Pinnacle Foods Inactive 10-K6 Mar 142013 FY Annual reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Document And Entity Information (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 05, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract] [Abstract]	'	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'PINNACLE FOODS INC.	'	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001564822	'	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-29	'	'
Entity Filer Category	'Non-accelerated Filer	'	'
Document Type	'10-K	'	'
Document Period End Date	29-Dec-13	'	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'FY	'	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	'	117,229,317
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'No	'	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'	'
Entity Public Float	'	$836,388,810	'

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Ope

Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Sep. 23, 2012	Jun. 24, 2012	Mar. 25, 2012	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	$709,322	$572,455	$569,044	$612,981	$705,060	$567,905	$588,595	$616,925	$2,463,802	$2,478,485	$2,469,562
Cost of products sold	511,745	415,052	424,616	458,140	517,685	438,564	456,439	481,248	1,809,553	1,893,936	1,854,696
Gross profit	197,577	157,403	144,428	154,841	187,375	129,341	132,156	135,677	654,249	584,549	614,866
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Marketing and selling expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	175,702	169,736	171,641
Administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	119,790	89,414	80,460
Research and development expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	10,516	12,031	8,021
Goodwill impairment charge	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	122,900
Other expense (income), net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	55,204	29,774	48,578
Total operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	361,212	300,955	431,600
Earnings before interest and taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	293,037	283,594	183,266
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	132,354	198,484	208,319
Interest income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	141	110	242
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	160,824	85,220	-24,811
Provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	71,475	32,701	22,103
Net earnings (loss)	$55,707	$40,685	($31,839)	$24,796	$43,662	$9,878	($10,560)	$9,539	$89,349	$52,519	($46,914)
Basic (in dollars per share)	$0.48	$0.35	($0.28)	$0.31	$0.54	$0.12	($0.13)	$0.12	$0.84	$0.65	($0.58)
Weighted-average common shares	115,601,000	115,590,000	114,909,000	81,264,000	80,202,000	81,218,000	82,235,000	81,267,000	106,841,198	81,230,630	81,315,848
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$0.48	$0.35	($0.28)	$0.29	$0.51	$0.11	($0.13)	$0.11	$0.82	$0.61	($0.58)
Weighted average shares outstanding- diluted	116,540,000	116,348,000	114,909,000	86,268,000	85,482,000	86,445,000	82,235,000	86,492,000	108,618,740	86,494,546	81,315,848
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$0.21	$0.18	$0.18	$0	'	'	'	'	$0.57	$0	$0

Consolidated_Statement_of_Comp

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'	'
Net earnings (loss)	$89,349	$52,519	($46,914)
Other comprehensive (loss) earnings	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation	-176	276	284
Net gain (loss) on financial instrument contracts	29,260	-7,317	-3,388
Gain (loss) on pension actuarial assumption adjustments	40,276	-20,178	-28,901
Financial instrument contracts	2,229	9,850	25,126
Amortization of deferred mark-to-market adjustment on terminated swaps	0	444	2,120
Loss on pension actuarial assumption adjustments	1,663	2,413	732
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive earnings	-19,196	5,395	1,123
Total other comprehensive earnings (loss) - net of tax	54,056	-9,117	-2,904
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	$143,405	$43,402	($49,818)

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Current assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$116,739	$92,281
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $5,849 and $5,149, respectively	164,664	143,884
Inventories	361,872	358,051
Other current assets	7,892	11,862
Deferred tax assets	141,142	99,199
Total current assets	792,309	705,277
Plant assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $297,103 and $244,694, respectively	523,270	493,666
Tradenames	1,951,392	1,603,992
Other assets, net	186,125	155,558
Goodwill	1,628,095	1,441,495
Total assets	5,081,191	4,399,988
Current liabilities:	'	'
Short-term borrowings	2,437	2,139
Current portion of long-term obligations	24,580	30,419
Accounts payable	142,353	137,326
Accrued trade marketing expense	37,060	44,571
Accrued liabilities	99,755	119,269
Dividends payable	25,119	0
Total current liabilities	331,304	333,724
Long-term debt (includes $63,976 and $63,097 owed to related parties, respectively)	2,476,167	2,576,386
Pension and other postretirement benefits	49,847	100,918
Other long-term liabilities	24,560	28,705
Deferred tax liabilities	601,272	471,529
Total liabilities	3,483,150	3,511,262
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)	'	'
Shareholders' equity:	'	'
Pinnacle preferred stock: $.01 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	0	0
Pinnacle common stock: par value $.01 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 117,231,853 and 81,210,672, respectively	1,172	812
Additional paid-in-capital	1,328,847	696,512
Retained earnings	275,519	252,955
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-7,497	-61,553
Total shareholders' equity	1,598,041	888,726
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$5,081,191	$4,399,988

