net investment:
Parent’s net investment		650,417
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(3,522	)
Total parent’s net investment		646,895
Total	$	1,336,073

DEAN HOLDING COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED OPERATING INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Net sales	$	3,148,708
Cost of sales		2,477,692
Gross profit		671,016
Operating costs and expenses:
Selling and distribution		474,871
General and administrative		57,285
Amortization of intangibles		1,569
Facility closing and reorganization costs		674
Goodwill impairment		977,000
Total operating costs and expenses		1,511,399
Operating loss		(840,383	)
Other expense:
Interest expense		8,309
Other expense, net		61,552
Total other expense		69,861
Loss before income taxes		(910,244	)
Income tax benefit		(57,988	)
Net loss	$	(852,256	)

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Derivative Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements (Losses On Derivatives Designated As Cash Flow Hedges) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2010		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2010
Derivative Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]
Losses on interest rate swap contracts	$ 14,965	[1]	$ 21,232	[1]	$ 46,735	[1]	$ 74,417	[1]
(Gains)/losses on commodities contracts	161	[2]		[2]	(4,445)	[2]		[2]
Losses on foreign currency contracts	$ 21	[3]		[3]	$ 21	[3]		[3]

[1] Recorded in interest expense in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

[2] Recorded in selling and distribution or cost of sales, depending on commodity type, in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

[3] Recorded in cost of sales in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Preferred stock, issued	0	0
Common stock, shares issued	183,686,884	182,255,334
Common stock, shares outstanding	183,686,884	182,255,334
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 3,410,797	$ 3,054,130	$ 9,759,459	$ 8,969,926
Cost of sales	2,669,532	2,304,501	7,508,351	6,721,080
Gross profit	741,265	749,629	2,251,108	2,248,846
Operating costs and expenses:
Selling and distribution	498,682	491,154	1,476,578	1,421,586
General and administrative	148,191	154,895	466,498	465,283
Amortization of intangibles	2,584	2,810	7,959	8,480
Facility closing and reorganization costs	10,283	8,253	42,152	16,313
Litigation settlements			131,300
Goodwill impairment	1,926,000		1,926,000
Other operating (income) loss	27,827		(16,561)
Total operating costs and expenses	2,613,567	657,112	4,033,926	1,911,662
Operating income (loss)	(1,872,302)	92,517	(1,782,818)	337,184
Other (income) expense:
Interest expense	62,873	64,304	191,636	177,742
Other (income) expense, net	(414)	383	(1,169)	(102)
Total other expense	62,459	64,687	190,467	177,640
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(1,934,761)	27,830	(1,973,285)	159,544
Income tax expense (benefit)	(379,111)	10,653	(387,997)	59,095
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(1,555,650)	17,177	(1,585,288)	100,449
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	3,616	6,357	3,616	8,194
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(1,577)		(2,919)
Net income (loss)	(1,552,034)	21,957	(1,581,672)	105,724
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	11,537	2,339	15,925	6,511
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	$ (1,540,497)	$ 24,296	$ (1,565,747)	$ 112,235
Average common shares:
Basic	183,649,597	182,118,506	183,278,667	181,666,251
Diluted	183,649,597	182,322,597	183,278,667	182,839,073
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$ (8.41)	$ 0.11	$ (8.56)	$ 0.59
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$ 0.02	$ 0.02	$ 0.02	$ 0.03
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	$ (8.39)	$ 0.13	$ (8.54)	$ 0.62
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$ (8.41)	$ 0.11	$ (8.56)	$ 0.58
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$ 0.02	$ 0.02	$ 0.02	$ 0.03
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	$ (8.39)	$ 0.13	$ (8.54)	$ 0.61

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Segment, Geographic And Customers Information (Geographic Information, Net Sales) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Segment, Geographic And Customers Information [Abstract]
Net sales to external customers, domestic	$ 3,318,742	$ 2,969,903	$ 9,473,524	$ 8,708,852
Net sales to external customers, foreign	$ 92,055	$ 84,227	$ 285,935	$ 261,074

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Derivative Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements (Summary Of Deferred Compensation Assets Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Money Market [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Deferred compensation assets, Fair Value	$ 87	$ 3,502
Money Market [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Deferred compensation assets, Fair Value
Money Market [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Deferred compensation assets, Fair Value	87	3,502
Money Market [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Deferred compensation assets, Fair Value
Mutual Funds [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Deferred compensation assets, Fair Value	3	1,013
Mutual Funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Deferred compensation assets, Fair Value
Mutual Funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Deferred compensation assets, Fair Value	3	1,013
Mutual Funds [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Deferred compensation assets, Fair Value

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Divestitures And Discontinued Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Divestitures And Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

Summary Of Assets And Liabilities Held For Sale

	December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Current assets	$	8,329
Property, plant and equipment, net		26,346
Goodwill, identifiable intangible and other assets		82,439
Assets held for sale	$	117,114
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	3,839

Discontinued Operations

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2010			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
	(In thousands)
Operations:
Net sales	$	3,962		$	26,319
Loss before income taxes		(1,788	)		(3,566	)
Income tax benefit		211			768
Net loss	$	(1,577	)	$	(2,798	)

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Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 28, 2011
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	df
Entity Registrant Name	DEAN FOODS CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000931336
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		183,699,141

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Derivative Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements (Summary Of Various Interest Rate Agreements) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | 0.3150% To 0.3165% [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rates, Low	0.315%
Fixed Interest Rates, High	0.3165%
Expiration Date	Dec. 30, 2011	[1]
Notional Amounts	$ 1,000	[1]
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | 4.91% [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rates	4.91%
Expiration Date	Mar. 30, 2012	[2]
Notional Amounts	1,250	[2]
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | 0.415% To 0.418% [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rates, Low	0.415%
Fixed Interest Rates, High	0.418%
Expiration Date, minimum	March 30, 2012
Expiration Date, maximum	December 30, 2012
Notional Amounts	900	[3]
0.415% To 0.418% [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Decrease in notional amount	400
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | 1.60% To 1.84% [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rates, Low	1.60%
Fixed Interest Rates, High	1.84%
Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2013	[2]
Notional Amounts	800	[2]
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | 2.75% To 2.84% [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Expiration Date	Mar. 31, 2016	[2]
Notional Amounts	200	[2]
2.75% To 2.84% [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rates, Low	2.75%
Fixed Interest Rates, High	2.84%
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | 2.70% To 3.17% [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rates, Low	2.70%
Fixed Interest Rates, High	3.17%
Expiration Date	Mar. 31, 2017	[2]
Notional Amounts	$ 650	[2]

[1] In August 2011, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an effective date of August 31, 2011.

[2] In August 2010 and April 2011, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an effective date of March 30, 2012.

[3] In September 2011, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an effective date of December 30, 2011. The notional amounts of the swap agreements decrease by $400 million on March 30, 2012 and the remaining notional amounts expire on December 30, 2012.

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Sep. 30, 2010

Sep. 30, 2011

Sep. 30, 2010

Dec. 31, 2010

Debt [Abstract]

Schedule Of Debt Instruments

September 30, 2011						December 31, 2010
	Amount Outstanding			Interest Rate			Amount Outstanding			Interest Rate
	(In thousands)
Dean Foods Company debt obligations:
Senior secured credit facility	$	2,437,194			2.90	%*	$	3,033,529			2.96	%*
Senior notes due 2016		498,910			7.00			498,765			7.00
Senior notes due 2018		400,000			9.75			400,000			9.75
		3,336,104						3,932,294
Subsidiary debt obligations:
Senior notes due 2017		128,700			6.90			127,504			6.90
Receivables-backed facility		385,000			1.26	**		—
Capital lease obligations and other		998						7,727
Alpro revolving credit facility		—						—
		514,698						135,231
		3,850,802						4,067,525
Less current portion		(150,240	)					(174,250	)
Total long-term portion	$	3,700,562					$	3,893,275

* Represents a weighted average rate, including applicable interest rate margins, for the senior secured revolving credit facility, term loan A and term loan B.  

** Represents a weighted-average rate, including applicable interest rate margins, for indebtedness outstanding under the receivables securitization facility.

Scheduled Maturities Of Long-Term Debt

	Total			Term Loan A		Term Loan B			Other*
2011	$	13,552		$	8,916	$	4,418		$	218
2012		194,725			169,396		17,675			7,654
2013		616,729			213,975		17,675			385,079
2014		992,061			276,384		676,230			39,447
2015		10,535			—		10,535			—
Thereafter		2,037,590			—		995,590	**		1,042,000
Subtotal		3,865,192			668,671		1,722,123			1,474,398
Less discounts		(14,390	)		—		—			(14,390	)
Total outstanding debt	$	3,850,802		$	668,671	$	1,722,123		$	1,460,008

* Includes our revolving credit facility, receivables-backed facility, Dean Foods Company senior notes, subsidiary senior notes, capital lease obligations and other debt.

** The scheduled maturity of a portion of term loan B is April 2, 2017, subject to the condition that we meet certain leverage, debt, cash or credit rating tests as of December 31, 2015. However, if at least one of these tests is not met, the maturity date for this portion of term loan B will be April 2, 2016.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,811		$	—	$	97,920	$	—		$	107,731
Receivables, net		17			24,836		975,538		—			1,000,391
Income tax receivable		20,104			—		7		—			20,111
Inventories, net		—			452,170		28,987		—			481,157
Intercompany receivables		—			4,507,529		—		(4,507,529	)		—
Other current assets		86,824			91,379		12,712		—			190,915
Total current assets		116,756			5,075,914		1,115,164		(4,507,529	)		1,800,305
Property, plant and equipment, net		694			1,873,866		194,375		—			2,068,935
Goodwill		—			1,083,522		169,893		—			1,253,415
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net		72,546			592,880		123,120		—			788,546
Investment in subsidiaries		7,641,963			—		—		(7,641,963	)		—
Total	$	7,831,959		$	8,626,182	$	1,602,552	$	(12,149,492	)	$	5,911,201
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	143,325		$	1,047,592	$	71,480	$	—		$	1,262,397
Intercompany payables		3,944,324			—		563,205		(4,507,529	)		—
Current portion of debt		149,446			260		534		—			150,240
Current portion of litigation settlements		59,998			—		—		—			59,998
Total current liabilities		4,297,093			1,047,852		635,219		(4,507,529	)		1,472,635
Long-term debt		3,186,657			128,905		385,000		—			3,700,562
Other long-term liabilities		339,121			306,232		78,641		—			723,994
Long-term litigation settlements		72,150			—		—		—			72,150
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Dean Foods Company stockholders' equity (deficit)		(63,062	)		7,143,193		498,770		(7,641,963	)		(63,062	)
Non-controlling interest		—			—		4,922		—			4,922
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)		(63,062	)		7,143,193		503,692		(7,641,963	)		(58,140	)
Total	$	7,831,959		$	8,626,182	$	1,602,552	$	(12,149,492	)	$	5,911,201

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2010
	Parent		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	307	$	9,750	$	81,950	$	—		$	92,007
Receivables, net		353		33,941		856,725		—			891,019
Income tax receivable		71,173		—		164		—			71,337
Inventories, net		—		394,862		30,714		—			425,576
Intercompany receivables		193,051		4,211,670		13,924		(4,418,645	)		—
Other current assets		105,345		96,967		16,851		—			219,163
Assets held for sale		—		117,114		—		—			117,114
Total current assets		370,229		4,864,304		1,000,328		(4,418,645	)		1,816,216
Property, plant and equipment, net		222		1,900,192		212,977		—			2,113,391
Goodwill		—		3,013,516		165,676		—			3,179,192
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net		88,135		616,435		143,298		—			847,868
Investment in subsidiaries		9,335,787		—		—		(9,335,787	)		—
Total	$	9,794,373	$	10,394,447	$	1,522,279	$	(13,754,432	)	$	7,956,667
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	138,869	$	1,014,819	$	79,188	$	—		$	1,232,876
Intercompany payables		3,568,750		21,586		828,309		(4,418,645	)		—
Current portion of debt		167,540		6,454		256		—			174,250
Litigation settlements		30,000		—		—		—			30,000
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale		—		3,839		—		—			3,839
Total current liabilities		3,905,159		1,046,698		907,753		(4,418,645	)		1,440,965
Long-term debt		3,764,754		127,892		629		—			3,893,275
Other long-term liabilities		624,935		379,017		104,407		—			1,108,359
Stockholders' equity:
Dean Foods Company stockholders' equity		1,499,525		8,840,840		494,947		(9,335,787	)		1,499,525
Non-controlling interest		—		—		14,543		—			14,543
Total stockholders' equity		1,499,525		8,840,840		509,490		(9,335,787	)		1,514,068
Total	$	9,794,373	$	10,394,447	$	1,522,279	$	(13,754,432	)	$	7,956,667

Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements Of Operations

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	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	3,316,497		$	94,300		$	—		$	3,410,797
Cost of sales		—			2,611,630			57,902			—			2,669,532
Gross profit		—			704,867			36,398			—			741,265
Selling and distribution		—			477,942			20,740			—			498,682
General and administrative		2,842			135,095			10,254			—			148,191
Amortization of intangibles		—			2,233			351			—			2,584
Facility closing and reorganization costs		—			10,283			—			—			10,283
Goodwill impairment		—			1,926,000			—			—			1,926,000
Other operating loss		—			7,481			20,346			—			27,827
Interest (income) expense		60,528			2,630			(285	)		—			62,873
Other (income) expense, net		(2,902	)		1,667			821			—			(414	)
Loss from subsidiaries		1,874,293			—			—			(1,874,293	)		—
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(1,934,761	)		(1,858,464	)		(15,829	)		1,874,293			(1,934,761	)
Income tax benefit		(379,111	)		(733,174	)		(6,780	)		739,954			(379,111	)
Loss from continuing operations		(1,555,650	)		(1,125,290	)		(9,049	)		1,134,339			(1,555,650	)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		3,616			—			3,616			(3,616	)		3,616
Net loss		(1,552,034	)		(1,125,290	)		(5,433	)		1,130,723			(1,552,034	)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		11,537			—			11,537			(11,537	)		11,537
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(1,540,497	)	$	(1,125,290	)	$	6,104		$	1,119,186		$	(1,540,497	)

		$00000000			$00000000		$00000000			$00000000			$00000000
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	2,966,595	$	87,535		$	—		$	3,054,130
Cost of sales		—			2,254,171		50,330			—			2,304,501
Gross profit		—			712,424		37,205			—			749,629
Selling and distribution		—			466,306		24,848			—			491,154
General and administrative		3,023			140,499		11,373			—			154,895
Amortization of intangibles		—			2,485		325			—			2,810
Facility closing and reorganization costs		—			8,253		—			—			8,253
Interest expense		61,692			2,351		261			—			64,304
Other (income) expense, net		(2,949	)		3,670		(338	)		—			383
Income from subsidiaries		(89,596	)		—		—			89,596			—
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		27,830			88,860		736			(89,596	)		27,830
Income tax expense		10,653			34,015		74			(34,089	)		10,653
Income from continuing operations		17,177			54,845		662			(55,507	)		17,177
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		6,357			—		6,357			(6,357	)		6,357
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(1,577	)		—		(1,577	)		1,577			(1,577	)
Net income		21,957			54,845		5,442			(60,287	)		21,957
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		2,339			—		2,339			(2,339	)		2,339
Net income attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	24,296		$	54,845	$	7,781		$	(62,626	)	$	24,296

		$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	9,465,780		$	293,679		$	—		$	9,759,459
Cost of sales		—			7,331,771			176,580			—			7,508,351
Gross profit		—			2,134,009			117,099			—			2,251,108
Selling and distribution		—			1,406,008			70,570			—			1,476,578
General and administrative		8,149			423,482			34,867			—			466,498
Amortization of intangibles		—			6,910			1,049			—			7,959
Facility closing and reorganization costs		—			42,152			—			—			42,152
Litigation settlements		131,300			—			—			—			131,300
Goodwill impairment		—			1,926,000			—			—			1,926,000
Other operating (income) loss		(800	)		(36,107	)		20,346			—			(16,561	)
Interest expense		183,095			8,452			89			—			191,636
Other (income) expense, net		(7,400	)		6,833			(602	)		—			(1,169	)
Loss from subsidiaries		1,658,941			—			—			(1,658,941	)		—
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(1,973,285	)		(1,649,721	)		(9,220	)		1,658,941			(1,973,285	)
Income tax benefit		(387,997	)		(647,589	)		(7,393	)		654,982			(387,997	)
Loss from continuing operations		(1,585,288	)		(1,002,132	)		(1,827	)		1,003,959			(1,585,288	)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		3,616			—			3,616			(3,616	)		3,616
Net income (loss)		(1,581,672	)		(1,002,132	)		1,789			1,000,343			(1,581,672	)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		15,925			—			15,925			(15,925	)		15,925
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(1,565,747	)	$	(1,002,132	)	$	17,714		$	984,418		$	(1,565,747	)

		$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	8,699,240		$	270,686		$	—		$	8,969,926
Cost of sales		—			6,563,034			158,046			—			6,721,080
Gross profit		—			2,136,206			112,640			—			2,248,846
Selling and distribution		—			1,349,005			72,581			—			1,421,586
General and administrative		5,242			424,770			35,271			—			465,283
Amortization of intangibles		—			7,495			985			—			8,480
Facility closing and reorganization costs		—			16,313			—			—			16,313
Interest expense		169,669			7,203			870			—			177,742
Other (income) expense, net		(5,208	)		6,104			(998	)		—			(102	)
Income from subsidiaries		(329,247	)		—			—			329,247			—
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		159,544			325,316			3,931			(329,247	)		159,544
Income tax expense		59,095			120,497			396			(120,893	)		59,095
Income from continuing operations		100,449			204,819			3,535			(208,354	)		100,449
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		8,194			—			8,194			(8,194	)		8,194
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(2,919	)		(121	)		(2,798	)		2,919			(2,919	)
Net income		105,724			204,698			8,931			(213,629	)		105,724
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		6,511			—			6,511			(6,511	)		6,511
Net income attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	112,235		$	204,698		$	15,442		$	(220,140	)	$	112,235

Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements Of Cash Flows

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities – continuing operations	$	130,572		$	214,802		$	(99,725	)	$	245,649
Net cash provided by operating activities – discontinued operations		—			—			774			774
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		130,572			214,802			(98,951	)		246,423
Payments for property, plant and equipment		—			(204,896	)		(10,516	)		(215,412	)
Proceeds from divestitures		—			185,270			—			185,270
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets		—			5,236			41			5,277
Net cash used in investing activities – continuing operations		—			(14,390	)		(10,475	)		(24,865	)
Net cash provided by investing activities – discontinued operations		—			—			3,616			3,616
Net cash used in investing activities		—			(14,390	)		(6,859	)		(21,249	)
Repayment of debt		(189,736	)		(6,375	)		(357	)		(196,468	)
Proceeds from senior secured revolver		2,449,740			—			—			2,449,740
Payments for senior secured revolver		(2,856,340	)		—			—			(2,856,340	)
Proceeds from receivables-backed facility		—			—			3,802,000			3,802,000
Payments for receivables-backed facility		—			—			(3,417,000	)		(3,417,000	)
Payment of deferred financing costs		(600	)								(600	)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest		—			—			6,304			6,304
Issuance of common stock, net of share repurchases for withholding taxes		3,764			—			—			3,764
Net change in intercompany balances		472,104			(203,787	)		(268,317	)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(121,068	)		(210,162	)		122,630			(208,600	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			—			(850	)		(850	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		9,504			(9,750	)		15,970			15,724
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		307			9,750			81,950			92,007
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	9,811		$	—		$	97,920		$	107,731

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations	$	131,138		$	263,165		$	(15,010	)	$	379,293
Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations		—			—			8,890			8,890
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		131,138			263,165			(6,120	)		388,183
Payments for property, plant and equipment		(401	)		(173,633	)		(6,523	)		(180,557	)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets		—			3,770			37			3,807
Net cash used in investing activities — continuing operations		(401	)		(169,863	)		(6,486	)		(176,750	)
Net cash provided by investing activities — discontinued operations		—			—			24,795			24,795
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(401	)		(169,863	)		18,309			(151,955	)
Repayment of debt		(94,475	)		(10,113	)		(133	)		(104,721	)
Proceeds from senior secured revolver		2,875,580			—			—			2,875,580
Payments for senior secured revolver		(2,927,780	)		—			—			(2,927,780	)
Proceeds from receivables-backed facility		—			—			1,440,000			1,440,000
Payments for receivables-backed facility		—			—			(1,440,000	)		(1,440,000	)
Payment of deferred financing costs		(34,233	)		—			—			(34,233	)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest		—			—			6,916			6,916
Tax savings on share-based compensation		275			—			—			275
Issuance of common stock, net of share repurchases for withholding taxes		3,298			—			—			3,298
Net change in intercompany balances		55,042			(75,894	)		20,852			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(122,293	)		(86,007	)		27,635			(180,665	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			—			1,347			1,347
Increase in cash and cash equivalents		8,444			7,295			41,171			56,910
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		9,665			—			35,525			45,190
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	18,109		$	7,295		$	76,696		$	102,100

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Debt

9 Months Ended

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Debt [Abstract]

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5. Debt

September 30, 2011						December 31, 2010
	Amount Outstanding			Interest Rate			Amount Outstanding			Interest Rate
	(In thousands)
Dean Foods Company debt obligations:
Senior secured credit facility	$	2,437,194			2.90	%*	$	3,033,529			2.96	%*
Senior notes due 2016		498,910			7.00			498,765			7.00
Senior notes due 2018		400,000			9.75			400,000			9.75
		3,336,104						3,932,294
Subsidiary debt obligations:
Senior notes due 2017		128,700			6.90			127,504			6.90
Receivables-backed facility		385,000			1.26	**		—
Capital lease obligations and other		998						7,727
Alpro revolving credit facility		—						—
		514,698						135,231
		3,850,802						4,067,525
Less current portion		(150,240	)					(174,250	)
Total long-term portion	$	3,700,562					$	3,893,275

* Represents a weighted average rate, including applicable interest rate margins, for the senior secured revolving credit facility, term loan A and term loan B.  

