Diamond Foods (DMND) Inactive 10-Q9 Jun 142014 Q3 Quarterly reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information	Apr. 30, 2014	Jun. 02, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	30-Apr-14	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'
Trading Symbol	'DMND	'
Entity Registrant Name	'DIAMOND FOODS INC	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001320947	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--07-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	31,384,800

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Current assets:	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$7,003	$5,885	$7,225
Trade receivables, net	87,721	97,202	79,619
Inventories, net	162,765	115,456	150,695
Deferred income taxes	'	'	3,962
Prepaid income taxes	53	'	135
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	10,576	12,562	9,633
Total current assets	268,118	231,105	251,269
Property, plant and equipment, net	131,033	132,225	138,420
Goodwill	410,261	401,125	401,906
Other intangible assets, net	393,828	388,084	428,419
Other long-term assets	20,045	19,776	20,886
Total assets	1,223,285	1,172,315	1,240,900
Current liabilities:	'	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt, net	4,062	5,860	5,806
Warrant liability	'	58,147	37,585
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	109,163	220,542	104,818
Payable to growers	58,290	6,096	51,799
Total current liabilities	171,515	290,645	200,008
Long-term obligations, net	638,351	585,077	579,202
Deferred income taxes	108,457	103,518	127,604
Other liabilities	20,927	23,106	24,825
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)	'	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'	'
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; Authorized: 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding	'	'	'
Common stock, $0.001 par value; Authorized: 100,000,000 shares; 31,815,416, 22,766,759 and 22,630,288 shares issued and 31,387,890, 22,376,406 and 22,253,270 shares outstanding at April 30, 2014, July 31, 2013, and April 30, 2013, respectively	31	23	22
Treasury stock, at cost: 427,526, 390,353 and 377,018 shares held at April 30, 2014, July 31, 2013, and April 30, 2013, respectively	-11,927	-11,019	-10,819
Additional paid-in capital	592,421	334,310	330,871
Accumulated other comprehensive income	23,708	4,007	2,798
Retained deficit	-320,198	-157,352	-13,611
Total stockholders' equity	284,035	169,969	309,261
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$1,223,285	$1,172,315	$1,240,900

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Preferred stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	'	'	'
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	'	'	'
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	31,815,416	22,766,759	22,630,288
Common stock, shares outstanding	31,387,890	22,376,406	22,253,270
Treasury stock, shares	427,526	390,353	377,018

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2013		Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2013
Net sales	$190,892		$184,905		$646,137		$664,211
Cost of sales	145,796		141,555		487,180		511,746
Gross profit	45,096		43,350		158,957		152,465
Operating expenses:	'		'		'		'
Selling, general and administrative	30,735		35,334		121,113		105,781
Advertising	8,590		8,023		32,377		29,362
(Gain) loss on warrant liability	1,995		1,873		25,933		-9,236
Warrant exercise fee	15,000		'		15,000		'
Total operating expenses	56,320		45,230		194,423		125,907
Income (loss) from operations	-11,224		-1,880		-35,466		26,558
Loss on debt extinguishment	83,004		'		83,004		'
Interest expense, net	10,582		14,542		41,534		42,685
Loss before income taxes	-104,810		-16,422		-160,004		-16,127
Income taxes (benefit)	823		-840		2,842		43
Net loss	($105,633)		($15,582)		($162,846)		($16,170)
Loss per share:	'		'		'		'
Basic	($3.63)	[1]	($0.71)	[1]	($6.69)	[1]	($0.74)	[1]
Diluted	($3.63)	[1]	($0.71)	[1]	($6.69)	[1]	($1.08)	[1]
Shares used to compute loss per share:	'		'		'		'
Basic	29,119		21,819		24,338		21,774
Diluted	29,119		21,819		24,338		23,514

[1]	Computations may reflect rounding adjustments.

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2013		Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2013
Net loss:	($105,633)		($15,582)		($162,846)		($16,170)
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'		'		'		'
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	4,601	[1]	-5,136	[1]	19,977	[1]	-2,189	[1]
Change in pension liabilities, net of tax	'		'		'		'
Prior service cost arising during period	'	[2]	'	[2]	'	[2]	'	[2]
Net gain/(loss) arising during period	'	[2]	'	[2]	'	[2]	'	[2]
Less: amortization of prior (gain)/loss included in net periodic pension cost	-92	[2]	'		-276	[2]	943	[2]
Less: amortization of prior service cost included in net periodic pension cost	'	[2]	'	[2]	'	[2]	'	[2]
Gains and losses on derivatives, net of tax	'		'		'		'
Realized gains or loss arising during the period	'		'		'		'
Less: reclassification adjustments for gains	'		'		'		'
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	4,509		-5,136		19,701		-1,246
Comprehensive loss	($101,124)		($20,718)		($143,145)		($17,416)

[1]	Net of tax expense and tax benefit of nil, for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, respectively, and net of tax expense of $0.2 million and tax benefit of $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, respectively.
[2]	Net of tax expense and tax benefit of nil, for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, respectively, and net of tax expense of $0 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2013.

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax expense (benefit)	'	$0.20	'	($0.10)
Change in pension liabilities, tax expense (benefit)	'	'	'	$0

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net loss	($162,846)	($16,170)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	24,152	25,210
Deferred income taxes	1,235	1,703
Excess tax benefit from stock option transactions	'	-69
Stock-based compensation	5,458	2,487
(Gain) loss on warrant liability	25,933	-9,236
Loss on debt extinguishment	54,358	'
Debt prepayment penalty	-3,600	'
Original issue discount amortization	2,095	878
Debt issuance cost amortization	2,518	2,545
Payment-in-kind interest on debt	16,428	17,690
Gain on separation and clawback agreement	'	-3,153
Impairment of intangible assets	'	1,560
Other, net	1,514	312
Changes in assets and liabilities:	'	'
Trade receivables, net	17,910	5,118
Inventories	-46,792	14,969
Prepaid expenses and other current assets and income taxes	2,060	4,007
Other assets	-5,103	2,676
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	-30,854	-23,740
Payable to growers	52,194	18,083
Other liabilities	-991	-1,006
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-101,919	43,864
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	-14,643	-6,586
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other	56	1,242
Change in restricted cash	'	6,091
Other, net	140	137
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-14,447	884
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Borrowings (repayments) of revolving line of credit under the Secured Credit Facility	-154,000	-28,300
Payments of long-term debt and notes payable	-6,056	-12,008
Repayment of Oaktree Senior Notes	-181,789	'
Repayment of long-term debt and notes payable	-213,636	'
Proceeds from Term Loan Facility, net of original issue discount	412,925	'
Proceeds from Notes issuance	230,000	'
Debt issuance costs	-14,356	'
Proceeds from warrant exercise	44,209	'
Excess tax benefit from stock option transactions	'	69
Purchase of treasury stock	-908	-914
Other, net	1,131	331
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	117,520	-40,822
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-36	8
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,118	3,934
Cash and cash equivalents:	'	'
Beginning of period	5,885	3,291
End of period	7,003	7,225
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:	'	'
Interest	16,445	21,747
Income taxes	563	-6,086
Non-cash investing activity:	'	'
Accrued capital expenditures	1,057	233
Capital Lease	112	'
Oaktree Notes	'	'
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'
Original issue discount amortization	-50,014	'
Payment-in-kind interest on debt	-44,110	'
Securities Litigation	'	'
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'
Gain (loss) on litigation settlement	38,136	'
Shareholder Derivative Litigation	'	'
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'
Gain (loss) on litigation settlement	($1,600)	'

Organization_and_Basis_of_Pres

Organization and Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Organization and Basis of Presentation	Apr. 30, 2014
Organization and Basis of Presentation	'
	(1) Organization and Basis of Presentation
	Diamond Foods, Inc. (the “Company” or “Diamond”) is an innovative packaged food company focused on building and energizing brands. Diamond specializes in processing, marketing and distributing snack products and culinary, in-shell and ingredient nuts. In 2004, Diamond complemented its strong heritage in the culinary nut market under the Diamond of California® brand by launching a line of snack nuts under the Emerald® brand. In 2008, Diamond acquired the Pop Secret® brand of microwave popcorn products, which provided the Company with increased scale in the snack market, significant supply chain economies of scale and cross promotional opportunities with its existing brands. In 2010, Diamond acquired Kettle Foods, a leading premium potato chip company in the two largest potato chip markets in the world, the United States and the United Kingdom, which added the complementary premium Kettle Brand® to Diamond’s existing portfolio of leading brands in the snack industry. Diamond sells its products to global, national, regional and independent grocery, drug, and convenience store chains, as well as to mass merchandisers, club stores, other retail channels and non-retail channels. Sales to the Company’s largest customer accounted for approximately 18.5% and 16.2%, and 13.2% and 17.0% of total net sales for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company’s second largest customer accounted for less than 10% of total net sales for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014 and 12.3% and less than 10% for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013. No other customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s total net sales for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014.
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Diamond have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required for annual financial statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements at and for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2013, and in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Operating results for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2014.
	Certain prior period amounts in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. There was no impact to the totals for each prior period reclassification made.
	Diamond reports its operating results on the basis of a fiscal year that starts August 1 and ends July 31. Diamond refers to the fiscal years ended July 31, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, as “fiscal 2010,” “fiscal 2011,” “fiscal 2012,” “fiscal 2013,” and “fiscal 2014,” respectively.
	Revision of Financial Statements
	During the preparation of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the first quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company determined that the statutory income tax rate used to value United Kingdom deferred taxes was not correct as of July 31, 2013. This was due to a change in the statutory tax rate enacted in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, which resulted in a $3.2 million overstatement of the net deferred income tax liability balance at July 31, 2013 and a $3.3 million understatement of the income tax benefit for the year. The Company assessed the materiality of the error in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99, Materiality and concluded that this error was not material to the fiscal 2013 consolidated financial statements. In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, due to the immaterial nature of this error, the Company revised the 2013 consolidated financial statements in this filing and will revise the 2013 consolidated financial statements when the Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2014 is filed.

	The effect of the revision on the line items within the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the year ended July 31, 2013 is as follows:


		July 31, 2013
		As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	Income taxes (benefit)	$	(12,957	)		(3,321	)	$	(16,278	)
	Net loss		(163,232	)		3,321			(159,911	)
	Loss per share:
	Basic		(7.48	)		0.15			(7.33	)
	Diluted		(7.48	)		0.15			(7.33	)
	Shares used to compute earnings (loss) per share:
	Basic		21,813			21,813			21,813
	Diluted		21,813			21,813			21,813
	The effect of the revision on the line items within the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of July 31, 2013 is as follows:


		July 31, 2013
		As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	Deferred income taxes	$	106,767		$	(3,249	)	$	103,518
	Retained earnings (deficit)		(160,673	)		3,321			(157,352	)
	Accumulated other comprehensive income		4,079			(72	)		4,007
	Total stockholders’ equity		166,720			3,249			169,969
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		1,172,315			—			1,172,315
	The effect of the revision on the line items within the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows for the year ended July 31, 2013 is as follows:


		July 31, 2013
		As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	Net loss	$	(163,232	)	$	3,321		$	(159,911	)
	Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
	Deferred income taxes		(11,412	)		(3,321	)		(14,733	)
	Net cash provided by operating activities		44,261			—			44,261
	The effect of the revision on the line items within the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended July 31, 2013 is as follows:


		July 31, 2013
		As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	Net (loss) income	$	(163,232	)	$	3,321		$	(159,911	)
	Other comprehensive income (loss):
	Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax		(5,806	)		(72	)		(5,878	)
	Other comprehensive (loss) income		35			(72	)		(37	)
	Comprehensive (loss) income		(163,197	)		3,249			(159,948	)

Recent_Accounting_Pronouncemen

Recent Accounting Pronouncements	9 Months Ended
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Apr. 30, 2014
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	'
	(2) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
	In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment.” The new guidance provides the option to perform a qualitative assessment by applying a more likely than not scenario to determine whether the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, which may then allow a company to skip the annual two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test depending on the determination. This guidance is effective for goodwill impairment tests performed in interim and annual periods for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has adopted this guidance, but has elected to continue to perform a quantitative impairment analysis rather than a qualitative analysis.
	In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-02, “Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment.” The new guidance provides the option to perform a qualitative assessment by applying a more-likely-than-not scenario to determine whether the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. This guidance is effective for indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment tests performed in interim and annual periods for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Company has adopted this guidance, but has elected to continue to perform a quantitative impairment analysis rather than a qualitative analysis.
	In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, “Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.” The new guidance clarifies the scope of the offsetting disclosures and addresses any unintended consequences as a result of ASU No. 2011-11, “Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.” This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. An entity should provide the required disclosures retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The Company has adopted this guidance and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
	In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.” The new guidance requires an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures required under GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2012, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company has adopted this guidance and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. See Note 12 to the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for these disclosures.
	In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-011, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.” The new guidance provides specific financial statement presentation requirements of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The guidance states that an unrecognized tax benefit in those circumstances should be presented as a reduction to the deferred tax asset. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect to early adopt this guidance and does not believe that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
	In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, “Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an entity.” The new guidance provides new criteria for reporting discontinued operations and specifically indicates a disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity is required to be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. The new guidance also requires expanded disclosures for discontinued operations. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect to early adopt this guidance and does not believe that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” The new guidance provides new criteria for recognizing revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new guidance requires expanded disclosures to provide greater insight into both revenue that has been recognized and revenue that is expected to be recognized in the future from existing contracts. Quantitative and qualitative information will be provided about the significant judgments and changes in those judgments that management made to determine the revenue that is recorded. The standard will be effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently assessing the provisions of the guidance and has not determined the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

Financial_Instruments

Financial Instruments	9 Months Ended
Financial Instruments	Apr. 30, 2014
Financial Instruments	'
	(3) Financial Instruments
	In May 2012, Diamond closed an agreement to recapitalize its balance sheet with an investment by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”). The Oaktree investment initially consisted of $225 million of newly-issued senior notes (“Oaktree Senior Notes”) and a warrant to purchase 4,420,859 shares of Diamond common stock (the “Warrant Shares”). The warrant was issued to Oaktree in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 22, 2012 (“Securities Purchase Agreement”), under which Diamond issued the Oaktree Senior Notes. The warrant was accounted for as a derivative liability and was remeasured at fair value each reporting period with gains and losses recorded in net income. On February 9, 2014, Diamond entered into a warrant exercise agreement with Oaktree (the “Warrant Exercise Agreement”), which closed on February 19, 2014, pursuant to which Oaktree agreed to exercise the warrant to purchase the Warrant Shares, by paying, in cash, the exercise price of approximately $44.2 million less a cash exercise and contractual modification inducement fee of $15 million (the “Warrant Exercise Transaction”). The Company remeasured the warrant at fair value on February 18, 2014, the day prior to the completion of the refinancing transaction, and recorded a loss of $2.0 million on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended April 30, 2014. As a result of the warrant exercise, the Company no longer has a liability associated with the warrant as of April 30, 2014. See Note 5 to the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the impact to the Company’s calculation of earnings per share as a result of the issuance of these shares.
	In July 2012, the Company entered into an interest rate cap agreement, in accordance with Company policy, to mitigate the impact of LIBOR-based interest expense fluctuations on Company profitability. This swap agreement had a total notional amount of $100 million and was entered into to mitigate the interest rate impact of the Company’s variable rate bank debt. The Company accounts for the interest rate cap as a non-hedging derivative.
	In February 2013, the Company purchased 164 corn call option commodity derivatives. This purchase is in accordance with Company policy to mitigate the market price risk associated with the anticipated raw material purchase requirements, specifically to mitigate the market price risk of future corn purchases expected to be made by the Company. This agreement had a total notional amount of approximately $0.3 million. These corn call options were sold as of April 30, 2014. The Company accounts for commodity derivatives as non-hedging derivatives.
	In January 2014, the Company purchased an additional 164 corn call option commodity derivatives. This purchase is in accordance with Company policy to mitigate the market price risk associated with the anticipated raw material purchase requirements, specifically to mitigate the market price risk of future corn purchases expected to be made by the Company. This agreement had a total notional amount of approximately $0.3 million. The Company accounts for commodity derivatives as non-hedging derivatives. No sales associated with corn call option commodity derivatives were made by the Company in the third quarter of fiscal 2014. As of April 30, 2014, the Company had 164 corn call option commodity derivatives.