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]	'	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$5,849	$5,149
Accumulated depreciation	297,103	244,694
Debt owed to related parties	$63,796	$63,097
Preferred Stock Par Value	$0.01	$0
Preferred Stock Shares authorized	50,000,000	0
Preferred Stock Shares issued	0	0
Preferred Stock Shares outstanding	0	0
Common Stock Par Value	$0.01	$0.01
Common Stock Shares authorized	'	200,000,000
Common Stock Shares issued	'	81,210,672
Common Shares outstanding	'	81,210,672

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Cas

Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities	'	'	'
Net earnings (loss)	$89,349	$52,519	($46,914)
Non-cash charges (credits) to net earnings (loss)	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	78,225	98,123	88,476
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge	0	520	148,200
Plant asset impairment charge	0	0	1,286
Amortization of discount on term loan	1,354	994	1,205
Amortization of debt acquisition costs	4,395	8,585	11,062
Call premium on note redemptions	34,180	14,255	0
Refinancing costs and write off of debt issuance costs	19,668	17,482	0
Amortization of deferred mark-to-market adjustment on terminated swaps	0	444	2,119
Change in value of financial instruments	-535	-1,185	1,617
Equity-based compensation charge	7,933	850	1,151
Pension expense, net of contributions	-9,131	-10,391	-13,543
Gain on sale of assets held for sale	-3,627	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	-1,872	2,799	113
Other long-term assets	0	0	169
Deferred income taxes	67,852	30,929	20,524
Changes in working capital	'	'	'
Accounts receivable	-21,347	16,259	-10,952
Inventories	16,129	-22,027	-5,785
Accrued trade marketing expense	-7,290	9,383	-12,111
Accounts payable	4,112	-16,333	38,201
Accrued liabilities	-17,052	-1,432	-23,490
Other current assets	-101	1,079	2,884
Net cash provided by operating activities	262,242	202,853	204,212
Cash flows from investing activities	'	'	'
Payments for business acquisition	-575,164	0	0
Capital expenditures	-84,055	-78,279	-117,306
Proceeds from sale of plant assets	6,853	570	7,900
Net cash used in investing activities	-652,366	-77,709	-109,406
Cash flows from financing activities	'	'	'
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	624,953	0	558
Repurchases of equity	-191	-878	-1,624
Dividends paid	-41,664	0	0
Proceeds from bank term loans	2,142,394	842,625	0
Proceeds from notes offerings	350,000	0	0
Repayments of long-term obligations	-1,736,146	-632,025	-57,547
Repurchase of notes	-899,180	-373,255	0
Proceeds from short-term borrowings	5,078	4,294	3,070
Repayments of short-term borrowings	-4,779	-3,863	-2,954
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	0	40,000	0
Repayments of revolving credit facility	0	-40,000	0
Repayment of capital lease obligations	-2,943	-3,511	-2,543
Debt acquisition costs	-23,142	-17,498	-721
Other financing	0	0	2,730
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	414,380	-184,111	-59,031
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	202	217	-30
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	24,458	-58,750	35,745
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	92,281	151,031	115,286
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	116,739	92,281	151,031
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:	'	'	'
Interest paid	120,310	179,427	196,339
Interest received	141	110	241
Income taxes paid (refunded)	3,425	1,981	-1,954
Non-cash investing and financing activities:	'	'	'
New capital leases	2,030	1,548	11,240
Dividends payable	$25,119	$0	$0

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Sha

Consolidated Statements Of Shareholder's Equity (USD $)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid In Capital [Member]	Retained earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid In Capital [Member]	Retained earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 25, 2011	$845,352	$813	$696,539	$200,436	($52,436)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 25, 2011	'	81,272,593,000	'	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Shares repurchased (in shares)	'	-61,921,000	'	'	'
Shares repurchased	-878	-1	-877	'	'
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Requisite Service Period Recognition	850	'	850	'	'
Comprehensive earnings	43,402	'	'	52,519	-9,117
Ending Balance at Dec. 30, 2012	888,726	812	696,512	252,955	-61,553
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 30, 2012	81,210,672	81,210,672,000	'	'	'
Beginning Balance at Dec. 26, 2010	895,085	814	696,453	247,350	-49,532
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 26, 2010	'	81,356,673,000	'	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	'	44,794,000	'	'	'
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	558	0	558	'	'
Shares repurchased (in shares)	'	-128,874,000	'	'	'
Shares repurchased	-1,624	-1	-1,623	'	'
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Requisite Service Period Recognition	1,151	'	1,151	'	'
Comprehensive earnings	-49,818	'	'	-46,914	-2,904
Ending Balance at Dec. 25, 2011	845,352	813	696,539	200,436	-52,436
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 25, 2011	'	81,272,593,000	'	'	'
Beginning Balance at Dec. 30, 2012	888,726	812	696,512	252,955	-61,553
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 30, 2012	81,210,672	81,210,672,000	'	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	'	36,197,527,000	'	'	'
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	624,953	-362	624,591	'	'
Shares repurchased (in shares)	'	-8,319,000	'	'	'
Shares repurchased	-191	0	-191	'	'
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Forfeited	'	-168,027,000	'	'	'
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share-based Compensation, Forfeited	0	-2	2	'	'
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Requisite Service Period Recognition	7,933	'	7,933	'	'
Dividends, Cash	-66,785	'	'	-66,785	'
Comprehensive earnings	143,405	'	'	89,349	54,056
Ending Balance at Dec. 29, 2013	$1,598,041	$1,172	$1,328,847	$275,519	($7,497)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 29, 2013	'	117,231,853,000	'	'	'