** Represents a weighted-average rate, including applicable interest rate margins, for indebtedness outstanding under the receivables securitization facility.

The scheduled maturities of long-term debt at September 30, 2011, were as follows (in thousands):

	Total			Term Loan A		Term Loan B			Other*
2011	$	13,552		$	8,916	$	4,418		$	218
2012		194,725			169,396		17,675			7,654
2013		616,729			213,975		17,675			385,079
2014		992,061			276,384		676,230			39,447
2015		10,535			—		10,535			—
Thereafter		2,037,590			—		995,590	**		1,042,000
Subtotal		3,865,192			668,671		1,722,123			1,474,398
Less discounts		(14,390	)		—		—			(14,390	)
Total outstanding debt	$	3,850,802		$	668,671	$	1,722,123		$	1,460,008

* Includes our revolving credit facility, receivables-backed facility, Dean Foods Company senior notes, subsidiary senior notes, capital lease obligations and other debt.

** The scheduled maturity of a portion of term loan B is April 2, 2017, subject to the condition that we meet certain leverage, debt, cash or credit rating tests as of December 31, 2015. However, if at least one of these tests is not met, the maturity date for this portion of term loan B will be April 2, 2016.

Senior Secured Credit Facility — Our senior secured credit facility consists of an original combination of a $1.5 billion five-year revolving credit facility, a $1.5 billion five-year term loan A, and a $1.8 billion seven-year term loan B. In June 2010, we amended and restated the agreement governing the senior secured credit facility, and entered into a further amendment in December 2010, which included extension of the maturity dates for certain principal amounts, amendment of the maximum permitted leverage ratio and minimum interest coverage ratio and the addition of a senior secured leverage ratio (each as defined in our credit agreement), and the amendment of certain other terms. At September 30, 2011, there were outstanding borrowings of $669 million under the term loan A, $1.72 billion under the term loan B and $46 million under the revolving credit facility. Our average daily balance under the revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $121.7 million. Letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $169.9 million were issued under the revolving credit facility but undrawn.

On July 12, 2011, we announced that we entered into a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions. As part of the proposed settlement agreement, we issued a standby letter of credit in the amount of $80 million, representing the subsequent payments due under the terms of the settlement agreement. In connection with the court's order partially decertifying the settlement class and the judge's subsequent order vacating preliminary approval of the settlement agreement, the letter of credit was cancelled in September 2011. See Note 11 for further information regarding the settlement.

As of October 28, 2011, $113.4 million was outstanding under our senior secured revolving credit facility, excluding letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $2.9 million that were issued but undrawn.

The amended and restated senior secured revolving credit facility is available for the issuance of up to $350 million of letters of credit and up to $150 million of swingline loans. No principal payments are due on the revolving credit facility until April 2, 2012, at which time any principal borrowings on a pro rata basis related to $225 million of revolving credit facility commitments would become payable. No principal payments are due on the remaining $1.275 billion portion of revolving credit facility commitments until April 2, 2014. The credit agreement requires mandatory principal prepayments upon the occurrence of certain asset sales (provided that such sales, in total, exceed $250 million in any fiscal year), recovery events or as a result of exceeding certain leverage limits.

As discussed in Note 2, on February 1, 2011, we completed the sale of our Mountain High yogurt operations. We used the cash proceeds of approximately $85 million to prepay a portion of the outstanding 2012 tranche A term loan borrowings. Additionally, on April 1, 2011, we completed the sale of our private label yogurt operations and used the cash proceeds of approximately $93 million for additional debt repayments, including the full repayment of the remaining outstanding 2012 tranche A term loan borrowings.

Our credit agreement permits us to complete acquisitions that meet all of the following conditions without obtaining prior approval from our lenders: (1) the acquired company is involved in the manufacture, processing and distribution of food or packaging products or any other line of business in which we were engaged as of April 2007, (2) the net cash purchase price for any single acquisition is not greater than $500 million and not greater than $100 million if our leverage ratio is greater than 4.50 times on a pro-forma basis, (3) we acquire at least 51% of the acquired entity, (4) the transaction is approved by the board of directors or shareholders, as appropriate, of the target and (5) after giving effect to such acquisition on a pro-forma basis, we would have been in compliance with all financial covenants. All other acquisitions must be approved in advance by the required lenders.

The senior secured credit facility contains limitations on liens, investments and the incurrence of additional indebtedness, prohibits certain dispositions of property and restricts certain payments, including dividends. There are no restrictions on these certain payments, including dividends, when our leverage ratio is below 4.50 times on a pro-forma basis. The senior secured credit facility is secured by liens on substantially all of our domestic assets including the assets of our subsidiaries, but excluding the capital stock of subsidiaries of the former Dean Foods Company ("Legacy Dean"), the real property owned by Legacy Dean and its subsidiaries, and accounts receivable associated with the receivables-backed facility.

The credit agreement contains standard default triggers, including without limitation: failure to maintain compliance with the financial and other covenants contained in the credit agreement, default on certain of our other debt, a change in control and certain other material adverse changes in our business. The credit agreement does not contain any requirements to maintain specific credit rating levels, except as described above with respect to determining the maturity date for the 2017 tranche of term loan B.

Receivables-Backed Facility — We have a $600 million receivables securitization facility pursuant to which certain of our subsidiaries sell their accounts receivable to four wholly-owned entities intended to be bankruptcy-remote. The entities then transfer the receivables to third-party asset-backed commercial paper conduits sponsored by major financial institutions. The assets and liabilities of these four entities are fully reflected in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the securitization is treated as a borrowing for accounting purposes.

On September 28, 2011, we amended the agreement governing the receivables-backed facility. The terms of the agreement were modified to extend the liquidity termination date to September 25, 2013, to include the ability to issue letters of credit of up to $300 million under the facility, and to amend certain other terms. As a result of the amendment, we incurred fees of approximately $0.6 million.

The total value of receivables sold to these entities as of September 30, 2011 was $930.6 million. During the first nine months of 2011, we borrowed $3.8 billion and subsequently repaid $3.4 billion under this facility with a remaining drawn balance of $385.0 million at September 30, 2011. Our average daily balance under the receivables-backed facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $321.5 million. The facility bears interest at a variable rate based upon commercial paper and LIBOR rates plus an applicable margin. Our ability to re-borrow under this facility is subject to a monthly borrowing base formula. This facility had $215.0 million of availability as of September 30, 2011, based on this formula. As of October 28, 2011, $390.0 million was outstanding under our receivables-backed facility, excluding letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $169.0 million that were issued but undrawn.

We are currently in compliance with all covenants under our credit agreements, and based on our internal projections we expect to maintain such compliance for the foreseeable future.

Dean Foods Company Senior Notes due 2018 — On December 16, 2010, we issued $400 million aggregate principal amount of 9.75% senior unsecured notes. The senior notes were sold in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers and in offshore transactions and were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. On August 3, 2011, we exchanged $400 million of the senior notes for new notes evidencing the same indebtedness and with substantially similar terms as the corresponding series of old notes, except that the new notes are registered under the Securities Act and do not have restrictions on transfer, rights to special interest or registration rights. These notes are our senior unsecured obligations and mature on December 15, 2018 with interest payable on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The indenture under which we issued the senior notes due 2018 does not contain financial covenants but does contain covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur certain indebtedness, enter into sale-leaseback transactions and engage in mergers, consolidations and sales of all or substantially all of our assets. The carrying value of these notes at September 30, 2011 was $400.0 million.

Dean Foods Company Senior Notes due 2016 — On May 17, 2006, we issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 7.0% senior unsecured notes. The senior unsecured notes mature on June 1, 2016, and interest is payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The indenture under which we issued the senior notes due 2016 does not contain financial covenants but does contain covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur certain indebtedness, enter into sale-leaseback transactions and engage in mergers, consolidations and sales of all or substantially all of our assets. The carrying value of these notes at September 30, 2011 was $498.9 million.

Subsidiary Senior Notes due 2017 — Legacy Dean had certain senior notes outstanding at the time of its acquisition, of which one series ($142 million aggregate principal amount) remains outstanding with a maturity date of October 15, 2017. The carrying value of these notes at September 30, 2011 was $128.7 million at 6.90% interest.

The indenture governing the Legacy Dean senior notes does not contain financial covenants but does contain certain restrictions, including a prohibition against Legacy Dean and its subsidiaries granting liens on certain of their real property interests and a prohibition against Legacy Dean granting liens on the stock of its subsidiaries. The Legacy Dean senior notes are not guaranteed by Dean Foods Company or Legacy Dean's wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Capital Lease Obligations and Other — Capital lease obligations and other subsidiary debt includes various promissory notes related to the purchase of property, plant and equipment and capital lease obligations. As of December 31, 2010, other subsidiary debt also included promissory notes for financing current year property and casualty insurance premiums. The various promissory notes payable provide for interest at varying rates and are payable in periodic installments of principal and interest until maturity, when the remaining principal balances are due. Capital lease obligations represent machinery and equipment financing obligations, which are payable in monthly installments of principal and interest and are collateralized by the related assets financed. See Note 11.

Alpro Revolving Credit Facility — On July 8, 2011, Alpro N.V. renewed its multicurrency revolving credit facility for borrowings in an amount not to exceed €1 million (or its currency equivalent). The facility is unsecured and is guaranteed by Dean Foods Company and various Alpro N.V. subsidiaries. Proceeds under the facility may be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes of Alpro N.V. The subsidiary revolving credit facility is available for the issuance of up to €1 million of letters of credit. No principal payments are due under the subsidiary revolving credit facility until maturity on July 2, 2012. At September 30, 2011, there were no outstanding borrowings under this facility.

Interest Rate Agreements — See Note 6 for information related to interest rate swap arrangements associated with our debt.

Guarantor Information — The 2016 and 2018 senior notes described above are our unsecured obligations and are fully and unconditionally, joint and severally guaranteed by substantially all of our wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries other than our receivables securitization subsidiaries.

The following condensed consolidating financial statements present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Dean Foods Company ("Parent"), the wholly-owned subsidiary guarantors of the Dean Foods Company senior notes due 2016 and 2018, and separately the combined results of the wholly-owned subsidiaries that are not a party to the guarantees. The wholly-owned non-guarantor subsidiaries reflect certain foreign and other operations, including our Hero/WhiteWave joint venture, in addition to our receivables securitization subsidiaries. We do not allocate interest expense from the receivables-backed facility to the receivables securitization subsidiaries. Therefore, the interest costs related to this facility are reflected within the guarantor financial information presented.

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,811		$	—	$	97,920	$	—		$	107,731
Receivables, net		17			24,836		975,538		—			1,000,391
Income tax receivable		20,104			—		7		—			20,111
Inventories, net		—			452,170		28,987		—			481,157
Intercompany receivables		—			4,507,529		—		(4,507,529	)		—
Other current assets		86,824			91,379		12,712		—			190,915
Total current assets		116,756			5,075,914		1,115,164		(4,507,529	)		1,800,305
Property, plant and equipment, net		694			1,873,866		194,375		—			2,068,935
Goodwill		—			1,083,522		169,893		—			1,253,415
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net		72,546			592,880		123,120		—			788,546
Investment in subsidiaries		7,641,963			—		—		(7,641,963	)		—
Total	$	7,831,959		$	8,626,182	$	1,602,552	$	(12,149,492	)	$	5,911,201
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	143,325		$	1,047,592	$	71,480	$	—		$	1,262,397
Intercompany payables		3,944,324			—		563,205		(4,507,529	)		—
Current portion of debt		149,446			260		534		—			150,240
Current portion of litigation settlements		59,998			—		—		—			59,998
Total current liabilities		4,297,093			1,047,852		635,219		(4,507,529	)		1,472,635
Long-term debt		3,186,657			128,905		385,000		—			3,700,562
Other long-term liabilities		339,121			306,232		78,641		—			723,994
Long-term litigation settlements		72,150			—		—		—			72,150
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Dean Foods Company stockholders' equity (deficit)		(63,062	)		7,143,193		498,770		(7,641,963	)		(63,062	)
Non-controlling interest		—			—		4,922		—			4,922
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)		(63,062	)		7,143,193		503,692		(7,641,963	)		(58,140	)
Total	$	7,831,959		$	8,626,182	$	1,602,552	$	(12,149,492	)	$	5,911,201

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2010
	Parent		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	307	$	9,750	$	81,950	$	—		$	92,007
Receivables, net		353		33,941		856,725		—			891,019
Income tax receivable		71,173		—		164		—			71,337
Inventories, net		—		394,862		30,714		—			425,576
Intercompany receivables		193,051		4,211,670		13,924		(4,418,645	)		—
Other current assets		105,345		96,967		16,851		—			219,163
Assets held for sale		—		117,114		—		—			117,114
Total current assets		370,229		4,864,304		1,000,328		(4,418,645	)		1,816,216
Property, plant and equipment, net		222		1,900,192		212,977		—			2,113,391
Goodwill		—		3,013,516		165,676		—			3,179,192
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net		88,135		616,435		143,298		—			847,868
Investment in subsidiaries		9,335,787		—		—		(9,335,787	)		—
Total	$	9,794,373	$	10,394,447	$	1,522,279	$	(13,754,432	)	$	7,956,667
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	138,869	$	1,014,819	$	79,188	$	—		$	1,232,876
Intercompany payables		3,568,750		21,586		828,309		(4,418,645	)		—
Current portion of debt		167,540		6,454		256		—			174,250
Litigation settlements		30,000		—		—		—			30,000
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale		—		3,839		—		—			3,839
Total current liabilities		3,905,159		1,046,698		907,753		(4,418,645	)		1,440,965
Long-term debt		3,764,754		127,892		629		—			3,893,275
Other long-term liabilities		624,935		379,017		104,407		—			1,108,359
Stockholders' equity:
Dean Foods Company stockholders' equity		1,499,525		8,840,840		494,947		(9,335,787	)		1,499,525
Non-controlling interest		—		—		14,543		—			14,543
Total stockholders' equity		1,499,525		8,840,840		509,490		(9,335,787	)		1,514,068
Total	$	9,794,373	$	10,394,447	$	1,522,279	$	(13,754,432	)	$	7,956,667

		$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	3,316,497		$	94,300		$	—		$	3,410,797
Cost of sales		—			2,611,630			57,902			—			2,669,532
Gross profit		—			704,867			36,398			—			741,265
Selling and distribution		—			477,942			20,740			—			498,682
General and administrative		2,842			135,095			10,254			—			148,191
Amortization of intangibles		—			2,233			351			—			2,584
Facility closing and reorganization costs		—			10,283			—			—			10,283
Goodwill impairment		—			1,926,000			—			—			1,926,000
Other operating loss		—			7,481			20,346			—			27,827
Interest (income) expense		60,528			2,630			(285	)		—			62,873
Other (income) expense, net		(2,902	)		1,667			821			—			(414	)
Loss from subsidiaries		1,874,293			—			—			(1,874,293	)		—
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(1,934,761	)		(1,858,464	)		(15,829	)		1,874,293			(1,934,761	)
Income tax benefit		(379,111	)		(733,174	)		(6,780	)		739,954			(379,111	)
Loss from continuing operations		(1,555,650	)		(1,125,290	)		(9,049	)		1,134,339			(1,555,650	)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		3,616			—			3,616			(3,616	)		3,616
Net loss		(1,552,034	)		(1,125,290	)		(5,433	)		1,130,723			(1,552,034	)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		11,537			—			11,537			(11,537	)		11,537
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(1,540,497	)	$	(1,125,290	)	$	6,104		$	1,119,186		$	(1,540,497	)

		$00000000			$00000000		$00000000			$00000000			$00000000
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	2,966,595	$	87,535		$	—		$	3,054,130
Cost of sales		—			2,254,171		50,330			—			2,304,501
Gross profit		—			712,424		37,205			—			749,629
Selling and distribution		—			466,306		24,848			—			491,154
General and administrative		3,023			140,499		11,373			—			154,895
Amortization of intangibles		—			2,485		325			—			2,810
Facility closing and reorganization costs		—			8,253		—			—			8,253
Interest expense		61,692			2,351		261			—			64,304
Other (income) expense, net		(2,949	)		3,670		(338	)		—			383
Income from subsidiaries		(89,596	)		—		—			89,596			—
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		27,830			88,860		736			(89,596	)		27,830
Income tax expense		10,653			34,015		74			(34,089	)		10,653
Income from continuing operations		17,177			54,845		662			(55,507	)		17,177
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		6,357			—		6,357			(6,357	)		6,357
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(1,577	)		—		(1,577	)		1,577			(1,577	)
Net income		21,957			54,845		5,442			(60,287	)		21,957
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		2,339			—		2,339			(2,339	)		2,339
Net income attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	24,296		$	54,845	$	7,781		$	(62,626	)	$	24,296

		$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	9,465,780		$	293,679		$	—		$	9,759,459
Cost of sales		—			7,331,771			176,580			—			7,508,351
Gross profit		—			2,134,009			117,099			—			2,251,108
Selling and distribution		—			1,406,008			70,570			—			1,476,578
General and administrative		8,149			423,482			34,867			—			466,498
Amortization of intangibles		—			6,910			1,049			—			7,959
Facility closing and reorganization costs		—			42,152			—			—			42,152
Litigation settlements		131,300			—			—			—			131,300
Goodwill impairment		—			1,926,000			—			—			1,926,000
Other operating (income) loss		(800	)		(36,107	)		20,346			—			(16,561	)
Interest expense		183,095			8,452			89			—			191,636
Other (income) expense, net		(7,400	)		6,833			(602	)		—			(1,169	)
Loss from subsidiaries		1,658,941			—			—			(1,658,941	)		—
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(1,973,285	)		(1,649,721	)		(9,220	)		1,658,941			(1,973,285	)
Income tax benefit		(387,997	)		(647,589	)		(7,393	)		654,982			(387,997	)
Loss from continuing operations		(1,585,288	)		(1,002,132	)		(1,827	)		1,003,959			(1,585,288	)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		3,616			—			3,616			(3,616	)		3,616
Net income (loss)		(1,581,672	)		(1,002,132	)		1,789			1,000,343			(1,581,672	)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		15,925			—			15,925			(15,925	)		15,925
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(1,565,747	)	$	(1,002,132	)	$	17,714		$	984,418		$	(1,565,747	)

