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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets 1 (Details) (USD $)
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1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 11 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Apr. 28, 2013
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Apr. 29, 2012
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Apr. 27, 2011
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Apr. 28, 2013
Europe [Member]
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Apr. 29, 2012
Europe [Member]
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Apr. 27, 2011
Europe [Member]
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Apr. 28, 2013
Asia/Pacific [Member]
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Apr. 29, 2012
Asia/Pacific [Member]
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Apr. 27, 2011
Asia/Pacific [Member]
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Apr. 28, 2013
Rest of World [Member]
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Apr. 29, 2012
Rest of World [Member]
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Apr. 27, 2011
Rest of World [Member]
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Jun. 08, 2013
H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation [Member]
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Jun. 07, 2013
H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation [Member]
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Jun. 07, 2013
Predecessor [Member]
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Apr. 28, 2013
Predecessor [Member]
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Apr. 29, 2012
Predecessor [Member]
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Apr. 27, 2011
Predecessor [Member]
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Jun. 07, 2013
Predecessor [Member]
North American Consumer Products [Member]
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Apr. 28, 2013
Predecessor [Member]
North American Consumer Products [Member]
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Apr. 29, 2012
Predecessor [Member]
North American Consumer Products [Member]
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Jun. 07, 2013
Predecessor [Member]
Europe [Member]
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Apr. 28, 2013
Predecessor [Member]
Europe [Member]
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Apr. 29, 2012
Predecessor [Member]
Europe [Member]
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Jun. 07, 2013
Predecessor [Member]
Asia/Pacific [Member]
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Apr. 28, 2013
Predecessor [Member]
Asia/Pacific [Member]
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Apr. 29, 2012
Predecessor [Member]
Asia/Pacific [Member]
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Jun. 07, 2013
Predecessor [Member]
U.S. Foodservice [Member]
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Apr. 28, 2013
Predecessor [Member]
U.S. Foodservice [Member]
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Apr. 29, 2012
Predecessor [Member]
U.S. Foodservice [Member]
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Jun. 07, 2013
Predecessor [Member]
Rest of World [Member]
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Apr. 28, 2013
Predecessor [Member]
Rest of World [Member]
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Apr. 29, 2012
Predecessor [Member]
Rest of World [Member]
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Dec. 29, 2013
Successor [Member]
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Dec. 29, 2013
Successor [Member]
North American Consumer Products [Member]
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Dec. 29, 2013
Successor [Member]
Europe [Member]
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Dec. 29, 2013
Successor [Member]
Asia/Pacific [Member]
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Dec. 29, 2013
Successor [Member]
U.S. Foodservice [Member]
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Dec. 29, 2013
Successor [Member]
Rest of World [Member]
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| Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill, Beginning Balance | $ 15,016,807,000 | $ 15,020,000,000 | $ 3,079,250,000 | $ 3,185,527,000 | $ 3,298,441,000 | $ 1,101,927,000 | $ 1,107,075,000 | $ 1,111,737,000 | $ 1,105,461,000 | $ 1,145,288,000 | $ 1,221,240,000 | $ 359,842,000 | $ 395,199,000 | $ 392,080,000 | $ 256,775,000 | $ 257,674,000 | $ 257,674,000 | $ 255,245,000 | $ 280,291,000 | $ 315,710,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |||||||||||||
| Purchase accounting adjustments | 780,000 | 0 | (600,000) | 0 | 0 | 1,380,000 | (521,042,000) | (122,842,000) | (105,383,000) | (210,647,000) | (55,763,000) | (26,407,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disposals | (1,426,000) | (1,532,000) | 0 | 0 | (527,000) | (1,532,000) | 0 | 0 | (899,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Translation adjustments | (23,069,000) | 63,899,000 | 112,162,000 | (409,000) | 5,148,000 | 4,662,000 | 9,849,000 | 39,300,000 | 73,820,000 | (16,523,000) | (5,595,000) | (3,119,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (15,986,000) | 25,046,000 | 36,799,000 | 53,255,000 | (52,976,000) | 191,063,000 | (69,438,000) | 0 | (15,394,000) | |||||||||||||||
| Impairment loss | 0 | (36,000,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (36,000,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill allocated to discontinued operations | (4,952,000) | 0 | 0 | (4,952,000) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merger (see Note 4) | 15,537,849,000 | 8,641,059,000 | 3,626,692,000 | 1,501,847,000 | 1,444,100,000 | 324,151,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill, Ending Balance | 15,016,807,000 | 15,020,000,000 | 3,056,181,000 | 3,079,250,000 | 3,185,527,000 | 3,298,441,000 | 1,101,518,000 | 1,101,927,000 | 1,107,075,000 | 1,115,310,000 | 1,105,461,000 | 1,145,288,000 | 343,319,000 | 359,842,000 | 395,199,000 | 256,775,000 | 256,775,000 | 257,674,000 | 239,259,000 | 255,245,000 | 280,291,000 | 15,070,062,000 | 8,465,241,000 | 3,712,372,000 | 1,221,762,000 | 1,388,337,000 | 282,350,000 | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill, accumulated impairment loss | $ 120,600,000 | $ 84,700,000 | $ 84,700,000 | $ 54,500,000 | $ 54,500,000 | $ 54,500,000 | $ 38,700,000 | $ 2,700,000 | $ 2,700,000 | $ 27,400,000 | $ 27,400,000 | $ 27,400,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||