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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Mark One)
xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended April 1, 2017March 31, 2018
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 1-4171
KELLOGG COMPANY
 
State of Incorporation—Delaware  IRS Employer Identification No.38-0710690
One Kellogg Square, P.O. Box 3599, Battle Creek, MI 49016-3599
Registrant’s telephone number: 269-961-2000
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  x    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 shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer  x
Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer  ¨
Smaller reporting  company  ¨
Emerging growth company  o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes  ¨    No  x
Common Stock outstanding as of April 29, 201728, 2018350,277,682346,848,322 shares
 

KELLOGG COMPANY
INDEX
 
 Page
 
 
Financial Statements 
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
Controls and Procedures
 
Legal Proceedings
 
Risk Factors
 
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
Exhibits


Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Kellogg Company and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(millions, except per share data)
April 1,
2017 (unaudited)
December 31,
2016 *
March 31,
2018 (unaudited)
December 30,
2017
Current assets  
Cash and cash equivalents$298
$280
$370
$281
Accounts receivable, net1,464
1,231
1,601
1,389
Inventories: 
Raw materials and supplies318
315
Finished goods and materials in process877
923
Other prepaid assets189
191
Inventories1,214
1,217
Other current assets135
149
Total current assets3,146
2,940
3,320
3,036
Property, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,397 and $5,2803,576
3,569
Property, net3,713
3,716
Goodwill5,514
5,504
Other intangibles, net2,650
2,639
Investments in unconsolidated entities440
438
425
429
Goodwill5,084
5,166
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $56 and $542,442
2,369
Other assets739
629
1,080
1,027
Total assets$15,427
$15,111
$16,702
$16,351
Current liabilities  
Current maturities of long-term debt$632
$631
$408
$409
Notes payable629
438
469
370
Accounts payable1,995
2,014
2,230
2,269
Accrued advertising and promotion464
436
Accrued income taxes141
47
Accrued salaries and wages251
318
Other current liabilities620
590
1,408
1,474
Total current liabilities4,732
4,474
4,515
4,522
Long-term debt6,715
6,698
7,881
7,836
Deferred income taxes456
525
357
355
Pension liability1,008
1,024
812
839
Other liabilities494
464
583
605
Commitments and contingencies

Equity  
Common stock, $.25 par value105
105
105
105
Capital in excess of par value817
806
852
878
Retained earnings6,650
6,571
7,334
7,069
Treasury stock, at cost(4,078)(3,997)(4,346)(4,417)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1,488)(1,575)(1,407)(1,457)
Total Kellogg Company equity2,006
1,910
2,538
2,178
Noncontrolling interests16
16
16
16
Total equity2,022
1,926
2,554
2,194
Total liabilities and equity$15,427
$15,111
$16,702
$16,351
* Condensed from audited financial statements.

Refer toSee accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Kellogg Company and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(millions, except per share data)
Quarter endedQuarter ended
(Results are unaudited)April 1,
2017
April 2,
2016
March 31,
2018
April 1,
2017
Net sales$3,254
$3,395
$3,401
$3,248
Cost of goods sold2,050
2,150
2,149
2,088
Selling, general and administrative expense844
807
742
880
Operating profit360
438
510
280
Interest expense61
217
69
61
Other income (expense), net3

70
88
Income before income taxes302
221
511
307
Income taxes42
47
67
43
Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities2
1

2
Net Income$262
$175
Net income$444
$266
Per share amounts:  
Basic earnings$0.75
$0.50
$1.28
$0.76
Diluted earnings$0.74
$0.49
$1.27
$0.75
Dividends$0.52
$0.50
$0.54
$0.52
Average shares outstanding:  
Basic351
351
346
351
Diluted354
355
348
354
Actual shares outstanding at period end350
350
347
350
Refer toSee accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Kellogg Company and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(millions)

Quarter ended
April 1, 2017
Quarter ended
March 31, 2018
(Results are unaudited)Pre-tax
amount
Tax (expense)
benefit
After-tax
amount
Pre-tax
amount
Tax (expense)
benefit
After-tax
amount
Net income $262
 $444
Other comprehensive income (loss):  
Foreign currency translation adjustments76
9
85
$30
$19
49
Cash flow hedges:  
Reclassification to net income2
(1)1
2

2
Postretirement and postemployment benefits:  
Reclassification to net income:  
Net experience loss1

1
(1)
(1)
Other comprehensive income (loss)$79
$8
$87
$31
$19
$50
Comprehensive income $349
 $494

Quarter ended
April 2, 2016
Quarter ended
April 1, 2017
(Results are unaudited)Pre-tax
amount
Tax (expense)
benefit
After-tax
amount
Pre-tax
amount
Tax (expense)
benefit
After-tax
amount
Net income $175
 $266
Other comprehensive income (loss):  
Foreign currency translation adjustments(55)29
(26)$76
$9
85
Cash flow hedges:  
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges(57)23
(34)
Reclassification to net income2
(1)1
2
(1)1
Postretirement and postemployment benefits:  
Reclassification to net income:  
Net experience loss1

1
1

1
Other comprehensive income (loss)$(109)$51
$(58)$79
$8
$87
Comprehensive income $117
 $353
Refer toSee accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Kellogg Company and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY
(millions)
 
 
Common
stock
Capital in
excess of
par value
Retained
earnings
 
Treasury
stock
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
Total Kellogg
Company
equity
Non-controlling
interests
Total
equity
 
Common
stock
Capital in
excess of
par value
Retained
earnings
 
Treasury
stock
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
Total Kellogg
Company
equity
Non-controlling
interests
Total
equity
(unaudited)sharesamountsharesamountsharesamountsharesamount
Balance, January 2, 2016420
$105
$745
$6,597
70
$(3,943)$(1,376)$2,128
$10
$2,138
Common stock repurchases  

 6
(426) (426) (426)
Net income  694
  694
1
695
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest    
5
5
Dividends  (716)  (716)

(716)
Other comprehensive loss    (199)(199)
(199)
Stock compensation  63
   63
 63
Stock options exercised and other  (2)(4)(7)372
 366
 366
Balance, December 31, 2016420
$105
$806
$6,571
69
$(3,997)$(1,575)$1,910
$16
$1,926
420
$105
$806
$6,552
69
$(3,997)$(1,575)$1,891
$16
$1,907
Common stock repurchases  

 2
(125) (125) (125)  

 7
(516) (516) (516)
Net income  262
  262


262
  1,254
  1,254

1,254
Dividends  (182)  (182) (182)  (736)  (736)

(736)
Other comprehensive income    87
87


87
    118
118

118
Stock compensation  17
   17
 17
  66
   66
 66
Stock options exercised and other  (6)(1)(1)44
 37


37
1
 6
(1)(1)96
 101
 101
Balance, April 1, 2017420
$105
$817
$6,650
70
$(4,078)$(1,488)$2,006
$16
$2,022
Balance, December 30, 2017421
$105
$878
$7,069
75
$(4,417)$(1,457)$2,178
$16
$2,194
Common stock repurchases  

 

 
 
Net income  444
  444


444
Dividends  (187)  (187) (187)
Other comprehensive income    50
50

50
Stock compensation  16
   16
 16
Stock options exercised and other  (42)8
(1)71
 37


37
Balance, March 31, 2018421
$105
$852
$7,334
74
$(4,346)$(1,407)$2,538
$16
$2,554
Refer to notesSee accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Kellogg Company and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(millions)
 
Quarter endedQuarter ended
(unaudited)April 1,
2017
April 2,
2016
March 31,
2018
April 1,
2017
Operating activities  
Net income$262
$175
$444
$266
Adjustments to reconcile net income to operating cash flows:  
Depreciation and amortization121
115
122
121
Postretirement benefit plan expense (benefit)(56)(28)(47)(56)
Deferred income taxes(67)
(1)(66)
Stock compensation17
15
16
17
Other30
(27)(30)30
Postretirement benefit plan contributions(24)(17)(19)(24)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:  
Trade receivables(192)(201)(175)(437)
Inventories58
49
13
58
Accounts payable11
89
(4)11
Accrued income taxes92
(13)
Accrued interest expense48
12
Accrued and prepaid advertising and promotion18
12
Accrued salaries and wages(71)(113)
All other current assets and liabilities(36)(63)(91)46
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities211
5
228
(34)
Investing activities  
Additions to properties(130)(144)(132)(130)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(18)
Collections of deferred purchase price on securitized trade receivables
245
Other(1)7
1
(1)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(131)(155)(131)114
Financing activities  
Net issuances (reductions) of notes payable191
(485)99
191
Issuances of long-term debt
1,382
Reductions of long-term debt(1)(473)
(1)
Net issuances of common stock40
164
50
40
Common stock repurchases(125)(198)
(125)
Cash dividends(182)(176)(187)(182)
Other

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(77)214
(38)(77)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents15
(5)30
15
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents18
59
89
18
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period280
251
281
280
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$298
$310
$370
$298
  
Supplemental cash flow disclosures  
Interest paid$16
$199
$14
$16
Income taxes paid$16
$59
$31
$16
  
Supplemental cash flow disclosures of non-cash investing activities:  
Beneficial interests obtained in exchange for securitized trade receivables$
$256
Additions to properties included in accounts payable$106
$88
$92
$106

Refer toSee accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
for the quarter ended April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 (unaudited)
Note 1 Accounting policies

Basis of presentation
The unaudited interim financial information of Kellogg Company (the Company) included in this report reflects all adjustments, all of which are of a normal and recurring nature, that management believes are necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations, comprehensive income, financial position, equity and cash flows for the periods presented. This interim information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying footnotes within the Company’s 20162017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The condensed balance sheet information at December 31, 201630, 2017 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The results of operations for the quarterly period ended April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for other interim periods or the full year.

Accounts payable
The Company has agreements with certain third parties to provide accounts payable tracking systems which facilitates participating suppliers’ ability to monitor and, if elected, sell payment obligations from the Company to designated third-party financial institutions. Participating suppliers may, at their sole discretion, make offers to sell one or more payment obligations of the Company prior to their scheduled due dates at a discounted price to participating financial institutions. The Company’s goal in entering into these agreements is to capture overall supplier savings, in the form of payment terms or vendor funding, created by facilitating suppliers’ ability to sell payment obligations, while providing them with greater working capital flexibility. We have no economic interest in the sale of these suppliers’ receivables and no direct financial relationship with the financial institutions concerning these services. The Company’s obligations to its suppliers, including amounts due and scheduled payment dates, are not impacted by suppliers’ decisions to sell amounts under these arrangements. However, the Company’s right to offset balances due from suppliers against payment obligations is restricted by this agreement for those payment obligations that have been sold by suppliers. As of April 1, 2017, $731March 31, 2018, $724 million of the Company’s outstanding payment obligations had been placed in the accounts payable tracking system, and participating suppliers had sold $543$547 million of those payment obligations to participating financial institutions. As of December 31, 2016, $67730, 2017, $850 million of the Company’s outstanding payment obligations had been placed in the accounts payable tracking system, and participating suppliers had sold $507$674 million of those payment obligations to participating financial institutions.

Revenue
The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of food products which are sold to retailers through direct sales forces, broker and distributor arrangements. The Company also recognizes revenue from the license of our trademarks granted to third parties who uses these trademarks on their merchandise. Revenue from these licenses are not material to the Company. Revenue, which includes shipping and handling charges billed to the customer, is reported net of applicable provisions for discounts, returns, allowances, and various government withholding taxes.

Contract balances where revenue is recognized in the current period that is not a result of current period performance is not material to the Company. The Company also does not incur costs to obtain or fulfill contracts.

Performance obligations

The Company recognizes revenue when (or as) performance obligations are satisfied by transferring control of the goods to customers. Control is transferred upon delivery of the goods to the customer. At the time of delivery, the customer is invoiced with payment terms which are commensurate with the customer’s credit profile. Shipping and/or handling costs that occur before the customer obtains control of the goods are deemed to be fulfillment activities and are accounted for as fulfillment costs.

The Company assesses the goods and services promised in its customers’ purchase orders and identifies a performance obligation for each promise to transfer a good or service (or bundle of goods or services) that is distinct. To identify the performance obligations, the Company considers all the goods or services promised, whether explicitly stated or implied based on customary business practices. For a purchase order that has more

than one performance obligation, the Company allocates the total consideration to each distinct performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis.

Significant Judgments

The Company offers various forms of trade promotions and the methodologies for determining these provisions are dependent on local customer pricing and promotional practices, which range from contractually fixed percentage price reductions to provisions based on actual occurrence or performance. Where applicable, future provisions are estimated based on a combination of historical patterns and future expectations regarding specific in-market product performance.

Our promotional activities are conducted either through the retail trade or directly with consumers and include activities such as in-store displays and events, feature price discounts, consumer coupons, contests and loyalty programs. The costs of these activities are generally recognized at the time the related revenue is recorded, which normally precedes the actual cash expenditure. The recognition of these costs therefore requires management judgment regarding the volume of promotional offers that will be redeemed by either the retail trade or consumer. These estimates are made using various techniques including historical data on performance of similar promotional programs. Differences between estimated expense and actual redemptions are normally insignificant and recognized as a change in management estimate in a subsequent period.

Practical expedients

For the quarter ended March 30, 2018, the Company elected the following practical expedients in accordance with ASU 2014-09:

Significant financing component - The Company elected not to adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component as the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between the transfer of a promised good or service to a customer and when the customer pays for that good or service will be one year or less.
Shipping and handling costs - The Company elected to account for shipping and handling activities that occur before the customer has obtained control of a good as fulfillment activities (i.e., an expense) rather than as a promised service.
Measurement of transaction price - The Company has elected to exclude from the measurement of transaction price all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected by the Company from a customer for sales taxes.

New accounting standards adopted in the period

Income Taxes. Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. In October 2016,August 2017, the FASB as part of their simplification initiative, issued an ASU intended to improvesimplify hedge accounting by better aligning an entity’s financial reporting for hedging relationships with its risk management activities. The ASU also simplifies the application of the hedge accounting for income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory. Current Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) prohibit recognition of current and deferred income taxes for intra-entity asset transfers untilguidance. The new guidance is effective on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. For cash flow hedges existing at the asset has been sold to an outside party, which is an exceptionadoption date, the standard requires adoption on a modified retrospective basis with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the principle of comprehensive recognition of current and deferred income taxes in GAAP. The amendments in the ASU eliminate the exception, such that entities should recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted,Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the beginning of an annual reporting period for which financial statements have not been issued or made available for issuance. That is, early adoption should be the first interim period if an entity issues interim financial statements. The amendments in this ASU should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the periodyear of adoption. The amendments to presentation guidance and disclosure requirements are required to be adopted prospectively. The Company early adopted the ASU in the first quarter of 2017. As a result2018. The impact of an intercompany transfer of intellectual property,adoption was immaterial to the Company recorded a $38 million reduction in income tax expense in the quarter ended April 1, 2017. Upon adoption, there was no cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings.financial statements.

Accounting standards to be adopted in future periods
Improving the Presentation of net Periodic Pension Cost and net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. In March 2017, the FASB issued an ASU to improve the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost. The ASU requires that an employer report the service cost component in the same line item or items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the

period. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if one is presented. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, as of the beginning of an annual reporting period for which financial statements (interim or annual) have not been issued or made available for issuance. That is, early adoption should be the first interim period if an entity issues interim financial statements. The amendments in this ASU should be applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in the income statement and prospectively, on and after the effective date, for the capitalization of the service cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit in assets. The Company will adoptadopted the ASU in the first quarter of 2018. See further discussion in Accounting policies to be adopted in future periods section of MD&A.

Simplifying the test for goodwill impairment. In January 2017, the FASB issued an ASU to simplify how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit's goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The ASU is effective for an entity's annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The amendments in this ASU should be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currently assessingadopted the impact and timingASU in the first quarter of adoption of this ASU.2018 with no impact.

Statement of Cash Flows. In August 2016, the FASB issued an ASU to provide cash flow statement classification guidance for certain cash receipts and payments including (a) debt prepayment or extinguishment costs; (b) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination; (c) insurance settlement proceeds; (d) distributions from equity method investees; (e) beneficial interests in securitization transactions and (f) application of the predominance principle for cash receipts and payments with aspects of more than one class of cash flows.  The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period, in which case adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes the interim period.   The amendments in this ASU should be applied retrospectively.  The Company will adoptadopted the new ASU in the first quarter of 2018. The Company doesn't expect material impacts to the financial statements upon adoption, activities impacted by adoption of this ASU will continue to be monitored throughout its 2017 fiscal year.

Leases. In February 2016, the FASB issued an ASU which will require the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for all leases with terms greater than 12 months. The distinction between finance leases and operating leases will remain, with similar classification criteria as current GAAP to distinguish between capital and operating leases. The principal difference from current guidance is that the lease assets and lease liabilities arising from operating leases will be recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Lessor accounting remains substantially similar to current GAAP. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will adopt the ASU in the first quarter of 2019, and is currently evaluating the impact that implementing this ASU will have on its financial statements.

Recognition and measurement of financial assets and liabilities. In January 2016, the FASB issued an ASU which primarily affects the accounting forrequires equity investments financial liabilitiesthat are not accounted for under the equity method of accounting to be measured at fair value option,with changes recognized in net income and thewhich updates certain presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments.requirements. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption can be elected for all financial statements of fiscal years and interim periods that have not yet been issued or that have not yet been made available for issuance. Entities should apply the update by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company will adoptadopted the updated standard in the first quarter of 2018. The Company does not expectimpact of adoption was immaterial to the adoption of this ASU to have a significant impact on its financial statements.

Revenue from contracts with customers. In May 2014, the FASB issued an ASU, as amended, which provides guidance for accounting for revenue from contracts with customers. The core principle of this ASU is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity would be required to apply the following five steps: 1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; 2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; 3) determine the transaction price; 4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and 5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity

satisfies a performance obligation. WhenThe Company adopted the updated standard in the first quarter of 2018 using the full retrospective method and restated previously reported amounts. In connection with the adoption, the Company made reclassification of certain customer allowances. The adoption effects relate to the timing of recognition and classification of certain promotional allowances. The updated revenue standard also required additional disaggregated revenue disclosures. Refer to Impacts to Previously Reported Results below for the impact of adoption of the standard on our consolidated financial statements.
Impacts to Previously Reported Results
Adoption of the standards related to revenue recognition, pension and cash flow impacted our previously reported results as follows:
 As of December 30, 2017
Consolidated Balance SheetPreviously ReportedRevenue Recognition ASURestated
Other assets$1,026
$1
$1,027
Other current liabilities$1,431
$43
$1,474
Deferred income taxes$363
$(8)$355
Retained earnings$7,103
$(34)$7,069


 Quarter ended April 1, 2017
Consolidated Statement of IncomePreviously ReportedRevenue Recognition ASUPension ASURestated
Net sales$3,254
$(6)$
$3,248
Cost of goods sold$2,050
$(16)$54
$2,088
Selling, general and administrative expense$844
$5
$31
$880
Other income (expense), net$3
$
$85
$88
Income taxes$42
$1
$
$43
Net income$262
$4
$
$266
Per share amounts:    
Basic earnings$0.75
$0.01
$
$0.76
Diluted earnings$0.74
$0.01
$
$0.75


 Quarter ended April 1, 2017
Consolidated Statement of Cash FlowsPreviously ReportedRevenue Recognition ASUCash Flow ASURestated
Net income$262
$4
$
$266
Deferred income taxes$(67)$1
$
$(66)
Trade receivables$(192)$
$(245)$(437)
Other$30
$
$
$30
All other current assets and liabilities$51
$(5)$
$46
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$211
$
$(245)$(34)
Collections of deferred purchase price on securitized trade receivables$
$
$245
$245
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities$(131)$
$245
$114
Accounting standards to be adopted in future periods

Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. In February 2018, the FASB issued an ASU permitting a company to reclassify the disproportionate income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 on items within accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI). The reclassification is optional. Regardless of whether or not a company opts to make the reclassification, the new guidance requires all companies to include certain disclosures in their financial statements. The guidance is effective for all fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing whether to adopt the ASU was originallyand the impact of adoption.