		$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000			$00000000
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	—		$	8,699,240		$	270,686		$	—		$	8,969,926
Cost of sales		—			6,563,034			158,046			—			6,721,080
Gross profit		—			2,136,206			112,640			—			2,248,846
Selling and distribution		—			1,349,005			72,581			—			1,421,586
General and administrative		5,242			424,770			35,271			—			465,283
Amortization of intangibles		—			7,495			985			—			8,480
Facility closing and reorganization costs		—			16,313			—			—			16,313
Interest expense		169,669			7,203			870			—			177,742
Other (income) expense, net		(5,208	)		6,104			(998	)		—			(102	)
Income from subsidiaries		(329,247	)		—			—			329,247			—
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		159,544			325,316			3,931			(329,247	)		159,544
Income tax expense		59,095			120,497			396			(120,893	)		59,095
Income from continuing operations		100,449			204,819			3,535			(208,354	)		100,449
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		8,194			—			8,194			(8,194	)		8,194
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(2,919	)		(121	)		(2,798	)		2,919			(2,919	)
Net income		105,724			204,698			8,931			(213,629	)		105,724
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		6,511			—			6,511			(6,511	)		6,511
Net income attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	112,235		$	204,698		$	15,442		$	(220,140	)	$	112,235

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities – continuing operations	$	130,572		$	214,802		$	(99,725	)	$	245,649
Net cash provided by operating activities – discontinued operations		—			—			774			774
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		130,572			214,802			(98,951	)		246,423
Payments for property, plant and equipment		—			(204,896	)		(10,516	)		(215,412	)
Proceeds from divestitures		—			185,270			—			185,270
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets		—			5,236			41			5,277
Net cash used in investing activities – continuing operations		—			(14,390	)		(10,475	)		(24,865	)
Net cash provided by investing activities – discontinued operations		—			—			3,616			3,616
Net cash used in investing activities		—			(14,390	)		(6,859	)		(21,249	)
Repayment of debt		(189,736	)		(6,375	)		(357	)		(196,468	)
Proceeds from senior secured revolver		2,449,740			—			—			2,449,740
Payments for senior secured revolver		(2,856,340	)		—			—			(2,856,340	)
Proceeds from receivables-backed facility		—			—			3,802,000			3,802,000
Payments for receivables-backed facility		—			—			(3,417,000	)		(3,417,000	)
Payment of deferred financing costs		(600	)								(600	)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest		—			—			6,304			6,304
Issuance of common stock, net of share repurchases for withholding taxes		3,764			—			—			3,764
Net change in intercompany balances		472,104			(203,787	)		(268,317	)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(121,068	)		(210,162	)		122,630			(208,600	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			—			(850	)		(850	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		9,504			(9,750	)		15,970			15,724
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		307			9,750			81,950			92,007
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	9,811		$	—		$	97,920		$	107,731

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Parent			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations	$	131,138		$	263,165		$	(15,010	)	$	379,293
Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations		—			—			8,890			8,890
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		131,138			263,165			(6,120	)		388,183
Payments for property, plant and equipment		(401	)		(173,633	)		(6,523	)		(180,557	)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets		—			3,770			37			3,807
Net cash used in investing activities — continuing operations		(401	)		(169,863	)		(6,486	)		(176,750	)
Net cash provided by investing activities — discontinued operations		—			—			24,795			24,795
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(401	)		(169,863	)		18,309			(151,955	)
Repayment of debt		(94,475	)		(10,113	)		(133	)		(104,721	)
Proceeds from senior secured revolver		2,875,580			—			—			2,875,580
Payments for senior secured revolver		(2,927,780	)		—			—			(2,927,780	)
Proceeds from receivables-backed facility		—			—			1,440,000			1,440,000
Payments for receivables-backed facility		—			—			(1,440,000	)		(1,440,000	)
Payment of deferred financing costs		(34,233	)		—			—			(34,233	)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest		—			—			6,916			6,916
Tax savings on share-based compensation		275			—			—			275
Issuance of common stock, net of share repurchases for withholding taxes		3,298			—			—			3,298
Net change in intercompany balances		55,042			(75,894	)		20,852			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(122,293	)		(86,007	)		27,635			(180,665	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			—			1,347			1,347
Increase in cash and cash equivalents		8,444			7,295			41,171			56,910
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		9,665			—			35,525			45,190
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	18,109		$	7,295		$	76,696		$	102,100

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Derivative Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Derivative [Line Items]

Derivatives Recorded At Fair Value In Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

	Derivative Assets				Derivative Liabilities
	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010		September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
Interest rate swap contracts — current(1)	$	—	$	—	$	44,259	$	59,379
Interest rate swap contracts — noncurrent(2)		—		4,156		65,276		13,058
Commodities contracts — current(1)				2,754		1,641		—
Foreign currency contracts — current(1)		15		—		—		—
Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Commodities contracts — current(1)		439		1,478		640		947
Total derivatives	$	454	$	8,388	$	111,816	$	73,384

(1) Derivative assets and liabilities that have settlement dates equal to or less than 12 months from the respective balance sheet date were included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and accounts payable and accrued expenses, respectively, in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2) Derivative assets and liabilities that have settlement dates greater than 12 months from the respective balance sheet date were included in identifiable intangible and other assets, net and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Losses On Derivatives Designated As Cash Flow Hedges

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Losses on interest rate swap contracts(1)	$	14,965	$	21,232	$	46,735		$	74,417
(Gains)/losses on commodities contracts(2)		161		—		(4,445	)		—
Losses on foreign currency contracts(3)		21		—		21			—

(1) Recorded in interest expense in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(2) Recorded in selling and distribution or cost of sales, depending on commodity type, in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(3) Recorded in cost of sales in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Summary Of Derivative Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis

	Fair Value as of September 30, 2011		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liability — Interest rate swap contracts	$	109,535	$	—	$	109,535	$	—
Asset — Commodities contracts		439		—		439		—
Asset — Foreign currency contracts		15		—		15		—
Liability — Commodities contracts		2,281		—		2,281		—

	Fair Value as of December 31, 2010		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Asset — Interest rate swap contracts	$	4,156	$	—	$	4,156	$	—
Liability — Interest rate swap contracts		72,437		—		72,437		—
Asset — Commodity contracts		4,232		—		4,232		—
Liability — Commodity contracts		947		—		947		—

Carrying Value And Fair Value Of Senior Notes And Subsidiary Senior Notes

	September 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Subsidiary senior notes due 2017	$	128,700	$	132,770	$	127,504	$	123,185
Dean Foods Company senior notes due 2016		498,910		471,250		498,765		458,750
Dean Foods Company senior notes due 2018		400,000		405,000		400,000		403,000

Summary Of Deferred Compensation Assets Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis

		$0,000		$0,000		$0,000		$0,000
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market	$	87	$	—	$	87	$	—
Mutual funds		3		—		3		—

		$0,000		$0,000		$0,000		$0,000
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market	$	3,502	$	—	$	3,502	$	—
Mutual funds		1,013		—		1,013		—

Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member]

Derivative [Line Items]

Summary Of Various Interest Rate Agreements

Fixed Interest Rates	Expiration Date		Notional Amounts
			(In millions)
0.3150% to 0.3165%(1)		December 30, 2011	$	1,000
4.91%		March 30, 2012		1,250
0.415% to 0.418%(2)		March 30, 2012 – December 30, 2012		900
1.60% to 1.84%(3)		December 31, 2013		800
2.75% to 2.84%(3)		March 31, 2016		200
2.70% to 3.17%(3)		March 31, 2017		650

(1) In August 2011, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an effective date of August 31, 2011.

(2) In September 2011, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an effective date of December 30, 2011. The notional amounts of the swap agreements decrease by $400 million on March 30, 2012 and the remaining notional amounts expire on December 30, 2012.

(3) In August 2010 and April 2011, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an effective date of March 30, 2012.

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Debt (Scheduled Maturities Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
2011	$ 13,552
2012	194,725
2013	616,729
2014	992,061
2015	10,535
Thereafter	2,037,590
Subtotal	3,865,192
Less discounts	(14,390)
Total outstanding debt	3,850,802		4,067,525
Term Loan A [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
2011	8,916
2012	169,396
2013	213,975
2014	276,384
2015
Thereafter
Subtotal	668,671
Less discounts
Total outstanding debt	668,671
Term Loan B [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
2011	4,418
2012	17,675
2013	17,675
2014	676,230
2015	10,535
Thereafter	995,590	[1]
Subtotal	1,722,123
Less discounts
Total outstanding debt	1,722,123
Other Debt [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
2011	218	[2]
2012	7,654	[2]
2013	385,079	[2]
2014	39,447	[2]
2015		[2]
Thereafter	1,042,000	[2]
Subtotal	1,474,398	[2]
Less discounts	(14,390)	[2]
Total outstanding debt	$ 1,460,008	[2]

[1] The scheduled maturity of a portion of term loan B is April 2, 2017, subject to the condition that we meet certain leverage, debt, cash or credit rating tests as of December 31, 2015. However, if at least one of these tests is not met, the maturity date for this portion of term loan B will be April 2, 2016.

[2] Includes our revolving credit facility, receivables-backed facility, Dean Foods Company senior notes, subsidiary senior notes, capital lease obligations and other debt.

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Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at December 31, 2010			$ 3,179,192
Goodwill impairment	(1,926,000)		(1,926,000)
Foreign currency translation			4,219
Divestitures (see Note 2)			(3,996)
Balance at September 30, 2011	1,253,415		1,253,415
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at December 31, 2010			2,472,767
Goodwill impairment			(1,926,000)
Foreign currency translation
Divestitures (see Note 2)			(3,996)
Balance at September 30, 2011	542,771		542,771
WhiteWave-Alpro [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at December 31, 2010			706,425
Goodwill impairment
Foreign currency translation			4,219
Divestitures (see Note 2)
Balance at September 30, 2011	$ 710,644		$ 710,644

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Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

	Fresh Dairy Direct- Morningstar			WhiteWave- Alpro		Total
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	2,472,767		$	706,425	$	3,179,192
Goodwill impairment		(1,926,000	)		—		(1,926,000	)
Foreign currency translation		—			4,219		4,219
Divestitures (see Note 2)		(3,996	)		—		(3,996	)
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	542,771		$	710,644	$	1,253,415

Gross Carrying Amount And Accumulated Amortization Of Intangible Assets

	September 30, 2011							December 31, 2010
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
	(In thousands)
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Trademarks(1)	$	591,135	$	—		$	591,135	$	593,387	$	—		$	593,387
Intangible assets with finite lives:
Customer-related and other(1)		132,483		(51,462	)		81,021		133,829		(44,622	)		89,207
Trademarks(1)(2)		10,564		(4,649	)		5,915		18,614		(4,474	)		14,140
Total	$	734,182	$	(56,111	)	$	678,071	$	745,830	$	(49,096	)	$	696,734

(1) We wrote off $4.6 million of indefinite-lived intangibles and $2.1 million of net finite-lived intangibles during the first nine months of 2011 related to the divestitures disclosed in Note 2. The remainder of the fluctuation in the gross carrying amount of intangible assets with indefinite lives is primarily the result of foreign currency translation adjustments.

(2) In the first nine months of 2011, we sold a trademark with a gross carrying amount of $7.5 million.

Amortization Expense On Intangible Assets

2011	$	10.5
2012		9.3
2013		9.2
2014		8.5
2015		8.5

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Facility Closing And Reorganization Costs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Facility Closing And Reorganization Costs [Abstract]

Facility Closing And Reorganization Costs

10. Facility Closing and Reorganization Costs

Approved plans within our multi-year initiatives and related charges are summarized as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar:
Closure of facilities(1)	$	1,516	$	8,216	$	15,021		$	11,776
Broad-based reduction of facility and distribution personnel(2)		—		—		(281	)		4,500
Organization Optimization Initiative(3)		2,274		—		4,166			—
Other		—		37		—			37
Total Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	3,790	$	8,253	$	18,906		$	16,313
Corporate:
Department Realignment(4)	$	13	$	—	$	2,425		$	—
Organization Optimization Initiative(3)		6,480		—		20,821			—
Total Corporate	$	6,493	$	—	$	23,246		$	—
Total	$	10,283	$	8,253	$	42,152		$	16,313

(1) These charges in 2011 and 2010 primarily relate to facility closures in Newport, Kentucky; Baxley, Georgia; and Florence, South Carolina, as well as previously announced closures. We have incurred $54.0 million of charges related to these initiatives to date. We expect to incur additional charges related to these facility closures of $1.4 million, related to shutdown and other costs. As we continue the evaluation of our supply chain described more fully below, it is likely that we will close additional facilities in the future.

(2) Charges in 2010 relate to a plan to reduce the workforce within our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment, which impacted approximately 230 positions. Implementation began during the second quarter of 2010 and was carried out over the balance of the year. The reduction in workforce affected employees across the country and was a result of operational changes from supply chain initiatives. The workforce reduction costs related to this plan were part of an existing benefit arrangement; therefore, the full amount of expected severance benefits was accrued during the second quarter of 2010. We incurred total charges of $3.1 million related to this initiative and do not expect to incur any additional charges going forward.

(3) In the first quarter of 2011 we initiated a significant cost reduction program that is incremental to our other ongoing cost-savings initiatives. This initiative is focused on permanently removing costs out of our business through organizational and corporate departmental redesigns, driven by process simplification and standardization, centralization of activities and reorganization to drive growth in our core customers and categories. As part of this program, we expect to eliminate approximately 350 corporate and field positions by the end of the fourth quarter of 2011. The charges recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily relate to workforce reduction costs associated with the first four tranches of this program and include costs associated with eliminating the position filled by our then President and Chief Operating Officer. The charges incurred under this plan also include workforce reduction and shutdown costs associated with the closure of several distribution facilities within Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar that were a direct result of the organizational redesigns noted above. We have incurred $25.0 million of charges related to this initiative to date, and we expect to incur additional charges of approximately $1.0 million, related to shutdown and other costs.

(4) In 2010, as a result of peer comparisons and our ongoing cost control initiatives, our management team approved a multi-year cost reduction plan aimed at centralization and process improvement, as well as business unit and functional organization redesigns. Charges in 2011 relate to workforce reduction costs associated with this plan. The plan was implemented during the fourth quarter of 2010 beginning with the redesign of certain functions within human resources, legal and finance. The plan has resulted in the elimination of approximately 100 positions throughout 2011 as each function has reorganized its processes in line with the peer comparisons and internally developed functional blueprints as approved by an executive operating team. We have incurred $5.3 million of charges related to this initiative to date and do not expect to incur any additional charges going forward.

We are currently working through a multi-year initiative to optimize our manufacturing and distribution capabilities. This initiative will have multiple phases as we evaluate and modify historical activities surrounding purchasing, support, and decision-making infrastructure, supply chain, selling organization, brand building and product innovation. These initiatives will require investments in people, systems, tools and facilities. As a direct result of these initiatives, over the next several years, we will incur additional facility closing and reorganization costs, including:

• One-time termination benefits to employees;

• Write-down of operating assets prior to the end of their respective economic useful lives;

• Shutdown costs, including those costs necessary to prepare abandoned facilities for closure; and

• Costs incurred after shutdown, such as lease obligations or termination costs, utilities and property taxes.

We consider several factors when evaluating a potential facility closure, including, among other things, the impact of such a closure on our customers, the impact on production, distribution and overhead costs, the investment required to complete any such closure and the impact on future investment decisions. Some facility closures are pursued to improve our operating cost structure, while others enable us to avoid unnecessary capital expenditures, allowing us to more prudently invest our capital expenditure dollars in our production facilities and better serve our customers.

Activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 with respect to facility closing and reorganization costs is summarized below and includes items expensed as incurred:

	Accrued Charges at December 31, 2010		Charges			Payments			Accrued Charges at September 30, 2011
	(In thousands)
Cash charges:
Workforce reduction costs	$	3,860	$	25,297		$	(19,737	)	$	9,420
Shutdown costs		16		2,052			(2,109	)		(41	)
Lease obligations after shutdown		—		168			(168	)		—
Other		5		644			(646	)		3
Subtotal	$	3,881		28,161		$	(22,660	)	$	9,382
Noncash charges:
Write-down of assets				14,235
(Gain)/ loss on sale of related assets				(244	)
Total charges			$	42,152

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General

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

General [Abstract]

General

1. General

Nature of Our Business — We are one of the leading food and beverage companies in the United States, as well as a global leader in branded plant-based beverages, such as soy, almond and coconut milks, and soy-based food products. We align our leadership teams, operating strategies and supply chain initiatives around our two lines of business: Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar and WhiteWave-Alpro.

Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar is the largest processor and distributor of milk and other dairy products in the United States, with products such as milk, ice cream, cultured dairy products, creamers, ice cream mix and other dairy products sold under more than 50 familiar local and regional brands and a wide array of private labels.

WhiteWave-Alpro markets and sells a variety of nationally branded dairy and dairy-related products, such as Horizon Organic^® milk and other dairy products, International Delight^® coffee creamers, LAND O LAKES^® creamers and fluid dairy products, Silk^® plant-based beverages, such as soy, almond and coconut milks, and cultured soy products. WhiteWave-Alpro also offers branded soy-based beverages and food products in Europe and markets its products under the Alpro^® and Provamel^® brands.

Basis of Presentation — The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared on the same basis as the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the "2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K"), which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2011. In our opinion, we have made all necessary adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) to present fairly, in all material respects, our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates and for the periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") have been omitted. Our results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2011 may not be indicative of our operating results for the full year. The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

As of September 30, 2011, we have presented an accrual related to a proposed litigation settlement in a line item entitled current portion of litigation settlements. Prior to June 30, 2011, litigation settlement accruals were presented within the accounts payable and other accrued expenses line item. Our historical balance sheet has been recast to conform to the current presentation. See Note 11 for further information regarding our litigation settlements.

Unless otherwise indicated, references in this report to "we," "us" or "our" refer to Dean Foods Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements — In May 2011, in an effort to assist in the convergence of U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update related to "Fair Value Measurements: Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs." The standard expands existing disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and makes certain other amendments, including a requirement to categorize, by level in the fair value hierarchy, items that are required to be disclosed, but not measured, at fair value. The standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied prospectively. We do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update related to "Presentation of Comprehensive Income." This standard revises the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. The new guidance removes the previously accepted presentation options and requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either a continuous statement of comprehensive income, or two separate but consecutive statements. This standard only impacts the presentation of comprehensive income and does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income. The standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, and requires retrospective application for all periods presented in the financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update related to "Testing Goodwill for Impairment." The new guidance permits entities to make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit's fair value is less than its carrying amount before applying the two-step goodwill impairment test. Unless an entity concludes that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, it would not be required to perform the two-step impairment test for that reporting unit. The standard is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, and early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on our annual goodwill impairment testing process.

In September 2011, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update related to "Compensation –Retirement Benefits- Multiemployer Plans". This standard requires new quantitative and qualitative disclosures for multiemployer pension and other postretirement benefit plans. The amended disclosures will provide users with more detailed information about the plans in which we participate. The standard is effective for annual periods for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on our pension and other postretirement benefit disclosures.