	The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments as of April 30, 2014, July 31, 2013 and April 30, 2013, were as follows:


	Liability Derivatives		Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value
					4/30/14				7/31/13				4/30/13
	Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815:
	Commodity contracts		Prepaid and other current assets		$	666			$	29			$	320
	Interest rate contracts		Other long-term assets			—				—				—
	Warrants		Warrant liability			—				(58,147	)			(37,585	)

	Total				$	666			$	(58,118	)		$	(37,265	)

	The effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 is summarized below:


	Derivatives Not Designated as		Location of Gain (Loss)		Amount of Gain (Loss)
	Hedging Instruments under ASC		Recognized in Income on		Recognized in Income on
	815		Derivative		Derivative
					4/30/14				4/30/13
	Commodity contracts		Selling, general and administrative		$	351			$	(11	)
	Interest rate contracts		Interest expense			—				(2	)
	Warrant		Loss on warrant liability			(1,995	)			(1,873	)

	Total				$	(1,644	)		$	(1,886	)

	The effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 is summarized below:


	Derivatives Not Designated as		Location of Gain (Loss)		Amount of Gain (Loss)
	Hedging Instruments under ASC		Recognized in Income on		Recognized in Income on
	815		Derivative		Derivative
					4/30/14				4/30/13
	Commodity contracts		Selling, general and administrative		$	451			$	(494	)
	Interest rate contracts		Interest expense			—				(9	)
	Warrant		Gain/ (Loss) on warrant liability			(25,933	)			9,236

	Total				$	(25,482	)		$	8,733

	Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be measured using the following three levels of inputs:
	Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
	Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data
	Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data
	Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
	As of April 30, 2014, there were no cash equivalents. The Company’s derivative assets (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis were $0.7 million as of April 30, 2014, $29 thousand as of July 31, 2013, and $0.3 million as of April 30, 2013. The Company values the commodity derivatives using Level 2 inputs. The value of the commodity contracts is calculated utilizing the number of contracts, therefore bushels purchased and the price of corn from the Chicago Board of Trade.

	In August 2013, the Company obtained preliminary approval to settle the action In re Diamond Foods Inc., Securities Litigation (“Securities Settlement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Settlement, the Company agreed to pay a total of $11.0 million in cash and issue 4.45 million shares of common stock to resolve all claims asserted on behalf of investors who purchased the Company’s stock between October 5, 2010 and February 2012. The stock portion of the Securities Settlement was recorded within Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, as a liability and was remeasured at fair value each reporting period with gains and losses recorded in net income until the settlement became effective. The stock portion of the Company’s Securities Settlement was measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company had elected to use the market approach to value the stock portion of the Securities Settlement. The valuation was considered Level 1 due to the use of quoted prices in an active market for identical assets at the measurement date. The court issued an order granting final approval of the Securities Settlement on January 21, 2014, and the appeal period expired on February 20, 2014, at which time the Securities Settlement became effective. The value of the 4.45 million shares of common stock as of February 20, 2014 was $123.3 million, nil as of April 30, 2014, $85.1 million as of July 31, 2013, and nil as of April 30, 2013 and was recorded in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In the third quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company recorded a $6.0 million loss associated with this final mark to market adjustment related to the change in the stock price from January 31, 2014 to February 20, 2014, derecognized the liability and insurance receivable associated with the Securities Settlement, and on February 21, 2014, issued the 4.45 million shares to a settlement fund. See Note 5 to the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the impact to the Company’s calculation of earnings per share as a result of the issuance of these shares.
	The Company performed a final remeasurement of its warrant liability on February 18, 2014 as result of the Warrant Exercise Transaction. The warrant liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis was $84.1 million as of February 18, 2014, nil as of April 30, 2014, $58.1 million as of July 31, 2013 and $37.6 million as of April 30, 2013. The Company had elected to use the income approach to value the warrant liability and used the Black-Scholes option valuation model. This valuation was considered Level 3 due to the use of certain unobservable inputs. Inputs into the Black-Scholes model include: remaining term, stock price, strike price, maturity date, risk-free rate, and expected volatility. The significant Level 3 unobservable inputs used in the valuation are shown below:


			4/30/14				7/31/13				4/30/13
	Expected volatility			N/A				45.6	%			46.42	%
	Probability of Special Redemption			N/A				N/A				N/A
	The following is a reconciliation of liabilities activity, measured at fair value based on Level 3 inputs for the three months ended April 30, 2014:


			Warrant Liability
			4/30/14				4/30/13
Beginning Balance - January 31		$	(82,085	)		$	(35,712	)
Transfers into Level 3			—				—
Transfers out of Level 3			—				—
Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized)
Included in earnings			(1,995	)			(1,873	)
Included in other comprehensive income			—				—
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
Purchases			—				—
Issuances			—				—
Sales			—				—
Settlements			84,080				—

Ending Balance - April 30		$	—			$	(37,585	)

Total amount of gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date		$	—			$	(1,873	)

The following is a reconciliation of liabilities activity, measured at fair value based on Level 3 inputs for the nine months ended April 30, 2014:


		Warrant Liability
		4/30/14				4/30/13
Beginning Balance - July 31		$	(58,147	)		$	(46,821	)
Transfers into Level 3			—				—
Transfers out of Level 3			—				—
Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized)
Included in earnings			(25,933	)			9,236
Included in other comprehensive income			—				—
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
Purchases			—				—
Issuances			—				—
Sales			—				—
Settlements			84,080				—

Ending Balance - April 30		$	—			$	(37,585	)

Total amount of gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date		$	—			$	9,236
Assets and Liabilities Disclosed at Fair Value
The fair value of certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate the amounts recorded in the balance sheet because of the relatively short term nature of these financial instruments. The fair value of notes payable and long-term obligations at the end of each fiscal period approximates the amounts recorded in the balance sheet based on information available to Diamond with respect to current interest rates and terms for similar financial instruments, except for the Oaktree Senior Notes. The 7.000% Senior Notes due March 2019 (the “Notes”) have a fixed interest rate, but due to their issuance during the quarter, their fair value is not materially different than the carrying value as of April 30, 2014. Refer to Note 10 to the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on the Notes.
As a result of the refinancing, the total indebtedness outstanding under the Oaktree Senior Notes were paid in full as of April 30, 2014. See Note 10 to the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding the refinancing transaction.
The following table presents the carrying value and fair value of outstanding Oaktree Senior Notes as of July 31, 2013, and April 30, 2013:


		4/30/14								7/31/13						4/30/13
		Carrying Value				Fair Value				Carrying Value				Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Senior Note			N/A				N/A			$	121,266			$	150,295	$	116,120	$	151,859
Redeemable Note			N/A				N/A			$	89,660			$	75,147	$	87,428	$	75,930
The fair value of the notes was estimated using a discounted cash flow approach. The discounted cash flow approach used a risk adjusted yield to present value the contractual cash flows of the notes. The fair value of the notes would be classified as Level 3 within the fair value measurement hierarchy.

Equity_Offering_and_StockBased

Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation	9 Months Ended
Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation	Apr. 30, 2014
Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation	'
	(4) Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company uses a broad-based equity incentive plan and accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation — Stock Compensation.” The fair value of all stock options granted is recognized as an expense in the Company’s Statements of Operations, typically over the related vesting period of the options. The guidance requires use of fair value computed at the date of grant to measure share-based awards. The fair value of restricted stock awards is recognized as stock-based compensation expense over the vesting period. Stock options may be granted to officers, employees and directors.

	Stock Option Awards: The fair value of each stock option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. Expected stock price volatilities were estimated based on the Company’s implied historical volatility. The expected term of options granted was based on the simplified method due to the limited amount of historical Company information. Forfeiture rates were based on assumptions and historical data to the extent it is available. The risk-free rates were based on U.S. Treasury yields in effect at the time of the grant. For purposes of this valuation model, dividends are based on the historical rate.
	Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model are presented below:


		Three Months			Nine Months
		Ended April 30,			Ended April 30,
		2014		2013	2014		2013
	Average expected life, in years	5.5		5.5	5.50 - 6.06		5.50 - 6.06
	Expected volatility	54.68% - 54.77%		54.92% - 55.06%	54.68% - 55.84%		52.99% - 55.06%
	Risk-free interest rate	1.96% - 2.04%		1.04% - 1.11%	1.69% - 2.04%		0.83% - 1.11%
	Dividend rate	0.00%		0.00%	0.00%		0.00%
	The following table summarizes option activity during the nine months ended April 30, 2014:


		Number of			Weighted			Weighted average			Aggregate
		Shares			average exercise			remaining			intrinsic value
		(in thousands)			price per share			contractual life			(in thousands)
								(in years)
	Outstanding at July 31, 2013		1,457		$	26.06
	Granted		220			22.55
	Exercised		(64	)		17.39
	Cancelled		(136	)		39.78

	Outstanding at April 30, 2014		1,477			24.65			7.4		$	15,725

	Exercisable at April 30, 2014		753			27.82			6.1		$	7,021
	There were 30,000 and 219,601 stock options granted during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, respectively, and 30,000 and 634,414 stock options granted during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, respectively. The weighted average fair value per share of stock options granted during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014 was $16.14 and $11.88, respectively, and $8.56 and $7.33 for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, respectively. The fair value per share of stock options vested during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014 was $10.24 and $10.66, respectively, and $16.44 and $18.86 for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, respectively. There were 19,687 and 63,637 stock options exercised during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, respectively, and 22,064 exercised in the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, was $183 thousand and $454 thousand, respectively and $24 thousand for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013.
	The following table summarizes nonvested stock option activity during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014:


		Number of			Weighted
		shares			average grant
		(in thousands)			date fair value
					per share
	Nonvested at July 31, 2013		785		$	10.51
	Granted		220			11.88
	Vested		(237	)		10.66
	Cancelled		(44	)		15.62

	Nonvested at April 30, 2014		724			10.56


	As of April 30, 2014, approximately $6.4 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock options was expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.4 years. As of April 30, 2013, approximately $7.0 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock options is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.0 years.
	Cash received from option exercises was $0.4 million, $2.0 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2014, fiscal 2013, and three months ended April 30, 2013, respectively.
	Restricted Stock and Awards: Restricted stock and restricted stock unit activity during the nine months ended April 30, 2014:


		Restricted Stock						Restricted Stock Units
		Number of			Weighted average			Number of			Weighted average
		shares			grant date fair			shares			grant date fair
		(in thousands)			value per share			(in thousands)			value per share
	Outstanding at July 31, 2013		407		$	22.25			218		$	16.87
	Granted		96			20.89			197			21.6
	Vested		(58	)		31.68			(51	)		16.84
	Cancelled		(33	)		29.86			(28	)		16.75

	Outstanding at April 30, 2014		412			19.99			336			19.66

	There were nil and 95,735 restricted stock awards granted during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, respectively, and nil and 317,970 restricted stock awards granted during three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, respectively. The weighted average fair value per share of restricted stock granted during the nine months ended April 30, 2014 was $20.89 and was $14.25 for the nine months ended April 30, 2013. The weighted average fair value per share at the grant date of restricted stock vested during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014 was $41.69 and $31.68, respectively, and was $26.38 and $29.70 for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, respectively. The total intrinsic value of restricted stock vested in the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014 was $0.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively, and was $0.8 million and $2.5 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, respectively.
	As of April 30, 2014, there was $6.0 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested restricted stock expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years. As of April 30, 2014, there was $5.4 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested restricted stock units expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.1 years. As of April 30, 2013, $6.7 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested restricted stock was expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.0 years, and $3.0 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested restricted stock units was expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.7 years
For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, stock-based compensation was $2.0 million and $5.5 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, stock-based compensation was $1.4 million and $2.5 million, respectively. Cash received to settle stock awards was $100, $400, and $300, as of April 30, 2014, July 31, 2013, and April 30, 2013, respectively.

Earnings_Per_Share

Earnings Per Share	9 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share	Apr. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share	'
	(5) Earnings Per Share
	ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share,” impacts the determination and reporting of earnings (loss) per share by requiring the inclusion of participating securities, which have the right to share in dividends, if declared, equally with common shareholders. Participating securities are allocated a proportional share of net income determined by dividing total weighted average participating securities by the sum of total weighted average common shares and participating securities (“the two-class method”). ASC 260 also impacts the determination and reporting of earnings (loss) per share by requiring inclusion of the impact of changes in fair value of warrant liabilities, such as the Oaktree warrant liability described in Note 10 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Including these participating securities and changes in warrant liability in the Company’s earnings per share calculation has the effect of reducing earnings and increasing losses on both basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share.

	The computations for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share are as follows:


			Three Months						Nine Months
			Ended April 30,						Ended April 30,
			2014			2013			2014			2013
	Numerator:
	Net income (loss)		$	(105,633	)	$	(15,582	)	$	(162,846	)	$	(16,170	)
	Less: income allocated to participating securities			—			—			—			—

	Income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - basic			(105,633	)		(15,582	)		(162,846	)		(16,170	)

	Add: undistributed income attributable to participating securities			—			—			—			—
	Less: income attributed to gain on warrant liability			—			—			—			(9,236	)
	Less: undistributed income reallocated to participating securities			—			—			—			—

	Income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - diluted		$	(105,633	)	$	(15,582	)	$	(162,846	)	$	(25,406	)

	Denominator:
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic			29,119			21,819			24,338			21,774
	Dilutive shares - stock options and warrant			—			—			—			1,740

	Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted			29,119			21,819			24,338			23,514

	Income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders (1):
	Basic		$	(3.63	)	$	(0.71	)	$	(6.69	)	$	(0.74	)
	Diluted		$	(3.63	)	$	(0.71	)	$	(6.69	)	$	(1.08	)

	-1	Computations may reflect rounding adjustments.
	The Company was in a loss position for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014 and April 30, 2013. Accordingly, stock options and restricted stock units outstanding were excluded in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share because their effect would be antidilutive. Additionally, as the Company was in a loss position and the change in the fair value of the warrant liability resulted in a loss for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014 and the three months ended April 30, 2013, a numerator adjustment was not made to the diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation. For the nine months ended April 30, 2013, the change in the fair value of the warrant liability resulted in a gain. Accordingly, a numerator and denominator adjustment was made to the diluted earnings loss per share calculation.
	On January 21, 2014 the court issued an order granting final approval of the Securities Settlement and the appeal period expired on February 20, 2014, at which time the Securities Settlement became effective. On February 21, 2014 the Company issued the 4.45 million shares of common stock to a settlement fund pursuant to the terms of the approved Securities Settlement. Accordingly, the 4.45 million shares were included in the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation as of April 30, 2014.
	On February 19, 2014, the Company closed the Warrant Exercise Agreement, pursuant to which Oaktree agreed to exercise in full its warrant to purchase an aggregate of 4,420,859 shares of Diamond common stock, by paying in cash the exercise price of approximately $44.2 million less a cash exercise and contractual modification inducement fee of $15.0 million. Accordingly, the 4,420,859 shares were included in the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation as of April 30, 2014.