Leases. In February 2016, the FASB issued it wasan ASU which will require the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for all leases with terms greater than 12 months. The distinction between finance leases and operating leases will remain, with similar classification criteriaas current GAAP to distinguish between capital and operating leases. The principal difference from current guidance is that the lease assets and lease liabilities arising from operating leases will be recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Lessor accounting remains substantially similar to current GAAP. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, and early2018. Early adoption was notis permitted. On July 9, 2015, the FASB decided to delay the effective date of the new revenue standard by one year. The updated standard will be effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Entities will be permitted to adopt the new revenue standard early, but not before the original effective date.  Entities will have the option to apply the final standard retrospectively or use a modified retrospective method, recognizing the cumulative effect of the ASU in retained earnings at the date of initial application. An entity will not restate prior periods if it uses the modified retrospective method, but will be required to disclose the amount by which each financial statement line item is affected in the current reporting period by the application of the ASU as compared to the guidance in effect prior to the change, as well as reasons for significant changes. The Company will adopt the updated standardASU in the first quarter of 2018, using a modified retrospective transition method,2019, and is currently evaluating the adoption is not expected toimpact that implementing this ASU will have a significant impact on its historical financial statements.


Note 2 Sale of accounts receivable

InDuring 2016, The Company initiated a program in which a customer could extend their payment terms in exchange for the elimination of early payment discounts (Extended Terms Program).

The Company has two Receivable Sales Agreements (Monetization Programs) and previously had a separate U.S. accounts receivable securitization program (Securitization Program), both described below, which are intended to directly offset the impact the Extended Terms Program would have on the days-sales-outstanding (DSO) metric that is critical to the effective management of the Company's accounts receivable balance and overall working capital. The Company terminated the Securitization Program at the end of 2017 and entered into the second monetization program during the quarter ended March 2016,31, 2018.

The Company has no retained interest in the receivables sold, however the Company entered into an agreement (the “Receivable Sales Agreement”),does have collection and administrative responsibilities for the sold receivables. The Company has not recorded any servicing assets or liabilities as of March 31, 2018 and December 30, 2017 for these agreements as the fair value of these servicing arrangements as well as the fees earned were not material to the financial statements.
Monetization Programs
The Company has two Monetization Programs, for a discrete group of customers, to sell, on a revolving basis, certain trade accounts receivable balancesinvoices to a third party financial institution.institutions. Transfers under this agreement are accounted for as sales of receivables resulting in the receivables being de-recognized from the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Receivable Sales Agreement providesMonetization Programs provide for the continuing sale of certain receivables on a revolving basis until terminated by either party; however the maximum receivables that may be sold at any time is $700 million.  During$988 million (increased from $800 million as of December 30, 2017, reflecting the quarters ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 approximately $535 million and $53 million, respectively,execution of accounts receivable have been sold via this arrangement.a second monetization program on March 20, 2018).  Accounts receivable sold of $611$927 million and $562$601 million remained outstanding under thisthese arrangement as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2016,30, 2017, respectively. The proceeds from these sales of receivables are included in cash from operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The recorded net loss on sale of receivables was $7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 and was immaterial for the quartersquarter ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 and2017. The recorded loss is included in Other income and expense.

Securitization Program
InBetween July 2016 and December 2017, the Company entered intohad a U.S. accounts receivable securitization programSecuritization Program with a third party financial institution. Under the program, we receivethe Company received cash consideration of up to $600 million and a deferred purchase price asset for the remainder of the purchase price. Transfers under this agreement arethe Securitization Program were accounted for as sales of receivables resulting in the receivables being de-recognized from the Consolidated Balance Sheet. This securitization program utilizesSecuritization Program utilized Kellogg Funding Company (Kellogg Funding), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Kellogg Funding's sole business consistsconsisted of the purchase of receivables, from its parent or other subsidiary and subsequent transfer of such receivables and related assets to financial institutions. Although Kellogg Funding is included in ourthe Company's consolidated financial statements, it is a separate legal entity with separate creditors who will be entitled, upon its liquidation, to be satisfied out of Kellogg Funding assets prior to any assets or value in Kellogg Funding becoming available to the Company or its subsidiaries. The assets of Kellogg Funding are not available to pay creditors of the Company or its subsidiaries. This program expiresThe Securitization Program was structured to expire in July 20172018, but can be renewedwas terminated at the end of 2017. In March 2018 the Company substantially replaced the securitization program with consent from the parties to thesecond monetization program.

During the quarter ended April 1, 2017, $595 million of accounts receivable were sold via the accounts receivable securitization program. As of April 1,December 30, 2017, approximately $353$433 million of accounts receivable sold to Kellogg Funding under the securitization programSecuritization Program remained outstanding, for which the Company received net cash proceeds of approximately $303$412 million and a deferred purchase price asset of approximately $50 million. As of December 31, 2016, approximately $292 million of accounts receivable sold to Kellogg Funding under the securitization program remained outstanding, for which the Company received net cash proceeds of approximately $255 million and a deferred purchase price asset of approximately $37$21 million. The portion of the purchase price for the receivables which is not paid in cash by the financial institutions is a deferred purchase price asset, which is paid to Kellogg Funding as payments on the receivables are collected from customers. The deferred purchase price asset represents a beneficial interest in the transferred financial assets and is recognized at fair value as part of the sale transaction. The deferred purchase price asset is included in Other prepaidcurrent assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The proceeds from these salesUpon final settlement of receivables are includedthe program in cash from operating activities inMarch 2018, the Consolidated Statementoutstanding deferred purchase price asset of Cash Flows. $21 million was exchanged for previously sold trade accounts receivable.

The recorded net loss on sale of receivables for the quarter ended April 1, 2017 is included in Other income and expense and is not material.

The Company has no retained interests in the receivables sold under the programs above which primarily enables the Company to extend customers payment terms for a net economic benefit attained on a cash flow neutral basis. The Company does have collection and administrative responsibilities for the sold receivables. The Company has

not recorded any servicing assets or liabilities as of April 1, 2017 and December 31, 2016 for these agreements as the fair value of these servicing arrangements as well as the fees earned were not material to the financial statements.

Other programs
Additionally, from time to time certain of the Company's foreign subsidiaries will transfer, without recourse, accounts receivable balances of certain customers to financial institutions. These transactions are accounted for as sales of the receivables resulting in the receivables being de-recognized from the Consolidated Balance Sheet. During the quarter ended April 1, 2017, $55 million of accounts receivable have been sold via these programs. Accounts receivable sold of $50$43 million and $124$86 million remained outstanding under these programs as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2016,30, 2017, respectively. The proceeds from these sales of receivables are included in cash from operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The recorded net loss on the sale of these receivables is included in Other income and expense and is not material.

Note 3 Goodwill and other intangible assets

ParatiRXBAR acquisition
In December 2016,October 2017, the Company acquired Ritmo Investimentos, controlling shareholdercompleted its acquisition of Parati S/A, Afical Ltda and Padua Ltda ("Parati Group")Chicago Bar Co., a leading Brazilian food groupLLC, the manufacturer of RXBAR, for approximately BRL 1.38 billion ($381 million)$600 million, or $379$596 million net of cash and cash equivalents. The purchase price iswas subject to certain working capital and net debt adjustments based on the actual working capital and net debt existing on the acquisition date compared to targeted amounts. These adjustments were finalized during the quarter ended March 31, 2018 and resulted in a purchase price reduction of $1 million. The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase price method and was financed with cash on hand and short-term borrowings.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2018, the acquisition added $51 million in net sales in the Company's North America Other reporting segment.

The assets and liabilities of the Parati Group are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 within the LatinNorth America Other reporting segment. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities include the following:
(millions) December 1, 2016 October 27, 2017
Current assets $44
 $42
Property 72 
Goodwill 145  373
Intangible assets 179 
Intangible assets, primarily indefinite-lived brands 203
Current liabilities (48) (23)
Non-current deferred tax liability and other (13)
 $379
 $595

The amounts in the above amountstable represent the allocation of purchase price as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 and are subject to revision whenrepresent the working capital and net debt adjustments tofinalization of the purchase price are agreed between the parties and appraisals are finalizedvaluations for property and intangible assets. These items will be finalized during 2017.assets, which resulted in a $2 million increase in amortizable intangible assets with a corresponding reduction of goodwill.

As of April 1, 2017, the Company had finalized plans to merge the acquiredGoodwill and pre-existing Brazilian legal entities, which will result in tax basis of the acquired intangible assets. Accordingly, deferred tax liabilities and goodwill were both reduced by $41 million in the quarter ended April 1, 2017. In addition, during the first quarter, the value of intangible assets subject to amortization increased $57 million and intangible assets not subject to amortization increased $4 million with an offsetting $61 million adjustment to goodwill in conjunction with the updated allocation of the purchase price.

A portion of the acquisition price aggregating $67 million was placed in escrow in favor of the seller for general representations and warranties, as well as pending resolution of certain contingencies arising from the business prior to the acquisition. The Company is still evaluating these amounts, which could result in the recognition of certain contingent liabilities along with corresponding receivables from the escrow account.

Intangible Assets
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, intangible assets subject to amortization, consisting primarily of customer lists, and indefinite-lived intangible assets, consisting of brands, are presented in the following tables:

Carrying amount of goodwill
(millions)
U.S.
Morning
Foods
U.S.
Snacks
U.S.
Specialty
North
America
Other
Europe
Latin
America
Asia
Pacific
Consoli-
dated
U.S.
Snacks
U.S.
Morning
Foods
U.S.
Specialty
North
America
Other
Europe
Latin
America
Asia
Pacific
Consoli-
dated
December 31, 2016$131
$3,568
$82
$457
$376
$328
$224
$5,166
December 30, 2017$3,568
$131
$82
$836
$414
$244
$229
$5,504
Purchase price allocation adjustment




(102)
(102)


(1)


(1)
Purchase price adjustment


(1)


(1)
Currency translation adjustment


1
7
9
3
20



(1)10
3

12
April 1, 2017$131
$3,568
$82
$458
$383
$235
$227
$5,084
March 31, 2018$3,568
$131
$82
$833
$424
$247
$229
$5,514


Intangible assets subject to amortization
Gross carrying amount  
(millions)
U.S.
Morning
Foods
U.S.
Snacks
U.S.
Specialty
North
America
Other
Europe
Latin
America
Asia
Pacific
Consoli-
dated
U.S.
Snacks
U.S.
Morning
Foods
U.S.
Specialty
North
America
Other
Europe
Latin
America
Asia
Pacific
Consoli-
dated
December 31, 2016$8
$42
$
$5
$40
$36
$10
$141
December 30, 2017$42
$8
$
$22
$45
$74
$10
$201
Purchase price allocation adjustment




57

57



2



2
Currency translation adjustment



1
4

5




1


1
April 1, 2017$8
$42
$
$5
$41
$97
$10
$203
March 31, 2018$42
$8
$
$24
$46
$74
$10
$204
  
Accumulated Amortization  
December 31, 2016$8
$19
$
$4
$14
$6
$3
$54
December 30, 2017$22
$8
$
$5
$18
$10
$4
$67
Amortization
1


1


2
1



1
1

3
April 1, 2017$8
$20
$
$4
$15
$6
$3
$56
Currency translation adjustment







March 31, 2018$23
$8
$
$5
$19
$11
$4
$70
  
Intangible assets subject to amortization, netIntangible assets subject to amortization, net Intangible assets subject to amortization, net 
December 31, 2016$
$23
$
$1
$26
$30
$7
$87
December 30, 2017$20
$
$
$17
$27
$64
$6
$134
Purchase price allocation adjustment




57

57



2



2
Amortization(1)


(1)(1)
(3)
Currency translation adjustment



1
4

5




1


1
Amortization
(1)

(1)

(2)
April 1, 2017$
$22
$
$1
$26
$91
$7
$147
March 31, 2018$19
$
$
$19
$27
$63
$6
$134
For intangible assets in the preceding table, amortization was $2$3 million and $2 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, and April 2, 2016, respectively. The currently estimated aggregate annual amortization expense for full-year 20172018 is approximately $8$12 million.
Intangible assets not subject to amortization
(millions)
U.S.
Morning
Foods
U.S.
Snacks
U.S.
Specialty
North
America
Other
Europe
Latin
America
Asia
Pacific
Consoli-
dated
U.S.
Snacks
U.S.
Morning
Foods
U.S.
Specialty
North
America
Other
Europe
Latin
America
Asia
Pacific
Consoli-
dated
December 31, 2016$
$1,625
$
$176
$383
$98
$
$2,282
December 30, 2017$1,625
$
$
$360
$434
$86
$
$2,505
Purchase price allocation adjustment




4

4








Currency translation adjustment



5
4

9




11


11
April 1, 2017$
$1,625
$
$176
$388
$106
$
$2,295
March 31, 2018$1,625
$
$
$360
$445
$86
$
$2,516

Note 4 Investments in unconsolidated entities
In 2015, the Company acquired, for a final net purchase price of $418 million, a 50% interest in Multipro Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Multipro), a leading distributor of a variety of food products in Nigeria and Ghana and also obtained a call option to indirectly acquire 24.5% of an affiliated food manufacturing entity under common ownership based on a fixed multiple of future earnings as defined in the agreement (Purchase Option). 

In January 2016, the Company formed a Joint Venture with Tolaram Africa to develop snacks and breakfast foods for the West African market. In connection with the formation, the Company contributed rights to indefinitely use the Company's brands for this market and these categories, including the Pringles brand. Accordingly, the Company recorded a contribution of $5 million of intangible assets not subject to amortization with a corresponding increase in the investments in unconsolidated entities during 2016, which represents the value attributed to the Pringles brand for this market.



The acquisition of the 50% interest is accounted for under the equity method of accounting.  The Purchase Option, is recorded at cost and has been monitored for impairment through March 31, 2018 with no impairment being required.  In July 2017, the Company received notification that the entity, through June 30, 2017, had achieved the level of earnings as defined in the agreement for the purchase option to become exercisable for a one year period.

See Note 14 Subsequent Events for additional information related to Multipro and the Purchase Option.
Note 45 Restructuring and cost reduction activities
The Company views its restructuring and cost reduction activities as part of its operating principles to provide greater visibility in achieving its long-term profit growth targets. Initiatives undertaken are currently expected to recover cash implementation costs within a five-year period of completion. Upon completion (or as each major stage is completed in the case of multi-year programs), the project begins to deliver cash savings and/or reduced depreciation.

Total Projects
During the quarter ended March 31, 2018, the Company recorded total charges of $20 million across all restructuring and cost reduction activities. The charges were comprised of $13 million recorded in cost of goods sold (COGS) and a $7 million expense recorded in selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense.
During the quarter ended April 1, 2017, the Company recorded total charges of $142 million across all restructuring and cost reduction activities. The charges were comprised of $15 million recorded in cost of goods sold (COGS) and $127 million recorded in selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense.
During the quarter ended April 2, 2016, the Company recorded total charges of $52 million across all restructuring and cost reduction activities. The charges consist of $18$13 million recorded in COGS, and $34$125 million recorded in SG&A expense.expense and $4 million recorded in other (income) expense, net (OIE).
Project K
In February 2017, the Company announced an expansion and an extension to its previously-announced global efficiency and effectiveness program (“Project K”), to reflect additional and changed initiatives. Project K is expected to continue generating a significant amount of savings that may be invested in key strategic areas of focus for the business or utilized to achieve our 2018 Margin Expansion target. The Company expects that these savings may be used to improve operating margins or drive future growth in the business.initiatives.
In addition to the originalThe program’s focus is on strengthening existing businesses in core markets, increasing growth in developing and emerging markets, and driving an increased level of value-added innovation, the extended program will also focus on implementing a more efficient go-to-market model for certain businesses and creating a more efficient organizational design in several markets. Since inception, Project K has provided significant benefits and is expected to continue to provide a number of benefits in the future, including an optimized supply chain infrastructure, the implementation of global business services, a new global focus on categories, increased agility from a more efficient organization design, and improved effectiveness in go-to-market strategies.
The Company currently anticipates that Project Kthe program will result in total pre-tax charges, once all phases are approved and implemented, of $1.5 to $1.6 billion, with after-tax cash costs, including incremental capital investments, estimated to be toapproximately $1.1 billion. Based on current estimates and actual charges to date, the Company expects the total project charges will consist of asset-related costs of approximately $500 million which will consist primarily of asset impairments, accelerated depreciation and other exit-related costs; employee-related costs of approximately $500 million which will include severance, pension and other termination benefits; and other costs of approximately $600 million which consists primarily of charges related to the design and implementation of global business capabilities and a more efficient go-to-market model.
The Company currently expects that total pre-tax charges related to Project K will impact reportable segments as follows: U.S. Snacks (approximately 34%), U.S. Morning Foods (approximately 13%), U.S. Snacks (approximately 35%17%), U.S. Specialty (approximately 1%), North America Other (approximately 11%13%), Europe (approximately 21%22%), Latin America (approximately 1%2%), Asia-Pacific (approximately 6%), and Corporate (approximately 12%5%).

Since the inception of Project K, the Company has recognized charges of $1,258$1,397 million that have been attributed to the program. The charges consist of $6 million recorded as a reduction of revenue, $705$807 million recorded in COGS, and $547$721 million recorded in SG&A, expense.

Other Projects
In 2015 the Company implemented a zero-based budgeting (ZBB) programand ($137 million) recorded in its North America business that has deliver ongoing annual savings. During 2016, ZBB was expanded to include the international segments of the business. In support of the ZBB initiative, the Company incurred pre-tax charges of approximately $1 million and $7 million during the quarters ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016, respectively. Total charges of $38 million have been recognized since the inception of the ZBB program.OIE.



The tables below provide the details for charges across all restructuring and cost reduction activities incurred during the quarterquarters ended March 31, 2018 and year-to-date periods ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 and program costs to date for programs currently active as of April 1, 2017.March 31, 2018.
Quarter ended Program costs to dateQuarter ended Program costs to date
(millions)April 1, 2017April 2, 2016 April 1, 2017March 31, 2018April 1, 2017 March 31, 2018
Employee related costs$111
$14
 $479
$4
$107
 $538
Pension curtailment (gain) loss, net
4
 (137)
Asset related costs10
10
 202
4
10
 273
Asset impairment

 155


 155
Other costs21
28
 460
12
21
 568
Total$142
$52
 $1,296
$20
$142
 $1,397
      
Quarter ended Program costs to dateQuarter ended Program costs to date
(millions)April 1, 2017April 2, 2016 April 1, 2017March 31, 2018April 1, 2017 March 31, 2018
U.S. Snacks$6
$120
 $509
U.S. Morning Foods$1
$5
 $242
2
1
 253
U.S. Snacks120
20
 322
U.S. Specialty
2
 19


 21
North America Other7
9
 135
2
7
 142
Europe6
14
 305
7
6
 337
Latin America1

 25
2
1
 29
Asia Pacific1

 82

1
 87
Corporate6
2
 166
1
6
 19
Total$142
$52
 $1,296
$20
$142
 $1,397
For the quarters ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 employeeEmployee related costs consist primarily of severance and other termination related benefits, assetbenefits. Pension curtailment (gain) loss consists of curtailment gains or losses that resulted from project initiatives. Asset related costs consist primarily of accelerated depreciation,depreciation. Asset impairments were recorded for fixed assets that were determined to be impaired and otherwere written down to their estimated fair value. Other costs consist primarily of lease termination costs as well as third-party incremental costs related to the development and implementation of global business capabilities and a more efficient go-to-market model.
At April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 total exit costproject reserves were $204$94 million, related to severance payments and other costs of which a substantial portion will be paid out in 20172018 and 2018.2019. The following table provides details for exit cost reserves.
 
Employee
Related
Costs
Asset
Impairment
Asset
Related
Costs
Other
Costs
Total
Liability as of December 31, 2016$102
$
$
$29
$131
2017 restructuring charges111

10
21
142
Cash payments(16)

(39)(55)
Non-cash charges and other(4)
(10)
(14)
Liability as of April 1, 2017$193
$
$
$11
$204
 
Employee
Related
Costs
Pension curtailment (gain) loss, net
Asset
Impairment
Asset
Related
Costs
Other
Costs
Total
Liability as of December 31, 2017$97
$
$
$
$63
$160
2018 restructuring charges4


4
12
20
Cash payments(28)


(54)(82)
Non-cash charges and other


(4)
(4)
Liability as of March 31, 2018$73
$
$
$
$21
$94

Note 56 Equity
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is similarly determined, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued. Dilutive potential common shares consist principally of employee stock options issued by the Company, restricted stock units, and to a lesser extent, certain contingently issuable performance shares. Basic earnings per share is reconciled to diluted earnings per share in the following table. There were 4 million and 26 million anti-dilutive potential common shares excluded from the reconciliation for the quartersquarter ended March 31, 2018. There were 4 million anti-dilutive potential common shares excluded from the reconciliation for the quarter ended April 1, 2017, and April 2, 2016, respectively.

Quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016:2017:
   
(millions, except per share data)
Net income

Average
shares
outstanding
Earnings
per share
Net income

Average
shares
outstanding
Earnings
per share
2018   
Basic$444
346
$1.28
Dilutive potential common shares 2
(0.01)
Diluted$444
348
$1.27
2017      
Basic$262
351
$0.75
$266
351
$0.76
Dilutive potential common shares 3
(0.01) 3
(0.01)
Diluted$262
354
$0.74
$266
354
$0.75
2016   
Basic$175
351
$0.50
Dilutive potential common shares 4
(0.01)
Diluted$175
355
$0.49

In December 2015,2017, the board of directors approved a new authorization to repurchase of up to $1.5 billion of our common stock beginning in 2016January 2018 through December 2017.2019. As of April 1, 2017, $949 millionMarch 31, 2018, $1.5 billion remains available under the authorization.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2018, the Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock. During the quarter ended April 1, 2017, the Company repurchased approximately 2 million shares of common stock for a total of $125 million. During the quarter ended April 2, 2016, the Company repurchased 3 million shares of common stock for a total of $210 million.
Comprehensive income
Comprehensive income includes net income and all other changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by or distributions to shareholders. Other comprehensive income consists of foreign currency translation adjustments, fair value adjustments associated with cash flow hedges and adjustments for net experience losses and prior service cost related to employee benefit plans.

Reclassifications out of AOCI for the quarterquarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, consisted of the following:


(millions)
  
  
  
  
Details about AOCI
components
Amount reclassified
from AOCI
Line item impacted
within Income Statement
Amount reclassified
from AOCI
Line item impacted
within Income Statement
Quarter ended
April 1, 2017
Quarter ended
April 2, 2016
  
Quarter ended
March 31, 2018
Quarter ended
April 1, 2017
  
(Gains) losses on cash flow hedges:    
Foreign currency exchange contracts$(1)$(7)COGS$
$(1)COGS
Foreign currency exchange contracts

SG&A
Interest rate contracts2
6
Interest expense2
2
Interest expense
Commodity contracts
3
COGS
$1
$2
Total before tax$2
$1
Total before tax

(1)Tax expense (benefit)

Tax expense (benefit)
$1
$1
Net of tax$2
$1
Net of tax
Amortization of postretirement and postemployment benefits:    
Net experience loss$1
$1
See Note 8 for further details$(1)$1
OIE
Prior service cost

See Note 8 for further details
$1
$1
Total before tax$(1)$1
Total before tax


Tax expense (benefit)

Tax expense (benefit)
$1
$1
Net of tax$(1)$1
Net of tax
Total reclassifications$2
$2
Net of tax$1
$2
Net of tax

    
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 and December 31, 201630, 2017 consisted of the following:
(millions)April 1,
2017
December 31,
 2016
March 31,
2018
December 30, 2017
Foreign currency translation adjustments$(1,420)$(1,505)$(1,377)$(1,426)
Cash flow hedges — unrealized net gain (loss)(66)(67)(59)(61)
Postretirement and postemployment benefits:  
Net experience loss(13)(14)33
34
Prior service cost11
11
(4)(4)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)$(1,488)$(1,575)$(1,407)$(1,457)
Note 67 Debt
The following table presents the components of notes payable at April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2016:30, 2017:
April 1, 2017 December 31, 2016March 31, 2018 December 30, 2017
(millions)
Principal
amount
Effective
interest rate (a)
 
Principal
amount
Effective
interest rate (a)
Principal
amount
Effective
interest rate (a)
 
Principal
amount
Effective
interest rate (a)
U.S. commercial paper$242
0.85 % $80
0.61 %$191
2.15 % $196
1.76 %
Europe commercial paper315
(0.17)% 306
(0.18)%197
(0.31)% 96
(0.32)%
Bank borrowings72
  52
 81
  78
 
Total$629
  $438
 $469
  $370
 
(a) Negative effective interest rates on certain borrowings in Europe are the result of efforts by the European Central Bank to stimulate the economy in the eurozone.

The Company has entered into interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $2.2$1.4 billion, which effectively converts a portion of the associated U.S. Dollar Notes and Euro Notes from fixed rate to floating rate obligations. These derivative instruments are designated as fair value hedges. The effective interest rates on debt obligations resulting from the Company’s interest rate swaps as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 were as follows: (a) five-year 1.75% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2017 –  1.94%; (b) seven-year 3.25% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2018 – 2.56%2.57%; (c)(b) ten-year 4.15% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2019 – 3.53%3.51%; (d)(c) ten-year 4.00% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2020 – 2.91%3.39%; (e)(d) ten-year 3.125% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2022 – 2.32%3.97%; (f)(e) ten-year 2.75% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2023 – 2.47%4.09%; (g)(f) seven-year 2.65% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2023 – 2.23%3.47%; (h)(g) eight-year

1.00% Euro Notes due 2024 – 0.74%0.75%; (h) ten-year 1.25% Euro Notes due 2025 - 1.28% and (i) ten-year 3.25% U.S. Notes due 2026 – 3.52%3.82%.
Note 78 Stock compensation
The Company uses various equity-based compensation programs to provide long-term performance incentives for its global workforce. Currently, these incentives consist principally of stock options, restricted stock units, and to a lesser extent, executive performance shares and restricted stock grants. The Company also sponsors a discounted stock purchase plan in the United States and matching-grant programs in several international locations. Additionally, the Company awards restricted stock to its outside directors. The interim information below should be read in conjunction with the disclosures included within the stock compensation footnote of the Company’s 20162017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Company classifies pre-tax stock compensation expense in COGS and SG&A expense principally within its Corporate segment. For the periods presented, compensation expense for all types of equity-based programs and the related income tax benefit recognized was as follows:
Quarter endedQuarter ended
(millions)April 1, 2017April 2, 2016March 31, 2018April 1, 2017
Pre-tax compensation expense$18
$16
$17
$18
Related income tax benefit$6
$6
$4
$6
As of April 1, 2017,March 31, 2018, total stock-based compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized was $145$130 million and the weighted-average period over which this amount is expected to be recognized was 2 years.
Stock options
During the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, and April 2, 2016, the Company granted non-qualified stock options to eligible employees as presented in the following activity tables. Terms of these grants and the Company’s methods for determining grant-date fair value of the awards were consistent with that described within the stock compensation footnote in the Company’s 20162017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Quarter ended March 31, 2018:
 Employee and director stock optionsShares (millions)
Weighted-
average
exercise price
Weighted-
average
remaining
contractual term (yrs.)
Aggregate
intrinsic
value (millions)
 
 Outstanding, beginning of period14
$64
  
 Granted3
70
  
 Exercised(1)57
  
 Forfeitures and expirations

  
 Outstanding, end of period16
$65
6.9$52
 Exercisable, end of period11
$63
5.9$52
Quarter ended April 1, 2017:
 Employee and director stock optionsShares (millions)
Weighted-
average
exercise price
Weighted-
average
remaining
contractual term (yrs.)
Aggregate
intrinsic
value (millions)
 
 Outstanding, beginning of period15
$62
  
 Granted2
73
  
 Exercised(1)56
  
 Forfeitures and expirations

  
 Outstanding, end of period16
$64
7.2$147
 Exercisable, end of period11
$60
6.3$140

Quarter ended April 2, 2016:
 Employee and director stock optionsShares (millions)
Weighted-
average
exercise price
Weighted-
average
remaining
contractual term (yrs.)
Aggregate
intrinsic
value (millions)
 
 Outstanding, beginning of period19
$58
  
 Granted3
76
  
 Exercised(3)55
  
 Forfeitures and expirations

  
 Outstanding, end of period19
$61
7.4$306
 Exercisable, end of period12
$57
6.4$242

The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted was $10.14$10.00 per share and $9.45$10.14 per share for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, and April 2, 2016, respectively. The fair value was estimated using the following assumptions:
Weighted-
average
expected
volatility
Weighted-
average
expected
term
(years)
Weighted-
average
risk-free
interest
rate
Dividend
yield
Weighted-
average
expected
volatility
Weighted-
average
expected
term
(years)
Weighted-
average
risk-free
interest
rate
Dividend
yield
Grants within the quarter ended March 31, 2018:18%6.62.82%3.00%
Grants within the quarter ended April 1, 2017:18%6.62.26%2.80%18%6.62.26%2.80%
Grants within the quarter ended April 2, 2016:17%6.91.60%2.60%
The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $12$10 million and $50$12 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, and April 2, 2016, respectively.
Performance shares
In the first quarter of 2017,2018, the Company granted performance shares to a limited number of senior executive-level employees, which entitle these employees to receive a specified number of shares of the Company’s common stock upon vesting. The number of shares earned could range between 00% and 200% of the target amount depending upon performance achieved over the three year vesting period. The performance conditions of the award include currency-neutral comparable operating marginadjusted net sales growth and total shareholder return (TSR) of the Company’s common stock relative to a select group of peer companies.
A Monte Carlo valuation model was used to determine the fair value of the awards. The TSR performance metric is a market condition. Therefore, compensation cost of the TSR condition is fixed at the measurement date and is not revised based on actual performance. The TSR metric was valued as a multiplier of possible levels of currency-neutral comparable operating margin expansion.adjusted net sales growth achievement. Compensation cost related to currency-neutral comparable operating marginadjusted net sales growth performance is revised for changes in the expected outcome. The 20172018 target grant currently corresponds to approximately 189,000188,000 shares, with a grant-date fair value of $67$72 per share.
Based on the market price of the Company’s common stock at April 1, 2017,March 31, 2018, the maximum future value that could be awarded to employees on the vesting date for all outstanding performance share awards was as follows:
(millions)April 1, 2017March 31, 2018
2015 Award$23
2016 Award$26
$17
2017 Award$27
$15
2018 Award$24
The 20142015 performance share award, payable in stock, was settled at 35%75% of target in February 20172018 for a total dollar equivalent of $5$8 million.
Other stock-based awards
During the quarter ended April 1, 2017,March 31, 2018, the Company granted restricted stock units and a nominal number of restricted stock awards to eligible employees as presented in the following table. Terms of these grants and the

Company’s method of determining grant-date fair value were consistent with that described within the stock compensation footnote in the Company’s 20162017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Quarter ended March 31, 2018:
Employee restricted stock unitsShares (thousands)Weighted-average grant-date fair value
Non-vested, beginning of year1,673
$65
Granted635
64
Vested(399)59
Forfeited(44)67
Non-vested, end of period1,865
$66
Quarter ended April 1, 2017:
Employee restricted stock and restricted stock unitsShares (thousands)Weighted-average grant-date fair value
Non-vested, beginning of year1,166
$63
Granted629
67
Vested(25)55
Forfeited(22)64
Non-vested, end of period1,748
$65
Quarter ended April 2, 2016:
Employee restricted stock and restricted stock unitsShares (thousands)Weighted-average grant-date fair value
Non-vested, beginning of year806
$58
Granted547
70
Vested(47)55
Forfeited(15)56
Non-vested, end of period1,291
$63
Note 89 Employee benefits
The Company sponsors a number of U.S. and foreign pension plans as well as other nonpension postretirement and postemployment plans to provide various benefits for its employees. These plans are described within the footnotes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 20162017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Components of Company plan benefit expense for the periods presented are included in the tables below.
Pension
Pension
Quarter endedQuarter ended
(millions)April 1, 2017April 2, 2016March 31, 2018April 1, 2017
Service cost$25
$24
$22
$25
Interest cost41
44
42
41
Expected return on plan assets(90)(89)(92)(90)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost2
3
2
2
Recognized net loss3

Curtailment loss1

Recognized net (gain) loss(9)3
Net periodic benefit cost(35)(19)
Curtailment (gain) loss
1
Total pension (income) expense$(18)$(18)$(35)$(18)
Other nonpension postretirement
 Quarter ended
(millions)March 31, 2018April 1, 2017
Service cost$5
$5
Interest cost9
9
Expected return on plan assets(24)(24)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service (gain)(2)(2)
Recognized net (gain) loss
(29)
Net periodic benefit cost(12)(41)
Curtailment loss
3
Total postretirement benefit (income) expense$(12)$(38)
Postemployment
 Quarter ended
(millions)March 31, 2018April 1, 2017
Service cost$1
$1
Interest cost
1
Recognized net (gain) loss(1)1
Total postemployment benefit expense$
$3

Other nonpension postretirementDuring the quarter ended March 31, 2018, the Company recognized a gain of $9 million related to the remeasurement of a U.S. pension plan as current year distributions are expected to exceed service and interest costs resulting in settlement accounting for that particular plan. The amount of the remeasurement gain recognized during the quarter was due primarily to a favorable change in the discount rate relative to prior year end.
 Quarter ended
(millions)April 1, 2017April 2, 2016
Service cost$5
$5
Interest cost9
10
Expected return on plan assets(24)(22)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost (credit)(2)(3)
Recognized net (gain) loss(29)
Curtailment loss3

Total postretirement benefit (income) expense$(38)$(10)
Postemployment
 Quarter ended
(millions)April 1, 2017April 2, 2016
Service cost$1
$2
Interest cost1
1
Recognized net loss1
1
Total postemployment benefit expense$3
$4

During the quarter ended April 1, 2017, the Company recognized curtailment losses of $1 million and $3 million within pension and nonpension postretirement plans,plan, respectively, in conjunction with Project K restructuring activity. In addition, the Company remeasured the benefit obligation for impacted pension and nonpension postretirement plans. The remeasurement resulted in a mark-to-market loss of $3 million on a pension plan due primarily to a lower discount rate and a $29 million gain on a nonpension postretirement plan primarily due to plan asset investment returns slightly mitigated by the impact of a lower discount rate.

Company contributions to employee benefit plans are summarized as follows:
(millions)PensionNonpension postretirementTotalPensionNonpension postretirementTotal
Quarter ended:  
March 31, 2018$15
$4
$19
April 1, 2017$21
$3
$24
$21
$3
$24
April 2, 2016$13
$4
$17
Full year:  
Fiscal year 2017 (projected)$26
$16
$42
Fiscal year 2016 (actual)$18
$15
$33
Fiscal year 2018 (projected)$24
$13
$37
Fiscal year 2017 (actual)$31
$13
$44
Plan
Actual 2018 contributions could be different from current projections, as influenced by potential discretionary funding strategies may be modified in response to management’s evaluation of tax deductibility, market conditions, andour benefit trusts versus other competing investment alternatives.priorities.

Additionally, during the first quarter ended April 1,of 2017,, the Company recognized expense totaling $26 million related to the exit of several multi-employer plans associated with Project K restructuring activity. This amount represents management's best estimate, actual results could differ. The cash obligation is payable over a maximum 20-year period; management has not determined the actual period over which the payments will be made.

Note 910 Income taxes
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act). The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code including but not limited to, reducing the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, requiring a one-time transition tax on certain unrepatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries that may be electively paid over eight years, and accelerating first year expensing of certain capital expenditures.

The SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (SAB 118), which provides guidance on accounting for the Tax Act’s impact. SAB 118 provides a measurement period, which in no case should extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date, during which a company may complete the accounting for the impacts of the Tax Act under ASC Topic 740. Per SAB 118, the Company must reflect the income tax effects of the Tax Act in the reporting period in which the accounting under ASC Topic 740 is complete. To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act is incomplete, the Company can determine a reasonable estimate for those effects and record a provisional estimate in the financial statements in the first reporting period in which a reasonable estimate can be determined. If a Company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements, the Company should continue to apply ASC 740 based on the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately prior to the Tax Act being enacted. If a Company is unable to provide a reasonable estimate of the impacts of the Tax Act in a reporting period, a provisional amount must be recorded in the first reporting period in which a reasonable estimate can be determined.

The transition tax is on previously untaxed accumulated and current earnings and profits of certain of our foreign subsidiaries. In order to determine the amount of the transition tax, the Company must determine, in addition to other factors, the amount of post-1986 earnings and profits (E&P) of the relevant subsidiaries, as well as the amount of non-U.S. income taxes paid on such earnings. E&P is similar to retained earnings of the subsidiary, but requires other adjustments to conform to U.S. tax rules. The Company's estimate was unchanged during the first quarter of 2018. The Company is awaiting further interpretative guidance, continuing to assess available tax methods and elections, and continuing to gather additional information in order to finalize calculations and complete the accounting for the transition tax liability.

In addition to the transition tax, the Tax Act introduced a territorial tax system, which was effective beginning in 2018. The territorial tax system will impact the Company’s overall global capital and legal entity structure, working capital, and repatriation plan on a go-forward basis. In light of the territorial tax system, and other new international provisions within the Tax Act effective beginning in 2018, the Company is currently analyzing its global capital and legal entity structure, working capital requirements, and repatriation plans. Based on the Company's analysis of the territorial tax system and other new international tax provisions as of March 31, 2018, the Company continues to support the assertion to indefinitely reinvest $2.6 billion of accumulated foreign earnings and profits in Europe and other non-U.S. jurisdictions. As a result, as a reasonable provisional estimate, the Company did not record any new deferred tax liabilities associated with the territorial tax system or any changes to the indefinite reinvestment

assertion. Further, it is impracticable for the Company to estimate any future tax costs for any unrecognized deferred tax liabilities associated with its indefinite reinvestment assertion as of March 31, 2018, because the actual tax liability, if any, would be dependent on complex analysis and calculations considering various tax laws, exchange rates, circumstances existing when a repatriation, sale, or liquidation occurs, or other factors. If there are any changes to our indefinite reinvestment assertion as a result of finalizing our assessment of the new Tax Act, the Company will adjust its provisional estimates, record, and disclose any tax impacts in the appropriate period, pursuant to SAB 118.

The consolidated effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was 13% as compared to 14% in the same quarter of the prior year. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 benefited from a $44 million discrete tax benefit as a result of the remeasurement of deferred taxes following a legal entity restructuring as well as the reduction in the U.S. corporate tax rate effective at the beginning of 2018. These impacts were mitigated somewhat by an increased weighting of taxable income in higher tax rate jurisdictions versus the prior year. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended April 1, 2017 was 14% as compared to the prior year’s rate of 21%. For the quarter ended April 1, 2017, the effective tax rate benefited from a deferred tax benefit of $38 million resulting from an intercompany transfertransfers of intellectual property under the application of the newly adopted standard. See discussion regarding the adoption of ASU 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory, in Note 1.property.

The effective tax rate for 2016 benefited from excess tax benefits from share-based compensation, the completion of certain tax examinations partially offset by the establishment of a valuation allowance for certain deferred tax assets.
As of April 1, 2017,March 31, 2018, the Company classified $11$10 million of unrecognized tax benefits as a net current liability. Management’s estimate of reasonably possible changes in unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve months consists of the current liability balance expected to be settled within one year, offset by approximately $6 million of projected additions related primarily to ongoing intercompany transfer pricing activity. Management is currently unaware of any issues under review that could result in significant additional payments, accruals or other material deviation in this estimate.
Following is a reconciliation of the Company’s total gross unrecognized tax benefits for the quarter ended April 1, 2017; $40March 31, 2018; $50 million of this total represents the amount that, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective income tax rate in future periods.
(millions)
December 31, 2016$63
December 30, 2017$60
Tax positions related to current year:  
Additions1
2
Reductions

Tax positions related to prior years:  
Additions1
1
Reductions(5)
Settlements

Lapse in statute of limitations

April 1, 2017$60
March 31, 2018$63

The accrual balance for tax-related interest was $20approximately $24 million at April 1, 2017.March 31, 2018.
Note 1011 Derivative instruments and fair value measurements
The Company is exposed to certain market risks such as changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, and commodity prices, which exist as a part of its ongoing business operations. Management uses derivative and nonderivative financial instruments and commodity instruments, including futures, options, and swaps, where appropriate, to manage these risks. Instruments used as hedges must be effective at reducing the risk associated with the exposure being hedged.
The Company designates derivatives and nonderivative hedging instruments as cash flow hedges, fair value hedges, net investment hedges, and uses other contracts to reduce volatility in interest rates, foreign currency and commodities. As a matter of policy, the Company does not engage in trading or speculative hedging transactions.