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Divestitures And Discontinued Operations (Discontinued Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net loss	$ (1,577)	$ (2,919)
Rachel's [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net sales	3,962	26,319
Loss before income taxes	(1,788)	(3,566)
Income tax benefit	211	768
Net loss	$ (1,577)	$ (2,798)

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Common Stock And Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Common Stock And Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Common Stock And Share-Based Compensation

7. Common Stock and Share-Based Compensation

Stock Options — The following table summarizes stock option activity during the first nine months of 2011:

	Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Contractual Life (Years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at December 31, 2010		21,523,733		$	20.20
Granted		1,869,603			10.35
Forfeited and canceled(1)		(2,757,211	)		22.52
Exercised		(688,754	)		10.00
Options outstanding at September 30, 2011		19,947,371			19.31		4.75	$	36,931
Options exercisable at September 30, 2011		16,507,781			20.49		3.94	$	—

(1) Pursuant to the terms of our stock option plans, options that are forfeited or canceled may be available for future grants.

We recognize share-based compensation expense for stock options ratably over the vesting period. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes valuation model. The following weighted average assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of grants issued during these periods:

	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010
Expected volatility		41	%		34	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%		—	%
Expected option term		5 years			5 years
Risk-free rate of return		1.32% to 2.3	%		1.46% to 2.59	%

Restricted Stock Units — The following table summarizes restricted stock unit ("RSU") activity during the first nine months of 2011:

	Employees			Directors			Total
Stock units outstanding at December 31, 2010		2,648,843			70,386			2,719,229
Stock units issued		865,735			53,792			919,527
Shares issued upon vesting of stock units		(669,007	)		(21,797	)		(690,804	)
Stock units canceled or forfeited(1)		(565,362	)		—			(565,362	)
Stock units outstanding at September 30, 2011		2,280,209			102,381			2,382,590
Weighted average grant date fair value	$	15.10		$	11.83		$	14.99

(1) Pursuant to the terms of our stock unit plans, employees have the option of forfeiting stock units to cover their minimum statutory tax withholding when shares are issued. Stock units that are canceled or forfeited become available for future grants.

Cash Performance Units — We grant awards of cash performance units ("CPUs") as part of our long-term incentive compensation program under the terms of our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2007 Plan"). The CPU awards are cash-settled awards and are designed to link compensation of certain executive officers and other key employees to our performance over a three-year period. The performance metric, as defined in the award, is the performance of our stock price relative to that of a peer group of companies. The range of payout under the award is between 0% and 200% and is payable in cash at the end of each respective performance period. The fair value of the awards is measured at each reporting period. Compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period with a corresponding liability, which is recorded in other long-term liabilities in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table summarizes CPU activity during the first nine months of 2011:

	Units
Outstanding at December 31, 2010		10,812,001
Granted		2,593,750
Converted/paid		—
Forfeited		(1,476,667	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2011		11,929,084

We reversed $0.9 million of expense in the third quarter of 2011 due to the underperformance of the plan. We have no liability recorded related to this plan at September 30, 2011.

Phantom Shares — We grant phantom shares as part of our long-term incentive compensation program, which are similar to RSUs in that they are based on the price of our stock and vest ratably over a three-year period, but are cash-settled based upon the value of our stock at each vesting period. The fair value of the awards is remeasured at each reporting period. Compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period with a corresponding liability, which is recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table summarizes the phantom share activity during the first nine months of 2011:

	Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2010		—
Granted		1,191,162
Converted/paid		(3,002	)
Forfeited		(77,357	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2011		1,110,803

Share-Based Compensation Expense — The following table summarizes the share-based compensation expense recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

	Three Months Ended September 30					Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Stock Options	$	2,808		$	3,786	$	9,004	$	12,332
Stock Units		4,964			5,483		14,841		16,476
Cash Performance Units		(865	)		—		—		—
Phantom Shares		324			—		2,037		—
Total	$	7,231		$	9,269	$	25,882	$	28,808

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Segment, Geographic And Customers Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment, Geographic And Customers Information [Abstract]

Segment, Geographic And Customers Information

12. Segment, Geographic and Customers Information

We have two reportable segments: Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar and WhiteWave-Alpro.

Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar is our largest segment with 93 manufacturing facilities geographically located largely based on local and regional customer needs and other market factors. Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of branded and private label dairy case products, including milk, ice cream, cultured dairy products, creamers, ice cream mix and other dairy products to retailers, distributors, foodservice outlets, educational institutions and governmental entities across the United States. Our products are primarily delivered through what we believe to be one of the most extensive refrigerated direct store delivery ("DSD") systems in the United States.

WhiteWave manufactures, develops, markets and sells a variety of nationally branded plant-based beverages and other soy products, including Silk plant-based beverages such as soy, almond and coconut milks and cultured soy products; dairy and dairy-related products, such as Horizon Organic milk and other dairy products; and International Delight coffee creamers and LAND O LAKES creamers and fluid dairy products. Alpro is a leading provider of branded soy-based beverages and food products in Europe and markets its products under the Alpro and Provamel brands. WhiteWave-Alpro sells its products to a variety of customers, including grocery stores, club stores, natural foods stores, mass merchandisers, convenience stores, drug stores and foodservice outlets. The majority of the WhiteWave-Alpro products are delivered through warehouse delivery systems.

In the second quarter of 2011, we began evaluating strategic alternatives related to our 50% owned joint venture between WhiteWave and Hero Group, which is a part of our WhiteWave-Alpro segment. During the third quarter of 2011, due to continued poor performance by the venture and a desire on our part to invest in core operations, a recommendation was made to, and approved by, the joint venture partners to wind down the joint venture operations during the fourth quarter of 2011. In conjunction with this action plan, we wrote down the joint venture's long-lived assets to fair value less cost to sell as of September 30, 2011. This business did not meet the requirements to be accounted for as discontinued operations as of September 30, 2011. Additionally, based on our continuing level of involvement with the joint venture, we have continued to consolidate the venture in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We expect to complete the majority of the wind down of the joint venture during the fourth quarter of 2011.

During the second quarter of 2010, we committed to a plan to sell the business operations of Rachel's, which provided organic branded dairy-based chilled yogurt, milk and related dairy products primarily in the United Kingdom. The sale of these operations was completed on August 4, 2010. All Rachel's operations, previously reported within the WhiteWave-Alpro segment, have been reclassified as discontinued operations in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010. See Note 2.

We evaluate the performance of our segments based on sales and operating income or loss before gains and losses on the sale of businesses, facility closing and reorganization costs, litigation settlements and foreign exchange gains and losses. The reporting segments do not include an allocation of the costs related to shared services such as audit services, corporate development, human resources, strategy, tax or treasury. In addition, the expense related to share-based compensation has not been allocated to our segments and is reflected entirely within the caption "Corporate and Other". Therefore, the measure of segment profit or loss presented below is before such items. Additionally, a portion of our WhiteWave products are sold through our DSD network. Those sales, together with their related costs, are included in the WhiteWave-Alpro segment for reporting purposes.

The amounts in the following tables are obtained from reports used by our executive management team and do not include any allocated income taxes or management fees. There are no significant non-cash items reported in segment profit or loss other than depreciation and amortization and goodwill impairment.

	Three Months Ended September 30						Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers:
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	2,880,159		$	2,575,786		$	8,208,168		$	7,558,628
WhiteWave-Alpro		530,638			478,344			1,551,291			1,411,298
Total	$	3,410,797		$	3,054,130		$	9,759,459		$	8,969,926
Intersegment sales:
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	40,412		$	42,938		$	130,896		$	115,165
WhiteWave-Alpro		24,672			26,828			77,719			78,218
Total	$	65,084		$	69,766		$	208,615		$	193,383
Operating income (loss):
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	95,281		$	116,465		$	322,468		$	390,035
WhiteWave-Alpro		51,531			37,073			141,723			118,455
Total reportable segment operating income		146,812			153,538			464,191			508,490
Corporate and Other		(55,004	)		(52,768	)		(164,118	)		(154,993	)
Facility closing and reorganization costs		(10,283	)		(8,253	)		(42,152	)		(16,313	)
Litigation settlement		—			—			(131,300	)		—
Goodwill impairment		(1,926,000	)		—			(1,926,000	)		—
Other operating income (loss)		(27,827	)		—			16,561			—
Total	$	(1,872,302	)	$	92,517		$	(1,782,818	)	$	337,184

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	3,563,256	$	5,442,229
WhiteWave-Alpro		2,030,727		1,984,893
Corporate		317,218		412,431
Assets Held for Sale		—		117,114
Total	$	5,911,201	$	7,956,667

Geographic Information — Net sales and long-lived assets for domestic and foreign operations are shown in the table below.

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers:
Domestic	$	3,318,742	$	2,969,903	$	9,473,524	$	8,708,852
Foreign		92,055		84,227		285,935		261,074

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets:
Domestic	$	3,638,735	$	5,652,676
Foreign		472,161		487,775

Significant Customers — Our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar and WhiteWave-Alpro segments each had a single customer that represented greater than 10% of their net sales in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Approximately 20% of our consolidated net sales in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 20% and 19% of our consolidated net sales for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, were to that same customer.

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

8. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the effect of all dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during each period. Stock option conversions and stock units were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the three-month or nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, as we incurred a loss for these periods and any effect on loss per share would have been anti-dilutive. The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the computations of both basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

	Three Months Ended September 30					Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010		2011			2010
	(In thousands, except share data)
Basic earnings (loss) per share computation:
Numerator:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(1,555,650	)	$	17,177	$	(1,585,288	)	$	100,449
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		11,537			2,339		15,925			6,511
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(1,544,113	)	$	19,516	$	(1,569,363	)	$	106,960
Denominator:
Average common shares		183,649,597			182,118,506		183,278,667			181,666,251
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(8.41	)	$	0.11	$	(8.56	)	$	0.59
Diluted earnings (loss) per share computation:
Numerator:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(1,555,650	)	$	17,177	$	(1,585,288	)	$	100,449
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		11,537			2,339		15,925			6,511
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(1,544,113	)	$	19,516	$	(1,569,363	)	$	106,960
Denominator:
Average common shares — basic		183,649,597			182,118,506		183,278,667			181,666,251
Stock option conversion(1)		—			137,323		—			730,842
Stock units(2)		—			66,768		—			441,980
Average common shares — diluted		183,649,597			182,322,597		183,278,667			182,839,073
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(8.41	)	$	0.11	$	(8.56	)	$	0.58
(1) Anti-dilutive common shares excluded		20,124,594			21,682,740		20,772,321			19,749,866
(2) Anti-dilutive stock units excluded		850,517			1,466,850		937,473			164,971

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Segment, Geographic And Customers Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment, Geographic And Customers Information [Abstract]

Net Sales, By Segment

	Three Months Ended September 30						Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers:
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	2,880,159		$	2,575,786		$	8,208,168		$	7,558,628
WhiteWave-Alpro		530,638			478,344			1,551,291			1,411,298
Total	$	3,410,797		$	3,054,130		$	9,759,459		$	8,969,926
Intersegment sales:
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	40,412		$	42,938		$	130,896		$	115,165
WhiteWave-Alpro		24,672			26,828			77,719			78,218
Total	$	65,084		$	69,766		$	208,615		$	193,383
Operating income (loss):
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	95,281		$	116,465		$	322,468		$	390,035
WhiteWave-Alpro		51,531			37,073			141,723			118,455
Total reportable segment operating income		146,812			153,538			464,191			508,490
Corporate and Other		(55,004	)		(52,768	)		(164,118	)		(154,993	)
Facility closing and reorganization costs		(10,283	)		(8,253	)		(42,152	)		(16,313	)
Litigation settlement		—			—			(131,300	)		—
Goodwill impairment		(1,926,000	)		—			(1,926,000	)		—
Other operating income (loss)		(27,827	)		—			16,561			—
Total	$	(1,872,302	)	$	92,517		$	(1,782,818	)	$	337,184

Assets, By Segment

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	3,563,256	$	5,442,229
WhiteWave-Alpro		2,030,727		1,984,893
Corporate		317,218		412,431
Assets Held for Sale		—		117,114
Total	$	5,911,201	$	7,956,667

Geographic Information, Net Sales

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers:
Domestic	$	3,318,742	$	2,969,903	$	9,473,524	$	8,708,852
Foreign		92,055		84,227		285,935		261,074

Geographic Information, Long-Lived Assets

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets:
Domestic	$	3,638,735	$	5,652,676
Foreign		472,161		487,775

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Derivative Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Derivative Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements

6. Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Derivatives

Interest Rates — We have interest rate swap agreements in place that have been designated as cash flow hedges against variable interest rate exposure on a portion of our debt, with the objective of minimizing the impact of interest rate fluctuations and stabilizing cash flows. These swap agreements provide hedges for interest on our senior secured credit facility by fixing the LIBOR component of interest rates specified in the senior secured credit facility at the interest rates noted below until the indicated expiration dates of these interest rate swap agreements.

The following table summarizes our various interest rate agreements as of September 30, 2011:

Fixed Interest Rates	Expiration Date		Notional Amounts
			(In millions)
0.3150% to 0.3165%(1)		December 30, 2011	$	1,000
4.91%		March 30, 2012		1,250
0.415% to 0.418%(2)		March 30, 2012 – December 30, 2012		900
1.60% to 1.84%(3)		December 31, 2013		800
2.75% to 2.84%(3)		March 31, 2016		200
2.70% to 3.17%(3)		March 31, 2017		650

(1) In August 2011, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an effective date of August 31, 2011.

(2) In September 2011, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an effective date of December 30, 2011. The notional amounts of the swap agreements decrease by $400 million on March 30, 2012 and the remaining notional amounts expire on December 30, 2012.

(3) In August 2010 and April 2011, we entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an effective date of March 30, 2012.

These swaps are recorded as an asset or liability in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value, with an offset to accumulated other comprehensive income to the extent the hedges are effective. Derivative gains and losses included in other comprehensive income are reclassified into earnings as the underlying transaction occurs. Any ineffectiveness in our hedges is recorded as an adjustment to interest expense. There was no hedge ineffectiveness during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

We are exposed to market risk under these arrangements due to the possibility of interest rates on our senior secured credit facility rising above the rates on our interest rate swap agreements. Credit risk under these arrangements is believed to be remote as the counterparties to our interest rate swap agreements are major financial institutions; however, if any of the counterparties to our hedging arrangements become unable to fulfill their obligations to us, we may lose the financial benefits of these arrangements.

Commodities — We are exposed to commodity price fluctuations, including milk, soybeans, butterfat, sweeteners and other commodity costs used in the manufacturing, packaging and distribution of our products; including utilities, natural gas, resin and diesel fuel. To secure adequate supplies of materials and bring greater stability to the cost of ingredients and their related manufacturing, packaging and distribution, we routinely enter into forward purchase contracts and other purchase arrangements with suppliers. Under the forward purchase contracts, we commit to purchasing agreed-upon quantities of ingredients and commodities at agreed-upon prices at specified future dates. The outstanding purchase commitment for these commodities at any point in time typically ranges from one month's to one year's anticipated requirements, depending on the ingredient or commodity. These contracts are considered normal purchases. In addition to entering into forward purchase contracts, from time to time we may purchase over-the-counter contracts with our qualified banking partners or exchange-traded commodity futures contracts for raw materials that are ingredients of our products or components of such ingredients. Certain of the contracts offset the risk of increases in our commodity costs and are designated as hedging instruments when appropriate. Other contracts may be executed related to certain customer pricing arrangements. We have not designated such contracts as hedging instruments; therefore, the contracts are marked to market at each reporting period, and a derivative asset or liability is recorded on our balance sheet. A summary of these open commodities contracts recorded at fair value in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is included in the table below.

Although we may utilize forward purchase contracts and other instruments to mitigate the risks related to commodity price fluctuations, such strategies do not fully mitigate commodity price risk. Adverse movements in commodity prices over the terms of the contracts or instruments could decrease the economic benefits we derive from these strategies.

Foreign Currency — Sales in foreign countries, as well as certain expenses related to those sales, are transacted in currencies other than our reporting currency, the U.S. dollar. Our foreign currency exchange rate risk is primarily limited to the euro and the British pound. We may, from time to time, employ derivative financial instruments to manage our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency rates or enter into forward currency exchange contracts to hedge our net investment and intercompany payable or receivable balances in foreign operations. See the table below for a summary of the foreign currency related financial instruments outstanding at September 30, 2011. We did not have any outstanding foreign currency related financial instruments at December 31, 2010.

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our derivatives recorded at fair value in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were:

	Derivative Assets				Derivative Liabilities
	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010		September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
Interest rate swap contracts — current(1)	$	—	$	—	$	44,259	$	59,379
Interest rate swap contracts — noncurrent(2)		—		4,156		65,276		13,058
Commodities contracts — current(1)				2,754		1,641		—
Foreign currency contracts — current(1)		15		—		—		—
Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Commodities contracts — current(1)		439		1,478		640		947
Total derivatives	$	454	$	8,388	$	111,816	$	73,384

(1) Derivative assets and liabilities that have settlement dates equal to or less than 12 months from the respective balance sheet date were included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and accounts payable and accrued expenses, respectively, in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2) Derivative assets and liabilities that have settlement dates greater than 12 months from the respective balance sheet date were included in identifiable intangible and other assets, net and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Gains and losses on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were:

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Losses on interest rate swap contracts(1)	$	14,965	$	21,232	$	46,735		$	74,417
(Gains)/losses on commodities contracts(2)		161		—		(4,445	)		—
Losses on foreign currency contracts(3)		21		—		21			—

(1) Recorded in interest expense in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(2) Recorded in selling and distribution or cost of sales, depending on commodity type, in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(3) Recorded in cost of sales in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Based on current interest rates, commodity prices and exchange rates, we estimate that $44.3 million of hedging activity related to our interest rate swaps, $1.6 million of hedging activity related to our commodities contracts and an immaterial amount of hedging activity related to our foreign currency contracts will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income within the next 12 months.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering assumptions, we follow a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

• Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

• Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-derived valuations, in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets.

• Level 3 — Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

A summary of our derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

	Fair Value as of September 30, 2011		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liability — Interest rate swap contracts	$	109,535	$	—	$	109,535	$	—
Asset — Commodities contracts		439		—		439		—
Asset — Foreign currency contracts		15		—		15		—
Liability — Commodities contracts		2,281		—		2,281		—

A summary of our derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

	Fair Value as of December 31, 2010		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Asset — Interest rate swap contracts	$	4,156	$	—	$	4,156	$	—
Liability — Interest rate swap contracts		72,437		—		72,437		—
Asset — Commodity contracts		4,232		—		4,232		—
Liability — Commodity contracts		947		—		947		—

Due to their near-term maturities, the carrying amounts of accounts receivable and accounts payable are considered equivalent to fair value. In addition, because the interest rates on our senior secured credit facility and certain other debt are variable, their fair values approximate their carrying values.