Balance_Sheet_Items

Balance Sheet Items	9 Months Ended
Balance Sheet Items	Apr. 30, 2014
Balance Sheet Items	'
	(6) Balance Sheet Items
	Inventories consisted of the following:


			April 30,		July 31,		April 30,
			2014		2013		2013
	Raw materials and supplies		$	71,630	$	29,825	$	62,153
	Work in process			31,699		28,058		33,066
	Finished goods			59,436		57,573		55,476

	Total		$	162,765	$	115,456	$	150,695


	In the third quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company revised its estimate for expected walnut costs which resulted in a pre-tax increase in cost of sales of approximately $1.5 million for walnut sales recognized in the first six months of fiscal 2014.
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following:


			April 30,		July 31,		April 30,
			2014		2013		2013
	Accounts payable		$	56,142	$	75,833	$	64,332
	Securities settlement			—		96,129		—
	Accrued promotions			23,254		16,087		19,377
	Accrued salaries and benefits			11,417		18,883		12,726
	Accrued taxes			10,057		9,160		4,114
	Accrued interest			3,372		109		259
	Accrued current lease obligations			2,569		2,306		1,775	(1)
	Other			2,352		2,035		2,235

	Total		$	109,163	$	220,542	$	104,818


	-1	Long term portion of capital leases are reflected in Other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
	In the third quarter of fiscal 2014, the court issued an order granting final approval of the Securities Settlement on January 21, 2014 and the appeal period expired on February 20, 2014, at which time the Securities Settlement became effective. On February 21, 2014 the Company issued the 4.45 million shares to a settlement fund pursuant to the terms of the approved Securities Settlement. As of April 30, 2014, the Company no longer had a liability associated with the Securities Settlement.

Property_Plant_and_Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment	9 Months Ended
Property, Plant and Equipment	Apr. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment	'
	(7) Property, Plant and Equipment
	Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:


		April 30,			July 31,			April 30,
		2014			2013			2013
	Land and improvements	$	11,584		$	9,823		$	9,957
	Buildings and improvements		59,089			56,745			52,335
	Machinery, equipment and software		215,507			214,294			195,084
	Construction in progress		11,866			2,024			1,951
	Capital leases		16,653			14,420			11,747

	Total		314,699			297,306			271,074
	Less: accumulated depreciation		(179,577	)		(163,145	)		(129,404	)
	Less: accumulated amortization		(4,089	)		(1,936	)		(3,250	)

	Property, plant and equipment, net	$	131,033		$	132,225		$	138,420

	For the three and nine months ended April 31, 2014, depreciation expense was $5.8 million and $18.1 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, depreciation expense was $7.1 million and $19.2 million, respectively.
	During fiscal 2013, the Company accelerated the remaining useful lives of leasehold and building improvement assets at the Fishers facility. Refer to Note 8 to the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on the Fishers facility closure.

Fishers_Facility_Closure

Fishers Facility Closure	9 Months Ended
Fishers Facility Closure	Apr. 30, 2014
Fishers Facility Closure	'
	(8) Fishers Facility Closure
	On October 25, 2012, Diamond announced a plan to consolidate its manufacturing operations within the Nuts reportable segment and to close its facility in Fishers, Indiana. Certain manufacturing equipment at Fishers has been relocated to Diamond’s facility in Stockton, California. During fiscal 2012, Diamond recorded asset impairment charges of $10.1 million associated with Fishers equipment that was not moved to the Stockton facility. The fair value of the equipment was determined by management utilizing a combination of price quotes and a discounted cash flow analysis. Within selling, general and administrative expenses, the Company recorded severance expenses related to Fishers employees of ($0.1) million and $1.2 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, respectively. As of April 30, 2014, the Company has paid all severance related payments.
	In the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, the Company accelerated the remaining useful lives of leasehold and building improvement assets at the Fishers facility to correspond with the estimated cease-use date, and recorded additional depreciation expense of $0.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively, within Selling, general and administrative expenses. In the third quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company also recorded an intangible asset impairment charge of $1.6 million, within asset impairments in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations, associated with customer contracts and related relationships. This impairment charge represented a write down of the total net book value of the intangible asset as of April 30, 2013, within the Nuts reportable segment. This impairment charge was recognized in conjunction with the Fishers facility closure because certain products were no longer being produced and therefore would not generate future cash flows after the closure of this facility. In the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company also classified approximately $0.7 million of assets as held for sale. The Company sold these assets in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 for a gain of $0.3 million.
	In the third quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company recorded an additional charge within selling general and administrative expenses of $4.9 million associated with the Fishers facility future lease obligations. This charge included an estimate of sublease rental income. The future cash lease and maintenance related payments made by the Company will reduce this liability. In the second quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company entered into an agreement to sublease a portion of the Fishers facility. Accordingly, the Company updated the assumptions used to arrive at the Fishers facility future lease obligation for the sublease rental income and determined no adjustment was considered necessary to the liability that was originally recorded in fiscal 2013.
	As of April 30, 2014, the Company has outstanding $3.6 million associated with the Fishers facility future lease obligation. The liability extends through the lease term and will expire in 2019. As of July 31, 2013, the exit of the Fishers facility was complete.

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill

Intangible Assets and Goodwill	9 Months Ended
Intangible Assets and Goodwill	Apr. 30, 2014
Intangible Assets and Goodwill	'
	(9) Intangible Assets and Goodwill
	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:


		Snacks			Nuts			Total
	Balance as of July 31, 2012
	Goodwill							$	403,158
	Accumulated impairment losses								—

								$	403,158

	Goodwill acquired during the year
	Impairment losses		—			—			—
	Translation adjustments		(1,252	)		—			(1,252	)

	Balance as of April 30, 2013
	Goodwill	$	329,271		$	72,635		$	401,906
	Accumulated impairment losses		—			—			—

		$	329,271		$	72,635		$	401,906

	Balance as of July 31, 2013
	Goodwill	$	328,490		$	72,635		$	401,125
	Accumulated impairment losses		—			—			—

			328,490			72,635			401,125

	Goodwill acquired during the year		—			—			—
	Impairment losses		—			—			—
	Translation adjustments		9,136			—			9,136

	Balance as of April 30, 2014
	Goodwill	$	337,626		$	72,635		$	410,261
	Accumulated impairment losses		—			—			—

		$	337,626		$	72,635		$	410,261


	Goodwill was allocated amongst the Snacks and Nuts reportable segments beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 due to the change in the Company’s operating and reportable segments.
	Other intangible assets consisted of the following:


		April 30,			July 31,			April 30,
		2014			2013			2013
	Brand intangibles (not subject to amortization)	$	266,363		$	297,577		$	298,534
	Intangible assets subject to amortization:
	Customer contracts and related relationships		163,259			157,838			156,935

	Total other intangible assets, gross		429,622			455,415			455,469
	Less accumulated amortization on intangible assets:
	Customer contracts and related relationships		(35,794	)		(29,771	)		(27,050	)
	Less asset impairments:
	Brand intangibles		—			(36,000	)		—
	Customer contracts and related relationships		—			(1,560	)		—

	Total other intangible assets, net	$	393,828		$	388,084		$	428,419

	Identifiable intangible asset amortization expense for both the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, was $2.0 million and $6.0 million. Identifiable intangible asset amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years will amount to approximately $8.1 million, and will amount to approximately $2.0 million for the remainder of fiscal 2014.
	In the third quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company also recorded an intangible asset impairment charge of $1.6 million, within Asset impairments, associated with customer contacts and related relationships. This impairment charge represents a write-down of the total net book value of the intangible asset as of the third quarter and is included within the Nuts reportable segment.
	In fiscal 2013, the Company performed its annual impairment test of goodwill and non-amortizing intangible assets required by ASC 350 as of June 30, 2013. Goodwill was determined not to be impaired. The Company determined the Kettle U.S. trade name within the Snacks segment was impaired based on a decrease in forecasted future revenues. The Company recorded a $36.0 million impairment charge within the asset impairment line on the consolidated statement of operations during fiscal 2013.

Notes_Payable_and_LongTerm_Obl

Notes Payable and Long-Term Obligations	9 Months Ended
Notes Payable and Long-Term Obligations	Apr. 30, 2014
Notes Payable and Long-Term Obligations	'
	(10) Notes Payable and Long-Term Obligations
	Long-term debt outstanding:


					July 31,
		April 30,			2013			April 30,
		2014			As revised			2013
	Secured Credit Facility	$	—		$	369,454		$	370,364
	Oaktree Senior Notes		—			210,926			203,548
	Guaranteed Loan		8,900			10,557			11,096
	Notes		230,000			—			—
	Term Loan Facility, net		403,513			—			—

	Total outstanding debt		642,413			590,937			585,008
	Less: current portion		(4,062	)		(5,860	)		(5,806	)

	Total long-term debt	$	638,351		$	585,077		$	579,202

	The Company determined that the Guaranteed Loan line item was understated by $2.2 million and the Secured Credit Facility line item was overstated by the same amount in the above disclosure as of July 31, 2013. Total long-term debt, total outstanding debt and the total current portion of debt were presented correctly. The Company assessed the materiality of this correction, concluded that this error was not material to the fiscal 2013 Consolidated Financial Statements and revised the July 31, 2013 balances to correct the presentation.

	As of April 30, 2014, the current portion of long-term debt is presented net of an unamortized discount of $0.5 million related to the Term Loan Facility’s stated original issue discount of $2.0 million. The non-current portion of long-term debt is presented net of an unamortized discount of $1.5 million.
	Additionally, in accordance with ASC 470-50-40-2 – Debt – Modifications and Extinguishments, as a result of certain lenders that participated in the Company’s refinanced debt structure both prior to and after the restructuring, it was determined that a portion of the debt refinancing was considered to be a debt modification. Accordingly, the Company recorded approximately $3.6 million, of the Oaktree call premium that is associated with the modified debt as a contra-debt liability. As of April 30, 2014, the current portion of long-term debt is presented net of these unamortized creditor fees of $0.8 million and the non-current portion of long-term debt is presented net of these unamortized creditor fees of $2.7 million.
	In accordance with the guidance, approximately $5.2 million related the Company’s previous original issue discount on the Oaktree Notes was also determined to be associated with the modified debt as a contra-debt liability. As of April 30, 2014, the current portion of long-term debt is presented net of this unamortized discount of $1.1 million and the non-current portion of long-term debt is presented net of $3.9 million.
	These balances are presented on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a contra-debt liability and will be amortized within Interest expense, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations over the term of the Term Loan Facility.
	Net interest expense for the three and nine months ended April 30 is as follows:


		Three Months						Nine Months
		Ended April 30,						Ended April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Secured Credit Facility	$	1,061		$	6,292		$	12,577		$	19,993
	Oaktree Senior Notes		1,060			6,448			16,428			17,690
	Guaranteed Loan		115			142			365			586
	ABL Facility		159			—			159			—
	Notes		3,131			—			3,131			—
	Term Loan Facility		3,478			—			3,478			—
	Interest income		—			—			(3	)		(5	)
	Capitalized interest		(44	)		(32	)		(84	)		(414	)
	Other		182			338			490			1,180
	Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts		1,440			1,354			4,993			3,655

	Interest expense, net	$	10,582		$	14,542		$	41,534		$	42,685

	Description of Refinancing
	On February 19, 2014, the Company refinanced its debt capital structure. The Company entered into a 4.5 year senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $415 million, a 4.5 year senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $125 million and issued $230 million in 7.000% Senior Notes due March 2019 (the “Notes”). Pursuant to the Warrant Exercise Agreement, OCM PF/FF Adamantine Holdings, Ltd. (a subsidiary of Oaktree) exercised its warrant to purchase 4,420,859 shares of Diamond’s common stock at the $10 exercise price per share for $44.2 million, less a warrant cash exercise and contractual modification inducement fee of $15 million. The Warrant Exercise Transaction closed on February 19, 2014, concurrent with the refinancing transactions and the Company derecognized the warrant liability of approximately $84.1 million on that date.
	Diamond used the net proceeds of the Term Loan Facility, the Notes and the Warrant Exercise Transaction to (1) prepay approximately $348 million of indebtedness outstanding under, and terminate, the Secured Credit Facility, (2) prepay approximately $276 million of indebtedness outstanding under, and terminate, the Oaktree Senior Notes, (3) pay approximately $32.3 million of prepayment premiums to the holders of the Oaktree Senior Notes, and (4) pay fees related to the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of the definitive documentation for the Term Loan Facility, the Notes and the ABL Facility. In accordance with ASC 835-30-45-3 Imputation of Interest - Other Presentation Matters, the Company incurred $16.4 million of new debt issuance costs associated with the February 2014 debt refinancing. $2.1 million of these debt issuance costs were expensed to Loss on debt extinguishment based on the portion of the refinancing that was considered a debt modification for those lenders that had continued participation in the Company’s refinanced debt structure. The remaining $14.3 million debt issuance costs were recorded as deferred financing charges and will be amortized over the life of the respective new debt agreements into Interest expense, net. Debt issuance costs largely included arrangement fees paid to underwriters, legal fees, accounting fees, consulting fees, and printing fees. The Company recorded the current portion of these costs in Prepaid expenses and other current assets and the non-current portion was recorded in Other long-term assets in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
	In accordance with ASC 470-50-40-2 – Debt – Modifications and Extinguishments, the Company recorded a Loss on debt extinguishment in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014. Loss on debt extinguishment for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014 was $83.0 million. Of the $83.0 million, the Company recorded approximately $70.3 million associated with the Oaktree Senior Notes which included $28.7 million related to the prepayment premium associated with the extinguished debt that the Company paid to the holders of the Oaktree Senior Notes and approximately $41.6 million related to the difference between the net carrying value and the repayment price of the Oaktree Senior Notes. The Oaktree Senior Notes were originally recorded at $43.2 million lower than the contractual repayment amount due to the allocation of proceeds to the Oaktree warrant of $36.5 million and original issue discount of $6.7 million subsequently, additional discount of $6.8 million was created related to the paid-in-kind interest that was added to the debt. The Company also paid a total call premium of $32.3 million of which $3.6 million related to the portion of the refinancing that was considered a debt modification and recorded as a contra-debt liability on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, the remaining call premium of $28.7 million was recorded as a Loss on debt extinguishment. Additionally, the Company incurred non-cash charges of $10.6 million resulting from the write-off of unamortized Oaktree and Secured Credit Facility transaction costs and fees. The Company also expensed $2.1 million in new third party debt issuance costs associated with certain lenders continued participation in the debt arrangements both prior to and subsequent to the refinancing transaction.
	Loss on debt extinguishment for the three and nine months ended April 30 is as follows:


		Three Months
		Ended April 30, 2014
	Call premium - Oaktree Senior Notes	$	28,660
	Difference between repayment amount and carrying value - Oaktree Senior Notes		41,631
	Unamortized transaction costs- Oaktree Senior Notes		8,635
	Unamortized transaction costs- Secured Credit Facility		2,011
	New transaction costs - Term Loan, ABL, and Notes		2,067