Total notional amounts of the Company’s derivative instruments as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 and December 31, 201630, 2017 were as follows:
(millions)April 1,
2017
December 31,
2016
March 31,
2018
December 30,
2017
Foreign currency exchange contracts$1,385
$1,396
$1,277
$2,172
Cross-currency contracts736

Interest rate contracts2,190
2,185
1,710
2,250
Commodity contracts608
437
550
544
Total$4,183
$4,018
$4,273
$4,966
Following is a description of each category in the fair value hierarchy and the financial assets and liabilities of the Company that were included in each category at April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2016,30, 2017, measured on a recurring basis.

Level 1 – Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market. For the Company, level 1 financial assets and liabilities consist primarily of commodity derivative contracts.
Level 2 – Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. For the Company, level 2 financial assets and liabilities consist of interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and over-the-counter commodity and currency contracts.
The Company’s calculation of the fair value of interest rate swaps is derived from a discounted cash flow analysis based on the terms of the contract and the interest rate curve. Over-the-counter commodity derivatives are valued using an income approach based on the commodity index prices less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount. Foreign currency contracts are valued using an income approach based on forward rates less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount. The Company’s calculation of the fair value of level 2 financial assets and liabilities takes into consideration the risk of nonperformance, including counterparty credit risk.

Level 3 – Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company did not have any level 3 financial assets or liabilities as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 or December 31, 2016.30, 2017.
The following table presents assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheet on a recurring basis as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2016:

30, 2017:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
April 1, 2017 December 31, 2016March 31, 2018 December 30, 2017
(millions)Level 1Level 2Total Level 1Level 2TotalLevel 1Level 2Total Level 1Level 2Total
Assets:   
Foreign currency exchange contracts:   
Other prepaid assets$
$
$
 $
$2
$2
Interest rate contracts: 
  
Other assets (a)


 
1
1
Total assets$
$
$

$
$3
$3
Liabilities: 
  
 
  
Cross-currency contracts:   
Other Liabilities $(8)$(8)  
Interest rate contracts: 
  
 
  
Other liabilities (a)
(68)(68) 
(65)(65)
(32)(32) 
(54)(54)
Total liabilities$
$(68)$(68)
$
$(65)$(65)$
$(40)$(40)
$
$(54)$(54)
(a) The fair value of the related hedged portion of the Company's long-term debt, a level 2 liability, was $2.3$1.4 billion and $2.2$2.3 billion as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2016,30, 2017, respectively.

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
April 1, 2017 December 31, 2016March 31, 2018 December 30, 2017
(millions)Level 1Level 2Total Level 1Level 2TotalLevel 1Level 2Total Level 1Level 2Total
Assets:      
Foreign currency exchange contracts:      
Other prepaid assets$
$11
$11
 $
$25
$25
$
$9
$9
 $
$10
$10
Commodity contracts:      
Other prepaid assets3

3
 13

13
5

5
 6

6
Total assets$3
$11
$14

$13
$25
$38
$5
$9
$14

$6
$10
$16
Liabilities:      
Foreign currency exchange contracts:      
Other current liabilities$
$(8)$(8) $
$(11)$(11)$
$(6)$(6) $
$(14)$(14)
Commodity contracts:      
Other current liabilities(17)
(17) $(7)$
$(7)(7)
(7) $(7)$
$(7)
Total liabilities$(17)$(8)$(25)
$(7)$(11)$(18)$(7)$(6)$(13)
$(7)$(14)$(21)
The Company has designated a portion of its outstanding foreign currency denominated long-term debt as a net investment hedge of a portion of the Company’s investment in its subsidiaries’ foreign currency denominated net assets. The carrying value of this debt was approximately $1.8$2.8 billion and $2.7 billion as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 and December 30, 2017, respectively.

The following amounts were recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet related to cumulative basis adjustments for existing fair value hedges as of March 31, 2016,2018 and December 30, 2017.
(millions) Line Item in the Consolidated Balance Sheet in which the hedged item is included Carrying amount of the hedged liabilities Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged liabilities (a)
    March 31,
2018
December 30,
2017
 March 31,
2018
December 30,
2017
Interest rate contracts Current maturities of long-term debt $401
$402
 $1
$2
Interest rate contracts Long-term debt $3,406
$3,481
 $(53)$(22)
(a) The current maturities of hedged long-term debt includes $1 million and $2 million of hedging adjustment on discontinued hedging relationships as of March 31, 2018 and December 30, 2017, respectively. The hedged long-term debt includes $(20) million and $32 million of hedging adjustment on discontinued hedging relationships as of March 31, 2018 and December 30, 2017, respectively.

The Company has elected to not to offset the fair values of derivative assets and liabilities executed with the same counterparty that are generally subject to enforceable netting agreements. However, if the Company were to offset and record the asset and liability balances of derivatives on a net basis, the amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 and December 31, 201630, 2017 would be adjusted as detailed in the following table:
As of April 1, 2017:   
As of March 31, 2018:
   
  
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet
  
  
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet
  
Amounts
Presented in
the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
Financial
Instruments
Cash Collateral
Received/
Posted
Net
Amount
Amounts
Presented in
the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
Financial
Instruments
Cash Collateral
Received/
Posted
Net
Amount
Total asset derivatives$14
$(12)$
$2
$14
$(12)$
$2
Total liability derivatives$(93)$12
$59
$(22)$(53)$12
$30
$(11)

As of December 31, 2016: 
As of December 30, 2017:
 
  
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet
  
  
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet
  
Amounts
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
Financial
Instruments
Cash Collateral
Received/
Posted
Net
Amount
Amounts
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
Financial
Instruments
Cash Collateral
Received/
Posted
Net
Amount
Total asset derivatives$41
$(24)$
$17
$16
$(15)$
$1
Total liability derivatives$(83)$24
$48
$(11)$(75)$15
$37
$(23)

The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 was as follows:
Derivatives in fair value hedging relationships
(millions)
Location of gain (loss)
recognized in income
Gain (loss)
recognized in
income (a)
  April 1,
2017
 April 2,
2016
Interest rate contractsInterest expense$5
 $6
Total $5

$6
(a)Includes the ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing.
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
(millions)
Gain (loss)
recognized in AOCI
Location of gain
(loss)
reclassified from
AOCI
Gain (loss)
reclassified from
AOCI into income
Location of
gain (loss)
recognized
in income (a)
Gain (loss)
recognized in
income (a)
 April 1,
2017
 April 2,
2016
 April 1,
2017
 April 2,
2016
 April 1,
2017
 April 2,
2016
Foreign currency  exchange contracts$
 $10
COGS$1
 $7
Other income (expense), net$
 $
Interest rate contracts
 (66)
Interest 
expense
(2) (6)N/A
 
Commodity contracts
 (1)COGS
 (3)Other income (expense), net
 
Total$

$(57) $(1)
$(2)
$

$
(a)Includes the ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing.
Derivatives and non-derivatives in net investment hedging relationships
(millions)
Gain (loss)
recognized in
AOCI
Gain (loss)
recognized in
AOCI
 Gain (loss) excluded from assessment of hedge effectivenessLocation of gain (loss) in income of excluded component
April 1,
2017
 April 2,
2016
March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 
Foreign currency denominated long-term debt$(25) $(58)$(73) $(25) $
 $
 
Foreign currency exchange contracts
 (22)
Cross-currency contracts(8) 
 3
 
Other income (expense), net
Total$(25)
$(80)$(81) $(25) $3
 $
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
(millions)
Location of gain
(loss) recognized
in income
Gain (loss)
recognized in
income
  April 1,
2017
 April 2,
2016
Foreign currency exchange contractsCOGS$(9) $(9)
Foreign currency exchange contractsOther income (expense), net(5) 11
Commodity contractsCOGS(13) 4
Commodity contractsSG&A1
 
Total $(26)
$6
(millions)
Location of gain
(loss) recognized
in income
Gain (loss)
recognized in
income
  March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
Foreign currency exchange contractsCOGS$3
 $(9)
Foreign currency exchange contractsOther income (expense), net(4) (5)
Foreign currency exchange contractsSG&A1
 
Commodity contractsCOGS5
 (13)
Commodity contractsSG&A
 1
Total $5

$(26)
 
            
    
     


The effect of fair value and cash flow hedge accounting on the Consolidated Income Statement for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017:
    March 31, 2018 April 1, 2017
(millions) Interest Expense COGSInterest Expense
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the Consolidated Income Statement in which the effects of fair value or cash flow hedges are recorded $69
 $2,088
$61
 Gain (loss) on fair value hedging relationships:     
 Interest contracts:     
 Hedged items 32
 
9
 Derivatives designated as hedging instruments (28) 
(4)
        
 Gain (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships:     
 Interest contracts:     
 Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income (2) 
(2)
 Foreign exchange contracts:     
 Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income 
 1

During the next 12 months, the Company expects $7 million of net deferred losses reported in AOCI at April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 to be reclassified to income, assuming market rates remain constant through contract maturities.

Certain of the Company’s derivative instruments contain provisions requiring the Company to post collateral on those derivative instruments that are in a liability position if the Company’s credit rating is at or below BB+ (S&P), or Baa1 (Moody’s). The fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features in a liability position on April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 was $67$39 million. If the credit-risk-related contingent features were triggered as of April 1, 2017,March 31, 2018, the Company would be required to post additional collateral of $43$23 million. In addition, certain derivative instruments contain provisions that would be triggered in the event the Company defaults on its debt agreements. There were no collateral posting as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 triggered by credit-risk-related contingent features.
Financial instruments
The carrying values of the Company’s short-term items, including cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt approximate fair value. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, which are level 2 liabilities, is calculated based on broker quotes. The fair value and carrying value of the Company's long-term debt was $6,961 million$8.1 billion and $7,347 million,$7.9 billion, respectively, as of April 1, 2017.March 31, 2018.
Counterparty credit risk concentration and collateral requirements
The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties on derivative financial and commodity contracts. Management believes a concentration of credit risk with respect to derivative counterparties is limited due to the credit ratings and use of master netting and reciprocal collateralization agreements with the counterparties and the use of exchange-traded commodity contracts.
Master netting agreements apply in situations where the Company executes multiple contracts with the same counterparty. Certain counterparties represent a concentration of credit risk to the Company. If those counterparties fail to perform according to the terms of derivative contracts, this would result in a loss to the Company. As of April 1, 2017,March 31, 2018, the Company was not in a significant net asset position with any counterparties with which a master netting agreement would apply.
For certain derivative contracts, reciprocal collateralization agreements with counterparties call for the posting of collateral in the form of cash, treasury securities or letters of credit if a fair value loss position to the Company or its counterparties exceeds a certain amount. In addition, the Company is required to maintain cash margin accounts in connection with its open positions for exchange-traded commodity derivative instruments executed with the

counterparty that are subject to enforceable netting agreements. As of April 1, 2017,March 31, 2018, the Company posted $24$16 million related to reciprocal collateralization agreements. As of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 the Company posted $35$14 million in margin deposits for exchange-traded commodity derivative instruments, which was reflected as an increase in accounts receivable, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Management believes concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is limited due to the generally high credit quality of the Company’s major customers, as well as the large number and geographic dispersion of smaller customers. However, the Company conducts a disproportionate amount of business with a small number of large multinational grocery retailers, with the five largest accounts encompassing approximately 27%21% of consolidated trade receivables at April 1, 2017.March 31, 2018.
Note 1112 Reportable segments
Kellogg Company is the world’s leading producer of cereal, second largest producer of cookies and crackers, and a leading producer of savory snacks and frozen foods. Additional product offerings include toaster pastries, cereal bars, fruit-flavored snacks and veggie foods. Kellogg products are manufactured and marketed globally. Principal markets for these products include the United States and United Kingdom.
The Company manages its operations through nineten operating segments that are based on product category or geographic location. These operating segments are evaluated for similarity with regards to economic characteristics, products, production processes, types or classes of customers, distribution methods and regulatory environments to determine if they can be aggregated into reportable segments. The reportable segments are discussed in greater detail below.

The U.S. Morning FoodsSnacks operating segment includes cereal, toaster pastries, and health and wellness beverages and bars.
U.S. Snacks includes cookies, crackers, cereal bars, savory snacks and fruit-flavored snacks.
U.S. Morning Foods includes primarily cereal and toaster pastries.
U.S. Specialty primarily represents food away from home channels, including food service, convenience, vending, Girl Scouts and food manufacturing. The food service business is mostly non-commercial, serving institutions such as schools and hospitals. The convenience business includes traditional convenience stores as well as alternate retail outlets.
North America Other includes the U.S. Frozen, Kashi, Canada, and CanadaRXBAR operating segments. As these operating segments are not considered economically similar enough to aggregate with other operating segments and are immaterial for separate disclosure, they have been grouped together as a single reportable segment.
The three remaining reportable segments are based on geographic location – Europe which consists principally of European countries; Latin America which consists of Central and South America and includes Mexico; and Asia Pacific which consists of Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and other Asian and Pacific markets.
The measurement of reportable segment results is based on segment operating profit which is generally consistent with the presentation of operating profit in the Consolidated Statement of Income. Intercompany transactions between operating segments were insignificant in all periods presented. Certain immaterial reclassifications have been made to the prior year amounts to conform with current year presentation.

Quarter endedQuarter ended
(millions)April 1,
2017
April 2,
2016
March 31,
2018
April 1,
2017
Net sales  
U.S. Snacks$762
$795
U.S. Morning Foods$719
$767
691
708
U.S. Snacks781
832
U.S. Specialty395
376
398
393
North America Other393
414
479
392
Europe512
598
587
513
Latin America222
192
232
220
Asia Pacific232
216
252
227
Consolidated$3,254
$3,395
$3,401
$3,248
Operating profit  
U.S. Snacks$102
$(36)
U.S. Morning Foods$160
$148
150
157
U.S. Snacks(44)83
U.S. Specialty96
86
80
96
North America Other49
45
67
49
Europe66
70
74
66
Latin America33
23
22
33
Asia Pacific22
17
27
22
Total Reportable Segments382
472
522
387
Corporate (a)(22)(34)(12)(107)
Consolidated$360
$438
$510
$280
Supplemental product information is provided below for net sales to external customers:
  Quarter ended
(millions) March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
Snacks $1,775
 $1,717
Cereal 1,351
 1,298
Frozen 275
 233
Consolidated $3,401
 $3,248

(a)Includes mark-to-market adjustments for pension and postretirement plans, commodity and foreign currency contracts totaling ($21) million and ($24) million for the quarters ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016, respectively.

Note 13 Supplemental Financial Statement Data
Consolidated Balance Sheet  
(millions)March 31, 2018 (unaudited)December 30, 2017
Trade receivables$1,459
$1,250
Allowance for doubtful accounts(11)(10)
Refundable income taxes26
23
Other receivables127
126
Accounts receivable, net$1,601
$1,389
Raw materials and supplies$335
$333
Finished goods and materials in process879
884
Inventories$1,214
$1,217
Property$9,471
$9,366
Accumulated depreciation(5,758)(5,650)
Property, net$3,713
$3,716
Pension$290
$252
Deferred income taxes254
246
Other536
529
Other assets$1,080
$1,027
Accrued income taxes$65
$30
Accrued salaries and wages199
311
Accrued advertising and promotion597
582
Other547
551
Other current liabilities$1,408
$1,474
Income taxes payable$192
$192
Nonpension postretirement benefits39
40
Other352
373
Other liabilities$583
$605


Note 14 Subsequent Event

On May 2, 2018, the Company (i) acquired additional ownership in Multipro, a leading distributor of a variety of food products in Nigeria and Ghana, and (ii) exercised its call option (Purchase Option) to acquire an ownership interest in Tolaram Africa Foods, PTE LTD (TAF), one of the holding companies of an affiliated food manufacturing entity under common ownership. The aggregate consideration paid was approximately $420 million and was funded through cash on hand and short-term borrowings.

As a result of the Company’s additional ownership in Multipro as well as certain concurrent changes to the shareholders’ agreement, the assets and liabilities of Multipro will be included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the results of its operations will be included in the Consolidated Statement of Income subsequent to the acquisition date. The major classes of assets and liabilities of Multipro are expected to be net working capital (deficit), property, intangible assets (amortizable and non-amortizable), non-controlling interests and goodwill. 

The consideration paid for the exercise of the call option in TAF, together with the existing cost value of the Purchase Option, will be (i) evaluated for impairment and (ii) accounted for under the equity method of accounting subsequent to the acquisition date. Any difference between the amount paid and the underlying equity in net assets will be identified and amortized over future periods, as appropriate.


KELLOGG COMPANY
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Business overview
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is intended to help the reader understand Kellogg Company, our operations and our present business environment. MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes thereto contained in Item 1 of this report.

For more than 100 years, consumers have counted on Kellogg for great-tasting, high-quality and nutritious foods. Kellogg is the world’s leading producer of cereal, second largest producer ofThese foods include snacks, such as cookies, and crackers, and a leading producer of savory snacks, and frozen foods. Additional product offerings include toaster pastries, cereal bars and bites, fruit-flavored snackssnacks; and convenience foods, such as, ready-to-eat cereals, frozen waffles and veggie foods.
Kellogg products are manufactured and marketed globally.

Corporate responsibility and sustainability
As a grain-based food company, our success is dependent on timely access to high quality, low cost ingredients, and water and energy for our global manufacturing operations. We rely on natural capital including energy for product manufacturing and distribution, water as an ingredient, for facility cleaning and steam power, and food crops and commodities as an ingredient. These natural capital dependencies are at risk of shortage, price volatility, regulation, and quality impacts due to climate change which is assessed as part of our overall enterprise risk management program. Due to these risks, we have implemented major short and long-term initiatives to mitigate and adapt to these environmental pressures, as well as the resulting challenges of food security.

To address these risks, we partner with suppliers, customers, governments and non-governmental organizations, including the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Consumer Goods Forum. We are also committed to improving efficiency and technologies in our owned manufacturing footprint by reducing water use, total waste, energy use, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as working across our supply chain with the goal of reducing risk of disruptions from unexpected constraints in natural resource availability or impacts on raw material pricing. In addition, we established third-party approved science-based targets to measure progress against our goal to significantly reduce absolute GHG emissions across our own footprint and that of our suppliers. In 2016, we expanded our global signature cause platform, Breakfasts for Better Days, with the intent to help address hunger relief and food security.

We have incorporated the risks and opportunities of climate change and food security into the Global 2020 Growth Strategy and Global Heart and Soul Strategy by continuing to identify risk, incorporating environmental and social indicators into strategic priorities and reporting regularly to leadership, the board of directors, and publicly. Future reporting on our environmental and social risks and performance against targets will be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Segments
We manage our operations through nineten operating segments that are based on product category or geographic location. These operating segments are evaluated for similarity with regards to economic characteristics, products, production processes, types or classes of customers, distribution methods and regulatory environments to determine if they can be aggregated into reportable segments. We report results of operations in the following reportable segments: U.S. Snacks: U.S. Morning Foods; U.S. Snacks; U.S. Specialty; North America Other; Europe; Latin America; and Asia Pacific. The reportable segments are discussed in greater detail in Note 1112 within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Operating margin expansion through 2018Restatement of 2017 financial statements
In 2016 we announced a planFinancial statements for 2017 were restated to increase and accelerate our currency-neutral comparable operating margin. Specifically, we are targeting an expansion of 350 basis points during 2016 through 2018. There are four elements to this margin expansion plan:

Productivity and savings - In addition to annual productivity savings to offset inflation, we have expanded our Project K restructuring program, and we have expanded our zero-based budgeting initiativereflect changes in the U.S. and our international regions.  We also are working on additional Project K initiatives.  The result of these initiatives should be higher annual savings. 

Price and Mix - We have established a more formal Revenue Growth Management discipline around the world, to help us ensure our products and pack-sizes are priced correctly, andaccounting standards that we are generating a positive mix of sales volume.

Investing for Impact - We are updating our investment model to align with today's consumer and technology in order to optimize the return on investment in our brands.

On-Trend Foods - We are adopting a more impactful approach to renovation and innovation of our foods.

During this time period, we will be working to stabilize net sales, with an aim to returning to growth. Accordingly, our margin expansion target incorporates continued investment in food and packaging, investment in new capabilities, and an increase in brand investment in our U.S. Snacks business. These margin-expansion actions are expected to drive accelerated growth in currency-neutral comparable operating profit and currency neutral comparable earnings per share in 2017 and 2018.