 

The fair value of our Dean Foods Company senior notes and subsidiary senior notes was determined based on quoted market prices. The following table presents the carrying value and fair value of our senior and subsidiary senior notes at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

	September 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Subsidiary senior notes due 2017	$	128,700	$	132,770	$	127,504	$	123,185
Dean Foods Company senior notes due 2016		498,910		471,250		498,765		458,750
Dean Foods Company senior notes due 2018		400,000		405,000		400,000		403,000

We hold certain deferred compensation assets that are held at fair value. The following table presents a summary of these assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):

		$0,000		$0,000		$0,000		$0,000
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market	$	87	$	—	$	87	$	—
Mutual funds		3		—		3		—

The following table presents a summary of the deferred compensation assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

		$0,000		$0,000		$0,000		$0,000
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market	$	3,502	$	—	$	3,502	$	—
Mutual funds		1,013		—		1,013		—

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Derivative Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements (Carrying Value And Fair Value Of Senior Notes And Subsidiary Senior Notes) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, Carrying Value	$ 128,700
Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Subsidiary [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, Carrying Value	128,700	127,504
Senior notes, Fair Value	132,770	123,185
Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, Carrying Value	498,900
Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member] | Dean Foods Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, Carrying Value	498,910	498,765
Senior notes, Fair Value	471,250	458,750
Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member] | Dean Foods Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, Carrying Value	400,000	400,000
Senior notes, Fair Value	$ 405,000	$ 403,000

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Condensed Consolidated Statement Of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) [Abstract]
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, tax benefit	$ 34,664	$ 17,254
Amounts reclassified to income statement related to hedging activities, tax	16,668	28,649
Pension liability adjustment, tax	$ 2,679	$ 3,014

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Divestitures And Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Divestitures And Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

Divestitures And Discontinued Operations

2. Divestitures and Discontinued Operations

Pending and Completed Divestitures

In the second quarter of 2011, we began evaluating strategic alternatives related to our 50% owned joint venture between WhiteWave and Hero Group, which is a part of our WhiteWave-Alpro segment. During the third quarter of 2011, due to continued poor performance by the venture and a desire on our part to invest in core operations, a recommendation was made to, and approved by, the joint venture partners to wind down the joint venture operations during the fourth quarter of 2011. In conjunction with this action plan, we wrote down the joint venture's long-lived assets to fair value less cost to sell as of September 30, 2011. This business did not meet the requirements to be accounted for as a discontinued operations as of September 30, 2011. Additionally, based on our continuing level of involvement with the joint venture, we have continued to consolidate the venture in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We expect to complete the majority of the wind down of the joint venture during the fourth quarter of 2011.

In the first quarter of 2011, we committed to a plan to sell the fluid milk operations at our Fresh Dairy Direct manufacturing facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin ("Waukesha") as a result of the settlement of the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") civil action related to our acquisition of the Consumer Products Division of Foremost Farms USA in April 2009. This operation did not meet the requirements to be accounted for as a discontinued operation. On September 8, 2011, we completed the sale of our Waukesha facility.

In the fourth quarter of 2010, we entered into two separate agreements to sell our Mountain High and private label yogurt operations. These operations were a part of our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment. The decision to sell these operations was part of our strategic growth plan and allows us to target our investments in growing our core dairy and branded businesses. These operations did not meet the requirements to be accounted for as discontinued operations.

On February 1, 2011, we completed the sale of our Mountain High yogurt operations for cash proceeds of approximately $85 million. We used the proceeds from the sale to prepay a portion of the outstanding 2012 tranche A term loan borrowings under our senior secured credit facility. We completed the sale of our private label yogurt operations for cash proceeds of approximately $93 million on April 1, 2011 and used these proceeds for additional debt repayments, including the full repayment of the remaining outstanding 2012 tranche A term loan borrowings. See Note 5.

We recorded a net pre-tax loss of $27.8 million and a net pre-tax gain of $16.6 million during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively, related to our pending and completed divestitures. The three- month period loss and the nine-month period gain were recorded in other operating (income) loss in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following is a summary of the assets and liabilities of our Mountain High and private label yogurt operations that were held for sale as of December 31, 2010:

	December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Current assets	$	8,329
Property, plant and equipment, net		26,346
Goodwill, identifiable intangible and other assets		82,439
Assets held for sale	$	117,114
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	3,839

Discontinued Operations

On August 4, 2010 we completed the sale of the business operations of our Rachel's Dairy Companies ("Rachel's"), which provided organic branded dairy-based chilled yogurt, milk and related dairy products primarily in the United Kingdom. As a result of the sale, we recognized a gain of $5.7 million, net of tax, in the third quarter of 2010. The decision to sell Rachel's was part of our strategic growth plan and allows us to target our investments in growing our core dairy and branded businesses. Our Rachel's operations, previously reported within the WhiteWave-Alpro segment, have been reclassified as discontinued operations in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010.

In September 2011, we recorded an additional pre-tax gain on the sale of Rachel's of $4.1 million as a result of the final working capital cash settlement, which has been recorded in gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The following is a summary of the operating results of our Rachel's discontinued operations:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2010			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
	(In thousands)
Operations:
Net sales	$	3,962		$	26,319
Loss before income taxes		(1,788	)		(3,566	)
Income tax benefit		211			768
Net loss	$	(1,577	)	$	(2,798	)

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Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Amortization Expense On Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Abstract]
2011	$ 10.5
2012	9.3
2013	9.2
2014	8.5
2015	$ 8.5

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Facility Closing And Reorganization Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Facility Closing And Reorganization Costs [Abstract]

Approved Plans And Related Charges

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar:
Closure of facilities(1)	$	1,516	$	8,216	$	15,021		$	11,776
Broad-based reduction of facility and distribution personnel(2)		—		—		(281	)		4,500
Organization Optimization Initiative(3)		2,274		—		4,166			—
Other		—		37		—			37
Total Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar	$	3,790	$	8,253	$	18,906		$	16,313
Corporate:
Department Realignment(4)	$	13	$	—	$	2,425		$	—
Organization Optimization Initiative(3)		6,480		—		20,821			—
Total Corporate	$	6,493	$	—	$	23,246		$	—
Total	$	10,283	$	8,253	$	42,152		$	16,313

(1) These charges in 2011 and 2010 primarily relate to facility closures in Newport, Kentucky; Baxley, Georgia; and Florence, South Carolina, as well as previously announced closures. We have incurred $54.0 million of charges related to these initiatives to date. We expect to incur additional charges related to these facility closures of $1.4 million, related to shutdown and other costs. As we continue the evaluation of our supply chain described more fully below, it is likely that we will close additional facilities in the future.

(2) Charges in 2010 relate to a plan to reduce the workforce within our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment, which impacted approximately 230 positions. Implementation began during the second quarter of 2010 and was carried out over the balance of the year. The reduction in workforce affected employees across the country and was a result of operational changes from supply chain initiatives. The workforce reduction costs related to this plan were part of an existing benefit arrangement; therefore, the full amount of expected severance benefits was accrued during the second quarter of 2010. We incurred total charges of $3.1 million related to this initiative and do not expect to incur any additional charges going forward.

(3) In the first quarter of 2011 we initiated a significant cost reduction program that is incremental to our other ongoing cost-savings initiatives. This initiative is focused on permanently removing costs out of our business through organizational and corporate departmental redesigns, driven by process simplification and standardization, centralization of activities and reorganization to drive growth in our core customers and categories. As part of this program, we expect to eliminate approximately 350 corporate and field positions by the end of the fourth quarter of 2011. The charges recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily relate to workforce reduction costs associated with the first four tranches of this program and include costs associated with eliminating the position filled by our then President and Chief Operating Officer. The charges incurred under this plan also include workforce reduction and shutdown costs associated with the closure of several distribution facilities within Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar that were a direct result of the organizational redesigns noted above. We have incurred $25.0 million of charges related to this initiative to date, and we expect to incur additional charges of approximately $1.0 million, related to shutdown and other costs.

(4) In 2010, as a result of peer comparisons and our ongoing cost control initiatives, our management team approved a multi-year cost reduction plan aimed at centralization and process improvement, as well as business unit and functional organization redesigns. Charges in 2011 relate to workforce reduction costs associated with this plan. The plan was implemented during the fourth quarter of 2010 beginning with the redesign of certain functions within human resources, legal and finance. The plan has resulted in the elimination of approximately 100 positions throughout 2011 as each function has reorganized its processes in line with the peer comparisons and internally developed functional blueprints as approved by an executive operating team. We have incurred $5.3 million of charges related to this initiative to date and do not expect to incur any additional charges going forward.

Facility Closing And Reorganization Costs

	Accrued Charges at December 31, 2010		Charges			Payments			Accrued Charges at September 30, 2011
	(In thousands)
Cash charges:
Workforce reduction costs	$	3,860	$	25,297		$	(19,737	)	$	9,420
Shutdown costs		16		2,052			(2,109	)		(41	)
Lease obligations after shutdown		—		168			(168	)		—
Other		5		644			(646	)		3
Subtotal	$	3,881		28,161		$	(22,660	)	$	9,382
Noncash charges:
Write-down of assets				14,235
(Gain)/ loss on sale of related assets				(244	)
Total charges			$	42,152

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Common Stock And Share-Based Compensation (Schedule Of Cash Performance Units Activity) (Details) (Cash Performance Units [Member])	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Cash Performance Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock units outstanding at December 31, 2010	10,812,001
Granted	2,593,750
Converted/paid
Forfeited	(1,476,667)
Stock units outstanding at September 30, 2011	11,929,084

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Common Stock And Share-Based Compensation (Summary Of Share-Based Compensation Expense Recognized) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 7,231	$ 9,269	$ 25,882	$ 28,808
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	2,808	3,786	9,004	12,332
Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	4,964	5,483	14,841	16,476
Cash Performance Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	(865)
Phantom Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 324		$ 2,037

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Derivative Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements (Summary Of Derivative Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset, Fair Value		$ 4,156
Liability, Fair Value	109,535	72,437
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset, Fair Value
Liability, Fair Value
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset, Fair Value		4,156
Liability, Fair Value	109,535	72,437
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset, Fair Value
Liability, Fair Value
Commodities Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset, Fair Value	439	4,232
Liability, Fair Value	2,281	947
Commodities Contracts [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset, Fair Value
Liability, Fair Value
Commodities Contracts [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset, Fair Value	439	4,232
Liability, Fair Value	2,281	947
Commodities Contracts [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset, Fair Value
Liability, Fair Value
Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset, Fair Value	15
Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset, Fair Value
Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset, Fair Value	15
Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset, Fair Value

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Employee Retirement And Postretirement Benefits (Postretirement Benefits) (Details) (Postretirement Benefits [Member], USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 7	$ 6	$ 21	$ 18
Interest cost	190	242	570	726
Prior service cost	(16)	(16)	(48)	(48)
Unrecognized net loss	124	131	372	393
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 305	$ 363	$ 915	$ 1,089

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Inventories, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Inventories, Net [Abstract]

Inventories, Net

3. Inventories, net

Inventories, net of reserves of $4.5 million and $5.9 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Raw materials and supplies	$	201,429	$	187,176
Finished goods		279,728		238,400
Total	$	481,157	$	425,576

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Debt (Schedule Of Debt Instruments) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		May 17, 2006
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 3,850,802,000		$ 4,067,525,000
Less current portion	(150,240,000)		(174,250,000)
Total long-term portion	3,700,562,000		3,893,275,000
Secured Debt [Member] | Dean Foods Company [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility	2,437,194,000		3,033,529,000
Interest Rate	2.90%	[1]	2.96%	[1]
Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior notes	498,900,000
Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member] | Dean Foods Company [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior notes	498,910,000		498,765,000
Interest Rate	7.00%		7.00%		7.00%
Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior notes	128,700,000
Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Subsidiary [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior notes	128,700,000		127,504,000
Interest Rate	6.90%		6.90%
Receivables-Backed Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Alpro revolving credit facility	390,000,000
Receivables-Backed Facility [Member] | Subsidiary [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest Rate	1.26%	[2]
Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member] | Dean Foods Company [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior notes	400,000,000		400,000,000
Interest Rate	9.75%		9.75%
Subsidiary [Member] | Alpro [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Alpro revolving credit facility
Dean Foods Company [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt	3,336,104,000		3,932,294,000
Total long-term portion	3,186,657,000		3,764,754,000
Subsidiary [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt	514,698,000		135,231,000
Receivables-backed facility	385,000,000
Capital lease obligations and other	$ 998,000		$ 7,727,000

[1] Represents a weighted average rate, including applicable interest rate margins, for the senior secured revolving credit facility, term loan A and term loan B.

[2] Represents a weighted-average rate, including applicable interest rate margins, for indebtedness outstanding under the receivables securitization facility.

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Common Stock And Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Summary Of Stock Option Activity

	Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Contractual Life (Years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at December 31, 2010		21,523,733		$	20.20
Granted		1,869,603			10.35
Forfeited and canceled(1)		(2,757,211	)		22.52
Exercised		(688,754	)		10.00
Options outstanding at September 30, 2011		19,947,371			19.31		4.75	$	36,931
Options exercisable at September 30, 2011		16,507,781			20.49		3.94	$	—

(1) Pursuant to the terms of our stock option plans, options that are forfeited or canceled may be available for future grants.

Weighted Average Assumptions Used To Estimate The Fair Value Of Grants Issued

	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010
Expected volatility		41	%		34	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%		—	%
Expected option term		5 years			5 years
Risk-free rate of return		1.32% to 2.3	%		1.46% to 2.59	%

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Unit Activity

	Employees			Directors			Total
Stock units outstanding at December 31, 2010		2,648,843			70,386			2,719,229
Stock units issued		865,735			53,792			919,527
Shares issued upon vesting of stock units		(669,007	)		(21,797	)		(690,804	)
Stock units canceled or forfeited(1)		(565,362	)		—			(565,362	)
Stock units outstanding at September 30, 2011		2,280,209			102,381			2,382,590
Weighted average grant date fair value	$	15.10		$	11.83		$	14.99

(1) Pursuant to the terms of our stock unit plans, employees have the option of forfeiting stock units to cover their minimum statutory tax withholding when shares are issued. Stock units that are canceled or forfeited become available for future grants.

Schedule Of Cash Performance Units Activity

	Units
Outstanding at December 31, 2010		10,812,001
Granted		2,593,750
Converted/paid		—
Forfeited		(1,476,667	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2011		11,929,084

Summary Of Share-Based Compensation Expense Recognized

	Three Months Ended September 30					Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Stock Options	$	2,808		$	3,786	$	9,004	$	12,332
Stock Units		4,964			5,483		14,841		16,476
Cash Performance Units		(865	)		—		—		—
Phantom Shares		324			—		2,037		—
Total	$	7,231		$	9,269	$	25,882	$	28,808

Phantom Shares [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule Of Phantom Stock Shares Activity

	Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2010		—
Granted		1,191,162
Converted/paid		(3,002	)
Forfeited		(77,357	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2011		1,110,803

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Facility Closing And Reorganization Costs (Facility Closing And Reorganization Costs) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Charges	$ 42,152
Restructuring Charges, Cash [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Accrued Charges at December 31, 2010	3,881
Charges	28,161
Payments	(22,660)
Accrued Charges at September 30, 2011	9,382
Restructuring Charges, Cash [Member] | Workforce Reduction Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Accrued Charges at December 31, 2010	3,860
Charges	25,297
Payments	(19,737)
Accrued Charges at September 30, 2011	9,420
Restructuring Charges, Cash [Member] | Shutdown Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Accrued Charges at December 31, 2010	16
Charges	2,052
Payments	(2,109)
Accrued Charges at September 30, 2011	(41)
Restructuring Charges, Cash [Member] | Lease Obligations After Shutdown [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Accrued Charges at December 31, 2010	0
Charges	168
Payments	(168)
Accrued Charges at September 30, 2011	0
Restructuring Charges, Cash [Member] | Restructuring Charges, Other [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Accrued Charges at December 31, 2010	5
Charges	644
Payments	(646)
Accrued Charges at September 30, 2011	3
Restructuring Charges, Noncash [Member] | Write-Down Of Assets [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Charges	14,235
Restructuring Charges, Noncash [Member] | Loss On Sale Of Related Assets [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Charges	$ (244)

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Employee Retirement And Postretirement Benefits (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Sep. 30, 2011

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Other postretirement benefits, immaterial error corrections

During the third quarter of 2011, we identified groups of employees who were eligible to receive other postretirement benefits that had historically been excluded from our benefit plan valuations, which resulted in an understatement of our benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost. These errors relate primarily to periods prior to 2011. As the effects of the errors are not material to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2011 and were not material to any individual period prior to 2011, we recorded a non-cash charge, and the related benefit obligation, of $16.0 million during the third quarter of 2011, of which $0.8 million relates to the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and $15.2 million relates to prior periods. The charge and the corresponding liability have been recorded in general and administrative expenses in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and other long term liabilities in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively, for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011.

Non-cash charge and benefit obligations, other postretirement benefits

$ 16.0

Current Period [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Non-cash charge and benefit obligations, other postretirement benefits

0.8

0.8

Prior Periods [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Non-cash charge and benefit obligations, other postretirement benefits

$ 15.2

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Divestitures And Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 WhiteWave And Hero Group [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Rachel's [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Rachel's [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Mountain High [Member]	Apr. 02, 2011 Private Label Yogurt Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint venture					50.00%
Cash proceeds from sale of operations								$ 85,000,000	$ 93,000,000
Net pre-tax gain (loss)	(27,800,000)		16,600,000
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	3,616,000	6,357,000	3,616,000	8,194,000		5,700,000
Pre-tax gain on sale of discontinued operations							$ 4,100,000

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Debt (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member] Leverage Ratio Greater 4.50 Times [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Subsidiary [Member] Alpro [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member] Subsidiary [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member] Subsidiary [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Term Loan A [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Term Loan B [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2011 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Letter Of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Letter Of Credit [Member] Receivables-Backed Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 08, 2011 Letter Of Credit [Member] Alpro [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2011 Swingline Loans [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Maturing On April 2, 2012 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Maturing On April 2, 2014 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Receivables Securitization Facility [Member] Receivables-Backed Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Conditions Not Requiring Prior Approval Under Credit Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Conditions Not Requiring Prior Approval Under Credit Agreement [Member] Leverage Ratio Greater 4.50 Times [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Secured Debt [Member] Dean Foods Company [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Secured Debt [Member] Dean Foods Company [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Standby Letters Of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Receivables-Backed Facility [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member] Dean Foods Company [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member] Dean Foods Company [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2011 Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member] Dean Foods Company [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member] USD ($)	May 17, 2006 Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member] Dean Foods Company [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member] Dean Foods Company [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member] Dean Foods Company [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Dean Foods Company [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Dean Foods Company [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 08, 2011 Alpro [Member] EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2011 Mountain High [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Private Label Yogurt Operations [Member] USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount						$ 142,000,000		$ 1,500,000,000	$ 1,800,000,000																$ 400,000,000		$ 400,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Term of debt, in years								5	7			5
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity											350,000,000	1,500,000,000	300,000,000	1,000,000	150,000,000	225,000,000	1,275,000,000	600,000,000																	1,000,000
Line of credit facility, date of first required payment																April 2, 2012	April 2, 2014
Principal payments, due on credit facility					0											0	0
Amendment fees incurred																								600,000
Debt instrument, maturity date						Oct. 15, 2017																		Sep. 25, 2013	Dec. 15, 2018				Jun. 01, 2016						Jul. 02, 2012
Outstanding borrowings under term loan								669,000,000	1,720,000,000												2,437,194,000	3,033,529,000
Line of credit, amount outstanding										113,400,000		46,000,000						385,000,000						390,000,000
Letters of credit issued but undrawn										2,900,000		169,900,000												169,000,000
Issuance of standby letter of credit																							80,000,000
Minimum sales total that results in required mandatory principal payments	250,000,000
Cash proceeds from sale of operations																																				85,000,000	93,000,000
Acquisition price			500,000,000	100,000,000
Ownership percentage, minimum																			51.00%
Maximum permitted leverage ratio																				4.50
Aggregate principal amount	3,865,192,000
Senior notes, interest rate						6.90%	6.90%																		9.75%	9.75%			7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Senior notes						128,700,000	127,504,000																		400,000,000	400,000,000		498,900,000		498,910,000	498,765,000	128,700,000
Total value of receivables sold																		930,600,000
Borrowings under line of credit facility	2,449,740,000	2,875,580,000																						3,800,000,000									2,449,740,000	2,875,580,000
Repayment of debt	2,856,340,000	2,927,780,000																						3,400,000,000									2,856,340,000	2,927,780,000
Average daily balance under facility												121,700,000						321,500,000
Remaining borrowing capacity																		$ 215,000,000

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Employee Retirement And Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Defined Benefit Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Defined Benefit Plans

		$(00,000)			$(00,000)			$(00,000)			$(00,000)
	Three Months Ended September 30						Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Components of net periodic pension cost:
Service cost	$	710		$	683		$	2,130		$	2,049
Interest cost		3,803			4,152			11,409			12,456
Expected return on plan assets		(4,241	)		(4,121	)		(12,723	)		(12,363	)
Recognized settlement gain		—			—			—			—
Amortizations:
Unrecognized transition obligation		28			28			84			84
Prior service cost		191			179			573			537
Unrecognized net loss		2,265			2,285			6,795			6,855
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,756		$	3,206		$	8,268		$	9,618

Postretirement Benefits [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Defined Benefit Plans

		$(00,000)			$(00,000)			$(00,000)			$(00,000)
	Three Months Ended September 30						Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	7		$	6		$	21		$	18
Interest cost		190			242			570			726
Amortizations:
Prior service cost		(16	)		(16	)		(48	)		(48	)
Unrecognized net loss		124			131			372			393
Net periodic benefit cost	$	305		$	363		$	915		$	1,089

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Commitments And Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

11. Commitments and Contingencies

Contingent Obligations Related to Divested Operations — We have divested certain businesses in prior years. In each case, we have retained certain known contingent obligations related to those businesses and/or assumed an obligation to indemnify the purchasers of the businesses for certain unknown contingent liabilities, including environmental liabilities. We believe that we have established adequate reserves, which are immaterial to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for potential liabilities and indemnifications related to our divested businesses. Moreover, we do not expect any liability that we may have for these retained liabilities, or any indemnification liability, to materially exceed amounts accrued.