	Loss on debt extinguishment	$	83,004

	Debt After Refinancing
	In December 2010, Kettle Foods obtained, and Diamond guaranteed, a 10-year fixed rate loan (the “Guaranteed Loan”) in the principal amount of $21.2 million, of which $8.9 million was outstanding as of April 30, 2014. Principal and interest payments were due monthly throughout the term of the loan. The Guaranteed Loan was being used to purchase equipment for the Beloit, Wisconsin plant expansion. Borrowed funds were placed in an interest-bearing escrow account and made available as expenditures were approved for reimbursement. As the cash was used to purchase non-current assets, such restricted cash was classified as non-current on the balance sheet. In December 2012, the remaining balance within the escrow account was released back to the lender and was used to pay down the outstanding loan balance. Also, as part of the paydown, the Company paid a 4% prepayment penalty, which was recorded in Interest expense, net.
	The Guaranteed Loan provides for customary affirmative and negative covenants, which are similar to the covenants under the Secured Credit Facility, as defined below. The financial covenants within the Guaranteed Loan were reset to match those in the Waiver and Third Amendment to its Secured Credit Facility, as described in more detail below.
Additionally, on February 19, 2014, Diamond closed the Warrant Exercise Agreement, pursuant to which Oaktree agreed to exercise in full its warrant to purchase an aggregate of 4,420,859 shares of Diamond common stock, by paying in cash the exercise price of approximately $44.2 million less a cash exercise and contractual modification inducement fee of $15.0 million. The warrant was issued to Oaktree in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 22, 2012 (“Securities Purchase Agreement”), under which Diamond issued the Oaktree Senior Notes. The $15.0 million inducement fee is included within Warrant exercise fee on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
The Warrant Exercise Agreement provided that so long as Oaktree and/or its affiliates hold at least 10% of Diamond’s outstanding common stock, Oaktree will have the right to nominate one member of Diamond’s Board of Directors. In addition, until the later of (a) twelve months after Oaktree no longer has the right to nominate a member of Diamond’s Board of Directors or (b) twelve months after any director nominated by Oaktree under the Warrant Exercise Agreement or the Securities Purchase Agreement no longer serves as a director, Oaktree and its affiliates agree not to: acquire or beneficially own more than 30% of the outstanding common stock of Diamond; commence or support any tender offer for Diamond common stock; make or participate in any solicitation of proxies to vote or seek to influence any person with respect to voting its Diamond common stock; publicly announce a proposal or offer concerning any extraordinary transaction with Diamond; form, join or participate in a group for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any Diamond securities; take any actions that could reasonably be expected to require Diamond to make a public announcement regarding the possibility of such an acquisition, tender offer or proxy solicitation; enter into any agreements with a third party regarding any such prohibited actions; or request Diamond to amend or waive such provisions. Upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Warrant Exercise Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement, and Diamond’s obligations thereunder, terminated. The common stock issued upon exercise of the warrant will be issued in a private placement pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and are covered by a Registration Rights Agreement entered into on May 29, 2012 in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement.
The Term Loan Facility will mature in 4.5 years and will amortize in equal quarterly installments in an aggregate annual amount equal to 1.0% of the original principal amount of the Term Loan Facility with the balance payable on the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility. The Term Loan Facility will permit the Company to increase the term loans, or add a separate tranche of term loans, by an amount not to exceed $100 million plus the maximum amount of additional term loans that the Company could incur without its senior secured leverage ratio exceeding 4.50 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such increase or addition. Amounts outstanding are expected to bear interest at a rate per annum equal to: (i) the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Term Loan Facility and subject to a “floor” of 1.00%) plus the applicable margin or (ii) the Base Rate (as defined in the Term Loan Facility), which is the greatest of (a) Credit Suisse’s prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (c) the Eurodollar Rate for an interest period of one month plus 1.00%, plus, in each case, the applicable margin to be agreed with the lenders party thereto.
Loans under the ABL facility would be available up to a maximum amount outstanding at any one time equal to the lesser of (a) $125 million and (b) the amount of the Borrowing Base, in each case, less customary reserves. Under the ABL Facility, the Company has a $20 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit, and a Swing Line Facility of up to $12.5 million for same day borrowings. Borrowing Base is defined as (a) 85% of the amount of the Company’s eligible accounts receivable; plus (b) the lesser of (i) 70% of the book value of eligible inventory in the US and (ii) 85% times the net orderly liquidation value of Diamond’s eligible inventory in the US; less (c) in each case, customary reserves.
Under the ABL Facility, Diamond may elect that the loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to: (i) the Base Rate plus the applicable margin; or (ii) the LIBOR Rate plus the applicable margin. “Base Rate” means the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, (b) the LIBOR Rate (which rate shall be calculated based upon an interest period of 1 month and shall be determined on a daily basis), plus 1.00%, and (c) the rate of interest announced, from time to time, by Wells Fargo at its principal office in San Francisco as its “prime rate”. The LIBOR Rate shall be available for interest periods of one week or, one, two, three or six months and, if all lenders agree, twelve months.
The Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility provide for customary affirmative and negative covenants. The Term Loan Facility has customary cross default provisions and the ABL Facility contains cross-acceleration provisions, in each case that may be triggered if Diamond fails to comply with obligations under its other credit facilities or indebtedness. The Term Loan Facility has a first priority perfected lien on substantially all property, plant and equipment, capital stock, intangibles and second priority lien on the ABL Priority Collateral, subject to customary exceptions. The ABL Facility requires Diamond to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.1:1 if at any time excess availability is less than 10% of maximum availability; and requires Diamond to apply substantially all cash collections to reduce outstanding borrowings under the ABL Facility if excess availability falls below 12.5% of maximum availability for a period of 5 business days. The ABL Facility is secured by a first-priority lien on accounts receivable, inventory, cash and deposit accounts and a second-priority lien on all real estate, equipment and equity interests of the Company under, and guarantors of, the ABL Facility.
The Notes, which will mature on March 15, 2019, were offered only to (i) qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and (ii) to certain non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S of the Securities Act. The initial issuance and sale of the Notes were not registered under the Securities Act, and the Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the registration or qualification requirements of other applicable securities laws. The terms of the Notes do not provide for registration rights. Interest on the Notes will be payable on March 15 and September 15 of each year, commencing September 15, 2014. On or after March 15, 2016, Diamond may redeem all or a part of the Notes at a price equal to 103.500% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, with such optional redemption prices decreasing to 101.750% on and after March 15, 2017 and 100.000% on and after March 15, 2018. Before March 15, 2016, Diamond may redeem some or all of the Notes at a price equal to 100.000% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date and the make-whole premium. Before March 15, 2016, Diamond may redeem up to 35% of the Notes with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 107.000% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. If Diamond experiences a change of control, Diamond must offer to purchase for cash all or any part of each holder’s Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The indenture pursuant to which the Notes were issued contains customary covenants that, among other things, limit Diamond’s ability and Diamond’s restricted subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional indebtedness, make restricted payments, enter into transactions with affiliates, create liens, pay dividends on or repurchase stock, make specified types of investments, and sell all or substantially all of their assets or merge with other companies. Each of the covenants is subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications.
For the three and nine months ended months ended April 30, 2014, the blended interest rate for the Company’s consolidated borrowings, including obligations under the Company’s refinanced debt capital structure and excluding the Oaktree Senior Notes, was 5.43% and 5.94%, respectively. As of April 30, 2014, the Company was compliant with financial and reporting covenants under the new refinanced debt structure.
Debt Before Refinancing
The following is a description of the Company’s debt outstanding before the refinancing described above in “Description of Refinancing” and “Debt After Refinancing.”
In February 2010, Diamond entered into an agreement (the “Secured Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of lenders for a five-year $600 million secured credit facility (the “Secured Credit Facility”). Diamond’s Secured Credit Facility initially consisted of a $200 million revolving credit facility and a $400 million term loan. In March 2011, the syndicate of lenders approved Diamond’s request for a $35 million increase in the revolving credit facility to $235 million, under the same terms. In August 2011, the syndicate of lenders approved Diamond’s request for a $50 million increase in the revolving credit facility to $285 million, under the same terms.
The Secured Credit Facility and the Securities Purchase Agreement provided for customary affirmative and negative covenants, and cross default provisions that could be triggered, if Diamond failed to comply with obligations under the other credit facilities or indebtedness. The Secured Credit Facility and the Securities Purchase Agreement included a covenant that restricted the amount of other indebtedness (including capital leases and purchase money obligations for fixed or capital assets), to no more than $25 million. The accounting treatment for the seven-year equipment lease for the Salem, Oregon plant (the “Kettle U.S. Lease”) and the five-year equipment lease for the Norfolk, United Kingdom plant (the “Kettle U.K. Lease”) caused the Company to be in default of the covenants limiting other indebtedness. These defaults were waived, with respect to the Kettle U.K. Lease on July 27, 2012 (“Fourth Amendment”) and with respect to the Kettle U.S. Lease on August 23, 2012 (“Fifth Amendment”). Additionally, the Secured Credit Facility and the Securities Purchase Agreement were each amended to allow the Company to incur up to $31 million of capital leases and purchase money obligations for fixed or capital assets, which amount was reduced from and after December 31, 2013 (a) to $25 million under the Secured Credit Facility and (b) to $27.5 million under the Securities Purchase Agreement. As a result of the refinancing, as of April 30, 2014, the Company no longer had outstanding obligations under the Secured Credit Facility.
In March 2012, Diamond reached an agreement with its lenders to forbear from seeking any remedies under the Secured Credit Facility with respect to specified existing and anticipated non-compliance with the credit agreement and to amend the credit agreement (“Second Amendment”). Under the amended credit agreement, Diamond had continued access to its existing revolving credit facility through a forbearance period (initially through June 18, 2012) subject to its compliance with the terms and conditions of the amended credit agreement. During the forbearance period, the interest rate on borrowings increased. The credit agreement required Diamond to suspend dividend payments to stockholders. In addition, Diamond paid a forbearance fee of 25 basis points to its lenders. The forbearance period concluded on May 29, 2012, when Diamond closed agreements to recapitalize our balance sheet with an investment by Oaktree.
In May 2012, Diamond entered into the Waiver and Third Amendment to its Secured Credit Facility (the “Third Amendment”), pursuant to which the revolving credit facility initially was reduced from $285 million to $255 million. The Third Amendment provided for subsequent further reductions in the revolving line of credit in July 2013 and on January 31, 2014. In May 2012, Diamond made a $100 million pre-payment on the term loan facility as part of the Third Amendment. In addition, scheduled principal payments on the term loan facility were $0.9 million (due quarterly), with the remaining principal balance and any outstanding loans under the revolving credit facility to be repaid on February 25, 2015. Substantially all of the Company’s tangible and intangible assets were considered collateral security under the Secured Credit Facility. Additionally, the Third Amendment provided for a lower level of total bank debt, initially at $475 million, along with substantial covenant relief. In the second quarter of fiscal 2013, these covenants reset from the levels set forth in the Third Amendment (initially 4.70 to 1.00 for the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio declining each quarter, ultimately to 3.25 to 1.00 in the quarter ending July 31, 2014, and thereafter, and 2.00 to 1.00 for the fixed charge coverage ratio). The Third Amendment included a covenant requiring that Diamond have at least $20 million of cash, cash equivalents and revolving credit availability at all times beginning February 1, 2013. In addition, the Third Amendment required a $100 million pre-payment of the term loan facility, while reducing the remaining scheduled principal payments from $10 million to $0.9 million. The Third Amendment also amended the definition of “Applicable Rate” under the Secured Credit Agreement (which sets the margin over the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and the base rate at which loans under the Secured Credit Agreement bear interest). Under the Third Amendment, initially, Eurodollar rate loans bore interest at 5.50% plus the LIBOR for the applicable loan period, and base rate loans bore interest at 450 basis points plus the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points, (ii) the Prime Rate, (iii) Eurodollar Rates plus 100 basis points. The LIBOR rate was subject to a LIBOR floor, initially 125 basis points (the “LIBOR Floor”). The applicable rate would decline, if and when Diamond were to achieve reductions in its ratio of senior debt to EBITDA, as defined in the Third Amendment. The Third Amendment also eliminated the requirement that proceeds of future equity issuances be applied to repay outstanding loans and waived certain covenants in connection with Diamond’s restatement of its consolidated financial statements. As a result of the refinancing noted above, the Company had no indebtedness outstanding under the Secured Credit Facility as of April 30, 2014.
On May 29, 2012, Diamond received an investment from Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”). The Oaktree investment initially consisted of $225 million of newly-issued Oaktree Senior Notes and a warrant to purchase approximately 4.4 million shares of Diamond common stock. The Oaktree Senior Notes would have matured in 2020 and bore interest at 12% per year that would have been paid-in-kind at Diamond’s option for the first two years. Oaktree’s warrant became exercisable at $10 per share starting on March 1, 2013. On February 19, 2014, Oaktree exercised the warrants.
The Secured Credit Facility provides for customary affirmative and negative covenants and cross default provisions that may be triggered, if Diamond fails to comply with obligations under its other credit facilities or indebtedness. Beginning on April 30, 2014, its senior debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio (“Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio”), as defined in the Third Amendment, will be limited to no more than 4.70 to 1.00 and its fixed charge coverage ratio to no less than 2.00 to 1.00. The Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio covenant will decline each quarter, ultimately to 3.25 to 1.00 in the quarter ending July 31, 2014.

Retirement_Plans

Retirement Plans	9 Months Ended
Retirement Plans	Apr. 30, 2014
Retirement Plans	'
	(11) Retirement Plans
	Diamond provides retiree medical benefits and sponsors one defined benefit pension plan. The defined benefit plan is a qualified plan covering all bargaining unit employees. Diamond uses a July 31 measurement date for its plans. Plan assets are held in trust and primarily include mutual funds and money market accounts. Any employee who joined the Company after January 15, 1999 is not entitled to retiree medical benefits. The nonqualified plan was terminated in fiscal 2013 and all benefits were distributed in December 2012. There are no obligations as of April 30, 2014.
	Components of net periodic benefit cost (income) were as follows:


		Pension Benefits												Other Benefits
		Three Months						Nine Months						Three Months						Nine Months
		Ended						Ended						Ended						Ended
		April 30,						April 30,						April 30,						April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
	Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	10		$	15		$	29		$	47
	Interest cost		247			221			739			684			16			16			50			47
	Expected return on plan assets		(271	)		(252	)		(812	)		(755	)		—			—			—			—
	Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
	Amortization of net loss / (gain)		84			163			253			544			(176	)		(178	)		(529	)		(534	)
	Settlement cost		—			—			—			519			—			—			—

	Net periodic benefit cost / (income)	$	60		$	132		$	180		$	992		$	(150	)	$	(147	)	$	(450	)	$	(440	)


	The Company recognized defined contribution plan expenses of $0.2 million and $0.6 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, respectively, and $0.4 million and $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, respectively. The Company expects to contribute a total of approximately $0.8 million to the defined contribution plan during fiscal 2014.
	On November 19, 2012, Michael Mendes, our former chief executive officer, formally resigned from the Company. The Company and Mr. Mendes entered into a Separation and Clawback Agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Mendes agreed to deliver to the Company a cash payment of $2.7 million (“Cash Clawback”), representing the total value of his fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011 bonuses, and 6,665 shares of Diamond common stock, representing the vested shares awarded to Mr. Mendes after fiscal 2010. The Cash Clawback was deducted from the amount Diamond owed to Mr. Mendes pursuant to the Diamond Foods Retirement Restoration Plan (“SERP”). Mr. Mendes and Diamond have determined that prior to giving effect to the Cash Clawback, the retirement benefit due to Mr. Mendes in a lump sum under the SERP was approximately $5.4 million. The SERP amount, subject to applicable withholding taxes and after giving effect to the Cash Clawback, was paid in early December 2012. Expenses associated with the payout in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 are included in selling, general and administrative expenses, the returned shares were classified as treasury stock, and a credit to stock compensation expense was recorded.