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) changing the presentation of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs within the income statement. The ASU requires all components of net periodic benefit cost, other than service cost, be presented in the income statement outside of income from operations. We expect to adopt the ASU retrospectively in the first quarter of 2018. The impact of adoption, when applied retrospectively, is expected to reduce our 2015 currency-neutral comparable operating margin, the basis for our 350 basis point improvement target, by approximately 175-185 basis points. The adoption is anticipated to only impact the Corporate segment, and not expected to impact our ability to achieve 350 basis points of currency-neutral comparable operation margin expansion from this new base by the end of 2018. See the Accounting standards to bewere adopted in future periods section of the MD&A for additional information regarding the impact of this ASU.

Guidance on operating profit margin expansion and net sales growth outlook is provided on a non-GAAP, currency-neutral comparableretrospective basis, only because certain information necessary to calculate such measures on a GAAP basis is unavailable, dependent on future events outside of our control and cannot be predicted without unreasonable efforts by the Company. Please refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section for a further discussion of our use of non-GAAP measures, including quantification of known expected adjustment items.as well as product transfer between reportable segments.

Non-GAAP financial measures
This filing includes non-GAAP financial measures that we provide to management and investors that exclude certain items that we do not consider part of on-going operations. Items excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures are discussed in the "Significant items impacting comparability" section of this filing. Our management team consistently utilizes a combination of GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate business results, to make decisions regarding the future direction of our business, and for resource allocation decisions, including incentive compensation. As a result, we believe the presentation of both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with increased transparency into financial measures used by our management team and improves investors’ understanding of our underlying operating performance and in their analysis of ongoing operating trends. All historic non-GAAP financial measures have been reconciled with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Non-GAAP financial measures used include comparablecurrency-neutral and organic net sales, comparable gross margin, comparable SG&A, comparablecurrency-neutral adjusted operating profit, comparable operating profit margin, comparable effective tax rate, comparable net income, comparablecurrency-neutral adjusted diluted EPS, and cash flow. These non-GAAP financial measures are also evaluated for year-over-year growth and on a currency-neutral basis to evaluate the underlying growth of the business and to exclude the effect of foreign currency. We determine currency-neutral operating results by dividing or multiplying, as appropriate, the current-period local currency operating results by the currency exchange rates used to translate our financial statements in the comparable prior-year period to determine what the current period U.S. dollar operating results would have been if the currency exchange rate had not changed from the comparable prior-year period. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.

ComparableCurrency-neutral net sales:sales and organic net sales: We adjust the GAAP financial measuresmeasure to exclude the pre-tax effectimpact of foreign currency, resulting in currency-neutral sales. In addition, we exclude the impact of acquisitions, dispositions, related integration costs, shipping day differences, and divestitures.foreign currency, resulting in organic net sales. We excluded the items which we believe may obscure trends in our underlying net sales performance. By providing thisthese non-GAAP net sales measure,measures, management intends to

provide investors with a meaningful, consistent comparison of net sales performance for the Company and each of our reportable segments for the periods presented. Management uses thisthese non-GAAP measuremeasures to evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives behind net sales growth, pricepricing realization, and the impact of mix on our business results. ThisThese non-GAAP measure ismeasures are also used to make decisions regarding the future direction of our business, and for resource allocation decisions. Currency-neutral comparable net sales represents comparable net sales excluding the impact of foreign currency.

ComparableCurrency-neutral adjusted: gross profit, comparable gross margin, comparable SG&A, comparable SG&A%, comparable operating profit, comparable operating profit margin, comparable net income, and comparable diluted EPS: We adjust the GAAP financial measures to exclude the effect of Project K and cost reduction activities, acquisitions, divestitures, integration costs, mark-to-market adjustments for pension plans, commodities and certain foreign currency contracts, costs associated with the early redemption of debt outstanding, and impacts of the prior-year Venezuela remeasurement and deconsolidation.foreign currency, resulting in currency-neutral adjusted. We excluded the items which we believe may obscure trends in our underlying profitability. The impact of acquisitions and divestitures are not excluded from comparable diluted EPS. By providing these non-GAAP profitability measures, management intends to provide investors with a meaningful, consistent comparison of the Company's profitability measures for the periods presented. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives intended to improve profitability, such as Project K, ZBB, and Revenue Growth Management, to assess performance of newly acquired businesses, as well as to evaluate the impacts of inflationary pressures and decisions to invest in new initiatives within each of our segments. Currency-neutral comparable represents comparable excluding foreign currency impact.

ComparableAdjusted effective income tax rate: We adjust the GAAP financial measuremeasures to exclude taxthe effect of Project K and cost reduction activities, divestitures, integration costs, mark-to-market adjustments for pension plans, commodities and certain foreign currency contracts, costs associated with the early redemption of debt outstanding, and costs associated with prior-year Venezuela remeasurement.contracts. We excluded the items which we believe may obscure trends in our pre-tax income and the related tax effect of those items on our underlyingadjusted effective income tax rate. By providing this non-GAAP measure, management intends to provide investors with a meaningful, consistent comparison of the Company's effective tax rate, excluding the pre-tax income and tax effect of the items noted above, for the periods presented. Management uses this non-GAAP measure to monitor the effectiveness of initiatives in place to optimize our global tax rate.

Cash flow: Defined as net cash provided by operating activities reduced by expenditures for property additions. Cash flow does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. We use this non-GAAP financial measure of cash flow to focus management and investors on the amount of cash available for debt repayment, dividend distributions, acquisition opportunities, and share repurchases once all of the Company’s business needs and obligations are met. Additionally, certain performance-based compensation includes a component of this non-GAAP measure.

These measures have not been calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be viewed as a substitute for GAAP reporting measures.

Significant items impacting comparability
Project K and cost reduction activities
In February 2017, the Company announced an expansion and an extension to its previously-announced global efficiency and effectiveness program ("Project K"). Project K is expected to continue generating a significant amount of savings that may be invested in key strategic areas of focus for the business. The Company expects that these savings may be used to drive future growth in the business. We recorded pre-tax charges related to this program of $141 million and $45 million for the quarters ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016, respectively.

In 2015 we initiated the implementation of a Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) program in our North America business. During 2016 ZBB was expanded to include international segments of the business. In support of the ZBB initiative, we incurred pre-tax charges of $1 million and $7 million for the quarters ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016, respectively.

See the Restructuring and cost reduction activities section for more information.


Acquisitions
In December 2016, the Company acquired Ritmo Investimentos, controlling shareholder of Parati S/A, Afical Ltda and Padua Ltda ("Parati Group"), a leading Brazilian food group for approximately BRL 1.38 billion ($381 million) or $379 million, net of cash and cash equivalents. The purchase price is subject to certain working capital and net debt adjustments based on the actual working capital and net debt existing on the acquisition date compared to targeted amounts. In our Latin America reportable segment, for the quarter ended April 1, 2017 the acquisition added $47 million in net sales and $8 million of operating profit (before integration costs) that impacted the comparability of our reported results.

Integration costs
We have incurred integration costs related to the integration of the 2016 acquisition of Parati Group, the 2015 acquisitions of Bisco Misr and Mass Foods, and the 2015 entry into a joint venture with Tolaram Africa as we move these businesses into the Kellogg business model. We recorded pre-tax integration costs that were approximately $1 million for the quarters ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016.

Mark-to-market accounting for pension plans, commodities and certain foreign currency contracts
We recognize mark-to-market adjustments for pension plans, commodity contracts, and certain foreign currency contracts as incurred. Actuarial gains/losses for pension plans are recognized in the year they occur. Changes between contract and market prices for commodities contracts and certain foreign currency contracts result in gains/losses that are recognized in the quarter they occur. We recorded totala pre-tax mark-to-market chargesbenefit of $39 million and a pre-tax mark-to-market charge of $21 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 and $24April 1, 2017, respectively. Included within the aforementioned was a pre-tax mark-to-market benefit for pension plans of $25 million and $1 million for the quartersquarter ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, respectively.

Project K and April 2, 2016, respectively. Withincost reduction activities
Project K continued generating savings used to invest in key strategic areas of focus for the business. We recorded pre-tax charges related to this total, the pre-tax mark-to-market charges for pension and postretirement plans were ($1)program of $20 million and $34$142 million for the quartersquarter ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, and April 2, 2016, respectively.

See the Restructuring and cost reduction activities section for more information.

Acquisitions
In October of 2017, the Company acquired Chicago Bar Company LLC, manufacturer of RXBAR, a high protein snack bar made of simple ingredients. In our North America Other costs impacting comparability
Duringreportable segment, for the quarter ended April 2, 2016, we redeemed $475March 31, 2018 the acquisition added $51 million of our 7.45% U.S. Dollar Debentures due 2031. In connection with the debt redemption, we incurred $153 million of interest expense, consisting primarily of a premium on the tender offer and also including accelerated losses on pre-issuance interest rate hedges, acceleration of fees and debt discount on the redeemed debt and fees related to the tender offer.

Venezuela
There was a material change in the business environment, including a worsening of our access to key raw materials subject to restrictions, and a related significant drop in production volume in the fourth quarter of 2016. These supply chain disruptions, along with other factors such as the worsening economic environment in Venezuela and the limited access to dollars to import goods through the use of any of the available currency mechanisms, have impaired our ability to effectively operate and fully control our Venezuelan subsidiary.

As of December 31, 2016, we deconsolidated and changed to the cost method of accounting for our Venezuelan subsidiary. The deconsolidation reduced net sales by $9 million and operating profit by $5 million whichthat impacted the comparability of our reported results for the quarter ended April 1, 2017 compared to the quarter ended April 2, 2016.

In 2016 certain non-monetary assets related to our Venezuelan subsidiary continued to be remeasured at historical exchange rates. As these assets were utilized by our Venezuelan subsidiary during 2016 they were recognized in the income statement at historical exchange rates resulting in an unfavorable impact. We experienced an unfavorable pre-tax impact of approximately $6 million during the quarter ended April 2, 2016 related to the utilization of these remaining non-monetary assets, primarily impacting COGS.results.

Foreign currency translation
We evaluate the operating results of our business on a currency-neutral basis. We determine currency-neutral operating results by dividing or multiplying, as appropriate, the current-period local currency operating results by the

currency exchange rates used to translate our financial statements in the comparable prior-year period to determine what the current period U.S. dollar operating results would have been if the currency exchange rate had not changed from the comparable prior-year period.


Financial results
For the quarter ended April 1, 2017,March 31, 2018, our reported net sales declinedimproved by 4.1% due to the translational impact of foreign currency and lower volume as a result of trade-inventory reductions in the U.S. and unexpectedly soft consumption trends across most categories during the quarter. These declines were partially offset by the impact of the Parati acquisition, and growth in U.S. Specialty and Asia-Pacific. Currency-neutral comparable net sales were down 4.4% after eliminating the impact of acquisitions, foreign currency, and prior year Venezuela results.


Reported operating profit decreased 17.6%, primarily the result of increased restructuring charges and foreign currency, partially offset by expanded margins across all regions resulting from Project K and ZBB savings and the Parati acquisition. Currency-neutral comparable operating profit increased by 2.2% after eliminating the impact of higher restructuring charges and foreign currency.

Reported operating margin for the quarter was unfavorable 180 basis points4.7% due primarily to increased Project K restructuring charges.the RXBAR acquisition in North America Other, favorable foreign currency translation, and improved business delivery. These impacts were partially offset by COGSthe previously announced list-price adjustments and SG&Aother impacts in U.S. Snacks related to its transition from DSD. Currency-neutral net sales increased 2.2% after eliminating the impact foreign currency. Organic net sales increased 0.6% from the prior year after excluding RXBAR results.

First quarter reported operating profit and operating profit margin increased versus the year-ago quarter, driven by productivity savings realized fromand higher net sales, as well as by significantly lower restructuring charges and favorable mark-to-market impacts year-on-year. Operating profit and operating profit margin both increased on a currency-neutral adjusted basis, as well, owing to the higher sales growth and strong productivity savings related to the Project K restructuring program. These savings, driven primarily by last summer's exit and ZBB initiatives. Currency-neutral comparable operating margin was favorable 110 basis points after excluding the year-over-year impactelimination of restructuring, mark-to-market, prior year Venezuela remeasurement, prior year Venezuela results,overhead from its U.S. Snacks segment's Direct Store Delivery system, more than offset a substantial year-on-year increase in advertising and foreign currency.promotion investment, as well as various cost pressures, including a significant rise in freight costs.


Reported diluted EPS of $.74$1.27 for the quarter was up 51%69% compared to the prior year of $.49. Reported diluted EPS for the first quarter was higher$.75 due to costs related to the bond tender in the first quarter of 2016 andlower restructuring charges, favorable mark-to-market adjustments, favorable currency translation, a lower effective tax rate partially offset by higher restructuring charges.and improved business delivery. Currency-neutral comparableadjusted diluted EPS of $1.09$1.19 increased by 13.5%11% compared to prior year of $.96, ahead$1.07, after excluding the impact of our expectations, due to higher profit margins driven by productivity initiatives, ZBB savingsmark-to-market, restructuring, and a lower effective tax rate.foreign currency.
Reconciliation of certain non-GAAP Financial Measures
 Quarter ended
Consolidated results
(dollars in millions, except per share data)
April 1,
2017
April 2,
2016
Reported net income$262
$175
Mark-to-market (pre-tax)(21)(24)
Project K and cost reduction activities (pre-tax)(142)(52)
Other costs impacting comparability (pre-tax)
(153)
Integration and transaction costs (pre-tax)(1)(1)
Venezuela operations impact (pre-tax)
5
Venezuela remeasurement (pre-tax)
(6)
Income tax benefit applicable to adjustments, net*50
67
Comparable net income$376
$339
Foreign currency impact(9) 
Currency-neutral comparable net income$385


Reported diluted EPS$0.74
$0.49
Mark-to-market (pre-tax)(0.06)(0.07)
Project K and cost reduction activities (pre-tax)(0.40)(0.14)
Other costs impacting comparability (pre-tax)
(0.43)
Venezuela operations impact (pre-tax)
0.01
Venezuela remeasurement (pre-tax)
(0.02)
Income tax benefit applicable to adjustments, net*0.14
0.18
Comparable diluted EPS$1.06
$0.96
Foreign currency impact(0.03) 
Currency-neutral comparable diluted EPS$1.09


Currency-neutral comparable diluted EPS growth13.5%2.1%
 Quarter ended
Consolidated results
(dollars in millions, except per share data)
March 31,
2018
April 1,
2017
Reported net income$444
$266
Mark-to-market (pre-tax)39
(21)
Project K and cost reduction activities (pre-tax)(20)(142)
Income tax impact applicable to adjustments, net*(3)50
Foreign currency impact13
 
Currency-neutral adjusted net income$415
$379
Reported diluted EPS$1.27
$0.75
Mark-to-market (pre-tax)0.11
(0.06)
Project K and cost reduction activities (pre-tax)(0.06)(0.40)
Income tax impact applicable to adjustments, net*(0.01)0.14
Foreign currency impact0.04
 
Currency-neutral adjusted diluted EPS$1.19
$1.07
Currency-neutral adjusted diluted EPS growth11.2%

* Represents the estimated income tax effect on the reconciling items, using weighted-average statutory tax rates, depending upon the applicable jurisdiction.
For more information on the reconciling items in the table above, please refer to the Significant items impacting comparability section.


Net sales and operating profit
The following tables provide an analysis of net sales and operating profit performance for the first quarter of 20172018 versus 2016:
2017: 
Quarter ended April 1, 2017            
(millions) 
U.S.
Morning
Foods
 
U.S.
Snacks
 
U.S.
Specialty
 
North
America
Other
 Europe 
Latin
America
 
Asia
Pacific
 Corporate 
Kellogg
Consolidated
Reported net sales $719
 $781
 $395
 $393
 $512
 $222
 $232
 $
 $3,254
Acquisitions 
 
 
 1
 3
 47
 
 
 51
Comparable net sales $719
 $781
 $395
 $392
 $509
 $175
 $232
 $
 $3,203
Foreign currency impact 
 
 
 4
 (39) (6) 9
 
 (32)
Currency-neutral comparable net sales $719
 $781
 $395
 $388
 $548
 $181
 $223
 $
 $3,235
Quarter ended April 2, 2016            
(millions) 
U.S.
Morning
Foods
 
U.S.
Snacks
 
U.S.
Specialty
 
North
America
Other
 Europe 
Latin
America
 
Asia
Pacific
 Corporate 
Kellogg
Consolidated
Reported net sales $767
 $832
 $376
 $414
 $598
 $192
 $216
 $
 $3,395
Venezuela operations impact 
 
 
 
 
 9
 
 
 9
Comparable net sales $767
 $832
 $376
 $414
 $598
 $183
 $216
 $
��$3,386
% change - 2017 vs. 2016:              
Reported growth (6.3)% (6.1)% 5.1% (5.1)% (14.3)% 15.8 % 7.3% % (4.1)%
Acquisitions  %  % % 0.4 % 0.5 % 24.4 % % % 1.6 %
Venezuela operations impact  %  % %  %  % (4.8)% % % (0.3)%
Comparable growth (6.3)% (6.1)% 5.1% (5.5)% (14.8)% (3.8)% 7.3% % (5.4)%
Foreign currency impact  %  % % 0.7 % (6.5)% (2.9)% 4.4% % (1.0)%
Currency-neutral comparable growth (6.3)% (6.1)% 5.1% (6.2)% (8.3)% (0.9)% 2.9% % (4.4)%
Quarter ended March 31, 2018            
(millions) 
U.S.
Snacks
 
U.S.
Morning
Foods
 
U.S.
Specialty
 
North
America
Other
 Europe 
Latin
America
 
Asia
Pacific
 Corporate 
Kellogg
Consolidated
Reported net sales $762
 $691
 $398
 $479
 $587
 $232
 $252
 $
 $3,401
Foreign currency impact 
 
 
 5
 62
 4
 11
 
 82
Currency-neutral net sales $762
 $691
 $398
 $474
 $525
 $228
 $241
 $
 $3,319
Acquisitions/divestitures 
 
 
 51
 
 
 
 
 51
Organic net sales $762
 $691
 $398
 $423
 $525
 $228
 $241
 $
 $3,268
                   
Quarter ended April 1, 2017            
(millions) U.S.
Snacks
 U.S.
Morning
Foods
 
U.S.
Specialty
 
North
America
Other
 Europe 
Latin
America
 
Asia
Pacific
 Corporate 
Kellogg
Consolidated
Reported net sales $795
 $708
 $393
 $392
 $513
 $220
 $227
 $
 $3,248
                   
% change - 2018 vs. 2017:              
Reported growth (4.1)% (2.4)% 1.3% 22.1% 14.4% 5.3% 11.0% % 4.7%
Foreign currency impact  %  % % 1.2% 12.2% 2.0% 4.8% % 2.5%
Currency-neutral growth (4.1)% (2.4)% 1.3% 20.9% 2.2% 3.3% 6.2% % 2.2%
Acquisitions/divestitures  %  % % 13.1% % % % % 1.6%
Organic growth (4.1)% (2.4)% 1.3% 7.8% 2.2% 3.3% 6.2% % 0.6%
For more information on the reconciling items in the table above, please refer to the Significant items impacting comparability section.