Contingent Obligations Related to Milk Supply Arrangements — On December 21, 2001, in connection with our acquisition of Legacy Dean, we purchased Dairy Farmers of America's ("DFA") 33.8% interest in our operations. In connection with that transaction, we issued a contingent, subordinated promissory note to DFA in the original principal amount of $40 million. The promissory note has a 20-year term that bears interest based on the consumer price index. Interest will not be paid in cash but will be added to the principal amount of the note annually, up to a maximum principal amount of $96 million. We may prepay the note in whole or in part at any time without penalty. The note will only become payable if we materially breach or terminate one of our related milk supply agreements with DFA without renewal or replacement. Otherwise, the note will expire in 2021, without any obligation to pay any portion of the principal or interest. We have not terminated or materially breached any of our related milk supply agreements with DFA related to the promissory note. We have previously terminated unrelated supply agreements with respect to several plants that were supplied by DFA. In connection with our goals of accelerated cost control and increased supply chain efficiency, we continue to evaluate our sources of raw milk supply.

Insurance — We retain selected levels of property and casualty risks, primarily related to employee health care, workers' compensation claims and other casualty losses. Many of these potential losses are covered under conventional insurance programs with third-party carriers with high deductible limits. In other areas, we are self-insured. We believe that we have established adequate reserves to cover these claims.

Leases and Purchase Obligations — We lease certain property, plant and equipment used in our operations under both capital and operating lease agreements. Such leases, which are primarily for machinery, equipment and vehicles, have lease terms ranging from one to 20 years. We did not have any material capital lease obligations as of September 30, 2011. Certain of the operating lease agreements require the payment of additional rentals for maintenance, along with additional rentals based on miles driven or units produced. Certain leases require us to guarantee a minimum value of the leased asset at the end of the lease. Our maximum exposure under those guarantees is not a material amount.

We have entered into various contracts, in the normal course of business, obligating us to purchase minimum quantities of raw materials used in our production and distribution processes, including diesel fuel, sugar, soybeans and organic raw milk. We enter into these contracts from time to time to ensure a sufficient supply of raw ingredients. In addition, we have contractual obligations to purchase various services that are part of our production process.

Litigation, Investigations and Audits — We are not party to, nor are our properties the subject of, any material pending legal proceedings, other than as set forth below:

Tennessee Dairy Farmer Actions and Related Mississippi Action

We were named, along with several other defendants, in two putative class action antitrust complaints filed on July 5, 2007. The complaints were filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Columbia Division, and allege generally that we and others in the milk industry worked together to limit the price Southeastern dairy farmers are paid for their raw milk and to deny these farmers access to fluid Grade A milk processing facilities. Four additional putative class action complaints were filed in 2007 and 2008 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Greeneville Division. The allegations in these complaints are similar to those in the dairy farmer actions. All six of the class actions (collectively, the "dairy farmer actions") were consolidated and were transferred to the Eastern District of Tennessee, Greeneville Division. Class certification in the dairy farmer actions was granted in September 2010.

On July 12, 2011, we entered into a settlement agreement with the class plaintiffs in the dairy farmer actions. On July 14, 2011, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee granted preliminary approval of the class-wide settlement agreement and stayed the dairy farmer action with respect to the Company. Under the proposed settlement agreement, we agreed to pay a total of up to $140 million over a period of four to five years into a fund for distribution to dairy farmer class members in a number of Southeastern states. On July 21, 2011, we made an initial payment of $60 million into an escrow account, to be distributed following the Court's final approval, and issued a standby letter of credit in the amount of $80 million to support the subsequent payments due under the agreement. The settlement agreement calls for us to make a payment of up to $20 million on each of the following four anniversaries of the settlement agreement's final approval date.

On July 28, 2011, the Court issued an order partially decertifying the dairy farmer plaintiff class with which we had previously entered into the settlement agreement. The dairy farmer plaintiffs that were decertified from the class are, or were, members of the Dairy Farmers of America ("DFA") co-operative. On August 1, 2011, the plaintiffs filed a motion asking the Court to re-consider its decertification order. The Court denied that motion on August 19, 2011. In order to pursue a final and certain resolution consistent with the terms of the settlement agreement, we filed a motion with the Court on August 5, 2011 to vacate preliminary approval of the settlement agreement, defer associated deadlines related to the settlement, and to clarify the role of class counsel in light of the Court's decertification order. The motion was granted by the Court and a Memorandum Opinion was issued on August 31, 2011. In the Memorandum Opinion, the Court stated that it would take the motion for preliminary approval of the settlement under advisement pending appointment of separate counsel and class representatives for the decertified DFA subclass. In a separate order entered on October 5, 2011, the Court appointed separate counsel for the DFA subclass, and set December 16, 2011 as the deadline for newly designated counsel to submit any motion for certification of a DFA subclass for settlement purposes and any motion to preliminarily approve the July 12, 2011 settlement agreement. In light of the above, until we have further clarification and resolution regarding the impact of the partial decertification order, there can be no assurance that the settlement agreement will receive final approval in its current form, in another form that is acceptable to the parties, or at all.

In September 2011, the court ordered plaintiffs to return the escrow account funds to us and return the standby letter of credit for cancellation until such time as the settlement agreement receives preliminary approval. Accordingly, the escrow funds have been returned to us and the letter of credit has been cancelled.

In the second quarter of 2011, we recorded a $131.3 million charge and a corresponding liability for the present value of our obligations under the original settlement agreement, based on imputed interest computed at a rate of 4.77%, which approximates our like-term incremental fixed rate borrowing cost. We continue to accrete interest related to this recorded liability.

On April 26, 2011, we, along with our Chief Executive Officer, Gregg Engles, and other defendants, were named in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Hattiesburg Division. An amended complaint was filed in August 2011, which dropped the class action allegations. The allegations in the amended complaint are similar to those in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions. In addition, plaintiffs have alleged generally that defendants committed civil violations of the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), as well as common law fraud and tortious interference with contract. Plaintiffs are seeking treble damages for the alleged antitrust and RICO violations, and compensatory and consequential damages for the common law fraud and tortious interference claims. With respect to the antitrust allegations in the complaint, the plaintiffs' proposed geographic market in the Mississippi action is ambiguous as to whether it is identical to the geographic market alleged in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions. In any event, Plaintiffs in the Mississippi action would likely also be included in any class or classes certified in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions. Members of any Tennessee class or classes who fail to exclude themselves from that class, or who excluded themselves but are permitted to opt back into any class for purposes of any settlement with us, will be bound by any settlement in the Tennessee dairy farmer actions when it is approved, which should release and extinguish any claims asserted by them in the Mississippi action.

On August 11, 2011, a motion to dismiss all of the claims was filed on behalf of Mr. Engles, and motions to dismiss all but the antitrust claims were filed on behalf of the company and the other defendants. Briefing on those motions was completed on October 18, 2011. Those motions remain pending.

At this time, we are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters.

Tennessee Retailer and Indirect Purchaser Actions

A putative class action antitrust complaint (the "retailer action") was filed on August 9, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Plaintiffs allege generally that we, either acting alone or in conjunction with others in the milk industry who are also defendants in the retailer action, lessened competition in the Southeastern United States for the sale of processed fluid Grade A milk to retail outlets and other customers, and that the defendants' conduct also artificially inflated wholesale prices for direct milk purchasers. Plaintiffs' motion for class certification in the retailer action is still pending. Defendants' motion for summary judgment in the retailer action was granted in part and denied in part in August 2010. Defendants filed a motion for reconsideration on September 10, 2010, and filed a supplemental motion for summary judgment as to the remaining claims on September 27, 2010. Those motions are currently pending before the Court, and the case has been stayed pending resolution of those motions. The Court has not set a trial date yet for the retailer action.

On June 29, 2009, another putative class action lawsuit was filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee, Greeneville Division, on behalf of indirect purchasers of processed fluid Grade A milk (the "indirect purchaser action"). The allegations in this complaint are similar to those in the retailer action, but primarily involve state law claims. Because the allegations in the indirect purchaser action substantially overlap with the allegations in the retailer action, the Court granted the parties' joint motion to stay all proceedings in the indirect purchaser action pending the outcome of the summary judgment motions in the retailer action. At this time, we are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters.

Vermont Dairy Farmer Action

On October 8, 2009, we were named, among several defendants, in a putative class action antitrust complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. The original complaint was amended on January 21, 2010, and contained allegations similar in nature to that of the dairy farmer actions (discussed above), and alleges generally that we and others in the milk industry worked together to limit the price dairy farmers in the Northeastern United States are paid for their raw milk and to deny these farmers access to fluid Grade A milk processing facilities. A second similar complaint was filed by a different plaintiff on January 14, 2010. The Company reached an agreement with the plaintiffs to settle all claims against the Company in this action. On May 4, 2011, the court entered an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement agreement, certifying the settlement class, and staying further proceedings against the Company in the matter. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company paid $30 million into an escrow fund pending final approval of the settlement agreement. The court convened a final fairness hearing on July 18, 2011 for the purpose of evaluating the fairness, reasonableness and adequacy of the settlement, and granted final approval of the settlement on August 3, 2011. On August 15, 2011, the Court entered the Final Judgment approving the settlement and dismissing all claims against Dean. No appeals were filed, and the settlement agreement became effective on September 15, 2011. On October 7, 2011, Plaintiffs moved for an Order authorizing distribution of the settlement funds. That motion was granted on October 18, 2011.

Foremost Action

On January 22, 2010, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the States of Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan ("Plaintiff States") filed a civil action in the Eastern District of Wisconsin ("DOJ lawsuit") alleging that the Company violated Section 7 of the Clayton Act when it acquired the Consumer Products Division of Foremost Farms USA on April 1, 2009 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $35 million. On March 29, 2011, the Company reached agreements with the DOJ and the Plaintiff States to settle the DOJ lawsuit. Under the terms of the settlements, the Company was required to divest its fluid milk operations in Waukesha, Wisconsin, comply with certain margin limitations on the sale of school milk in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and provide prior notification of certain acquisitions of assets of, or interests in, fluid milk processing plants. On July 29, 2011, the court granted final approval of the settlement with the DOJ. Pursuant to the order, the Company was required to divest of the Waukesha facility The divestiture was completed on September 8, 2011.

Stockholder Derivative Action

In April 2009, a stockholder derivative complaint was filed purportedly on behalf of the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Greeneville division, naming the Company's then current directors, as well as an officer of the Company, and a former director among the defendants. The complaint alleged that the officers and directors breached their fiduciary duties to the Company under Delaware law by approving the 2001 merger between the former Dean Foods Company and Suiza Foods Corporation, and allegedly participating in, or failing to prevent, a purported conspiracy to fix the price of Grade A milk. The complaint was transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in March 2010. On January 26, 2011, the court dismissed the complaint with prejudice. In March 2011, plaintiffs made a demand that the Company conduct an investigation of substantially similar allegations. In response to the demand, a special committee of the Board of Directors of the Company consisting of independent board members not named in the litigation was established to conduct its own independent review of the allegations made in the demand letter. The special committee conducted an independent review of these allegations and reported its findings to the Board. In August 2011, the Board considered the demand letter and determined, based on the special committee's recommendation, not to pursue any legal action against the Directors.

Kohler Mix Action

On January 18, 2008, our subsidiary, Kohler Mix Specialties, LLC ("Kohler"), was named as a defendant in a civil complaint filed in the Superior Court, Judicial District of Hartford. The plaintiff in the case is the Commissioner of Environmental Protection of the State of Connecticut. The complaint alleges generally that Kohler improperly discharged wastewater into the waters of the State of Connecticut, and bypassed certain wastewater treatment equipment in violation of certain Connecticut environmental regulations and Kohler's wastewater discharge permit. The plaintiff is seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties with respect to the claims. On August 24, 2011 the parties reached an agreement to settle the litigation. The parties are negotiating a Stipulated Judgment for submission to the Court.

Other than the matters set forth above, we are party from time to time to certain claims, litigations, audits and investigations. Potential liabilities associated with the other matters referred to in this paragraph are not expected to have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Other

We are in varying stages of discussion with numerous states to determine whether we have complied with state unclaimed property laws. Most, but not all, of these states have appointed an agent to conduct an examination of our books and records. In addition to seeking remittance of unclaimed property, some states may also seek interest and penalties. We have reached an agreement to settle the State of Delaware's claims. The settlement amount is not material to our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. At this time, it is not possible for us to predict the ultimate outcome of the remaining examinations.

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Common Stock And Share-Based Compensation (Weighted Average Assumptions Used To Estimate The Fair Value Of Grants Issued) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Common Stock And Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]
Expected volatility	41.00%	34.00%
Expected dividend yield
Expected option term, years	5	5
Risk-free rate of return, minimum	1.32%	1.46%
Risk-free rate of return, maximum	2.30%	2.59%

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Earnings (Loss) Per Share) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2010		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2010
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ (1,555,650)		$ 17,177		$ (1,585,288)		$ 100,449
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	11,537		2,339		15,925		6,511
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$ (1,544,113)		$ 19,516		$ (1,569,363)		$ 106,960
Average common shares	183,649,597		182,118,506		183,278,667		181,666,251
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$ (8.41)		$ 0.11		$ (8.56)		$ 0.59
Stock option conversion		[1]	137,323	[1]		[1]	730,842	[1]
Stock units		[2]	66,768	[2]		[2]	441,980	[2]
Average common shares - diluted	183,649,597		182,322,597		183,278,667		182,839,073
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$ (8.41)		$ 0.11		$ (8.56)		$ 0.58
Common Stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive securities excluded	20,124,594		21,682,740		20,772,321		19,749,866
Stock Units [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive securities excluded	850,517		1,466,850		937,473		164,971

[1] Anti-dilutive common shares excluded

[2] Anti-dilutive stock units excluded

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Goodwill And Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill And Intangible Assets

4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

We conduct impairment tests of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives annually in the fourth quarter and on an interim basis when circumstances arise that indicate a possible impairment. We evaluate goodwill at the reporting unit level; our reporting units include Fresh Dairy Direct, WhiteWave, Morningstar and Alpro.

During the third quarter of 2011, we performed a step one interim goodwill analysis of our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit. A prolonged recession has resulted in significantly lower consumer spending, declining volumes in the fluid milk industry and increased competitive pricing pressures that are unlikely to improve materially. These conditions have continued to affect both consumption and pricing in our Fresh Dairy Direct product categories, which culminated in a change to our outlook for that business. We believe that these indicators of impairment are isolated to the Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit and that business conditions affecting our WhiteWave, Morningstar and Alpro reporting units have not indicated a possible impairment for those businesses. We will assess each of these reporting units for impairment during the fourth quarter of 2011 in connection with our annual impairment test.

Based on the results of the step one analysis we determined that the carrying value of our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit exceeded its fair value. For purposes of the step one analysis, we estimated the fair value of the Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit using both an income approach that analyzed projected discounted cash flows and a market approach that considered other comparable companies. Both approaches resulted in substantially similar values for our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit. We also compared the aggregate fair value estimates of all of our reporting units, using the fair values derived in our 2010 annual impairment test conducted in the fourth quarter of 2010, for our other three reporting units, to our enterprise value (market capitalization plus outstanding indebtedness) as of the valuation date. In our view, the comparison indicated that the step one determination of fair value of Fresh Dairy Direct was reasonable.

In calculating the fair value of our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit we used unobservable inputs (Level 3, as defined in Note 6) and significant management judgment. We used the following estimates and assumptions in the discounted cash flow analysis:

• A terminal EBITDA margin percentage reflecting our historical and forecasted EBITDA margins;

• A terminal growth rate based on long term real growth rate potential and a long-term inflation forecast;

• Assumptions regarding future capital expenditures reflective of maintaining facilities under normalized operations; and

• An overall discount rate based on our weighted average cost of capital for the Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit.

Additionally, under the market approach analysis, we used significant other observable inputs (Level 2, as defined in Note 6) including various peer company comparisons. Changes in these estimates or assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and the conclusions of the step one analysis for the reporting unit.

Because our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit carrying value was determined to be in excess of its fair value in our step one analysis, we were required to perform step two of the impairment analysis to determine the amount of goodwill impairment to be recorded. The amount of the impairment is calculated by comparing the implied fair value of the goodwill to its carrying amount, which requires us to allocate the fair value determined in the step one analysis to the individual assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. Any remaining fair value would represent the implied fair value of goodwill on the testing date.

As of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have not completed the analysis. However, based on the work performed through the date of the filing, we concluded that an impairment charge between $1.9 billion and $2.1 billion could be reasonably estimated. Accordingly, we recorded a $1.9 billion, non-cash charge ($1.6 billion, net of tax), during the third quarter of 2011, which represents our best estimate of the impairment present at September 30, 2011. This impairment charge does not impact our operations, compliance with our debt covenants or our cash flows.

We expect to finalize our interim impairment analysis of Fresh Dairy Direct goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets prior to filing our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Following completion of the analysis, we will adjust our preliminary estimate if necessary, and record any required adjustment in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are as follows:

	Fresh Dairy Direct- Morningstar			WhiteWave- Alpro		Total
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	2,472,767		$	706,425	$	3,179,192
Goodwill impairment		(1,926,000	)		—		(1,926,000	)
Foreign currency translation		—			4,219		4,219
Divestitures (see Note 2)		(3,996	)		—		(3,996	)
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	542,771		$	710,644	$	1,253,415

The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of our intangible assets other than goodwill as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:

	September 30, 2011							December 31, 2010
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
	(In thousands)
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Trademarks(1)	$	591,135	$	—		$	591,135	$	593,387	$	—		$	593,387
Intangible assets with finite lives:
Customer-related and other(1)		132,483		(51,462	)		81,021		133,829		(44,622	)		89,207
Trademarks(1)(2)		10,564		(4,649	)		5,915		18,614		(4,474	)		14,140
Total	$	734,182	$	(56,111	)	$	678,071	$	745,830	$	(49,096	)	$	696,734

(1) We wrote off $4.6 million of indefinite-lived intangibles and $2.1 million of net finite-lived intangibles during the first nine months of 2011 related to the divestitures disclosed in Note 2. The remainder of the fluctuation in the gross carrying amount of intangible assets with indefinite lives is primarily the result of foreign currency translation adjustments.

(2) In the first nine months of 2011, we sold a trademark with a gross carrying amount of $7.5 million.