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	9 Months Ended
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Apr. 30, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'
	(12) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Company, determined as net income adjusted by total other comprehensive income, was ($101.1) million and ($143.1) million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014 and ($20.7) million and ($17.4) million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, respectively. Total other comprehensive income (loss) presently consists of foreign currency translation adjustments and changes in pension liabilities associated with the Company’s defined benefit pension plan.
	For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, were reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income. These amounts were reclassified into Selling, general and administrative expenses and Costs of goods sold in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
	Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended April 30, 2014 by component were as follows:


		Pension			Foreign		Total
		Liability			Currency
		Adjustment			Translation
					Adjustment
	Balance as of January 31, 2014	$	338		$	18,861	$	19,199
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		—			4,601		4,601
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		(92	)		—		(92	)

	Net other comprehensive income (loss)		(92	)		4,601		4,509

	Balance as of April 30, 2014	$	246		$	23,462	$	23,708

	Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income for the nine months ended April 30, 2014 by component were as follows:


		Pension			Foreign		Total
		Liability			Currency
		Adjustment			Translation
					Adjustment
	Balance as of July 31, 2013	$	522		$	3,485	$	4,007
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		—			19,977		19,977
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		(276	)		—		(276	)

	Net other comprehensive income (loss)		(276	)		19,977		19,701

	Balance as of April 30, 2014	$	246		$	23,462	$	23,708

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Apr. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	(13) Commitments and Contingencies
	In November and December 2011, various putative shareholder class action and derivative complaints were filed in federal and state court against Diamond and certain current and former Diamond directors and officers.
	In re Diamond Foods, Inc., Securities Litigation
	Beginning on November 7, 2011, the first of a number of putative securities class action suits was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Diamond and certain of its former executive officers. These suits alleged that defendants made materially false and misleading statements, or failed to disclose material facts, regarding Diamond’s financial results, operations and prospects, including its accounting for payments to walnut growers and the anticipated closing of Diamond’s proposed merger of the Pringles business from The Procter & Gamble Company. On January 24, 2012, these class actions were consolidated by the court as In re Diamond Foods Inc., Securities Litigation. On July 30, 2012, an amended complaint was filed in the consolidated action naming Diamond, certain of its former executive officers and our former independent auditor as defendants. In August 2013, the parties reached a proposed agreement (“Securities Settlement”), subject to final court approval, to settle the action, which was preliminarily approved in September 2013 and then finally approved in January 2014. Pursuant to the Securities Settlement, Diamond paid a total of $11.0 million in cash and issued 4.45 million shares of common stock to a settlement fund to resolve all claims asserted on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Diamond stock between October 5, 2010 and February 8, 2012, inclusive. With respect to the 4.45 million shares, Diamond has the ability to privately place, or conduct a public offering of, the shares with the consent of the lead plaintiff and its counsel, prior to distribution of the settlement fund. In that event, the settlement fund would include the proceeds of the offering in lieu of the settlement shares.
	In re Diamond Foods Inc., Shareholder Derivative Litigation
	Beginning in November 2011, three putative shareholder derivative lawsuits were filed in the Superior Court for the State of California, San Francisco County, purportedly on behalf of Diamond and naming certain executive officers and the members of our board of directors as individual defendants. In January 2012, the court consolidated these actions as In re Diamond Foods, Inc., Shareholder Derivative Litigation and appointed co-lead counsel. In February 2012 plaintiffs filed their consolidated complaint, naming certain current and former executive officers and members of our board, and our former independent auditor, as additional defendants. The consolidated complaint was based on the same or similar alleged facts as those alleged in the federal securities action and the federal derivative litigation discussed below, and purported to set forth claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, abuse of control and gross mismanagement, and against the former independent auditor for professional negligence and breach of contract. An agreement in principle to settle all state and federal derivative claims was reached by Diamond, plaintiffs and the current and former executive officers and members of Diamond’s board in May 2013. The agreement in principal also sought to resolve certain litigation demands by various Diamond shareholders. In June 2013, the court preliminarily approved the settlement, and in August 2013, final approval was granted. As part of the settlement, Diamond’s insurers were required to pay Diamond $5.0 million, of which $3.4 million was reimbursement of fees to be paid by Diamond to plaintiffs’ attorneys. On September 23, 2013, an objector, one of the plaintiffs in the dismissed federal derivative litigation discussed below, filed a notice of appeal that is currently pending before the California Court of Appeal.
	In re Diamond Foods, Inc., Derivative Litigation
	Beginning on November 28, 2011, two putative shareholder derivative lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, purportedly on behalf of Diamond and naming certain current and former executive officers and members of our board of directors as individual defendants. In February 2012, the court consolidated these actions as In re Diamond Foods, Inc., Derivative Litigation. Plaintiffs filed their consolidated complaint in March 2012, adding our former independent auditor as a defendant. The suit was based on essentially the same allegations as those in the federal securities action and the state derivative litigation, and purported to set forth claims under Section 14 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 alleging that defendants made materially false or misleading statements or omissions in proxy statements issued on or about November 26, 2010, and September 26, 2011, and for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, contribution and indemnification, gross mismanagement and, against our auditor, for professional negligence, accounting malpractice and aiding and abetting the breach of fiduciary duties of the other individual defendants. In April 2012, Diamond moved to dismiss the action, which the court granted in May 2012. In June 2012, one of the plaintiffs in the consolidated matter filed a Notice of Appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, seeking to appeal the May 2012 order granting Diamond’s motion to dismiss. On May 19, 2014, the Court of Appeals issued an order affirming the District Court’s dismissal of the action with prejudice.

	Labeling Class Action Cases
	On January 3, 2014, Deen Klacko first filed a putative class action against Diamond in the Southern District of Florida, alleging that certain ingredients contained in our TIAS tortilla chip product were not natural and seeking damages and injunctive relief. The complaint seeks to certify a class of Florida consumers who purchased TIAS tortilla chips since January 3, 2010. In May 2014, plaintiff filed an amended complaint making similar allegations relating to other Diamond Kettle Brand potato chip products and seeking damages and injunctive relief. The amended complaint seeks to certify a class of nationwide consumers who purchased Kettle Brand potato chips and TIAS tortilla chips over a four-year time period. On January 9, 2014, Dominika Surzyn brought a similar class action against Diamond relating to our TIAS tortilla chips in federal court for the Northern District of California. Surzyn purports to represent a class of California consumers who purchased said Kettle TIAS products since January 9, 2010.
	On April 2, 2014, Richard Hall filed a putative class action against Diamond in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging that certain ingredients contained in our Kettle Brand chips and TIAS Tortilla Chips are not natural and seeking damages and injunctive relief. Plaintiff purports to bring this action on his own behalf, as well as on behalf of all consumers in the United States, or alternatively, California, within four years of the filing of the complaint who purchased certain of Diamond’s Kettle Brand Chips or Kettle Brand TIAS tortilla chips.
	Other
	Diamond is involved in various legal actions in the ordinary course of our business. We do not believe it is feasible to predict or determine the outcome or resolution of the above litigation proceedings, or to estimate the amounts of, or potential range of, loss with respect to those proceedings. In addition, the timing of the final resolution of these proceedings is uncertain. The range of possible resolutions of these proceedings could include judgments against us or settlements that could require substantial payments by us, which could have a material impact on Diamond’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Segment_Reporting

Segment Reporting	9 Months Ended
Segment Reporting	Apr. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting	'
	(14) Segment Reporting
	The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) changed during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, and in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 there was a change in the information used by the CODM to make decisions about the allocation of resources and the assessment of performance. As a result, during the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company changed its operating and reportable segments. The Company previously had one operating segment and one reportable segment; it now aggregates its five operating segments into two reportable segments based on similarities between: economic characteristics, nature of the products, production process, type of customer, methods of distribution, and regulatory environment. The Company’s two reportable segments are Snacks and Nuts. The Snacks reportable segment predominately includes products sold under Kettle U.S., Kettle U.K. and Pop Secret. The Nuts reportable segment predominantly includes products sold under Emerald and Diamond of California.
	The Company evaluates the performance of its segments based on net sales and gross profit. Gross profit is calculated as net sales less all cost of sales. The Company’s CODM does not receive or utilize asset information to evaluate performance of operating segments, so asset-related information has not been presented. The accounting policies of the Company’s segments are the same as those described in the summary of critical accounting policies set forth in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations.”

	The Company’s net sales and gross profit by segment were as follows:


		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		April 30,				April 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Net sales
	Snacks	$	114,255	$	104,201	$	343,601	$	320,865
	Nuts		76,637		80,704		302,536		343,346

	Total	$	190,892	$	184,905	$	646,137	$	664,211

	Gross profit
	Snacks	$	41,699	$	36,684	$	123,660	$	109,812
	Nuts		3,397		6,666		35,297		42,653

	Total	$	45,096	$	43,350	$	158,957	$	152,465

Organization_and_Basis_of_Pres1

Organization and Basis of Presentation (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Organization and Basis of Presentation (Tables)	Apr. 30, 2014
Effect of Revision on Consolidated Statements of Operations	'
	The effect of the revision on the line items within the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the year ended July 31, 2013 is as follows:


		July 31, 2013
		As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	Income taxes (benefit)	$	(12,957	)		(3,321	)	$	(16,278	)
	Net loss		(163,232	)		3,321			(159,911	)
	Loss per share:
	Basic		(7.48	)		0.15			(7.33	)
	Diluted		(7.48	)		0.15			(7.33	)
	Shares used to compute earnings (loss) per share:
	Basic		21,813			21,813			21,813
	Diluted		21,813			21,813			21,813
Effect of Revision on Consolidated Balance Sheet	'
	The effect of the revision on the line items within the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of July 31, 2013 is as follows:


		July 31, 2013
		As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	Deferred income taxes	$	106,767		$	(3,249	)	$	103,518
	Retained earnings (deficit)		(160,673	)		3,321			(157,352	)
	Accumulated other comprehensive income		4,079			(72	)		4,007
	Total stockholders’ equity		166,720			3,249			169,969
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		1,172,315			—			1,172,315
Effect of Revision on Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	'
	The effect of the revision on the line items within the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows for the year ended July 31, 2013 is as follows:


		July 31, 2013
		As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	Net loss	$	(163,232	)	$	3,321		$	(159,911	)
	Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
	Deferred income taxes		(11,412	)		(3,321	)		(14,733	)
	Net cash provided by operating activities		44,261			—			44,261
Effect of Revision on Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'
	The effect of the revision on the line items within the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended July 31, 2013 is as follows:


		July 31, 2013
		As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	Net (loss) income	$	(163,232	)	$	3,321		$	(159,911	)
	Other comprehensive income (loss):
	Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax		(5,806	)		(72	)		(5,878	)
	Other comprehensive (loss) income		35			(72	)		(37	)
	Comprehensive (loss) income		(163,197	)		3,249			(159,948	)

Financial_Instruments_Tables

Financial Instruments (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Financial Instruments (Tables)	Apr. 30, 2014
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments	'
	The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments as of April 30, 2014, July 31, 2013 and April 30, 2013, were as follows:


	Liability Derivatives	Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value
				4/30/14				7/31/13				4/30/13
	Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815:
	Commodity contracts	Prepaid and other current assets		$	666			$	29			$	320
	Interest rate contracts	Other long-term assets			—				—				—
	Warrants	Warrant liability			—				(58,147	)			(37,585	)

	Total			$	666			$	(58,118	)		$	(37,265	)

Effect of Derivative Instruments on Consolidated Statements of Operations	'
	The effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 is summarized below:


	Derivatives Not Designated as	Location of Gain (Loss)		Amount of Gain (Loss)
	Hedging Instruments under ASC	Recognized in Income on		Recognized in Income on
	815	Derivative		Derivative
				4/30/14				4/30/13
	Commodity contracts	Selling, general and administrative		$	351			$	(11	)
	Interest rate contracts	Interest expense			—				(2	)
	Warrant	Loss on warrant liability			(1,995	)			(1,873	)

	Total			$	(1,644	)		$	(1,886	)

	The effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 is summarized below:


	Derivatives Not Designated as	Location of Gain (Loss)		Amount of Gain (Loss)
	Hedging Instruments under ASC	Recognized in Income on		Recognized in Income on
	815	Derivative		Derivative
				4/30/14				4/30/13
	Commodity contracts	Selling, general and administrative		$	451			$	(494	)
	Interest rate contracts	Interest expense			—				(9	)
	Warrant	Gain/ (Loss) on warrant liability			(25,933	)			9,236

	Total			$	(25,482	)		$	8,733

Significant Level 3 Unobservable Inputs Used in Valuation	'
	The significant Level 3 unobservable inputs used in the valuation are shown below:


		4/30/14				7/31/13				4/30/13
	Expected volatility		N/A				45.6	%			46.42	%
	Probability of Special Redemption		N/A				N/A				N/A
Reconciliation of Liabilities Measured at Fair Value Based on Level 3 Inputs	'
	The following is a reconciliation of liabilities activity, measured at fair value based on Level 3 inputs for the three months ended April 30, 2014:


		Warrant Liability
		4/30/14				4/30/13
	Beginning Balance - January 31	$	(82,085	)		$	(35,712	)
	Transfers into Level 3		—				—
	Transfers out of Level 3		—				—
	Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized)
	Included in earnings		(1,995	)			(1,873	)
	Included in other comprehensive income		—				—
	Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
	Purchases		—				—
	Issuances		—				—
	Sales		—				—
	Settlements		84,080				—

	Ending Balance - April 30	$	—			$	(37,585	)

	Total amount of gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date	$	—			$	(1,873	)

	The following is a reconciliation of liabilities activity, measured at fair value based on Level 3 inputs for the nine months ended April 30, 2014:


		Warrant Liability
		4/30/14				4/30/13
	Beginning Balance - July 31	$	(58,147	)		$	(46,821	)
	Transfers into Level 3		—				—
	Transfers out of Level 3		—				—
	Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized)
	Included in earnings		(25,933	)			9,236
	Included in other comprehensive income		—				—
	Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
	Purchases		—				—
	Issuances		—				—
	Sales		—				—
	Settlements		84,080				—

	Ending Balance - April 30	$	—			$	(37,585	)

	Total amount of gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date	$	—			$	9,236
Carrying Value and Fair Value of Outstanding Senior Notes	'
	The following table presents the carrying value and fair value of outstanding Oaktree Senior Notes as of July 31, 2013, and April 30, 2013:


		4/30/14								7/31/13						4/30/13
		Carrying Value				Fair Value				Carrying Value				Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
	Senior Note		N/A				N/A			$	121,266			$	150,295	$	116,120	$	151,859
	Redeemable Note		N/A				N/A			$	89,660			$	75,147	$	87,428	$	75,930

Equity_Offering_and_StockBased1

Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	Apr. 30, 2014
Assumptions Used in Black-Scholes Model	'
	Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model are presented below:


		Three Months			Nine Months
		Ended April 30,			Ended April 30,
		2014		2013	2014		2013
	Average expected life, in years	5.5		5.5	5.50 - 6.06		5.50 - 6.06
	Expected volatility	54.68% - 54.77%		54.92% - 55.06%	54.68% - 55.84%		52.99% - 55.06%
	Risk-free interest rate	1.96% - 2.04%		1.04% - 1.11%	1.69% - 2.04%		0.83% - 1.11%
	Dividend rate	0.00%		0.00%	0.00%		0.00%
Summary of Stock Option Activity	'
	The following table summarizes option activity during the nine months ended April 30, 2014:


		Number of			Weighted			Weighted average			Aggregate
		Shares			average exercise			remaining			intrinsic value
		(in thousands)			price per share			contractual life			(in thousands)
								(in years)
	Outstanding at July 31, 2013		1,457		$	26.06
	Granted		220			22.55
	Exercised		(64	)		17.39
	Cancelled		(136	)		39.78

	Outstanding at April 30, 2014		1,477			24.65			7.4		$	15,725

	Exercisable at April 30, 2014		753			27.82			6.1		$	7,021
Nonvested Stock Option Activity	'
	The following table summarizes nonvested stock option activity during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014:


		Number of			Weighted
		shares			average grant
		(in thousands)			date fair value
					per share
	Nonvested at July 31, 2013		785		$	10.51
	Granted		220			11.88
	Vested		(237	)		10.66
	Cancelled		(44	)		15.62

	Nonvested at April 30, 2014		724			10.56

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity	'
	Restricted Stock and Awards: Restricted stock and restricted stock unit activity during the nine months ended April 30, 2014:


		Restricted Stock						Restricted Stock Units
		Number of			Weighted average			Number of			Weighted average
		shares			grant date fair			shares			grant date fair
		(in thousands)			value per share			(in thousands)			value per share
	Outstanding at July 31, 2013		407		$	22.25			218		$	16.87
	Granted		96			20.89			197			21.6
	Vested		(58	)		31.68			(51	)		16.84
	Cancelled		(33	)		29.86			(28	)		16.75

	Outstanding at April 30, 2014		412			19.99			336			19.66

Earnings_Per_Share_Tables

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share (Tables)	Apr. 30, 2014
Computations for Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share	'
	The computations for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share are as follows:


			Three Months						Nine Months
			Ended April 30,						Ended April 30,
			2014			2013			2014			2013
	Numerator:
	Net income (loss)		$	(105,633	)	$	(15,582	)	$	(162,846	)	$	(16,170	)
	Less: income allocated to participating securities			—			—			—			—

	Income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - basic			(105,633	)		(15,582	)		(162,846	)		(16,170	)

	Add: undistributed income attributable to participating securities			—			—			—			—
	Less: income attributed to gain on warrant liability			—			—			—			(9,236	)
	Less: undistributed income reallocated to participating securities			—			—			—			—

	Income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - diluted		$	(105,633	)	$	(15,582	)	$	(162,846	)	$	(25,406	)

	Denominator:
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic			29,119			21,819			24,338			21,774
	Dilutive shares - stock options and warrant			—			—			—			1,740

	Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted			29,119			21,819			24,338			23,514

	Income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders (1):
	Basic		$	(3.63	)	$	(0.71	)	$	(6.69	)	$	(0.74	)
	Diluted		$	(3.63	)	$	(0.71	)	$	(6.69	)	$	(1.08	)

	-1	Computations may reflect rounding adjustments.

Balance_Sheet_Items_Tables

Balance Sheet Items (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Balance Sheet Items (Tables)	Apr. 30, 2014
Schedule of Inventories	'
	Inventories consisted of the following:


			April 30,		July 31,		April 30,
			2014		2013		2013
	Raw materials and supplies		$	71,630	$	29,825	$	62,153
	Work in process			31,699		28,058		33,066
	Finished goods			59,436		57,573		55,476

	Total		$	162,765	$	115,456	$	150,695

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	'
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following:


			April 30,		July 31,		April 30,
			2014		2013		2013
	Accounts payable		$	56,142	$	75,833	$	64,332
	Securities settlement			—		96,129		—
	Accrued promotions			23,254		16,087		19,377
	Accrued salaries and benefits			11,417		18,883		12,726
	Accrued taxes			10,057		9,160		4,114
	Accrued interest			3,372		109		259
	Accrued current lease obligations			2,569		2,306		1,775	(1)
	Other			2,352		2,035		2,235

	Total		$	109,163	$	220,542	$	104,818


	-1	Long term portion of capital leases are reflected in Other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Property_Plant_and_Equipment_T

Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)	Apr. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment	'
	Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:


		April 30,			July 31,			April 30,
		2014			2013			2013
	Land and improvements	$	11,584		$	9,823		$	9,957
	Buildings and improvements		59,089			56,745			52,335
	Machinery, equipment and software		215,507			214,294			195,084
	Construction in progress		11,866			2,024			1,951
	Capital leases		16,653			14,420			11,747

	Total		314,699			297,306			271,074
	Less: accumulated depreciation		(179,577	)		(163,145	)		(129,404	)
	Less: accumulated amortization		(4,089	)		(1,936	)		(3,250	)

	Property, plant and equipment, net	$	131,033		$	132,225		$	138,420

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill1

Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)	Apr. 30, 2014
Schedule of Goodwill	'
	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:


		Snacks			Nuts			Total
	Balance as of July 31, 2012
	Goodwill							$	403,158
	Accumulated impairment losses								—

								$	403,158

	Goodwill acquired during the year
	Impairment losses		—			—			—
	Translation adjustments		(1,252	)		—			(1,252	)

	Balance as of April 30, 2013
	Goodwill	$	329,271		$	72,635		$	401,906
	Accumulated impairment losses		—			—			—

		$	329,271		$	72,635		$	401,906

	Balance as of July 31, 2013
	Goodwill	$	328,490		$	72,635		$	401,125
	Accumulated impairment losses		—			—			—

			328,490			72,635			401,125

	Goodwill acquired during the year		—			—			—
	Impairment losses		—			—			—
	Translation adjustments		9,136			—			9,136

	Balance as of April 30, 2014
	Goodwill	$	337,626		$	72,635		$	410,261
	Accumulated impairment losses		—			—			—

		$	337,626		$	72,635		$	410,261

Schedule of Other Intangible Assets	'
	Other intangible assets consisted of the following:


		April 30,			July 31,			April 30,
		2014			2013			2013
	Brand intangibles (not subject to amortization)	$	266,363		$	297,577		$	298,534
	Intangible assets subject to amortization:
	Customer contracts and related relationships		163,259			157,838			156,935

	Total other intangible assets, gross		429,622			455,415			455,469
	Less accumulated amortization on intangible assets:
	Customer contracts and related relationships		(35,794	)		(29,771	)		(27,050	)
	Less asset impairments:
	Brand intangibles		—			(36,000	)		—
	Customer contracts and related relationships		—			(1,560	)		—

	Total other intangible assets, net	$	393,828		$	388,084		$	428,419

Notes_Payable_and_LongTerm_Obl1

Notes Payable and Long-Term Obligations (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Notes Payable and Long-Term Obligations (Tables)	Apr. 30, 2014
Long Term Debt Outstanding	'
	Long-term debt outstanding:


					July 31,
		April 30,			2013			April 30,
		2014			As revised			2013
	Secured Credit Facility	$	—		$	369,454		$	370,364
	Oaktree Senior Notes		—			210,926			203,548
	Guaranteed Loan		8,900			10,557			11,096
	Notes		230,000			—			—
	Term Loan Facility, net		403,513			—			—

	Total outstanding debt		642,413			590,937			585,008
	Less: current portion		(4,062	)		(5,860	)		(5,806	)

	Total long-term debt	$	638,351		$	585,077		$	579,202

Net Interest Expense	'
	Net interest expense for the three and nine months ended April 30 is as follows:


		Three Months						Nine Months
		Ended April 30,						Ended April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Secured Credit Facility	$	1,061		$	6,292		$	12,577		$	19,993
	Oaktree Senior Notes		1,060			6,448			16,428			17,690
	Guaranteed Loan		115			142			365			586
	ABL Facility		159			—			159			—
	Notes		3,131			—			3,131			—
	Term Loan Facility		3,478			—			3,478			—
	Interest income		—			—			(3	)		(5	)
	Capitalized interest		(44	)		(32	)		(84	)		(414	)
	Other		182			338			490			1,180
	Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts		1,440			1,354			4,993			3,655

	Interest expense, net	$	10,582		$	14,542		$	41,534		$	42,685

Loss on Debt Extinguishment	'
	Loss on debt extinguishment for the three and nine months ended April 30 is as follows:


		Three Months
		Ended April 30, 2014
	Call premium - Oaktree Senior Notes	$	28,660
	Difference between repayment amount and carrying value - Oaktree Senior Notes		41,631
	Unamortized transaction costs- Oaktree Senior Notes		8,635
	Unamortized transaction costs- Secured Credit Facility		2,011
	New transaction costs - Term Loan, ABL, and Notes		2,067

	Loss on debt extinguishment	$	83,004

Retirement_Plans_Tables

Retirement Plans (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Retirement Plans (Tables)	Apr. 30, 2014
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income)	'
	Components of net periodic benefit cost (income) were as follows:


		Pension Benefits												Other Benefits
		Three Months						Nine Months						Three Months						Nine Months
		Ended						Ended						Ended						Ended
		April 30,						April 30,						April 30,						April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
	Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	10		$	15		$	29		$	47
	Interest cost		247			221			739			684			16			16			50			47
	Expected return on plan assets		(271	)		(252	)		(812	)		(755	)		—			—			—			—
	Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
	Amortization of net loss / (gain)		84			163			253			544			(176	)		(178	)		(529	)		(534	)
	Settlement cost		—			—			—			519			—			—			—

	Net periodic benefit cost / (income)	$	60		$	132		$	180		$	992		$	(150	)	$	(147	)	$	(450	)	$	(440	)

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv1

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)	Apr. 30, 2014
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component	'
	Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended April 30, 2014 by component were as follows:


		Pension			Foreign		Total
		Liability			Currency
		Adjustment			Translation
					Adjustment
	Balance as of January 31, 2014	$	338		$	18,861	$	19,199
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		—			4,601		4,601
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		(92	)		—		(92	)

	Net other comprehensive income (loss)		(92	)		4,601		4,509

	Balance as of April 30, 2014	$	246		$	23,462	$	23,708

	Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income for the nine months ended April 30, 2014 by component were as follows:


		Pension			Foreign		Total
		Liability			Currency
		Adjustment			Translation
					Adjustment
	Balance as of July 31, 2013	$	522		$	3,485	$	4,007
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		—			19,977		19,977
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		(276	)		—		(276	)

	Net other comprehensive income (loss)		(276	)		19,977		19,701

	Balance as of April 30, 2014	$	246		$	23,462	$	23,708

Segment_Reporting_Tables

Segment Reporting (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Tables)	Apr. 30, 2014
Segment Profitability	'
	The Company’s net sales and gross profit by segment were as follows:


		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		April 30,				April 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Net sales
	Snacks	$	114,255	$	104,201	$	343,601	$	320,865
	Nuts		76,637		80,704		302,536		343,346

	Total	$	190,892	$	184,905	$	646,137	$	664,211

	Gross profit
	Snacks	$	41,699	$	36,684	$	123,660	$	109,812
	Nuts		3,397		6,666		35,297		42,653

	Total	$	45,096	$	43,350	$	158,957	$	152,465

Organization_and_Basis_of_Pres2

Organization and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
			Net Sales	Net Sales	Net Sales	Net Sales	Net Sales	Net Sales	Net Sales	Net Sales
			Largest Customer	Largest Customer	Largest Customer	Largest Customer	Second Largest Customer	Second Largest Customer	Second Largest Customer	Second Largest Customer
								Maximum	Maximum	Maximum
Organization and Basis of Presentation [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Sales to the Company's largest customer on total net sales, percentage	'	'	18.50%	13.20%	16.20%	17.00%	12.30%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Changes in deferred income tax liability due to a change in statutory tax rate enacted	$3.20	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in income tax benefit due to change in statutory tax rate enacted	'	$3.30	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Effect_of_Revision_on_Consolid

Effect of Revision on Consolidated Statements of Operations (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2013		Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2013		Jul. 31, 2013
Income taxes (benefit)	$823		($840)		$2,842		$43		($16,278)
Net loss	-105,633		-15,582		-162,846		-16,170		-159,911
Loss per share:	'		'		'		'		'
Basic	($3.63)	[1]	($0.71)	[1]	($6.69)	[1]	($0.74)	[1]	($7.33)
Diluted	($3.63)	[1]	($0.71)	[1]	($6.69)	[1]	($1.08)	[1]	($7.33)
Shares used to compute earnings (loss) per share:	'		'		'		'		'
Basic	29,119		21,819		24,338		21,774		21,813
Diluted	29,119		21,819		24,338		23,514		21,813
Previously Reported	'		'		'		'		'
Income taxes (benefit)	'		'		'		'		-12,957
Net loss	'		'		'		'		-163,232
Loss per share:	'		'		'		'		'
Basic	'		'		'		'		($7.48)
Diluted	'		'		'		'		($7.48)
Shares used to compute earnings (loss) per share:	'		'		'		'		'
Basic	'		'		'		'		21,813
Diluted	'		'		'		'		21,813
Correction	'		'		'		'		'
Income taxes (benefit)	'		'		'		'		-3,321
Net loss	'		'		'		'		$3,321
Loss per share:	'		'		'		'		'
Basic	'		'		'		'		$0.15
Diluted	'		'		'		'		$0.15
Shares used to compute earnings (loss) per share:	'		'		'		'		'
Basic	'		'		'		'		21,813
Diluted	'		'		'		'		21,813

[1]	Computations may reflect rounding adjustments.

Effect_of_Revision_on_Consolid1

Effect of Revision on Consolidated Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Deferred income taxes	$108,457	'	$103,518	$127,604
Retained earnings (deficit)	-320,198	'	-157,352	-13,611
Accumulated other comprehensive income	23,708	19,199	4,007	2,798
Total stockholders' equity	284,035	'	169,969	309,261
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	1,223,285	'	1,172,315	1,240,900
Previously Reported	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	'	'	106,767	'
Retained earnings (deficit)	'	'	-160,673	'
Accumulated other comprehensive income	'	'	4,079	'
Total stockholders' equity	'	'	166,720	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	'	'	1,172,315	'
Correction	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	'	'	-3,249	'
Retained earnings (deficit)	'	'	3,321	'
Accumulated other comprehensive income	'	'	-72	'
Total stockholders' equity	'	'	$3,249	'

Effect_of_Revision_on_Consolid2

Effect of Revision on Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013
Net loss	($162,846)	($16,170)	($159,911)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	1,235	1,703	-14,733
Net cash provided by operating activities	-101,919	43,864	44,261
Previously Reported	'	'	'
Net loss	'	'	-163,232
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	'	'	-11,412
Net cash provided by operating activities	'	'	44,261
Correction	'	'	'
Net loss	'	'	3,321
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	'	'	($3,321)

Effect_of_Revision_on_Consolid3

Effect of Revision on Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2013		Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2013		Jul. 31, 2013
Net (loss) income	($105,633)		($15,582)		($162,846)		($16,170)		($159,911)
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'		'		'		'		'
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	4,601	[1]	-5,136	[1]	19,977	[1]	-2,189	[1]	-5,878
Other comprehensive (loss) income	4,509		-5,136		19,701		-1,246		-37
Comprehensive (loss) income	-101,124		-20,718		-143,145		-17,416		-159,948
Previously Reported	'		'		'		'		'
Net (loss) income	'		'		'		'		-163,232
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'		'		'		'		'
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	'		'		'		'		-5,806
Other comprehensive (loss) income	'		'		'		'		35
Comprehensive (loss) income	'		'		'		'		-163,197
Correction	'		'		'		'		'
Net (loss) income	'		'		'		'		3,321
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'		'		'		'		'
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	'		'		'		'		-72
Other comprehensive (loss) income	'		'		'		'		-72
Comprehensive (loss) income	'		'		'		'		$3,249

[1]	Net of tax expense and tax benefit of nil, for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, respectively, and net of tax expense of $0.2 million and tax benefit of $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, respectively.