Quarter ended April 1, 2017            
(millions) 
U.S.
Morning
Foods
 
U.S.
Snacks
 
U.S.
Specialty
 
North
America
Other
 Europe 
Latin
America
 
Asia
Pacific
 Corporate 
Kellogg
Consolidated
Reported operating profit $160
 $(44) $96
 $49
 $66
 $33
 $22
 $(22) $360
Mark-to-market 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (21) (21)
Project K and cost reduction activities (1) (120) 
 (7) (6) (1) (1) (6) (142)
Integration and transaction costs 
 
 
 
 
 (1) 
 
 (1)
Acquisitions 
 
 
 (2) 
 8
 
 
 6
Comparable operating profit $161
 $76
 $96
 $58
 $72
 $27
 $23
 $5
 $518
Foreign currency impact 
 
 
 
 (7) (3) 1
 
 (9)
Currency-neutral comparable operating profit $161
 $76
 $96
 $58
 $79
 $30
 $22
 $5
 $527
Quarter ended April 2, 2016            
(millions) 
U.S.
Morning
Foods
 
U.S.
Snacks
 
U.S.
Specialty
 
North
America
Other
 Europe 
Latin
America
 
Asia
Pacific
 Corporate 
Kellogg
Consolidated
Reported operating profit $148
 $83
 $86
 $45
 $70
 $23
 $17
 $(34) $438
Mark-to-market 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (24) (24)
Project K and cost reduction activities (5) (20) (2) (9) (14) 
 
 (2) (52)
Integration and transaction costs 
 
 
 
 (1) 
 
 
 (1)
Venezuela operations impact 
 
 
 
 
 5
 
 
 5
Venezuela remeasurement 
 
 
 
 
 (6) 
 
 (6)
Comparable operating profit $153
 $103
 $88
 $54
 $85
 $24
 $17
 $(8) $516
% change - 2017 vs. 2016:              
Reported growth 8.5% (152.8)% 11.4% 9.0 % (5.2)% 43.0 % 33.0 % 34.5 % (17.6)%
Mark-to-market %  % %  %  %  %  % (53.0)% (0.2)%
Project K and cost reduction activities 3.2% (126.2)% 2.4% 3.4 % 8.7 % (2.4)% (3.2)% (62.2)% (19.2)%
Integration and transaction costs %  % %  % 0.2 % (2.7)% 0.9 % (2.1)%  %
Acquisitions %  % % (3.3)% (0.4)% 31.7 %  %  % 1.1 %
Venezuela operations impact %  % %  %  % (35.0)%  % (1.0)% (1.1)%
Venezuela remeasurement %  % %  %  % 40.1 %  %  % 1.3 %
Comparable growth 5.3% (26.6)% 9.0% 8.9 % (13.7)% 11.3 % 35.3 % 152.8 % 0.5 %
Foreign currency impact %  % % 0.5 % (7.9)% (9.3)% 7.2 % (20.9)% (1.7)%
Currency-neutral comparable growth 5.3% (26.6)% 9.0% 8.4 % (5.8)% 20.6 % 28.1 % 173.7 % 2.2 %
Quarter ended March 31, 2018            
(millions) 
U.S.
Snacks
 
U.S.
Morning
Foods
 
U.S.
Specialty
 
North
America
Other
 Europe 
Latin
America
 
Asia
Pacific
 Corporate 
Kellogg
Consolidated
Reported operating profit $102
 $150
 $80
 $67
 $74
 $22
 $27
 $(12) $510
Mark-to-market 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30
 30
Project K and cost reduction activities (6) (2) 
 (2) (7) (2) 
 (1) (20)
Foreign currency impact 
 
 
 
 8
 1
 1
 1
 11
Currency-neutral adjusted operating profit $108
 $152
 $80
 $69
 $73
 $23
 $26
 $(42) $489
                   
Quarter ended April 1, 2017            
(millions) U.S.
Snacks
 U.S.
Morning
Foods
 
U.S.
Specialty
 
North
America
Other
 Europe 
Latin
America
 
Asia
Pacific
 Corporate 
Kellogg
Consolidated
Reported operating profit $(36) $157
 $96
 $49
 $66
 $33
 $22
 $(107) $280
Mark-to-market 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (47) (47)
Project K and cost reduction activities (120) (1) 
 (7) (6) (1) (1) (2) (138)
Adjusted operating profit $84
 $158
 $96
 $56
 $72
 $34
 $23
 $(58) $465
                   
% change - 2018 vs. 2017:              
Reported growth 382.7% (4.8)% (16.2)% 36.6% 11.8% (33.0)% 25.6% 88.2% 81.7%
Mark-to-market %  %  % % %  % % 59.6% 35.3%
Project K and cost reduction activities 353.8% (0.9)%  % 14.3% 0.1% (2.4)% 3.6% 0.3% 38.9%
Foreign currency impact %  %  % 0.9% 10.6% 2.2 % 4.7% 2.1% 2.4%
Currency-neutral adjusted growth 28.9% (3.9)% (16.2)% 21.4% 1.1% (32.8)% 17.3% 26.2% 5.1%
For more information on the reconciling items in the table above, please refer to the Significant items impacting comparability section.

U.S. Morning Foods
This segment consists of cereal, toaster pastries, and health and wellness bars. As Reported and Currency-neutral comparable net sales declined 6.3% as a result of decreased volume partially offset by favorable pricing/mix. Volume declined as a result of a category-wide consumption slowdown in January and February of this year, trade inventory reductions related to shipment timing from the fourth quarter, and some year-on-year timing differences on innovation and promotions, particularly behind Special K and Frosted Mini-Wheats. 

Our kids brands grew share in the first quarter behind strong performance of Frosted Flakes, which grew consumption and share behind the performance of Cinnamon Frosted Flakes, and Froot Loops, which grew behind the launch of its new "Whatever Froots Your Loops" marketing campaign.

We expect quarterly sequential improvement in cereal share driven by momentum in our kid brands, and by the renovation, innovation, and new communication for Special K and Mini-Wheats. We also have a major in-store event coming late second quarter behind the movie release of Despicable Me 3.


Toaster pastries grew share 70 basis points during the quarter helped by our new Dunkin' Donuts offerings. We will continue to drive this brand in the back half of the year with the launch of Jolly Rancher flavored Pop Tarts.

As Reported operating profit increased 8.5% due to productivity initiatives and reduced restructuring charges partially offset by lower net sales. Currency-neutral comparable operating profit increased 5.3%, less than As Reported after eliminating the benefit of reduced restructuring charges.

U.S. Snacks
This segment consists of crackers, cookies, savory snacks, wholesome snacks and fruit-flavored snacks.

As Reportedreported and Currency-neutral comparable net sales declined 6.1%were 4.1% lower versus the comparable quarter due primarily to price/mix as a result of decreased volume due to a category-wide consumption slowdown in Januarythe year on year impact of list-price adjustments and Februaryrationalization of this year, trade inventory reductionsstock-keeping units related to shipment timingthe DSD exit during the second half of 2017. These impacts were partially offset by offset by improved performance by key brands.

All of our ex-DSD categories experienced year over year gains in crackers, and some initial order softness in Februaryvelocity during the first quarter, as we informed affected employeesnow have a stronger set of our exit from Direct Store Delivery (DSD). Price/mix was flat as comparedSKUs on the shelf which are being supported with sufficient brand-building.

The Big 3 crackers brands (Cheez-it, Club and Townhouse) collectively returned to consumption and share growth during the first quarter of 2016.

2018. CrackersPringles, which was never in DSD, grew both consumption and share forduring the first quarter declined compared to the prior year due to slowed consumptionas a result of our successful flavor-stacking campaign, involving both media and the timing of shipments. Despite lower sales, we continued to gain share in crackers led by collective gains by our big-three brands (Cheez-it®, Club®, and Townhouse®).
Wholesome Snacks posted a decline in consumption and share primarily due to certain lines of Special K® bars and cracker-chips. However, Rice Krispies Treats® grew share during the quarter.

Cookies posted a decline in consumption and share for the quarter. However, the newly supported Keebler brand gained share during the quarter.

Savory snacks posted a decline in share. However, during the quarter we renovated Pringles Tortilla into Pringles Loud and early indicators are positive.in-store activation.

As Reportedreported operating profit declined 152.8%increased significantly due to increasedlower Project K restructuring charges and overhead reductions in the current year and unfavorable sales performance.conjunction with our DSD transition partially offset by a significant increase in brand investment. Currency-neutral comparableadjusted operating profit decreased 26.6%increased 29% after excluding the impact of restructuring charges.

U.S. SpecialtyMorning Foods
This segment consists of cereal and toaster pastries. As reported and Currency-neutral net sales declined 2.4% as a result of decreased volume partially offset by favorable pricing/mix.

Despite heavy competitor promotion that held back our performance in kid-oriented brands, a focus on food news and brand communication in the adult-oriented Health & Wellness segment helped moderate our declines from

2017. Special K returned to consumption and share growth during the first quarter as a result of communication around its new inner-strength positioning. Similarly, Mini-Wheats, Raisin Bran, and Rice Krispies all started to improve their trends during the quarter as we renewed communication about their key wellness attributes.

As Reportedreported operating profit decreased 4.8% due to higher restructuring charges and lower net sales. Currency-neutral comparableadjusted operating profit decreased 3.9% after excluding restructuring charges.

U.S. Specialty
This segment is comprised of sales of most of our brands through channels such as foodservice, convenience stores, vending, and others. As reported and Currency-neutral net sales improved 5.1%1.3% as a result of higher volume and improved pricing/mix aided by innovationmix.

The Vending, Convenience, and expansion in core and emerging growth channels.Girls Scouts channels posted strong growth. Foodservice posted a modest decline against a strong first quarter of 2017.

As Reported operating profit increased 11.4%and Currency-neutral adjusted operating profit decreased 16.2% due to the higher net sales, savings from Project K and ZBB initiatives, and lower restructuring charges. Currency-neutral comparablea revised allocation of costs between U.S. operating profit increased 9.0% after excluding the impact of restructuring charges.segments.

North America Other
This segment is composed of our U.S. Frozen Foods, Kashi Company, Canada, and CanadaRXBAR businesses.

As Reportedreported net sales declined 5.1%increased 22.1% due to decreasedthe RXBAR acquisition, higher volume, partially offset by favorable pricing/mix, acquisitions, and favorable foreign currency. Currency-neutral comparable net sales declined 6.2%increased 20.9% after excluding the impact of acquisitionsforeign currency. Organic net sales increased 7.8% from the prior year after excluding RXBAR results, led by growth momentum in U.S. Frozen Foods.

RXBAR consumption and foreign currency.share grew as we continued to expand distribution of core bars.

The U.S. Frozen business saw a decline in share during the quarter, owing primarily to category-wide softness experienced in Januaryreported increased net sales on higher volume and February of this year.favorable price/mix. Eggo® experienced declines in consumption and share during the quarter, but consumption returned to growth in March. With the removal of artificial ingredients and a solid commercial plan, we expect improved performance in the remainder of the year. Similarly, Morningstar Farms® consumption returned to growth in Marchboth grew share and our renovated product line is on the shelf and supported by a solid commercial plan.

In Canada, as reported net sales increased slightlyconsumption during the quarter, compared to the first quarter of 2016 due to improved pricing/mix offset by lower volumebenefiting from renovated food and foreign currency. Currency-neutral comparable net sales decreased slightly after excluding the impact of foreign currency. We are seeing the impacts of our efforts to improve price realization due to transactional foreign exchange pressurepackaging, new innovations, and will begin lapping our initial pricing action in the second quarter.


Kashi posted lower as reported net sales in the quarter due to the lapping of exited product lines and the performance of our wholesome snacks business partially offset by acquisitions. Currency-neutral comparable net sales declined after excluding the impact of acquisitions. Our overhauled cereal business grew consumption and share in the natural channel, with particularly encouraging gains for the Bear Naked® brand. We launched our Nut Butter bars during the quarter and early indicators are positive. We expect consumption performance to show gradual improvement during the remainder of 2017.a focus on core offerings.

As Reported operating profit increased 9.0%36.6% due to lower net sales partially offset by lower restructuring charges, in addition to Project K and ZBB savings.savings and favorable foreign currency. Currency-neutral comparableadjusted operating profit increased 8.4%21.4% after excluding the impact of restructuring charges acquisitions and translational foreign currency.

Europe
As Reported net sales declined 14.3%increased 14.4% due to unfavorablefavorable foreign currency and lowerhigher volume partially offset by the favorable impact ofunfavorable pricing/mix and acquisitions.mix. Currency-neutral comparable net sales declined 8.3%and Organic net sales increased 2.2% after excluding the impact of foreign currency, as the impact of sales growth and acquisitions.productivity savings more than offset the effect of a significant increase in brand investment.

Pringles volumeGrowth was lowerled by Pringles, which lapped year-ago promotional disruptions in some markets. Pringlescontinued to grow across the region, well beyond the markets that experienced last year's disruption.

Cereal currency-neutral net sales declined modestly due to softness in Northern Europe, but trends continue to improve. The U.K. cereal business grew consumption and share during the quarter, continuing its improving trend with growth in several brands.

Additionally, emerging markets were also a driver of Europe's growth in both cereal and snacks, led by Egypt and Russia.

As reported operating profit increased 11.8% due primarily to an extremely challenging retailer environment in the U.K. and the timing of promotional investment. While consumption held up during the quarter, our Pringles shipments had an unusual downturn due to customer-specific interruptions as we sought to price behind our food and packaging upgrades, in addition to higher input costs related to potato prices andfavorable foreign currency. This took some time to negotiate with customers, particularly in the U.K. and France. These negotiations have been resolved, so after some lingering impact and tough comparisons in the U.K. in the second quarter, we should see Pringles return to growth in the second half, particularly given its geographic expansion and stronger commercial plans. 

Cereal continued to be pressured by an extremely challenging U.K. retailer environment.  However, most of our biggest brands gained or held share in the U.K. during the first quarter, giving us confidence that we can further stabilize our Europe cereal business over the course of the year.  We have strong commercial plans in the developed markets, with an emphasis on Special K, featuring renovation, innovation, and media-supported repositioning. We also expect to sustain our momentum in emerging markets like Russia and Arabia.

As ReportedCurrency-neutral adjusted operating profit declined 5.2% due to lower net sales and the impact of foreign currency and integration costs partially mitigated by a reduction in restructuring charges as well as incremental Project K savings. Currency-neutral comparable operating profit declined 5.8%increased 1.1% after excluding the impact of restructuring charges acquisitions and foreign currency.

Latin America
As Reportedreported net sales improved 15.8%5.3% due to increased volume, as a result of the Parati acquisitionfavorable pricing/mix and the impact of favorable pricing/mix. This was partially offset by lower volume in the base business and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency. Currency-neutral comparable net sales declined 0.9%increased 3.3% after excluding the impact of acquisitions, prior year Venezuela results, and foreign currency.

VolumeMexico posted its eighth straight quarter of organic net sales growth, growing consumption and share in cereal, while snacks growth was adversely impacted dueled by Pringles. Mercosur posted double-digit growth driven by cereal, Pringles, and Parati. We continue to distributor transitions in Central Americaleverage Parati's presence and Peru. Solid consumption in our kids-oriented cereal brands and strong growthexpertise in high-frequency stores aided performance in Mexico.stores.

AcrossCaribbean/Central America declines moderated sequentially in the region, we sustained strong momentumfirst quarter despite post-hurricane store closings in Pringles, including double digit gains in Chile and Argentina as well as continued gains in Mexico, Colombia and Brazil.Puerto Rico.

As Reportedreported operating profit increased 43.0%and Currency-neutral adjusted operating profit decreased 33%, primarily due to the expected negative impact of transactional currency exchange on cost of goods sold. We expect this impact is isolated to the Parati acquisition, which more than offset thefirst quarter. The positive impact of foreign currency translation was mostly offset by the higher restructuring and integration costs and adverse foreign currency.  Currency-neutral comparable operating profit, which excludes the impact of the prior-year Venezuela remeasurement and results, foreign currency and acquisitions increased by 20.6%.  This was driven by productivity initiatives and positive price/mix.charges. 

Asia Pacific
As Reportedreported net sales improved 7.3%11.0% due to increasedhigher volume and favorable foreign currency and favorable pricing/partially offset by unfavorable price/mix. Currency-neutral comparable net sales increased 2.9%6.2%, after excluding the impact of foreign currency.

Cereal and wholesome snacks businesses experienced growth across Asia and Africa, including double-digit growth in India, South East Asia, and Korea. To achieve this growth, we are executing our emerging market cereal category development model: leveraging the Kellogg master brand, launching affordable and locally relevant innovation, offering the right price/pack combination across retail channels, and expanding the quantity and quality of our distribution.

In Our Pringles business posted double-digit growth for the quarter in Asia Pacific. We continue to expand product offerings in certain markets while launching new pack-formats in others, extending the brand's distribution reach.

Australia, our largest market in the region, we experienced sequential improvement, generating growth in cereal consumption and share. In Asia, we generated broad-based growth, where India is rebounding from last year’s de-monetization impact, and we are recording good growth in Southeast Asia, as well as Japan and Korea.posted share gains during the quarter, continuing its stabilization trend.

Pringles continuedAs reported operating profit increased 25.6% due to grow acrosshigher net sales, lower restructuring charges, and productivity and brand-building efficiencies as a result of Project K and ZBB initiatives, partially offset by a double-digit increase in brand building. Currency-neutral adjusted operating profit improved 17.3% after excluding the region. In the first quarter, the growth was led by momentumimpact of restructuring and expansion of small cans in Korea; the successful launch of a popular new variety in Japan, helping us to return to share growth in that market; and strong double-digit gains in emerging markets.foreign currency.

Outside of our reported results, our joint ventures in West Africa and China continued to perform extremely well in currency neutral double-digit net saleswell. Double-digit growth during the quarter. West Africa benefited fromwas driven by strong noodles volume in West Africa and China more than doubled itsby e-commerce sales.

As Reported operating profit increased 33.0% due to higher net sales lower integration costs, and brand-building efficiencies. Currency-neutral comparable operating profit improved 28.1% after excluding the impact of restructuring, integration costs and foreign currency.in China.

Corporate
As Reportedreported operating profit improved $12increased $95 million due primarily to lower pension and postretirement benefitthe favorable impact of year on year mark-to-market costs. Currency-neutral comparableadjusted operating profit improved $13$16 million after excluding the impact of mark-to-market, restructuring charges, and foreign currency.


Margin performance
Margin performance for the first quarter and year-to-date periods of 20172018 versus 20162017 is as follows:
Quarter20172016
Change vs. prior
year (pts.)
Reported gross margin (a)37.0 %36.7 %0.3
Mark-to-market (COGS)(0.9)(0.7)(0.2)
Project K and cost reduction activities (COGS)(0.5)(0.5)
Integration and transaction costs (COGS)
(0.1)0.1
Acquisitions (COGS)0.1

0.1
Venezuela operations impact (COGS)
0.1
(0.1)
Venezuela remeasurement (COGS)
(0.2)0.2
Comparable gross margin38.3 %38.1 %0.2
Foreign currency impact
 
Currency-neutral comparable gross margin38.3 %

0.2
Reported SG&A%(25.9)%(23.8)%(2.1)
Mark-to-market (SG&A)0.3

0.3
Project K and cost reduction activities (SG&A)(3.9)(1.0)(2.9)
Acquisitions (SG&A)(0.2)
(0.2)
Venezuela operations impact (SG&A)
0.1
(0.1)
Comparable SG&A%(22.1)%(22.9)%0.8
Foreign currency impact(0.1)

(0.1)
Currency-neutral comparable SG&A%(22.0)%

0.9
Reported operating margin11.1 %12.9 %(1.8)
Mark-to-market(0.6)(0.7)0.1
Project K and cost reduction activities(4.4)(1.5)(2.9)
Integration and transaction costs
(0.1)0.1
Acquisitions(0.1)
(0.1)
Venezuela operations impact
0.2
(0.2)
Venezuela remeasurement
(0.2)0.2
Comparable operating margin16.2 %15.2 %1.0
Foreign currency impact(0.1) (0.1)
Currency-neutral comparable operating margin16.3 %

1.1
Quarter20182017
Change vs. prior
year (pts.)
Reported gross margin (a)36.8 %35.7 %1.1
Mark-to-market (COGS)0.9 %(1.4)%2.3
Project K and cost reduction activities (COGS)(0.4)%(0.4)%
Foreign currency impact % %
Currency-neutral adjusted gross margin36.3 %37.5 %(1.2)
Reported SG&A%(21.8)%(27.1)%5.3
Mark-to-market (SG&A) %(0.1)%0.1
Project K and cost reduction activities (SG&A)(0.2)%(3.8)%3.6
Foreign currency impact % %
Currency-neutral adjusted SG&A%(21.6)%(23.2)%1.6
Reported operating margin15.0 %8.6 %6.4
Mark-to-market0.9 %(1.5)%2.4
Project K and cost reduction activities(0.6)%(4.2)%3.6
Foreign currency impact % %
Currency-neutral adjusted operating margin14.7 %14.3 %0.4
For more information on the reconciling items in the table above, please refer to the Significant items impacting comparability section.
(a) Reported gross profit as a percentage of net sales. Gross profit is equal to net sales less cost of goods sold.