Amortization expense on intangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $2.6 million and $2.8 million, respectively. Amortization expense on intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $8.0 million and $8.5 million, respectively. Estimated aggregate intangible asset amortization expense for the next five years is as follows (in millions):

2011	$	10.5
2012		9.3
2013		9.2
2014		8.5
2015		8.5

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Commitments And Contingencies (Policy)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Leases

Leases and Purchase Obligations — We lease certain property, plant and equipment used in our operations under both capital and operating lease agreements. Such leases, which are primarily for machinery, equipment and vehicles, have lease terms ranging from one to 20 years. We did not have any material capital lease obligations as of September 30, 2011. Certain of the operating lease agreements require the payment of additional rentals for maintenance, along with additional rentals based on miles driven or units produced. Certain leases require us to guarantee a minimum value of the leased asset at the end of the lease. Our maximum exposure under those guarantees is not a material amount.

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Facility Closing And Reorganization Costs (Approved Plans And Related Charges) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2010		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2010
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Total	$ 10,283,000		$ 8,253,000		$ 42,152,000		$ 16,313,000
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Closure of facilities	1,516,000	[1]	8,216,000	[1]	15,021,000	[1]	11,776,000	[1]
Other	0		37,000		0		37,000
Total	3,790,000		8,253,000		18,906,000		16,313,000
Number of positions reduced in workforce					230
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar [Member] | Broad-Based Reduction Of Facility And Distribution Personnel [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Severance costs	0	[2]	0	[2]	(281,000)	[2]	4,500,000	[2]
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar [Member] | Organization Optimization Initiative [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Severance costs	2,274,000	[3]	0	[3]	4,166,000	[3]	0	[3]
Corporate [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Total	6,493,000		0		23,246,000		0
Corporate [Member] | Organization Optimization Initiative [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Severance costs	6,480,000	[3]	0	[3]	20,821,000	[3]	0	[3]
Corporate [Member] | Department Realignment [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Severance costs	13,000	[4]	0	[4]	2,425,000	[4]	0	[4]
Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Charges incurred to date					54,000,000
Shut down and other costs					1,400,000
Broad-Based Reduction Of Facility And Distribution Personnel [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Charges incurred to date			3,100,000
Organization Optimization Initiative [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Charges incurred to date					25,000,000
Shut down and other costs					1,000,000
Reduction of workforce, number of positions					350
Maximum [Member] | Department Realignment [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Reduction of workforce, number of positions					0
Department Realignment [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Charges incurred to date					$ 5,300,000
Reduction of workforce, number of positions					100

[1] These charges in 2011 and 2010 primarily relate to facility closures in Newport, Kentucky; Baxley, Georgia; and Florence, South Carolina, as well as previously announced closures. We have incurred $54.0 million of charges related to these initiatives to date. We expect to incur additional charges related to these facility closures of $1.4 million, related to shutdown and other costs. As we continue the evaluation of our supply chain described more fully below, it is likely that we will close additional facilities in the future.

[2] Charges in 2010 relate to a plan to reduce the workforce within our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment, which impacted approximately 230 positions. Implementation began during the second quarter of 2010 and was carried out over the balance of the year. The reduction in workforce affected employees across the country and was a result of operational changes from supply chain initiatives. The workforce reduction costs related to this plan were part of an existing benefit arrangement; therefore, the full amount of expected severance benefits was accrued during the second quarter of 2010. We incurred total charges of $3.1 million related to this initiative and do not expect to incur any additional charges going forward.

[3] In the first quarter of 2011 we initiated a significant cost reduction program that is incremental to our other ongoing cost-savings initiatives. This initiative is focused on permanently removing costs out of our business through organizational and corporate departmental redesigns, driven by process simplification and standardization, centralization of activities and reorganization to drive growth in our core customers and categories. As part of this program, we expect to eliminate approximately 350 corporate and field positions by the end of the fourth quarter of 2011. The charges recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily relate to workforce reduction costs associated with the first four tranches of this program and include costs associated with eliminating the position filled by our then President and Chief Operating Officer. The charges incurred under this plan also include workforce reduction and shutdown costs associated with the closure of several distribution facilities within Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar that were a direct result of the organizational redesigns noted above. We have incurred $25.0 million of charges related to this initiative to date, and we expect to incur additional charges of approximately $1.0 million, related to shutdown and other costs.

[4] In 2010, as a result of peer comparisons and our ongoing cost control initiatives, our management team approved a multi-year cost reduction plan aimed at centralization and process improvement, as well as business unit and functional organization redesigns. Charges in 2011 relate to workforce reduction costs associated with this plan. The plan was implemented during the fourth quarter of 2010 beginning with the redesign of certain functions within human resources, legal and finance. The plan has resulted in the elimination of approximately 100 positions throughout 2011 as each function has reorganized its processes in line with the peer comparisons and internally developed functional blueprints as approved by an executive operating team. We have incurred $5.3 million of charges related to this initiative to date and do not expect to incur any additional charges going forward.

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Employee Retirement And Postretirement Benefits (Defined Benefit Plans) (Details) (Defined Benefit Plans [Member], USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Defined Benefit Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 710	$ 683	$ 2,130	$ 2,049
Interest cost	3,803	4,152	11,409	12,456
Expected return on plan assets	(4,241)	(4,121)	(12,723)	(12,363)
Recognized settlement gain
Unrecognized transition obligation	28	28	84	84
Prior service cost	191	179	573	537
Unrecognized net loss	2,265	2,285	6,795	6,855
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 2,756	$ 3,206	$ 8,268	$ 9,618

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Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Gross Carrying Amount And Accumulated Amortization Of Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total, Gross Carrying Amount	$ 734,182,000		$ 745,830,000
Total, Accumulated Amortization	(56,111,000)		(49,096,000)
Total, Net Carrying Amount	678,071,000		696,734,000
Write off of indefinite-lived intangible assets related to divestures	4,600,000
Write off of finite-lived intangible assets related to divestures	2,100,000
Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets with indefinite lives, Gross Carrying Amount	591,135,000	[1]	593,387,000	[1]
Intangible assets with indefinite lives, Accumulated Amortization		[1]		[1]
Intangible assets with indefinite lives, Net Carrying Amount	591,135,000	[1]	593,387,000	[1]
Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets with finite lives, Gross Carrying Amount	10,564,000	[1],[2]	18,614,000	[1],[2]
Intangible assets with finite lives, Accumulated Amortization	(4,649,000)	[1],[2]	(4,474,000)	[1],[2]
Intangible assets with finite lives, Net Carrying Amount	5,915,000	[1],[2]	14,140,000	[1],[2]
Customer-Related And Other [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets with finite lives, Gross Carrying Amount	132,483,000	[1]	133,829,000	[1]
Intangible assets with finite lives, Accumulated Amortization	(51,462,000)	[1]	(44,622,000)	[1]
Intangible assets with finite lives, Net Carrying Amount	81,021,000	[1]	89,207,000	[1]
Trademark Sold [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets with finite lives, Gross Carrying Amount	$ (7,500,000)

[1] We wrote off $4.6 million of indefinite-lived intangibles and $2.1 million of net finite-lived intangibles during the first nine months of 2011 related to the divestitures disclosed in Note 2. The remainder of the fluctuation in the gross carrying amount of intangible assets with indefinite lives is primarily the result of foreign currency translation adjustments.

[2] In the first nine months of 2011, we sold a trademark with a gross carrying amount of $7.5 million.

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Segment, Geographic And Customers Information (Assets, By Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	$ 5,911,201	$ 7,956,667
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar [Member]
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	3,563,256	5,442,229
WhiteWave-Alpro [Member]
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	2,030,727	1,984,893
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	317,218	412,431
Assets Held For Sale [Member]
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets		$ 117,114

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

	Three Months Ended September 30					Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010		2011			2010
	(In thousands, except share data)
Basic earnings (loss) per share computation:
Numerator:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(1,555,650	)	$	17,177	$	(1,585,288	)	$	100,449
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		11,537			2,339		15,925			6,511
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(1,544,113	)	$	19,516	$	(1,569,363	)	$	106,960
Denominator:
Average common shares		183,649,597			182,118,506		183,278,667			181,666,251
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(8.41	)	$	0.11	$	(8.56	)	$	0.59
Diluted earnings (loss) per share computation:
Numerator:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(1,555,650	)	$	17,177	$	(1,585,288	)	$	100,449
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		11,537			2,339		15,925			6,511
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(1,544,113	)	$	19,516	$	(1,569,363	)	$	106,960
Denominator:
Average common shares — basic		183,649,597			182,118,506		183,278,667			181,666,251
Stock option conversion(1)		—			137,323		—			730,842
Stock units(2)		—			66,768		—			441,980
Average common shares — diluted		183,649,597			182,322,597		183,278,667			182,839,073
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(8.41	)	$	0.11	$	(8.56	)	$	0.58
(1) Anti-dilutive common shares excluded		20,124,594			21,682,740		20,772,321			19,749,866
(2) Anti-dilutive stock units excluded		850,517			1,466,850		937,473			164,971

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Condensed Consolidated Statement Of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Non-Controlling Interest [Member]	Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2009	$ 1,809	$ 1,025,502	$ 491,611	$ (166,976)	$ 15,286		$ 1,367,232
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2009	180,854,163
Issuance of common stock, net of tax impact of share-based compensation (in shares)	1,322,946
Issuance of common stock, net of tax impact of share-based compensation	13	86					99
Share-based compensation expense		28,855					28,855
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest					6,916		6,916
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest					(6,511)		(6,511)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company			112,235			112,235	112,235
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax benefit				(27,302)		(27,302)	(27,302)
Amounts reclassified to statement of operations/income statement related to hedging activities, net of tax				45,768		45,768	45,768
Cumulative translation adjustment				(9,290)		(9,290)	(9,290)
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax				4,820		4,820	4,820
Comprehensive income (loss)						126,231
Balance at Sep. 30, 2010	1,822	1,054,443	603,846	(152,980)	15,691		1,522,822
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2010	182,177,109
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	1,823	1,061,253	583,102	(146,653)	14,543		1,514,068
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2010	182,255,334						182,255,334
Issuance of common stock, net of tax impact of share-based compensation (in shares)	1,431,550
Issuance of common stock, net of tax impact of share-based compensation	14	(5,923)					(5,909)
Share-based compensation expense		23,844					23,844
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest					6,304		6,304
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest					(15,925)		(15,925)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company			(1,565,747)			(1,565,747)	(1,565,747)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax benefit				(53,337)		(53,337)	(53,337)
Amounts reclassified to statement of operations/income statement related to hedging activities, net of tax				25,644		25,644	25,644
Cumulative translation adjustment				8,118		8,118	8,118
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax				4,800		4,800	4,800
Comprehensive income (loss)						(1,580,522)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2011	$ 1,837	$ 1,079,174	$ (982,645)	$ (161,428)	$ 4,922		$ (58,140)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2011	183,686,884						183,686,884

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Segment, Geographic And Customers Information (Policy)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment, Geographic And Customers Information [Abstract]

Segment, Geographic And Customers Information

We evaluate the performance of our segments based on sales and operating income or loss before gains and losses on the sale of businesses, facility closing and reorganization costs, litigation settlements and foreign exchange gains and losses. The reporting segments do not include an allocation of the costs related to shared services such as audit services, corporate development, human resources, strategy, tax or treasury. In addition, the expense related to share-based compensation has not been allocated to our segments and is reflected entirely within the caption "Corporate and Other". Therefore, the measure of segment profit or loss presented below is before such items. Additionally, a portion of our WhiteWave products are sold through our DSD network. Those sales, together with their related costs, are included in the WhiteWave-Alpro segment for reporting purposes.

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Debt (Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 107,731	$ 92,007	$ 102,100	$ 45,190
Receivables, net	1,000,391	891,019
Income tax receivable	20,111	71,337
Inventories, net	481,157	425,576
Other current assets	190,915	219,163
Assets held for sale		117,114
Total current assets	1,800,305	1,816,216
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,068,935	2,113,391
Goodwill	1,253,415	3,179,192
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net	788,546	847,868
Total	5,911,201	7,956,667
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,262,397	1,232,876
Current portion of debt	150,240	174,250
Current portion of litigation settlements	59,998	30,000
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale		3,839
Total current liabilities	1,472,635	1,440,965
Long-term debt	3,700,562	3,893,275
Other long-term liabilities	723,994	1,108,359
Long-term litigation settlements	72,150
Dean Foods Company stockholders' equity (deficit)	(63,062)	1,499,525
Non-controlling interest	4,922	14,543
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	(58,140)	1,514,068	1,522,822	1,367,232
Total	5,911,201	7,956,667
Dean Foods Company [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	9,811	307	18,109	9,665
Receivables, net	17	353
Income tax receivable	20,104	71,173
Intercompany receivables		193,051
Other current assets	86,824	105,345
Total current assets	116,756	370,229
Property, plant and equipment, net	694	222
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net	72,546	88,135
Investment in subsidiaries	7,641,963	9,335,787
Total	7,831,959	9,794,373
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	143,325	138,869
Intercompany payables	3,944,324	3,568,750
Current portion of debt	149,446	167,540
Current portion of litigation settlements	59,998	30,000
Total current liabilities	4,297,093	3,905,159
Long-term debt	3,186,657	3,764,754
Other long-term liabilities	339,121	624,935
Long-term litigation settlements	72,150
Dean Foods Company stockholders' equity (deficit)	(63,062)	1,499,525
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	(63,062)	1,499,525
Total	7,831,959	9,794,373
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		9,750	7,295
Receivables, net	24,836	33,941
Inventories, net	452,170	394,862
Intercompany receivables	4,507,529	4,211,670
Other current assets	91,379	96,967
Assets held for sale		117,114
Total current assets	5,075,914	4,864,304
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,873,866	1,900,192
Goodwill	1,083,522	3,013,516
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net	592,880	616,435
Total	8,626,182	10,394,447
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,047,592	1,014,819
Intercompany payables		21,586
Current portion of debt	260	6,454
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale		3,839
Total current liabilities	1,047,852	1,046,698
Long-term debt	128,905	127,892
Other long-term liabilities	306,232	379,017
Dean Foods Company stockholders' equity (deficit)	7,143,193	8,840,840
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	7,143,193	8,840,840
Total	8,626,182	10,394,447
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	97,920	81,950	76,696	35,525
Receivables, net	975,538	856,725
Income tax receivable	7	164
Inventories, net	28,987	30,714
Intercompany receivables		13,924
Other current assets	12,712	16,851
Total current assets	1,115,164	1,000,328
Property, plant and equipment, net	194,375	212,977
Goodwill	169,893	165,676
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net	123,120	143,298
Total	1,602,552	1,522,279
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	71,480	79,188
Intercompany payables	563,205	828,309
Current portion of debt	534	256
Total current liabilities	635,219	907,753
Long-term debt	385,000	629
Other long-term liabilities	78,641	104,407
Dean Foods Company stockholders' equity (deficit)	498,770	494,947
Non-controlling interest	4,922	14,543
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	503,692	509,490
Total	1,602,552	1,522,279
Eliminations [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Intercompany receivables	(4,507,529)	(4,418,645)
Total current assets	(4,507,529)	(4,418,645)
Investment in subsidiaries	(7,641,963)	(9,335,787)
Total	(12,149,492)	(13,754,432)
Intercompany payables	(4,507,529)	(4,418,645)
Total current liabilities	(4,507,529)	(4,418,645)
Dean Foods Company stockholders' equity (deficit)	(7,641,963)	(9,335,787)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	(7,641,963)	(9,335,787)
Total	$ (12,149,492)	$ (13,754,432)

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Inventories, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Inventories, Net [Abstract]

Inventories, Net

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Raw materials and supplies	$	201,429	$	187,176
Finished goods		279,728		238,400
Total	$	481,157	$	425,576

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Segment, Geographic And Customers Information (Geographic Information, Long-Lived Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Segment, Geographic And Customers Information [Abstract]
Long-lived assets, domestic	$ 3,638,735	$ 5,652,676
Long-lived assets, foreign	$ 472,161	$ 487,775

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Segment, Geographic And Customers Information (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011 Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 WhiteWave-Alpro [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 WhiteWave-Alpro [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 WhiteWave-Alpro [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 WhiteWave-Alpro [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 WhiteWave And Hero Group [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of manufacturing facilities							93
Ownership percentage in joint venture													50.00%
Significant customers minimum percentage					10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Net sales percentage to single customer	20.00%	20.00%	20.00%	19.00%

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (1,581,672)	$ 105,724
Loss from discontinued operations		2,919
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	(3,616)	(8,194)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	213,895	203,125
Share-based compensation expense	25,882	29,628
Loss on divestitures and other, net	6,176	10,913
Goodwill impairment	1,926,000
Deferred income taxes	(386,869)	85,990
Other	159	1,368
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	(116,038)	(13,804)
Inventories, net	(60,102)	(37,543)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	12,268	5,065
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	60,173	33,969
Income taxes receivable/payable	47,245	(39,867)
Litigation settlements	102,148
Net cash provided by operating activities-continuing operations	245,649	379,293
Net cash provided by operating activities-discontinued operations	774	8,890
Net cash provided by operating activities	246,423	388,183
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(215,412)	(180,557)
Proceeds from divestitures	185,270
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	5,277	3,807
Net cash used in investing activities-continuing operations	(24,865)	(176,750)
Net cash provided by investing activities-discontinued operations	3,616	24,795
Net cash used in investing activities	(21,249)	(151,955)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	(196,468)	(104,721)
Proceeds from senior secured revolver	2,449,740	2,875,580
Payments for senior secured revolver	(2,856,340)	(2,927,780)
Proceeds from receivables-backed facility	3,802,000	1,440,000
Payments for receivables-backed facility	(3,417,000)	(1,440,000)
Payments for deferred financing costs	(600)	(34,233)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest	6,304	6,916
Tax savings on share-based compensation		275
Issuance of common stock, net of share repurchases for withholding taxes	3,764	3,298
Net cash used in financing activities	(208,600)	(180,665)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(850)	1,347
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	15,724	56,910
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	92,007	45,190
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 107,731	$ 102,100

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Employee Retirement And Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Employee Retirement And Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Retirement And Postretirement Benefits

9. Employee Retirement and Postretirement Benefits

We sponsor various defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans, including various employee savings and profit sharing plans, and we contribute to various multi-employer pension plans on behalf of our employees. Substantially all full-time union and non-union employees who have completed one or more years of service and have met other requirements pursuant to the plans are eligible to participate in one or more of these plans.

Defined Benefit Plans — The benefits under our defined benefit plans are based on years of service and employee compensation.

		$(00,000)			$(00,000)			$(00,000)			$(00,000)
	Three Months Ended September 30						Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Components of net periodic pension cost:
Service cost	$	710		$	683		$	2,130		$	2,049
Interest cost		3,803			4,152			11,409			12,456
Expected return on plan assets		(4,241	)		(4,121	)		(12,723	)		(12,363	)
Recognized settlement gain		—			—			—			—
Amortizations:
Unrecognized transition obligation		28			28			84			84
Prior service cost		191			179			573			537
Unrecognized net loss		2,265			2,285			6,795			6,855
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,756		$	3,206		$	8,268		$	9,618

Postretirement Benefits — Certain of our subsidiaries provide health care benefits to certain retirees who are covered under specific group contracts.

		$(00,000)			$(00,000)			$(00,000)			$(00,000)
	Three Months Ended September 30						Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	7		$	6		$	21		$	18
Interest cost		190			242			570			726
Amortizations:
Prior service cost		(16	)		(16	)		(48	)		(48	)
Unrecognized net loss		124			131			372			393
Net periodic benefit cost	$	305		$	363		$	915		$	1,089

During the third quarter of 2011, we identified groups of employees who were eligible to receive other postretirement benefits that had historically been excluded from our benefit plan valuations, which resulted in an understatement of our benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost. These errors relate primarily to periods prior to 2011. As the effects of the errors are not material to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2011 and were not material to any individual period prior to 2011, we recorded a non-cash charge, and the related benefit obligation, of $16.0 million during the third quarter of 2011, of which $0.8 million relates to the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and $15.2 million relates to prior periods. The charge and the corresponding liability have been recorded in general and administrative expenses in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and other long term liabilities in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively, for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011.