Financial_Instruments_Addition

Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Jul. 31, 2013

Feb. 20, 2014

Aug. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Jul. 31, 2013

Jul. 31, 2012

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Jul. 31, 2013

Feb. 19, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Jul. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

Jan. 31, 2014

Feb. 28, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Feb. 19, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

31-May-12

Securities Litigation

Interest Rate Cap

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument

Call Options

Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.

Warrant

Long

Short

Warrant Liability

Agreement

Commodity Derivatives

Agreement

Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]

Newly-issued senior notes, face amount

$225,000,000

Warrants to purchase common stock, issued

4,420,859

Exercise price of warrants, value

44,200,000

Warrants exercise inducement fee

15,000,000

Loss on fair value of warrants

-1,995,000

-1,873,000

-25,933,000

9,236,000

-1,644,000

-1,886,000

-25,482,000

8,733,000

2,000,000

Derivatives, total notional amount

100,000,000

300,000

Derivative commodities

164

Cash equivalents measured at fair value on recurring basis

Derivative assets (liabilities) measured at fair value on recurring basis

700,000

300,000

700,000

300,000

29,000

Settlement in cash

11,000,000

Settlement agreement, common stock issuable

4,450,000

Settlement agreement, common stock issuable fair value

123,300,000

85,100,000

Loss associated with change in stock price

-6,000,000

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815

($666,000)

$37,265,000

($666,000)

$37,265,000

$58,118,000

$84,100,000

$58,147,000

$37,585,000

Fair_Values_of_Derivative_Inst

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments (Detail) (Not Designated as Hedging Instrument, USD $)

Apr. 30, 2014

Jul. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Jul. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Jul. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

Feb. 19, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Jul. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Commodity Contracts

Interest Rate Contracts

Warrant

Prepaid and Other Current Assets

Other Long-Term Assets

Warrant Liability

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Commodity contracts

$666

$29

$320

Interest rate contracts

Derivatives asset and liabilities net not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815

$666

($58,118)

($37,265)

($84,100)

($58,147)

($37,585)

Effect_of_Derivative_Instrumen

Effect of Derivative Instruments on Consolidated Statements of Operations (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized In Income on Derivative	($1,995)	($1,873)	($25,933)	$9,236
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized In Income on Derivative	-1,644	-1,886	-25,482	8,733
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Commodity Contracts \| Selling, General and Administrative	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized In Income on Derivative	351	-11	451	-494
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Contracts \| Interest Expense, Net	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized In Income on Derivative	'	-2	'	-9
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Warrant \| Gain Loss On Warrant Liability	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized In Income on Derivative	($1,995)	($1,873)	($25,933)	$9,236

Significant_Level_3_Unobservab

Significant Level 3 Unobservable Inputs Used In Valuation (Detail)	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]	'	'	'
Expected volatility	'	46.42%	45.60%
Probability of Special Redemption	'	'	'

Reconciliation_of_Liabilities_

Reconciliation of Liabilities Measured at Fair Value Based on Level 3 Inputs (Detail) (Warrant, USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Warrant	'	'	'	'
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	($82,085)	($35,712)	($58,147)	($46,821)
Transfers into Level 3	'	'	'	'
Transfers out of Level 3	'	'	'	'
Total (gains) or losses (realized/unrealized), Included in earnings	-1,995	-1,873	-25,933	9,236
Total (gains) or losses (realized/unrealized), Included in other comprehensive income	'	'	'	'
Purchases	'	'	'	'
Issuances	'	'	'	'
Sales	'	'	'	'
Settlements	84,080	'	84,080	'
Ending Balance	'	-37,585	'	-37,585
Total amount of gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date	'	($1,873)	'	$9,236

Carrying_Value_and_Fair_Value_

Carrying Value and Fair Value of Outstanding Senior Notes (Detail) (USD $)	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Senior Note	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying Value	$121,266	$116,120
Fair Value	150,295	151,859
Redeemable Senior Notes	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying Value	89,660	87,428
Fair Value	$75,147	$75,930

Assumptions_Used_in_BlackSchol

Assumptions Used in Black-Scholes Model (Detail) (Stock Options)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Average expected life, in years	'5 years 6 months	'5 years 6 months	'	'
Expected volatility, minimum	54.68%	54.92%	54.68%	52.99%
Expected volatility, maximum	54.77%	55.06%	55.84%	55.06%
Risk-free interest rate, minimum	1.96%	1.04%	1.69%	0.83%
Risk-free interest rate, maximum	2.04%	1.11%	2.04%	1.11%
Dividend rate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Minimum	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Average expected life, in years	'	'	'5 years 6 months	'5 years 6 months
Maximum	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Average expected life, in years	'	'	'6 years 22 days	'6 years 22 days

Summary_of_Stock_Option_Activi

Summary of Stock Option Activity (Detail) (Stock Options, USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Stock Options	'	'	'	'
Number of shares	'	'	'	'
Outstanding at beginning of period, Number of shares	'	'	1,457,000	'
Granted, Number of shares	30,000	30,000	219,601	634,414
Exercised, Number of Shares	-19,687	-22,064	-63,637	-22,064
Cancelled, Number of shares	'	'	-136,000	'
Outstanding at end of period, Number of shares	1,477,000	'	1,477,000	'
Exercisable at end of period, Number of Shares	753,000	'	753,000	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share	'	'	'	'
Outstanding at beginning of period, Weighted average exercise price per share	'	'	$26.06	'
Granted, Weighted average exercise price per share	'	'	$22.55	'
Exercised, Weighted average exercise price per share	'	'	$17.39	'
Cancelled, Weighted average exercise price per share	'	'	$39.78	'
Outstanding at end of period, Weighted average exercise price per share	$24.65	'	$24.65	'
Exercisable at end of period, Weighted average exercise price per share	$27.82	'	$27.82	'
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	'	'	'	'
Outstanding at end of period, weighted average remaining contractual life	'	'	'7 years 4 months 24 days	'
Exercisable at end of period, Weighted average remaining contractual life	'	'	'6 years 1 month 6 days	'
Aggregate intrinsic value	'	'	'	'
Outstanding at end of period, Aggregate intrinsic value	$15,725	'	$15,725	'
Exercisable at end of period, Aggregate intrinsic value	$7,021	'	$7,021	'

Equity_Offering_and_StockBased2

Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013
Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Cash received from option exercises	$400,000	$300,000	'	'	$2,000,000
Share-based Compensation	2,000,000	1,400,000	5,458,000	2,487,000	'
Cash received to settle stock awards	'	'	100,000	300,000	400,000
Stock Options	'	'	'	'	'
Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Stock options granted, number of shares	30,000	30,000	219,601	634,414	'
Weighted average fair value of option granted	$16.14	$8.56	$11.88	$7.33	'
Total fair value of options vested	$10.24	$16.44	$10.66	$18.86	'
Stock options, exercised	19,687	22,064	63,637	22,064	'
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	183,000	24,000	454,000	24,000	'
Nonvested Stock Options	'	'	'	'	'
Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Stock options granted, number of shares	'	'	220,000	'	'
Weighted average fair value of option granted	'	'	$11.88	'	'
Total fair value of options vested	'	'	$10.66	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	6,400,000	7,000,000	6,400,000	7,000,000	'
Weighted average period	'	'	'2 years 4 months 24 days	'3 years	'
Restricted Stock	'	'	'	'	'
Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average period	'	'	'2 years 7 months 6 days	'3 years	'
Restricted stock awards, granted	'	'	95,735	317,970	'
Restricted stock granted, weighted average fair value per share	'	'	$20.89	$14.25	'
Restricted stock vested, weighted average fair value per share	$41.69	$26.38	$31.68	$29.70	'
Total intrinsic value of restricted stock vested	200,000	800,000	1,400,000	2,500,000	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	6,000,000	6,700,000	6,000,000	6,700,000	'
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	'	'	'	'	'
Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average period	'	'	'3 years 1 month 6 days	'3 years 8 months 12 days	'
Restricted stock awards, granted	'	'	197,000	'	'
Restricted stock granted, weighted average fair value per share	'	'	$21.60	'	'
Restricted stock vested, weighted average fair value per share	'	'	$16.84	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	$5,400,000	$3,000,000	$5,400,000	$3,000,000	'

Nonvested_Stock_Option_Activit

Nonvested Stock Option Activity (Detail) (Nonvested Stock Options, USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Nonvested Stock Options	'
Number of shares	'
Outstanding at beginning of period, Number of shares	785,000
Granted, Number of shares	220,000
Vested, Number of shares	-237,000
Cancelled, Number of shares	-44,000
Outstanding at end of period, Number of shares	724,000
Weighted average grant date fair value	'
Nonvested at beginning of period, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	$10.51
Granted, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	$11.88
Vested, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	$10.66
Cancelled, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	$15.62
Nonvested at end of period, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	$10.56

Restricted_Stock_and_Restricte

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Restricted Stock	'	'	'	'
Number of shares	'	'	'	'
Outstanding at beginning of period, Number of shares	'	'	407,000	'
Granted, Number of shares	'	'	95,735	317,970
Vested, Number of shares	'	'	-58,000	'
Cancelled, Number of shares	'	'	-33,000	'
Outstanding at end of period, Number of shares	412,000	'	412,000	'
Weighted average grant date fair value	'	'	'	'
Outstanding at beginning of period, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	'	'	$22.25	'
Granted, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	'	'	$20.89	$14.25
Vested, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	$41.69	$26.38	$31.68	$29.70
Cancelled, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	'	'	$29.86	'
Outstanding at end of period, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	$19.99	'	$19.99	'
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	'	'	'	'
Number of shares	'	'	'	'
Outstanding at beginning of period, Number of shares	'	'	218,000	'
Granted, Number of shares	'	'	197,000	'
Vested, Number of shares	'	'	-51,000	'
Cancelled, Number of shares	'	'	-28,000	'
Outstanding at end of period, Number of shares	336,000	'	336,000	'
Weighted average grant date fair value	'	'	'	'
Outstanding at beginning of period, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	'	'	$16.87	'
Granted, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	'	'	$21.60	'
Vested, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	'	'	$16.84	'
Cancelled, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	'	'	$16.75	'
Outstanding at end of period, Weighted average grant date fair value per share	$19.66	'	$19.66	'

Computations_for_Basic_and_Dil

Computations for Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2013		Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2013		Jul. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'		'		'		'		'
Net income (loss)	($105,633)		($15,582)		($162,846)		($16,170)		($159,911)
Less: income allocated to participating securities	'		'		'		'		'
Income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - basic	-105,633		-15,582		-162,846		-16,170		'
Add: undistributed income attributable to participating securities	'		'		'		'		'
Less: income attributed to gain on warrant liability	'		'		'		-9,236		'
Less: undistributed income reallocated to participating securities	'		'		'		'		'
Income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - diluted	($105,633)		($15,582)		($162,846)		($25,406)		'
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	29,119		21,819		24,338		21,774		21,813
Dilutive shares - stock options and warrant	'		'		'		1,740		'
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	29,119		21,819		24,338		23,514		21,813
Basic	($3.63)	[1]	($0.71)	[1]	($6.69)	[1]	($0.74)	[1]	($7.33)
Diluted	($3.63)	[1]	($0.71)	[1]	($6.69)	[1]	($1.08)	[1]	($7.33)

[1]	Computations may reflect rounding adjustments.

Earnings_Per_Share_Additional_

Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Feb. 21, 2014	Feb. 19, 2014	31-May-12
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Securities Litigation	Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.	Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Computation Of Earnings Per Share Line Items	'	'	'	'	'
Stock issued, shares	'	'	4,450,000	'	'
Shares included from computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	'	4,450,000	'	'	'
Warrants to purchase common stock, issued	'	'	'	4,420,859	4,420,859
Exercise price of warrants, value	'	'	'	$44,200,000	'
Warrants exercise inducement fee	$15,000,000	$15,000,000	'	$15,000,000	'
Shares included from computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	'	4,420,859	'	'	'

Schedule_of_Inventories_Detail

Schedule of Inventories (Detail) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Balance Sheet Items [Abstract]	'	'	'
Raw materials and supplies	$71,630	$29,825	$62,153
Work in process	31,699	28,058	33,066
Finished goods	59,436	57,573	55,476
Total	$162,765	$115,456	$150,695

Balance_Sheet_Items_Additional

Balance Sheet Items - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2014	Feb. 21, 2014
	Jan. 31, 2014	Securities Litigation
Balance Sheet Details [Line Items]	'	'
Pre-tax increase cost of sales	$1.50	'
Stock issued, shares	'	4.45

Schedule_of_Accounts_Payable_a

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Balance Sheet Items [Abstract]	'	'	'
Accounts payable	$56,142	$75,833	$64,332
Securities settlement	'	96,129	'
Accrued promotions	23,254	16,087	19,377
Accrued salaries and benefits	11,417	18,883	12,726
Accrued taxes	10,057	9,160	4,114
Accrued interest	3,372	109	259
Accrued current lease obligations	2,569	2,306	1,775	[1]
Other	2,352	2,035	2,235
Total	$109,163	$220,542	$104,818

[1]	Long term portion of capital leases are reflected in Other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Property_Plant_and_Equipment_D

Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Land and improvements	$11,584	$9,823	$9,957
Buildings and improvements	59,089	56,745	52,335
Machinery, equipment and software	215,507	214,294	195,084
Construction in progress	11,866	2,024	1,951
Capital leases	16,653	14,420	11,747
Total	314,699	297,306	271,074
Less: accumulated depreciation	-179,577	-163,145	-129,404
Less: accumulated amortization	-4,089	-1,936	-3,250
Property, plant and equipment, net	$131,033	$132,225	$138,420

Property_Plant_and_Equipment_A

Property, Plant and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Depreciation expenses	$5.80	$7.10	$18.10	$19.20

Fishers_Facility_Closure_Addit

Fishers Facility Closure - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
						Facility Closing	Facility Closing	Facility Closing	Impairments	Impairments
									Building And Leasehold Improvements	Building And Leasehold Improvements
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Impairment of equipment	'	'	'	'	$10,100,000	'	'	'	'	'
Severance expenses	'	-100,000	'	1,200,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Depreciation expenses	5,800,000	7,100,000	18,100,000	19,200,000	'	'	'	'	200,000	900,000
Assets held for sale	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	700,000	'	'
Gain on assets held for sale	'	'	'	'	'	300,000	'	'	'	'
Intangible asset impairment charge	'	1,600,000	'	1,600,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Selling, general and administrative	30,735,000	35,334,000	121,113,000	105,781,000	'	4,900,000	'	'	'	'
Lease obligations, Outstanding	'	'	'	'	'	'	$3,600,000	'	'	'
Lease obligations, expiration year	'	'	'	'	'	'	'2019	'	'	'