Reported gross margin for the quarter was favorable 30110 basis points driven by gooddue primarily to productivity and cost-savings undersavings as a result of Project K restructuring initiatives and ZBB, favorable net input costs as well as the year-over-year benefit of acquisitions, integration costs, and Venezuela remeasurement. This wasmark-to-market adjustments, partially offset by the impact of mark-to-market accounting for pension plans, commoditiesU.S. Snacks transition out of DSD distribution and foreign currency contracts.a substantial year-over-year increase in freight costs. The former reflects the elimination of the list price premium, as DSD services are no longer provided, and the inclusion of logistics costs in COGS in a warehouse distribution model. Logistics costs were expensed to SG&A in the DSD model. Currency-neutral comparableadjusted gross margin improved 20was unfavorable 120 basis points compared to the first quarter of 2017 after eliminating the impact of mark-to-market restructuring, acquisitions, integration costs, Venezuela remeasurement, and Venezuela prior year operations.restructuring.

Reported SG&A% for the quarter was unfavorable 210favorable 530 basis points due primarily to increased Project K restructuring charges associated with our Direct Store Delivery (DSD) exit. The impact of restructuring charges was partially mitigated by overhead savings realized from Project K and ZBB, the impact to brand-building investment from ZBB efficiencies, and mark-to-market.lower Project K restructuring charges. Currency-neutral comparableadjusted SG&A% was favorable 90160 basis points after excluding the impact of restructuring mark-to-market, acquisitions, Venezuela remeasurement, prior year Venezuela operations, and foreign currency.mark-to-market

Reported operating margin for the quarter was unfavorable 180favorable 640 basis points primarily due to increasedsignificantly lower restructuring charges, favorable market-to-market and foreign currency impacts, as well as productivity savings from Project K restructuring, charges.which includes this year's exit from its U.S. Snacks segment's Direct Store Delivery sales and delivery system. These impacts were partiallysavings more than offset by the favorable impact to COGSa substantial year-over-year increase in advertising and SG&A expense realized from Project K and ZBB initiatives.promotion investment. Currency-neutral comparableadjusted operating margin was favorable 11040 basis points after excluding the year-over-year impact of restructuring, mark-to-market, Venezuela remeasurement, prior year Venezuela operations,restructuring, and foreign currency.




Our currency-neutral comparableadjusted gross profit, currency-neutral comparableadjusted SG&A, and currency-neutral comparableadjusted operating profit measures are reconciled to the directly comparable GAAP measures as follows:
 Quarter ended
(dollars in millions)April 1,
2017
April 2,
2016
Reported gross profit (a)$1,204
$1,245
Mark-to-market (COGS)(29)(25)
Project K and cost reduction activities (COGS)(15)(18)
Integration and transaction costs (COGS)
(1)
Acquisitions (COGS)22

Venezuela operations impact (COGS)
5
Venezuela remeasurement (COGS)
(5)
Comparable gross profit$1,226
$1,289
Foreign currency impact(13) 
Currency-neutral comparable gross profit$1,239


Reported SG&A$844
$807
Mark-to-market (SG&A)(8)(1)
Project K and cost reduction activities (SG&A)127
34
Integration and transaction costs (SG&A)1

Acquisitions (SG&A)16

Venezuela remeasurement (SG&A)
1
Comparable SG&A$708
$773
Foreign currency impact(4)

Currency-neutral comparable SG&A$712


Reported operating profit$360
$438
Mark-to-market(21)(24)
Project K and cost reduction activities(142)(52)
Integration and transaction costs(1)(1)
Acquisitions6

Venezuela operations impact
5
Venezuela remeasurement
(6)
Comparable operating profit$518
$516
Foreign currency impact(9) 
Currency-neutral comparable operating profit$527


For more information on the reconciling items in the table above, please refer to the Significant items impacting comparability section.
(a) Gross profit is equal to net sales less cost of goods sold.
 Quarter ended
(dollars in millions)March 31,
2018
April 1,
2017
Reported gross profit (a)$1,252
$1,160
Mark-to-market (COGS)30
(45)
Project K and cost reduction activities (COGS)(13)(13)
Foreign currency impact29

Currency-neutral adjusted gross profit1,206
1,218
Reported SG&A$742
$880
Mark-to-market (SG&A)
2
Project K and cost reduction activities (SG&A)7
125
Foreign currency impact18

Currency-neutral adjusted SG&A%717
753
Reported operating profit$510
$280
Mark-to-market30
(47)
Project K and cost reduction activities(20)(138)
Foreign currency impact11

Currency-neutral adjusted operating profit489
465

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

Project K
In February 2017, the Company announced an expansion and an extension to its previously-announced global efficiency and effectiveness program (“Project K”), to reflect additional and changed initiatives. Project K is expected to continue generating a significant amount of savings that may be invested in key strategic areas of focus

for the business to drive future growth or utilized to achieve our 2018 Margin Expansion target. The Company expects that these savings may be used to improve operating margins or drive future growth in the business.initiatives.
In addition to the originalThe program’s focus is on strengthening existing businesses in core markets, increasing growth in developing and emerging markets, and driving an increased level of value-added innovation, the extended program will also focus on implementing a more efficient go-to-market model for certain businesses and creating a more efficient organizational design in several markets. Since inception, Project K has provided significant benefits and is expected to continue to provide a number of benefits in the future, including an optimized supply chain infrastructure, the implementation of global business services, a new global focus on categories, increased agility from a more efficient organization design, and improved effectiveness in go-to-market models.
We currently anticipate that Project K will result in total pre-tax charges, once all phases are approved and implemented, of $1.5 to $1.6 billion, with after-tax cash costs, including incremental capital investments, estimated to be approximately $1.1 billion. Cash expenditures of approximately $725$950 million have been incurred through the end of fiscal year 2016.2017. Total cash expenditures, as defined, are expected to be approximately $300$175 million for 2017 and the balance thereafter.2018. Total charges for Project K in 20172018 are expected to be approximately $400$75 to $450$125 million.
We now expect annual cost savings generated from Project K will be approximately $600 to $700 million in 2019. The savings will be realized primarily in selling, general and administrative expense with additional benefit realized in gross profit as cost of goods sold savings are partially offset by negative volume and price impacts resulting from go-to-market business model changes. The overall savings profile of the project has been updated to reflectreflects our go-to-market initiatives that will impact both selling, general and administrative expense and gross profit. We have realized approximately $300$480 million of annual savings through the end of 2016.2017. Cost savings will continue to behave been utilized to increase margins and be strategically invested in areas such as in-store execution, sales capabilities, including adding sales representatives, re-establishing the Kashi business unit, and in the design and quality of our products. We have also invested in production capacity in developing and emerging markets, and in global category teams.

We funded much of the initial cash requirements for Project K through our supplier financing initiative. We are now able to fund much of the cash costs for the project through cash on hand as we have started to realize cash savings from the project.
We also expect that the project will have an impact on our consolidated effective income tax rate during the execution of the project due to the timing of charges being taken in different tax jurisdictions. The impact of this project on our consolidated effective income tax rate will be excluded from the comparableadjusted income tax rate that will be disclosed on a quarterly basis.
We will complete the implementation of Project K in 2018, with annual savings expected to increase through 2019. Project charges, after-tax cash costs and annual savings remain in line with expectations.
Refer to Note 45 within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information related to Project K and other restructuring activities.

Other Projects
In 2015 we implemented a zero-based budgeting (ZBB) program in our North America business and during the first half of 2016 the program was expanded into our international businesses. We expect cumulative savings from the ZBB program to be approximately $450 to $500 million by the end of 2018, realized largely in selling, general and administrative expense.
In support of the ZBB initiative, we incurred pre-tax charges of approximately $1 million and $7 million during the quarters ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016, respectively. Total charges of $38 million have been recognized since the inception of the ZBB program. We anticipate that ZBB will result in total cumulative pre-tax charges of approximately $40 million through 2017 which will consist primarily of the design and implementation of business capabilities.


Foreign currency translation
The reporting currency for our financial statements is the U.S. dollar. Certain of our assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, including the euro, British pound, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Mexican peso, Russian ruble, Brazilian Real, and Russian ruble.Nigerian Naira. To prepare our consolidated financial statements, we must translate those assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues into U.S. dollars at the applicable exchange rates. As a result, increases and decreases in the value of the U.S. dollar against these other currencies will affect the amount of these items in our consolidated financial statements, even if their value has not changed in their original currency. This could have a significant impact on our results if such increase or decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar is substantial.

Interest expense
For the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, and April 2, 2016, interest expense was $69 million and $61 million, and $217 million, respectively. PriorThe increase from the comparable prior year period is due to higher interest expense includes $153 million charge to redeem $475 millionrates on floating rate debt as well as Senior Notes issued in November 2017 in conjunction with our acquisition of 7.45% U.S. Dollar Debentures due 2031. The charge consisted primarily of a premium on the tender offer and also including accelerated losses on pre-issuance interest rate hedges, acceleration of fees and debt discount on the redeemed debt and fees.
For the full year 2017, we expect gross interest expense to be approximately $250 million. Full year interest expense for 2016 was $406 million, including $153 million related to the tender offer.RXBAR business.
Income taxes
Our reported effective tax rate for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017 was 13% and April 2, 2016 was 14% and 21%, respectively.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2018, the effective tax rate benefited from a $44 million discrete tax benefit as a result of the remeasurement of deferred taxes following a legal entity restructuring, as well as the reduction in the U.S. corporate tax rate effective at the beginning of 2018. These impacts were mitigated somewhat by an increased weighting of taxable income in higher tax rate jurisdictions versus the prior year. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended April 1, 2017, the effective tax rate benefited from a deferred tax benefit of $38 million resulting from the intercompany transfer of intellectual property. Additionally, the effective tax rate for the quarter benefited from the completion of certain tax examinations partially offset by the establishment of a valuation allowance for certain deferred tax assets. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended April 2, 2016, benefited from excess tax benefits from share-based compensation and the completion of certain tax examinations.

The comparableadjusted effective income tax rate for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017 was 13% and April 2, 2016 was 20% and 25%, respectively. ReferThe decrease from the comparable prior year quarter is due primarily to Note 9 within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.the reduction in the U.S. corporate tax rate.

For the full year 2017,2018, we currently expect the comparable effective income tax rate to be approximately 26-27%20-21%. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could impact the expected effective income tax rate as it is dependent upon U.S. dollar earnings of foreign subsidiaries doing business in various countries with differing statutory rates. Additionally, the rate could be impacted by tax legislation and if pending uncertain tax matters, including tax positions that could be affected by planning initiatives, are resolved more or less favorably than we currently expect.

The following table provides a reconciliation of as reported to comparableadjusted income taxes and effective tax rate for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016.2017.
 Quarter ended
Consolidated results (dollars in millions, except per share data)April 1,
2017
April 2,
2016
Reported income taxes$42
$47
Mark-to-market(4)(5)
Project K and cost reduction activities(46)(9)
Other costs impacting comparability
(54)
Venezuela operations impact
1
Comparable income taxes$92
$114
Reported effective income tax rate14.0 %21.3 %
Mark-to-market(0.2)%(0.1)%
Project K and cost reduction activities(5.5)%0.8 %
Other costs impacting comparability %(4.9)%
Venezuela operations impact %(0.1)%
Venezuela remeasurement %0.4 %
Comparable effective income tax rate19.7 %25.2 %
 Quarter ended
Consolidated results (dollars in millions)March 31,
2018
April 1,
2017
Reported income taxes$67
$43
Mark-to-market7
(4)
Project K and cost reduction activities(4)(46)
Adjusted income taxes64
93
Reported effective income tax rate13.1 %14.0 %
Mark-to-market0.5 %(0.2)%
Project K and cost reduction activities(0.3)%(5.5)%
Adjusted effective income tax rate12.9 %19.7 %

Investments in Unconsolidated entities
After-tax earnings from unconsolidated entities for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 decreased to less than $1 million loss compared to prior year income of $2 million. The decrease was driven by increased advertising and promotional activities in one of our joint ventures within the all other unconsolidated entities.  Net sales attributable to our share of the unconsolidated entities were approximately $104 million for Multipro and approximately $7 million for all other unconsolidated entities.
The components of our unconsolidated entities’ net sales growth for first quarter of 2018 versus 2017 are shown in the following table:
2017 full year guidance
Reported effective income tax rate*
Mark-to-market*
Project K and cost reduction activities %
Integration costs*
Comparable effective income tax rateApprox.26-27%
* Full year guidance for this measure cannot be reasonably estimated as certain information necessary to calculate such measure on a GAAP basis is unavailable, dependent on future events outside of our control and cannot be predicted without unreasonable efforts by the Company.

 MultiproOtherTotal unconsolidated entities
Contributions from volume growth (a)26.4 %55.9 %27.1 %
Net price realization and mix(4.5)(23.2)(4.6)
Currency-neutral adjusted growth21.9
32.7
22.5
Foreign currency impact(0.1)5.6
0.3
Reported net sales growth21.8 %38.3 %22.8 %
(a) Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
Liquidity and capital resources
Our principal source of liquidity is operating cash flows supplemented by borrowings for major acquisitions and other significant transactions. Our cash-generating capability is one of our fundamental strengths and provides us with substantial financial flexibility in meeting operating and investing needs.

We have historically reported negative working capital primarily as the result of our focus to improve core working capital by reducing our levels of trade receivables and inventory while extending the timing of payment of our trade payables.  In addition, we have a substantial amount of indebtedness which results in current maturities of long-term debt and notes payable which can have a significant impact on working capital as a result of the timing of these required payments.  These factors, coupled with the use of our ongoing cash flows from operations to service our debt obligations, pay dividends, fund acquisition opportunities, and repurchase our common stock, reduce our working capital amounts. We had negative working capital of $1.6$1.2 billion and $1.9$1.6 billion as of March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, and April 2, 2016, respectively.

We believe that our operating cash flows, together with our credit facilities and other available debt financing, will be adequate to meet our operating, investing and financing needs in the foreseeable future. However, there can be no assurance that volatility and/or disruption in the global capital and credit markets will not impair our ability to access these markets on terms acceptable to us, or at all.

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows:
Quarter endedQuarter ended
(millions)April 1, 2017April 2, 2016March 31, 2018April 1, 2017
Net cash provided by (used in):  
Operating activities$211
$5
$228
$(34)
Investing activities(131)(155)(131)114
Financing activities(77)214
(38)(77)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents15
(5)30
15
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$18
$59
$89
$18

Operating activities
The principal source of our operating cash flow is net earnings, meaning cash receipts from the sale of our products, net of costs to manufacture and market our products.
Net cash provided by our operating activities for the quarter ended April 1, 2017,March 31, 2018, totaled $211$228 million, an increase of $206$262 million over the same period in 2016. The increase compared2017, as restated, due primarily to the prior year is primarily due to $144 million of pre-tax cash costs related to the $475 million redemptiontermination of our 7.45% U.S. Dollar Debentures due 2031 and $59accounts receivable securitization program at the end of 2017. Collections of deferred purchase price on securitized trade receivables totaled $245 million cash settlement of forward starting swaps in the first quarter of 2016.ended April 1, 2017 versus zero in the current quarter.
After-tax Project K cash payments were $37$66 million and $35$37 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, and April 2, 2016, respectively.
Our cash conversion cycle (defined as days of inventory and trade receivables outstanding less days of trade payables outstanding, based on a trailing 12 month average), is relatively short, equating to approximately 1 daynegative 6 days and 11zero days for the 12 month periods ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, and April 2, 2016, respectively. Compared with the 12 month period ended April 2, 2016,1, 2017, the 20172018 cash conversion cycle was positively impacted by an increase in the days of trade payables outstanding attributable to a supplier financing initiative.
Our pension and other postretirement benefit plan contributions amounted to $24$19 million and $17$24 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, and April 2, 2016, respectively. For the full year 2017,2018, we currently expect that our contributions to pension and other postretirement plans will total approximately $42$37 million. PlanActual 2018 contributions could be different from our current projections, as influenced by potential discretionary funding strategies may be modified in response toof our evaluation of tax deductibility, market conditions andbenefit trusts versus other competing investment alternatives.priorities.
We measure cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities reduced by expenditures for property additions. We use this non-GAAP financial measure of cash flow to focus management and investors on the amount of cash available for debt repayment, dividend distributions, acquisition opportunities, and share repurchases. Our cash flow metric is reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measure, as follows:
Quarter ended Quarter ended
(millions)April 1, 2017April 2, 2016Approximate 2017 full year guidanceMarch 31, 2018April 1, 2017
Net cash provided by operating activities$211
$5
$1,600-$1,700
$228
$(34)
Additions to properties(130)(144)(500)(132)(130)
Cash flow$81
$(139)$1,100-$1,200
$96
$(164)


Investing activities
Our net cash used in investing activities totaled $131 million for the quarter ended April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 compared to $155cash provided of $114 million in the same period of 2016.2017, as restated. The decrease from the prior year was primarily due to an $18 million acquisitionthe impact of collections of deferred purchase price on securitized trade receivables during the first quarter of 2016 as well as lower capital expenditures.2017. This program was terminated at the end of 2017.
Financing activities
Our net cash used in financing activities for the quarter ended April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 totaled $77$38 million compared to cash provided totaling $214$77 million in the same period of 2016.2017. The difference is due to common stock repurchases of $125 million during the

first quarter of 2017 mitigated somewhat by lower proceeds from net issuance of notes payable during the first quarter of 2018 versus 2017.

In November 2016,2017, we issued $600 million of seven-year 2.65% U.S. Dollarten-year 3.4% Senior Notes to pay down commercial paper issued in conjunction with the purchase of Chicago Bar Co., LLC, manufacturer of RXBAR.

In May 2017, we issued €600 million of five-year 0.80% Euro Notes due 2022 and repaid our 1.875% $5001.75% fixed rate $400 million U.S. Dollar Notes due 20162017 at maturity. Additionally, we repaid our 2.05% fixed rate Cdn. $300 million Canadian Dollar Notes at maturity.

In May 2016, we issued €600 million of eight-year 1.00% Euro Notes due 2024 and repaid our 4.45% fixed rate $750 million U.S. Dollar Notes due 2016 at maturity.

In March 2016, we issued $750 million of ten-year 3.25% U.S. Dollar Notes and $650 million of thirty-year 4.50% U.S. Dollar Notes. Also in March 2016, we redeemed $475 million of our 7.45% U.S. Dollar Debentures due 2031.

In December 2015,2017, the board of directors approved a new authorization to repurchase up to $1.5 billion in shares beginning in 20162018 through December 2017.2019. We did not repurchase shares during the quarter ended March 31, 2018 as we weighed several investment alternatives, including additional investments in West Africa and discretionary pension contributions. Total purchases for the quarter ended April 1, 2017, were 2 million shares for $125 million. Total purchases for the quarter ended April 2, 2016, were 3 million shares for $210 million.

We paid cash dividends of $182$187 million in the quarter ended April 1, 2017,March 31, 2018, compared to $176$182 million during the same period in 2016.2017. The increase in dividends paid reflects our third quarter 20162017 increase in the quarterly dividend to $.52$.54 per common share from the previous $.50$.52 per common share. In April 2017,2018, the board of directors declared a dividend of $.52$.54 per common share, payable on June 15, 20172018 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 1, 2017.2018.  The dividend is broadly in line with our current plan to maintain our long-term dividend pay-out of approximately 50% of comparableadjusted net income. In addition, the board of directors announced plans to increase the quarterly dividend to $.56 per common share beginning with the third quarter of 2018.

In February 2014, weWe entered into an unsecured five year credit agreement expiringFive-Year Credit Agreement in 2019, which allowsFebruary 2014, allowing us to borrow, on a revolving credit basis, up to $2.0 billion.billion and expiring in 2019. In January 2018, we entered into an unsecured Five-Year Credit Agreement to replace the existing agreement allowing us to borrow up to $1.5 billion, on a revolving basis.

In January 2017,2018, we entered into an unsecured 364-Day Credit Agreement to borrow, on a revolving credit basis, up to $800 million$1.0 billion at any time outstanding.outstanding, to replace the $800 million 364-day facility that expired in January 2018.  The new credit facilityfacilities contains customary covenants and warranties, including specified restrictions on indebtedness, liens and a specified interest expense coverage ratio.  If an event of default occurs, then, to the extent permitted, the administrative agent may terminate the commitments under the credit facility, accelerate any outstanding loans under the agreement, and demand the deposit of cash collateral equal to the lender's letter of credit exposure plus interest.  There are no borrowings outstanding under the new credit facility.facilities.
We are in compliance with all debt covenants. We continue to believe that we will be able to meet our interest and principal repayment obligations and maintain our debt covenants for the foreseeable future. We expect our access to public debt and commercial paper markets, along with operating cash flows, will be adequate to meet future operating, investing and financing needs, including the pursuit of selected acquisitions.