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Common Stock And Share-Based Compensation (Summary Of Stock Option Activity) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Common Stock And Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]
Options outstanding at December 31, 2010	21,523,733
Granted, Options	1,869,603
Forfeited and canceled, Options	(2,757,211)	[1]
Exercised, Options	(688,754)
Options outstanding at September 30, 2011	19,947,371
Options exercisable at September 30, 2011	16,507,781
Options outstanding at December 31, 2010, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 20.20
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 10.35
Forfeited and canceled, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 22.52	[1]
Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 10.00
Options outstanding at September 30, 2011, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 19.31
Options exercisable at September 30, 2011, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 20.49
Options outstanding at September 30, 2011, Weighted Average Contractual Life (Years)	4.75
Options exercisable at September 30, 2011, Weighted Average Contractual Life (Years)	3.94
Options outstanding at September 30, 2011, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 36,931
Options exercisable at September 30, 2011, Aggregate Intrinsic Value

[1] Pursuant to the terms of our stock option plans, options that are forfeited or canceled may be available for future grants.

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Common Stock And Share-Based Compensation (Schedule Of Phantom Shares Activity) (Details) (Phantom Shares [Member])	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Phantom Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock units outstanding at December 31, 2010
Granted	1,191,162
Converted/paid	(3,002)
Forfeited	(77,357)
Stock units outstanding at September 30, 2011	1,110,803

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Segment, Geographic And Customers Information (Net Sales, By Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Net sales to external customers	$ 3,410,797	$ 3,054,130	$ 9,759,459	$ 8,969,926
Intersegment sales	65,084	69,766	208,615	193,383
Operating income (loss)	(1,872,302)	92,517	(1,782,818)	337,184
Facility closing and reorganization costs	(10,283)	(8,253)	(42,152)	(16,313)
Litigation settlement			(131,300)
Goodwill impairment	(1,926,000)		(1,926,000)
Other operating income	(27,827)		16,561
Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Net sales to external customers	2,880,159	2,575,786	8,208,168	7,558,628
Intersegment sales	40,412	42,938	130,896	115,165
Operating income (loss)	95,281	116,465	322,468	390,035
WhiteWave-Alpro [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Net sales to external customers	530,638	478,344	1,551,291	1,411,298
Intersegment sales	24,672	26,828	77,719	78,218
Operating income (loss)	51,531	37,073	141,723	118,455
Total Reportable Segments [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	146,812	153,538	464,191	508,490
Corporate [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	$ (55,004)	$ (52,768)	$ (164,118)	$ (154,993)

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Divestitures And Discontinued Operations (Summary Of Assets And Liabilities Held For Sale) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Dec. 31, 2010
Divestitures And Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Current assets	$ 8,329
Property, plant and equipment, net	26,346
Goodwill, identifiable intangible and other assets	82,439
Assets held for sale	117,114
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$ 3,839

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Policy)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the effect of all dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during each period. Stock option conversions and stock units were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the three-month or nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, as we incurred a loss for these periods and any effect on loss per share would have been anti-dilutive. The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the computations of both basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 107,731	$ 92,007
Receivables, net	1,000,391	891,019
Income tax receivable	20,111	71,337
Inventories, net	481,157	425,576
Deferred income taxes	115,758	141,653
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	75,157	77,510
Assets held for sale		117,114
Total current assets	1,800,305	1,816,216
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,068,935	2,113,391
Goodwill	1,253,415	3,179,192
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net	788,546	847,868
Total	5,911,201	7,956,667
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,262,397	1,232,876
Current portion of debt	150,240	174,250
Current portion of litigation settlements	59,998	30,000
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale		3,839
Total current liabilities	1,472,635	1,440,965
Long-term debt	3,700,562	3,893,275
Deferred income taxes	336,458	756,714
Other long-term liabilities	387,536	351,645
Long-term litigation settlements	72,150
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Dean Foods Company stockholders' equity (deficit):
Preferred stock, none issued
Common stock, 183,686,884 and 182,255,334 shares issued and outstanding, with a par value of $0.01 per share	1,837	1,823
Additional paid-in capital	1,079,174	1,061,253
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)	(982,645)	583,102
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(161,428)	(146,653)
Total Dean Foods Company stockholders' equity (deficit)	(63,062)	1,499,525
Non-controlling interest	4,922	14,543
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	(58,140)	1,514,068
Total	$ 5,911,201	$ 7,956,667

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Inventories, Net (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Inventories, Net [Abstract]
Raw materials and supplies	$ 201,429,000	$ 187,176,000
Finished goods	279,728,000	238,400,000
Total	481,157,000	425,576,000
Inventories, net of reserves	$ 4,500,000	$ 5,900,000

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Derivative Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements (Derivatives Recorded At Fair Value In Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	$ 454		$ 8,388
Derivative Liabilities	111,816		73,384
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Current [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Assets		[1]		[1]
Derivative Liabilities	44,259	[1]	59,379	[1]
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member] | Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Noncurrent [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Assets		[2]	4,156	[2]
Derivative Liabilities	65,276	[2]	13,058	[2]
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Commodities Contracts [Member] | Current [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Assets		[1]	2,754	[1]
Derivative Liabilities	1,641	[1]		[1]
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] | Current [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	15	[1]		[1]
Derivative Liabilities		[1]		[1]
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Commodities Contracts [Member] | Current [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	439	[1]	1,478	[1]
Derivative Liabilities	$ 640	[1]	$ 947	[1]

[1] Derivative assets and liabilities that have settlement dates equal to or less than 12 months from the respective balance sheet date were included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and accounts payable and accrued expenses, respectively, in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

[2] Derivative assets and liabilities that have settlement dates greater than 12 months from the respective balance sheet date were included in identifiable intangible and other assets, net and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Common Stock And Share-Based Compensation (Schedule Of Restricted Stock Unit Activity) (Details) (Restricted Stock [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock units outstanding at December 31, 2010	2,719,229
Stock units issued	919,527
Shares issued upon vesting of stock units	(690,804)
Stock units canceled or forfeited	(565,362)	[1]
Stock units outstanding at September 30, 2011	2,382,590
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 14.99
Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock units outstanding at December 31, 2010	2,648,843
Stock units issued	865,735
Shares issued upon vesting of stock units	(669,007)
Stock units canceled or forfeited	(565,362)	[1]
Stock units outstanding at September 30, 2011	2,280,209
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 15.10
Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock units outstanding at December 31, 2010	70,386
Stock units issued	53,792
Shares issued upon vesting of stock units	(21,797)
Stock units canceled or forfeited		[1]
Stock units outstanding at September 30, 2011	102,381
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 11.83

[1] Pursuant to the terms of our stock unit plans, employees have the option of forfeiting stock units to cover their minimum statutory tax withholding when shares are issued. Stock units that are canceled or forfeited become available for future grants.

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Commitments And Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 21, 2001	Jun. 30, 2011 Tennessee And Mississippi Dairy Farmer Actions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Tennessee And Mississippi Dairy Farmer Actions [Member]	Apr. 26, 2011 Tennessee And Mississippi Dairy Farmer Actions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 Tennessee And Mississippi Dairy Farmer Actions [Member]	Jul. 05, 2007 Tennessee And Mississippi Dairy Farmer Actions [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Tennessee Dairy Farmer Actions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Tennessee Dairy Farmer Actions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Standby Letters Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Vermont Dairy Farmer Action [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member]	Apr. 01, 2009 Waukesha [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Contingent Promissory Note [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Acquired interest percentage		33.80%
Principal amount of contingent promissory note															$ 40
Promissory note, term (years)															20
Contingent promissory note, maximum amount including interest															96
Promissory note, maturity date															Dec. 21, 2021
Lease term, (years)												1	20
Number of pending cases				6	1	4	2
Preliminary approval of the settlement agreement									July 14, 2011
Payments for legal settlements									20		30
Initial payment into an escrow account									60
Issuance of standby letter of credit										80
Present value of litigation settlement			131.3
Aggregate purchase price													500	35
Name of the settlement agreement preliminary approval court				United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Amount of settlement agreement									$ 140
Subsequent payments after order granting final approval of the settlement	The settlement agreement calls for us to make a payment of up to $20 million on each of the following four anniversaries of the settlement agreement's final approval date.
Discount rate used to determine present value of litigation settlement								4.77%

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Debt (Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements Of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 3,410,797	$ 3,054,130	$ 9,759,459	$ 8,969,926
Cost of sales	2,669,532	2,304,501	7,508,351	6,721,080
Gross profit	741,265	749,629	2,251,108	2,248,846
Selling and distribution	498,682	491,154	1,476,578	1,421,586
General and administrative	148,191	154,895	466,498	465,283
Amortization of intangibles	2,584	2,810	7,959	8,480
Facility closing and reorganization costs	10,283	8,253	42,152	16,313
Goodwill impairment	1,926,000		1,926,000
Litigation settlements			131,300
Other operating loss	27,827		(16,561)
Interest (income) expense	62,873	64,304	191,636	177,742
Other (income) expense, net	(414)	383	(1,169)	(102)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(1,934,761)	27,830	(1,973,285)	159,544
Income tax expense (benefit)	(379,111)	10,653	(387,997)	59,095
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(1,555,650)	17,177	(1,585,288)	100,449
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		(1,577)		(2,919)
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	3,616	6,357	3,616	8,194
Net income (loss)	(1,552,034)	21,957	(1,581,672)	105,724
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	11,537	2,339	15,925	6,511
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	(1,540,497)	24,296	(1,565,747)	112,235
Dean Foods Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
General and administrative	2,842	3,023	8,149	5,242
Litigation settlements			131,300
Other operating loss			(800)
Interest (income) expense	60,528	61,692	183,095	169,669
Other (income) expense, net	(2,902)	(2,949)	(7,400)	(5,208)
Income (loss) from subsidiaries	1,874,293	(89,596)	1,658,941	(329,247)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(1,934,761)	27,830	(1,973,285)	159,544
Income tax expense (benefit)	(379,111)	10,653	(387,997)	59,095
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(1,555,650)	17,177	(1,585,288)	100,449
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		(1,577)		(2,919)
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	3,616	6,357	3,616	8,194
Net income (loss)	(1,552,034)	21,957	(1,581,672)	105,724
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	11,537	2,339	15,925	6,511
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	(1,540,497)	24,296	(1,565,747)	112,235
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	3,316,497	2,966,595	9,465,780	8,699,240
Cost of sales	2,611,630	2,254,171	7,331,771	6,563,034
Gross profit	704,867	712,424	2,134,009	2,136,206
Selling and distribution	477,942	466,306	1,406,008	1,349,005
General and administrative	135,095	140,499	423,482	424,770
Amortization of intangibles	2,233	2,485	6,910	7,495
Facility closing and reorganization costs	10,283	8,253	42,152	16,313
Goodwill impairment	1,926,000		1,926,000
Other operating loss	7,481		(36,107)
Interest (income) expense	2,630	2,351	8,452	7,203
Other (income) expense, net	1,667	3,670	6,833	6,104
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(1,858,464)	88,860	(1,649,721)	325,316
Income tax expense (benefit)	(733,174)	34,015	(647,589)	120,497
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(1,125,290)	54,845	(1,002,132)	204,819
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax				(121)
Net income (loss)	(1,125,290)	54,845	(1,002,132)	204,698
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	(1,125,290)	54,845	(1,002,132)	204,698
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	94,300	87,535	293,679	270,686
Cost of sales	57,902	50,330	176,580	158,046
Gross profit	36,398	37,205	117,099	112,640
Selling and distribution	20,740	24,848	70,570	72,581
General and administrative	10,254	11,373	34,867	35,271
Amortization of intangibles	351	325	1,049	985
Other operating loss	20,346		20,346
Interest (income) expense	(285)	261	89	870
Other (income) expense, net	821	(338)	(602)	(998)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(15,829)	736	(9,220)	3,931
Income tax expense (benefit)	(6,780)	74	(7,393)	396
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(9,049)	662	(1,827)	3,535
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		(1,577)		(2,798)
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	3,616	6,357	3,616	8,194
Net income (loss)	(5,433)	5,442	1,789	8,931
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	11,537	2,339	15,925	6,511
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	6,104	7,781	17,714	15,442
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Income (loss) from subsidiaries	(1,874,293)	89,596	(1,658,941)	329,247
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	1,874,293	(89,596)	1,658,941	(329,247)
Income tax expense (benefit)	739,954	(34,089)	654,982	(120,893)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	1,134,339	(55,507)	1,003,959	(208,354)
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		1,577		2,919
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	(3,616)	(6,357)	(3,616)	(8,194)
Net income (loss)	1,130,723	(60,287)	1,000,343	(213,629)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	(11,537)	(2,339)	(15,925)	(6,511)
Net income (loss) attributable to Dean Foods Company	$ 1,119,186	$ (62,626)	$ 984,418	$ (220,140)

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Debt (Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statements Of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations	$ 245,649	$ 379,293
Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations	774	8,890
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	246,423	388,183
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(215,412)	(180,557)
Proceeds from divestitures	185,270
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	5,277	3,807
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations	(24,865)	(176,750)
Net cash provided by investing activities-discontinued operations	3,616	24,795
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(21,249)	(151,955)
Repayment of debt	(196,468)	(104,721)
Proceeds from senior secured revolver	2,449,740	2,875,580
Payments for senior secured revolver	(2,856,340)	(2,927,780)
Proceeds from receivables-backed facility	3,802,000	1,440,000
Payments for receivables-backed facility	(3,417,000)	(1,440,000)
Payment of deferred financing costs	(600)	(34,233)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest	6,304	6,916
Issuance of common stock, net of share repurchases for withholding taxes	3,764	3,298
Tax savings on share-based compensation		275
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(208,600)	(180,665)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(850)	1,347
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	15,724	56,910
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	92,007	45,190
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	107,731	102,100
Dean Foods Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations	130,572	131,138
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	130,572	131,138
Payments for property, plant and equipment		(401)
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations		(401)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(401)
Repayment of debt	(189,736)	(94,475)
Proceeds from senior secured revolver	2,449,740	2,875,580
Payments for senior secured revolver	(2,856,340)	(2,927,780)
Payment of deferred financing costs	(600)	(34,233)
Issuance of common stock, net of share repurchases for withholding taxes	3,764	3,298
Tax savings on share-based compensation		275
Net change in intercompany balances	472,104	55,042
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(121,068)	(122,293)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	9,504	8,444
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	307	9,665
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	9,811	18,109
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations	214,802	263,165
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	214,802	263,165
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(204,896)	(173,633)
Proceeds from divestitures	185,270
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	5,236	3,770
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations	(14,390)	(169,863)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(14,390)	(169,863)
Repayment of debt	(6,375)	(10,113)
Net change in intercompany balances	(203,787)	(75,894)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(210,162)	(86,007)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(9,750)	7,295
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	9,750
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		7,295
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations	(99,725)	(15,010)
Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations	774	8,890
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(98,951)	(6,120)
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(10,516)	(6,523)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	41	37
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations	(10,475)	(6,486)
Net cash provided by investing activities-discontinued operations	3,616	24,795
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(6,859)	18,309
Repayment of debt	(357)	(133)
Proceeds from receivables-backed facility	3,802,000	1,440,000
Payments for receivables-backed facility	(3,417,000)	(1,440,000)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest	6,304	6,916
Net change in intercompany balances	(268,317)	20,852
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	122,630	27,635
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(850)	1,347
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	15,970	41,171
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	81,950	35,525
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 97,920	$ 76,696

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Common Stock And Share-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (Cash Performance Units [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payout range, cash performance units	0.00%	200.00%
Share-based compensation expense			$ 0.9
Liability recorded under the plan			$ 0

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Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Sep. 30, 2010

Sep. 30, 2011

Sep. 30, 2010

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill impairment non-cash charge

$ 1,926,000,000

$ 1,926,000,000

Amortization expense on intangible assets

2,600,000

2,800,000

8,000,000

8,500,000

Minimum [Member]

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill impairment non-cash charge

1,900,000,000

Maximum [Member]

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill impairment non-cash charge

2,100,000,000

Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar [Member]

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill impairment non-cash charge

1,926,000,000

Fresh Dairy Direct [Member]

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill, impaired, facts and circumstances leading to impairment

During the third quarter of 2011, we performed a step one interim goodwill analysis of our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit. A prolonged recession has resulted in significantly lower consumer spending, declining volumes in the fluid milk industry and increased competitive pricing pressures that are unlikely to improve materially. These conditions have continued to affect both consumption and pricing in our Fresh Dairy Direct product categories, which culminated in a change to our outlook for that business. We believe that these indicators of impairment are isolated to the Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit and that business conditions affecting our WhiteWave, Morningstar and Alpro reporting units have not indicated a possible impairment for those businesses. We will assess each of these reporting units for impairment during the fourth quarter of 2011 in connection with our annual impairment test.

Goodwill, impaired, method for fair value determination

Based on the results of the step one analysis we determined that the carrying value of our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit exceeded its fair value. For purposes of the step one analysis, we estimated the fair value of the Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit using both an income approach that analyzed projected discounted cash flows and a market approach that considered other comparable companies. Both approaches resulted in substantially similar values for our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit. We also compared the aggregate fair value estimates of all of our reporting units, using the fair values derived in our 2010 annual impairment test conducted in the fourth quarter of 2010, for our other three reporting units, to our enterprise value (market capitalization plus outstanding indebtedness) as of the valuation date. In our view, the comparison indicated that the step one determination of fair value of Fresh Dairy Direct was reasonable.

In calculating the fair value of our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit we used unobservable inputs (Level 3, as defined in Note 6) and significant management judgment. We used the following estimates and assumptions in the discounted cash flow analysis:

• A terminal EBITDA margin percentage reflecting our historical and forecasted EBITDA margins;

• A terminal growth rate based on long term real growth rate potential and a long-term inflation forecast;

• Assumptions regarding future capital expenditures reflective of maintaining facilities under normalized operations; and

• An overall discount rate based on our weighted average cost of capital for the Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit.

Additionally, under the market approach analysis, we used significant other observable inputs (Level 2, as defined in Note 6) including various peer company comparisons. Changes in these estimates or assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and the conclusions of the step one analysis for the reporting unit.

Because our Fresh Dairy Direct reporting unit carrying value was determined to be in excess of its fair value in our step one analysis, we were required to perform step two of the impairment analysis to determine the amount of goodwill impairment to be recorded. The amount of the impairment is calculated by comparing the implied fair value of the goodwill to its carrying amount, which requires us to allocate the fair value determined in the step one analysis to the individual assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. Any remaining fair value would represent the implied fair value of goodwill on the testing date.

As of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have not completed the analysis. However, based on the work performed through the date of the filing, we concluded that an impairment charge between $1.9 billion and $2.1 billion could be reasonably estimated. Accordingly, we recorded a $1.9 billion, non-cash charge ($1.6 billion, net of tax), during the third quarter of 2011, which represents our best estimate of the impairment present at September 30, 2011. This impairment charge does not impact our operations, compliance with our debt covenants or our cash flows.

We expect to finalize our interim impairment analysis of Fresh Dairy Direct goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets prior to filing our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Following completion of the analysis, we will adjust our preliminary estimate if necessary, and record any required adjustment in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Goodwill, impaired, reasons for use of estimate

As of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have not completed the analysis. However, based on the work performed through the date of the filing, we concluded that an impairment charge between $1.9 billion and $2.1 billion could be reasonably estimated. Accordingly, we recorded a $1.9 billion, non-cash charge ($1.6 billion, net of tax), during the third quarter of 2011, which represents our best estimate of the impairment present at September 30, 2011. This impairment charge does not impact our operations, compliance with our debt covenants or our cash flows.

We expect to finalize our interim impairment analysis of Fresh Dairy Direct goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets prior to filing our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Following completion of the analysis, we will adjust our preliminary estimate if necessary, and record any required adjustment in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Goodwill impairment non-cash charge

1,900,000,000

Non-cash charge, net of tax

$ 1,600,000,000