Schedule_of_Goodwill_Detail

Schedule of Goodwill (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'
Goodwill gross, beginning balance	$401,125	$403,158
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	'	'
Goodwill, beginning balance	401,125	403,158
Goodwill acquired during the year	'	'
Impairment losses	'	'
Translation adjustments	9,136	-1,252
Goodwill gross, ending balance	410,261	401,906
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	'	'
Goodwill, ending balance	410,261	401,906
Snack	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'
Goodwill gross, beginning balance	328,490	'
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	'	'
Goodwill, beginning balance	328,490	'
Goodwill acquired during the year	'	'
Impairment losses	'	'
Translation adjustments	9,136	-1,252
Goodwill gross, ending balance	337,626	329,271
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	'	'
Goodwill, ending balance	337,626	329,271
Nuts	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'
Goodwill gross, beginning balance	72,635	'
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	'	'
Goodwill, beginning balance	72,635	'
Goodwill acquired during the year	'	'
Impairment losses	'	'
Goodwill gross, ending balance	72,635	72,635
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	'	'
Goodwill, ending balance	$72,635	$72,635

Schedule_of_Other_Intangible_A

Schedule of Other Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Brand intangibles (not subject to amortization)	$266,363	$297,577	$298,534
Customer contracts and related relationships, subject to amortization	163,259	157,838	156,935
Total other intangible assets, gross	429,622	455,415	455,469
Customer contracts and related relationships, accumulated amortization	-35,794	-29,771	-27,050
Brand intangibles, impairments	'	-36,000	'
Customer contracts and related relationships, impairments	'	-1,560	'
Total other intangible assets, net	$393,828	$388,084	$428,419

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill2

Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Identifiable intangible asset amortization expense, year one	$8.10	'	$8.10	'	'
Identifiable intangible asset amortization expense, year two	8.1	'	8.1	'	'
Identifiable intangible asset amortization expense, year three	8.1	'	8.1	'	'
Identifiable intangible asset amortization expense, year four	8.1	'	8.1	'	'
Identifiable intangible asset amortization expense, year five	8.1	'	8.1	'	'
Identifiable intangible asset amortization expense, remainder of fiscal year	2	'	2	'	'
Identifiable intangible asset amortization expense recognized	2	2	6	6	'
Customer contracts and related relationships, impairments	'	1.6	'	1.6	'
Brand intangibles, impairments	'	'	'	'	$36

Long_Term_Debt_Outstanding_Det

Long Term Debt Outstanding (Detail) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Long Term Debt Current And Noncurrent [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total outstanding debt	$642,413	$590,937	$585,008
Less: current portion	-4,062	-5,860	-5,806
Total long-term debt	638,351	585,077	579,202
Senior Note	'	'	'
Long Term Debt Current And Noncurrent [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total outstanding debt	230,000	'	'
Senior Note \| Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.	'	'	'
Long Term Debt Current And Noncurrent [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total outstanding debt	'	210,926	203,548
Secured Credit Facility	'	'	'
Long Term Debt Current And Noncurrent [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total outstanding debt	'	369,454	370,364
Guaranteed Loan	'	'	'
Long Term Debt Current And Noncurrent [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total outstanding debt	8,900	10,557	11,096
Term Loan Facility	'	'	'
Long Term Debt Current And Noncurrent [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total outstanding debt	$403,513	'	'

Notes_Payable_and_Long_Term_Ob

Notes Payable and Long Term Obligations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Feb. 19, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Jul. 31, 2013

Jan. 31, 2013

30-May-12

Aug. 31, 2011

Mar. 31, 2011

Feb. 28, 2010

Feb. 19, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

31-May-12

29-May-12

Feb. 19, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Jul. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

29-May-12

Jul. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

29-May-12

30-May-12

Apr. 30, 2014

Jul. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

Feb. 19, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Jul. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Jul. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

Jul. 31, 2013

Feb. 19, 2014

Feb. 28, 2010

Apr. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jul. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

30-May-12

Jul. 31, 2013

30-May-12

Jul. 31, 2014

Feb. 19, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Feb. 28, 2010

Feb. 19, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Feb. 19, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Feb. 19, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Feb. 19, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2012

Apr. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2010

Apr. 30, 2014

Revolving Credit Facility

Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.

Senior Note

Second Amendment

Third Amendment

Eurodollar

Federal Funds Rate

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

Prime Rate

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument

Call premium - Oaktree Senior Notes

Unamortized Transaction Costs Oaktree and Secured Credit Facility

New transaction costs - Term Loan, ABL, and Notes

Difference between repayment amount and carrying value - Oaktree Senior Notes

Guaranteed Loan

Secured Credit Facility

Term Loan Facility

Oaktree Notes

7% Senior Notes due March 2019

ABL Facility

Securities Purchase Agreement

Amended Secured Credit Agreement

Original Issue Discount Member

Additional Discount

Kettle Foods

Director

Maximum

Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.

Revolving Credit Facility

Warrant

Understated

Overstated

Second Amendment

Third Amendment

Scenario, Forecast

Tranche term loan

Eurodollar

Federal Funds Rate

15-Mar-16

On or after March 15, 2017

Equity offerings

Maximum

Scenario 1

Scenario 2

Federal Funds Rate

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

United States

United Kingdom

Warrant Liability

Equity offerings

On and after March 15, 2018

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Total outstanding debt

$642,413,000

$585,008,000

$590,937,000

$230,000,000

$210,926,000

$203,548,000

$8,900,000

$10,557,000

$11,096,000

$2,200,000

$369,454,000

$370,364,000

$2,200,000

$403,513,000

Long-term debt, original issue discount

2,000,000

5,200,000

Current portion of unamortized discount

500,000

1,100,000

Non-current portion of unamortized discount

1,500,000

3,900,000

Contra liability capitalize prepayment penalty amount

3,600,000

Current portion of unamortized creditor fees

800,000

Non-current portion of unamortized creditor fees

2,700,000

Debt instrument, secured term loan facility

600,000,000

475,000,000

415,000,000

Debt instrument, secured term loan facility, term

'5 years

'4 years 6 months

Revolving credit facility

285,000,000

235,000,000

200,000,000

285

255

125,000,000

Revolving credit facility, term

'4 years 6 months

Senior Notes

230,000,000

Debt instrument, interest rate

12.00%

7.00%

Senior notes, maturity date

'2019-03

Warrants to purchase common stock, issued

4,420,859

4,400,000

Exercise price of warrants

Cash exercise price of warrants

44,200,000

Warrants exercise and contractual modification inducement fee

15,000,000

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815

-666,000

58,118,000

37,265,000

84,100,000

58,147,000

37,585,000

Proceeds of term loan facility and the notes used to prepay of indebtedness outstanding

348,000,000

276,000,000

Debt instrument prepayment penalties

32,300,000

Payment debt issuance costs

16,400,000

14,356,000

Deferred financing charges

14,300,000

Loss on debt extinguishment

83,004,000

28,660,000

10,600,000

2,067,000

41,631,000

70,300,000

Guaranteed loan principal amount

225,000,000

400,000,000

43,200,000

21,200,000

Warrants

36,500,000

Debt Issue discount

2,095,000

878,000

-50,014,000

6,700,000

6,800,000

Guaranteed loan maturity term

'10 years

Guaranteed loan principal amount outstanding

121,266,000

116,120,000

8,900,000

Penalty rate

4.00%

Description of warrant exercise agreement

'The Warrant Exercise Agreement provided that so long as Oaktree and/or its affiliates hold at least 10% of Diamondbs outstanding common stock, Oaktree will have the right to nominate one member of Diamondbs Board of Directors until the later of (a) twelve months after Oaktree no longer has the right to nominate a member of Diamondbs Board of Directors or (b) twelve months after any director nominated by Oaktree under the Warrant Exercise Agreement or the Securities Purchase Agreement no longer serves as a director, Oaktree and its affiliates agree not to: acquire or beneficially own more than 30% of the outstanding common stock of Diamond; commence or support any tender offer for Diamond common stock; make or participate in any solicitation of proxies to vote or seek to influence any person with respect to voting its Diamond common stock; publicly announce a proposal or offer concerning any extraordinary transaction with Diamond; form, join or participate in a group for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any Diamond securities; take any actions that could reasonably be expected to require Diamond to make a public announcement regarding the possibility of such an acquisition, tender offer or proxy solicitation; enter into any agreements with a third party regarding any such prohibited actions; or request Diamond to amend or waive such provisions.

Non-controlling ownership percentage

10.00%

30.00%

Number of directors nominated for director board

Debt instrument, amortize rate

1.00%

Debt instrument, additional borrowing availability

100,000,000

Senior secured leverage ratio

470.00%

325.00%

450.00%

Base rate floor

1.00%

Applicable Rate

1.00%

0.50%

5.50%

4.50%

1.00%

0.50%

1.00%

Sublimit for issuance of letters of credit

20,000,000

Swing line facility for same day borrowings

12,500,000

Borrowing base rate, accounts receivable

85.00%

Borrowing base rate, eligible inventory

70.00%

Borrowing base rate, liquidation value of inventory

85.00%

LIBOR rate, description of interest period

'The LIBOR Rate shall be available for interest periods of one week or, one, two, three or six months and, if all lenders agree, twelve months.

Debt instrument, minimum fixed charge coverage ratio

110.00%

Line of credit percentage of maximum availability

10.00%

12.50%

Cash collection, number of business days

Debt instrument, interest on notes payable description

'March 15 and September 15 of each year

Redemption of notes as a percentage of principal amount

107.00%

103.50%

101.75%

100.00%

Redemption of notes with cash proceeds of equity offerings

35.00%

Blended interest rate

5.43%

5.94%

Increase in Credit Facility

50,000,000

35,000,000

Covenant that restricted amount of other indebtedness

Equipment lease period

'7 years

'5 years

Maximum capital leases and purchase money obligations allowed to incur

25,000,000

31,000,000

27,500,000

31,000,000

Forbearance fee in basis points

'25 basis points

Fixed charge coverage ratio

200.00%

Cash, cash equivalents and revolving credit availability, required amount

20,000,000

Principal pre-payment

10,000,000

100,000,000

Scheduled principal repayments

$900,000

LIBOR floor

1.25%

Debt instrument, maturity year

'2020

Net_Interest_Expense_Detail

Net Interest Expense (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Schedule Of Interest Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest income	'	'	($3)	($5)
Capitalized interest	-44	-32	-84	-414
Other	182	338	490	1,180
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts	1,440	1,354	4,993	3,655
Net interest expense	10,582	14,542	41,534	42,685
Senior Note \| Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.	'	'	'	'
Schedule Of Interest Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest expense debt	1,060	6,448	16,428	17,690
Secured Credit Facility	'	'	'	'
Schedule Of Interest Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest expense debt	1,061	6,292	12,577	19,993
Guaranteed Loan	'	'	'	'
Schedule Of Interest Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest expense debt	115	142	365	586
ABL Facility	'	'	'	'
Schedule Of Interest Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest expense debt	159	'	159	'
Notes	'	'	'	'
Schedule Of Interest Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest expense debt	3,131	'	3,131	'
Term Loan Facility	'	'	'	'
Schedule Of Interest Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest expense debt	$3,478	'	$3,478	'

Loss_on_Debt_Extinguishment_De

Loss on Debt Extinguishment (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]	'	'
Loss on debt extinguishment	$83,004	$83,004
Call premium - Oaktree Senior Notes	'	'
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]	'	'
Loss on debt extinguishment	28,660	28,660
Difference between repayment amount and carrying value - Oaktree Senior Notes	'	'
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]	'	'
Loss on debt extinguishment	41,631	41,631
Unamortized transaction costs- Oaktree Senior Notes	'	'
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]	'	'
Loss on debt extinguishment	8,635	'
Unamortized transaction costs- Secured Credit Facility	'	'
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]	'	'
Loss on debt extinguishment	2,011	'
New transaction costs - Term Loan, ABL, and Notes	'	'
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]	'	'
Loss on debt extinguishment	$2,067	$2,067

Components_of_Net_Periodic_Ben

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest cost	$247	$221	$739	$684
Expected return on plan assets	-271	-252	-812	-755
Amortization of prior service cost	'	'	'	'
Amortization of net loss / (gain)	84	163	253	544
Settlement cost	'	'	'	519
Net periodic benefit cost / (income)	60	132	180	992
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Service cost	10	15	29	47
Interest cost	16	16	50	47
Amortization of prior service cost	'	'	'	'
Amortization of net loss / (gain)	-176	-178	-529	-534
Net periodic benefit cost / (income)	($150)	($147)	($450)	($440)

Retirement_Plans_Additional_In

Retirement Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			28 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Nov. 19, 2012	Nov. 19, 2012
						Michael Mendes, Former Chief Executive Officer	Michael Mendes, Former Chief Executive Officer
							SERP
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Defined contribution plan expenses	$200,000	$400,000	$600,000	$1,500,000	'	'	'
Expected contribution to the defined contribution plan during fiscal 2014	'	'	800,000	'	'	'	'
Separation and Clawback Agreement payment	'	'	'	'	'	2,700,000	'
Common stock shares vested in period	'	'	'	'	'	6,665	'
Retirement benefit liability	$11,417,000	$12,726,000	$11,417,000	$12,726,000	$18,883,000	'	$5,400,000

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv2

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	($101,124)	($20,718)	($143,145)	($17,416)	($159,948)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	$92	'	$276	'	'

Changes_in_Accumulated_Other_C

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income By Component (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	$19,199	'	$4,007	'	'
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	4,601	'	19,977	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	-92	'	-276	'	'
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	4,509	-5,136	19,701	-1,246	-37
Ending Balance	23,708	2,798	23,708	2,798	4,007
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment	'	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	338	'	522	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	-92	'	-276	'	'
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	-92	'	-276	'	'
Ending Balance	246	'	246	'	'
Accumulated Translation Adjustment	'	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	18,861	'	3,485	'	'
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	4,601	'	19,977	'	'
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	4,601	'	19,977	'	'
Ending Balance	$23,462	'	$23,462	'	'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 28, 2011	Nov. 07, 2011	Nov. 14, 2011	Aug. 19, 2013	Feb. 20, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Apr. 02, 2014	Jan. 03, 2014
	Shareholder Derivative Litigation	Shareholder Derivative Litigation	Shareholder Derivative Litigation	Shareholder Derivative Litigation	Securities Litigation	Securities Litigation	Class Action Cases	Class Action Cases
	Lawsuits	Lawsuits	Lawsuits				Lawsuits	Lawsuits
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of putative lawsuits filed	2	1	3	'	'	'	1	1
Settlement in cash	'	'	'	'	'	$11	'	'
Common Stock, issued	'	'	'	'	4.45	4.45	'	'
Receivable from insurers	'	'	'	5	'	'	'	'
Litigation settlement, reimbursement fees	'	'	'	$3.40	'	'	'	'
Kettle Brand potato chips and TIAS tortilla chips purchase period	'	'	'	'	'	'	'4 years	'4 years

Segment_Reporting_Additional_I

Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
	Segment	Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Number of operating segments	5	1
Number of reportable segments	2	1

Segment_Profitability_Detail

Segment Profitability (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	$190,892	$184,905	$646,137	$664,211
Gross profit	45,096	43,350	158,957	152,465
Snack	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	114,255	104,201	343,601	320,865
Gross profit	41,699	36,684	123,660	109,812
Nuts	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	76,637	80,704	302,536	343,346
Gross profit	$3,397	$6,666	$35,297	$42,653