During the first half of 2016, we executedinitiated a discrete customer program toin which customers could extend customertheir payment terms.  terms in exchange for the elimination of early payment discounts (Extended Terms Program).
In order to mitigate the net working capital impact of the extended terms,Extended Terms Program for discrete customers, we entered into an agreementagreements to sell, on a revolving basis, certain trade accounts receivable balances to a third party financial institution.institutions (Monetization Programs). Transfers under this agreementthe Monetization Programs are accounted for as sales of receivables resulting in the receivables being de-recognized from our Consolidated Balance Sheet. The agreement providesMonetization Programs provide for the continuing sale of certain receivables on a revolving basis until terminated by either party; however the maximum funding from receivables that may be sold at any time is currently $700$988 million (increased from $800 million as of December 30, 2017, reflecting the execution of a second monetization program on March 20, 2018), but may be increased as additional financial institutions are added to the agreement.  We currently estimate that the amount of these receivables held at any time by the financial institution(s) will be approximately $550 to $650 million.  During the year-to-date period ended April 1, 2017, approximately $535 million of accounts receivable have been sold via this arrangement.Monetization Programs. Accounts receivable sold of $611$929 million and $601 million remained outstanding under this arrangement as of April 1, 2017.March 31, 2018 and December 30, 2017, respectively.

In addition to the discrete customer program above,Previously, in July 2016 we established an accounts receivable securitization program for certain customers which allows for extended customer payment terms.  In order to mitigate the net working capital impact of the extended terms,Extended Terms Program for certain customers, we entered into an agreementagreements with a financial institutioninstitutions (Securitization Program) to sell these receivables resulting in the receivables being de-recognized from our consolidated balance sheet. The maximum funding from receivables that may be sold at any time is currentlywas $600 million, but may be increased as additional financial institutions are added tomillion. In December 2017, we terminated the agreement. We currently estimateSecuritization Program, such that no receivables were sold after December 28, 2017. In March 2018 we substantially replaced the amount of these receivables held at any time bysecuritization

program with a second monetization program. Terminating the financial institution(s) will be up to approximately $1 billion.  During the year-to-date period ended April 1, 2017, $595 million of accounts receivable have been sold through this program. Securitization Program had no impact on our Cash Flow.
As of April 1,December 30, 2017, approximately $353$433 million of accounts receivable sold under the securitization program

Securitization Program remained outstanding, for which we received cash of approximately $303$412 million and a deferred purchase price asset of approximately $50$21 million.
Refer to Note 2 within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information related to the sale of accounts receivable.

Accounting standardsFuture outlook
The Company updated financial guidance for 2018. While we reaffirmed previous guidance for the base business, we are raising guidance for currency-neutral net sales and currency-neutral adjusted operating profit to reflect the impact of our expanded investment in West Africa and the resultant consolidation of Multipro's results.

We expect currency-neutral net sales to be adoptedup 3-4% in future periods
In March 2017, the FASB issued an ASU to improve the presentation2018. This reflects eight months of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost. The ASU requires that an employer reportsales for Multipro, which adds to the service cost component inbase business. There were no changes to the same line item or items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered byoutlook for the pertinent employees during the period. The other componentsbase business of net benefit cost are requiredKellogg, which is expected to be presented inflat.

We expect currency-neutral adjusted operating profit will be up 5-7% with the income statement separately fromaddition of Multipro for the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if one is presented. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, asremaining eight months of the beginning of an annual reporting period for which financial statements (interim or annual) have not been issued or made available for issuance. That is, early adoption should be the first interim period if an entity issues interim financial statements. The amendments in this ASU should be applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in the income statement and prospectively, on and after the effective date, for the capitalization of the service cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit in assets. We will adopt the ASU in the first quarter of 2018. If we had adopted the ASU in the first quarter of 2017, on an as reported basis, the impact to our Corporate segment would have been an increase to COGS and SG&A of $27 million and $30 million, respectively, with an offsetting decrease to other income (expense), net (OIE) of $57 million in the quarter ended April 1, 2017, and an increase to SG&A and an offsetting decrease to OIE of $21 million in the quarter ended April 2, 2016. The impact to the Consolidated Balance Sheet for the quarters ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 would have been insignificant.
On a comparable basis, the impact would have been an increase to COGS and SG&A of $34 million and $21 million, respectively, with an offsetting decrease to OIE of $55 million in the quarter ended April 1, 2017, and an increase to COGS and SG&A of $27 million and $30 million, respectively, with a decrease to OIE of $57 million in the quarter ended April 2, 2016. On a comparable basis for the year ended December 31, 2016, the impact would have been an increase to COGS and SG&A of $144 million and $83 million, respectively, with an offsetting decrease to OIE of $227 million.
In January 2017, the FASB issued an ASU to simplify how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit's goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The ASU is effective for an entity's annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The amendments in this ASU should be applied on a prospective basis. We are currently assessing the impact and timing of adoption of this ASU.
In August 2016, the FASB issued an ASU to provide cash flow statement classification guidance for certain cash receipts and payments including (a) debt prepayment or extinguishment costs; (b) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination; (c) insurance settlement proceeds; (d) distributions from equity method investees; (e) beneficial interests in securitization transactions and (f) application of the predominance principle for cash receipts and payments with aspects ofcontributing more than one classpoint of cash flows.  The ASUadditional growth. RXBAR is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period, in which case adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes the interim period.   The amendments in this ASU should be applied retrospectively.  We will adopt the new ASU in the first quarter of 2018. Based on the first quarter of 2017, the related activities would have resulted in an insignificant impactexpected to our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. We will continue to monitor activities impacted by adoptioncontribute 1-2% of this ASU throughout our 2017 fiscal year.
In February 2016,growth, while the FASB issuedremaining growth is driven by remaining Project K and ZBB savings, partially offset by an ASU which will require the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for all leases with terms greater than 12 months. The distinction between finance leases and operating leases will remain, with similar classification criteria as current GAAP to distinguish between capital and operating leases. The principal difference from current guidance is that the lease assets and lease liabilities arising from operating leases will be recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Lessor accounting remains substantially similar to current GAAP. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. We will adopt the ASUincrease in the first quarter of 2019, and are currently evaluating the impact that implementing this ASU will have on our financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued an ASU which primarily affects the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption can be elected for all financial statements of fiscal years and interim periods that have not yet been issued or that have not yet been made available for issuance. Entities should apply the update by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. We will adopt the updated standard in the first quarter of 2018. We do not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a significant impact on our financial statements.
In May 2014, the FASB issued an ASU which provides guidance for accounting for revenue from contracts with customers. The core principle of this ASU is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity would be required to apply the following five steps: 1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; 2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; 3) determine the transaction price; 4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and 5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. When the ASU was originally issued it was effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption was not permitted. On July 9, 2015, the FASB decided to delay the effective date of the new revenue standard by one year. The updated standard will be effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Entities will be permitted to adopt the new revenue standard early, but not before the original effective date.  Entities will have the option to apply the final standard retrospectively or use a modified retrospective method, recognizing the cumulative effect of the ASU in retained earnings at the date of initial application. An entity will not restate prior periods if it uses the modified retrospective method, but will be required to disclose the amount by which each financial statement line item is affected in the current reporting period by the application of the ASU as compared to the guidance in effect prior to the change,brand building as well as reasons fora significant changes. We will adopt the updated standardincrease in freight costs.

Finally, we expect currency-neutral adjusted EPS to grow in the first quarterrange of 9 to 11% in 2018, using a modified retrospective transition method, and the adoption is not expected to have a significant impact on our historical financial statements or future financial position or results of operations.
Future outlook
We reaffirm ourunchanged from previous guidance, for currency-neutraldriven by growth in adjusted operating profit and earnings per share,the benefit on effective tax rate of recent U.S. Tax Reform. The increased investments in Multipro and TAF should have an immaterial impact on currency-neutral adjusted EPS in 2018, as well as for cash flow, as strong productivity performance offsets a softened outlook for currency neutral comparable net sales. Becausecontribution to operating profit from consolidating Multipro is largely offset by increased interest expense and the combination of the slow first quarter start,lower Earnings from unconsolidated entities and higher deduction related to reflect only moderate improvement in developed markets' recent consumption trends, the company now forecasts a decline in currency-neutral comparable net sales of about (3)% in 2017, versus previous guidance of approximately (2)%.Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.

Guidance is affirmed for currency-neutral comparableWe continue to project Net cash provided by operating profit, which we believe will grow 7-9% year on year, as productivity savings offset the impact of loweractivities to increase to $1.7-1.8 billion in 2018, driven by higher net sales. The exitincome, sustained working-capital improvement, and benefits from DSDU.S. Tax Reform. Capital expenditure is still expected to be neutral to operating profit, as overhead savings later in the year offset the negative net sales impact from list-price adjustments, rationalization of stockkeeping units, and potential disruption during the transition. The Company's currency-neutral comparable operating profit margin is still expected to improve by more than a full percentage
point, keeping it well on track toward its goal of 350 basis points of expansion from 2015 through
2018.

Guidance is also affirmed for earnings per share on a currency-neutral comparable basis. Specifically, we expect to generate growth of 8-10% off a 2016 base that excludes after-tax $0.02 from deconsolidated Venezuela results, to $4.03-$4.09. The growth should be driven by the aforementioned 7-9% growth in operating profit, with roughly 1% of additional leverage from modestly lower shares outstanding and other items, which slightly more than offsets a higher effective tax rate and flat interest expense. This earnings per share guidance excludes an estimated after-tax $(0.12) per share of currency translation impact. Including this impact, comparable-basis earnings per share are expected to be $3.91-3.97.

Comparable-basis and currency-neutral comparable-basis earnings per share guidance by definition excludes up-front costs of about after-tax $(0.80)-(0.90) per share, or $(400)-(450) million pretax, related to the Project K program, and these cost estimates are unchanged. The EPS guidance also continues to exclude after-tax $(0.01)-(0.03) per share of integration costs, related to the recent acquisition in Brazil, as well as previous acquisitions. Excluding these integration costs, the Brazil acquisition is expected to be neutral to currency-neutral comparable earnings per share.


We also affirmed our guidance for 2017 cash flow. Specifically, cash from operating activities should be approximately $1.6-1.7 billion, which after capital expenditure translates into cash flow of $1.1-1.2at $0.5 billion. The latter would be an increase over 2016's $1.1 billion, as higher earnings and continued trimmingimpact of working capital and capital expenditure more than cover increased cash outlays relatedMultipro is immaterial to Project K restructuring programs.

our Cash Flow in 2018. This estimate excludes the potential impact of discretionary pension contributions, which are being contemplated.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP amounts - 2017 Full Year Guidance*   
 Net salesOperating profitEPS
Currency-Neutral Comparable GuidanceApprox. (3.0%)7.0% - 9.0%$4.03 - $4.09
Foreign currency impact(2.0%)(2.4%)($.12)
Comparable GuidanceApprox. (5.0%)4.6% - 6.6%$3.91 - $3.97
    
Impact of certain items that are excluded from Non-GAAP guidance:   
Project K and cost reduction activities (pre-tax)-(2.8%) - (6.3%)($1.28) - ($1.14)
Integration costs (pre-tax)-(0.1%) - 0.3%($.04) - ($.02)
Acquisitions/dispositions (pre-tax)1.4%1.0%$.08
Income tax benefit applicable to adjustments, net**  $.37 - $.33
Impact of certain items excluded from Non-GAAP guidance:Net salesOperating profitEPS
Project K and cost reduction activities (pre-tax)$90-110M $0.27-$0.32
Income tax benefit applicable to adjustments, net**$0.05 - $0.27
Currency-neutral adjusted guidance*3-4%5-7%9-11%
* 20172018 full year guidance for net sales, operating profit, and earnings per share are provided on a non-GAAP, comparable and currency-neutral comparableadjusted basis only because certain information necessary to calculate such measures on a GAAP basis is unavailable, dependent on future events outside of our control and cannot be predicted without unreasonable efforts by the Company.  The Company is providing quantification of known adjustment items where available.

** Represents the estimated income tax effect on the reconciling items, using weighted-average statutory tax rates, depending upon the applicable jurisdiction.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP amounts - Cash Flow Guidance 
(millions)
 Approximate
(billions)Full Year 20172018
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$1,6001.7 - $1,700$1.8
Additions to properties($500).5)
Cash Flow$1,1001.2 - $1,200$1.3



Forward-looking statements
This Report contains “forward-looking statements” with projections concerning, among other things, the Company’s global growth and efficiency program (Project K), the integration of acquired businesses, our strategy, zero-based budgeting, financial principles, and plans; initiatives, improvements and growth; sales, gross margins, advertising, promotion, merchandising, brand building, operating profit, and earnings per share; innovation; investments; capital expenditures; asset write-offs and expenditures and costs related to productivity or efficiency initiatives; the impact of accounting changes and significant accounting estimates; our ability to meet interest and debt principal repayment obligations; minimum contractual obligations; future common stock repurchases or debt reduction; effective income tax rate; cash flow and core working capital improvements; interest expense; commodity, and energy prices; and employee benefit plan costs and funding. Forward-looking statements include predictions of future results or activities and may contain the words “expect,” “believe,” “will,” “can,” “anticipate,” “project,” “should,” “estimate,” or words or phrases of similar meaning. For example, forward-looking statements are found in Item 1 and in several sections of Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Our actual results or activities may differ materially from these predictions. Our future results could be affected by a variety of factors, including:

the ability to implement Project K, including exiting our Direct-Store-Door distribution system, as planned, whether the expected amount of costs associated with Project K will exceed forecasts, whether the Company will be able to realize the anticipated benefits from Project K in the amounts and times expected;
the ability to realize the benefits we expect from the adoption of zero-based budgeting in the amounts and at the times expected;
the ability to realize the anticipated benefits from our implementation of a more formal revenue growth management;management discipline;
the ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies from acquired businesses in the amounts and at the times expected;
the impact of competitive conditions;
the effectiveness of pricing, advertising, and promotional programs;
the success of innovation, renovation and new product introductions;
the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill and other intangibles;
the success of productivity improvements and business transitions;
commodity and energy prices;
labor costs;
disruptions or inefficiencies in supply chain;
the availability of and interest rates on short-term and long-term financing;
actual market performance of benefit plan trust investments;
the levels of spending on systems initiatives, properties, business opportunities, integration of acquired businesses, and other general and administrative costs;
changes in consumer behavior and preferences;
the effect of U.S. and foreign economic conditions on items such as interest rates, statutory tax rates, currency conversion and availability;
legal and regulatory factors including changes in food safety, advertising and labeling laws and regulations;
the ultimate impact of product recalls;
adverse changes in global climate or extreme weather conditions;
business disruption or other losses from natural disasters, war, terrorist acts, or political unrest; and,
the risks and uncertainties described herein under Part II, Item 1A.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update them.


Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Our Company is exposed to certain market risks, which exist as a part of our ongoing business operations. We use derivative financial and commodity instruments, where appropriate, to manage these risks. Refer to Note 1011 within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our derivative financial and commodity instruments.
Refer to disclosures contained within Item 7A of our 20162017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other than changes noted here, there have been no material changes in the Company’s market risk as of April 1, 2017.March 31, 2018.
In the first quarter of 2017,in 2018, we entered into forward starting interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling €150$300 million, as hedges against interest rate volatility associated with a forecasted issuance of fixed rate Euro debt to be used for general corporate purposes. These swaps were designated as cash flow hedges. The Euro forward starting interest rate swaps were still outstanding as of April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 with a loss immaterial to the financial statements.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2018, we entered into cross currency swaps with notional amounts totaling approximately $737 million, as hedges against foreign currency volatility associated with our net investment in our wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries. These swaps were designated as net investment hedges. The cross currency swaps were still outstanding as of March 31, 2018 with a loss of $8M.
We have interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $2.2$1.4 billion and $2.3 billion outstanding at April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2016,2017, respectively, representing a settlement obligation of $68$32 million and $64$54 million, respectively. The interest rate swaps are designated as fair value hedges of certain U.S. Dollar and Eurodebt. During the quarter ended March 31, 2018, we settled interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling approximately $869 million which were previously designated as fair value hedges of certain U.S. Dollar Notes. We recorded an aggregate loss of $49 million related to the settled swaps that will be amortized as interest expense over the life of the related fixed rate debt. Assuming average variable rate debt levels during the year, a one percentage point increase in interest rates would have increased interest expense by approximately $26$15 million and $17$27 million at April 1, 2017March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e). Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, rather than absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.
As of April 1, 2017,March 31, 2018, we carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures.
Based on the foregoing, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Kellogg’s Project K initiative which includes the reorganization and relocation of certain financial, information technology, and logistics and distribution processes; internal to the organization was initiated in 2014. This initiative is expected to continue through 2018 and will continue to impact the design of our control framework. During efforts associated with Project K, we have implemented additional controls to monitor and maintain appropriate internal controls over financial reporting. There were no other changes during the quarter ended April 1, 2017,March 31, 2018, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.


KELLOGG COMPANY
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
In April, 2016, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) issued to The Eggo Company, a subsidiary of the Company, a notice of potential violation alleging that the Company’s Rossville, Tennessee facility had violated certain recordkeeping and reporting requirements under Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act (the “Notification”).  The Notification was based on the findings of an August 2013 inspection of the Company’s Rossville, Tennessee facility by the EPA relating to the ammonia refrigeration system operated at the facility. The Company and the EPA resolved this matter through a Consent Agreement and Final Order which was signed and filed with the EPA Region 4 Clerk on April 6, 2017. In accordance with the provisions of the Consent Agreement and Final Order, the Company paid a civil penalty of $133,000 in full settlement of the allegations set forth in the Consent Agreement and Final Order, but without admitting or denying the factual allegations set forth in that Consent Agreement and Final Order. 
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.30, 2017. The risk factors disclosed under those Reports in addition to the other information set forth in this Report, could materially affect our business, financial condition, or results. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we deem to be immaterial could also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(millions, except per share data)
Period
(a) Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
(b) Average Price
Paid Per Share
(c) Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
(d) Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that May
Yet Be
Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs
Month #1:    
1/01/2017 - 1/28/2017
$

$1,074
Month #2:    
1/29/2017 - 2/25/20171.7
$75.02
1.7
$949
Month #3:    
2/26/2017 - 4/01/2017
$

$949
Total1.7
$75.02
1.7
 
In December 2015, our2017, the board of directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing usan authorization to repurchase sharesof up to $1.5 billion of our common stock amounting to $1.5 billion beginning in January 20162018 through December 2017.2019. This authorization is intended to allow us to repurchase shares for general corporate purposes and to offset issuances for employee benefit programs. During the first quarter of 2018, the Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock.
The following table provides information with respect to purchases of common shares under programs authorized by our board of directors during the quarter ended March 31, 2018.

(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(millions, except per share data)
Period
(a) Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
(b) Average Price
Paid Per Share
(c) Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
(d) Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that May
Yet Be
Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs
Month #1:    
12/31/2017 - 1/27/2018
$

$1,500
Month #2:    
1/28/2018 - 2/24/2018
$

$1,500
Month #3:    
2/25/2018 - 3/31/2018
$

$1,500
Total
$

 

Item 6. Exhibits
(a)Exhibits:
  
31.1Rule 13a-14(e)/15d-14(a) Certification from JohnSteven A. BryantCahillane
31.2Rule 13a-14(e)/15d-14(a) Certification from Fareed Khan
32.1Section 1350 Certification from JohnSteven A. BryantCahillane
32.2Section 1350 Certification from Fareed Khan
101.INSXBRL Instance Document
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document


KELLOGG COMPANY
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
 
KELLOGG COMPANY
 
/s/ Fareed Khan
Fareed Khan
Principal Financial Officer;
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
/s/ Donald O. Mondano
Donald O. Mondano
Principal Accounting Officer;
Vice President and Corporate Controller

Date: May 8, 20174, 2018

KELLOGG COMPANY
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.Description
Electronic (E)
Paper (P)
Incorp. By
Ref. (IBRF)
Rule 13a-14(e)/15d-14(a) Certification from JohnSteven A. BryantCahillaneE
Rule 13a-14(e)/15d-14(a) Certification from Fareed KhanE
Section 1350 Certification from JohnSteven A. BryantCahillaneE
Section 1350 Certification from Fareed KhanE
101.INSXBRL Instance DocumentE
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema DocumentE
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase DocumentE
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase DocumentE
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase DocumentE
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase DocumentE


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