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Sha1

Consolidated Statements Of Shareholder's Equity Consolidated Statement of Shareholder's Equity (Paranthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Dividends declared	$0.21	$0.18	$0.18	$0	$0.57	$0	$0

Summary_Of_Business_Activities

Summary Of Business Activities	12 Months Ended
Summary Of Business Activities	Dec. 29, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Summary Of Business Activities	'
	Summary of Business Activities
	Business Overview
	Pinnacle Foods Inc. (hereafter referred to as “Pinnacle” or the “Company”), formerly known as Crunch Holding Corp., is a holding company whose sole asset is 100% ownership of Peak Finance Holdings LLC (“PFH”). PFH is a holding company whose sole asset is 100% ownership of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC (“Pinnacle Foods Finance”). The Company is majority owned by affiliates of The Blackstone Group L.P. ("Blackstone"). In October 2013, approximately 30.7 million shares previously owned by certain Blackstone Funds were transferred to BCPV Pinnacle Holdings LLC. The transfer of these shares did not result in any change in beneficial ownership for any of the Blackstone Funds.
	The Company is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high quality, branded convenience food products, the products and operations of which are managed and reported in three operating segments: (i) Birds Eye Frozen, (ii) Duncan Hines Grocery and (iii) Specialty Foods. The Company’s United States retail frozen vegetables (Birds Eye), frozen complete bagged meals (Birds Eye Voila!), frozen seafood (Van de Kamp’s, Mrs. Paul’s), full-calorie single-serve frozen dinners and entrées (Hungry-Man), frozen breakfast (Aunt Jemima), frozen and refrigerated bagels (Lender’s), and frozen pizza for one (Celeste) are reported in the Birds Eye Frozen Division. The Company’s baking mixes and frostings (Duncan Hines), liquid and dry-mix salad dressings (Wish-Bone, Western and Bernstein's), shelf-stable pickles (Vlasic), table syrups (Mrs. Butterworth’s and Log Cabin), canned meat (Armour, Nalley and Brooks), pie and pastry fillings (Comstock and Wilderness), barbecue sauces (Open Pit) and all Canadian operations are reported in the Duncan Hines Grocery Division. The Specialty Foods Division consists of snack products (Tim’s Cascade and Snyder of Berlin) and the Company’s food service and private label businesses.
	Significant transactions affecting comparability
	The results of operations in the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012 are impacted by our April 2013 initial public offering (the "IPO") and the April 2013 and 2012 refinancings which significantly affected Administrative expenses, Other expense, Interest expense and Provision for income taxes.
	History and Current Ownership
	Since 2001, the Company and its predecessors have been involved in several business combinations to acquire certain assets and liabilities related to the brands discussed above.
	On December 23, 2009, Pinnacle Foods Group LLC (“PFG LLC”), an entity wholly owned by Pinnacle Foods Finance, purchased Birds Eye Foods, Inc. (the “Birds Eye Acquisition”).
	On March 12, 2013, the Company’s board of directors authorized a 55.2444 for 1 split of the common stock. The split became effective on the date of approval. The Company retained the par value of $0.01 per share for all shares of common stock. All references to numbers of common shares and per-share data in the accompanying financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the stock split on a retroactive basis. Shareholders’ equity reflects the stock split by reclassifying from “Additional paid-in capital” to “Common stock” an amount equal to the par value of the additional shares arising from the split.

	On March 27, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") declared effective the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 related to the IPO. The Company's common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), under the ticker symbol "PF", on March 28, 2013. In connection with the IPO, 2,618,307 additional shares were issued through the exercise of a warrant agreement by Peak Holdings LLC ("Peak Holdings"), which was the majority owner of the Company and Pinnacle Foods Finance prior to the IPO. Immediately thereafter, the warrant agreement was terminated and Peak Holdings was dissolved. On April 3, 2013, the IPO closed in which the Company issued and sold 33,350,000 shares of common stock for cash consideration of $20.00 per share ($18.80 per share net of underwriting discounts). None of Blackstone, Directors or management of the Company sold any shares as part of the IPO. The Company received approximately $623.9 million in net proceeds ($667.0 million of gross proceeds net of $43.1 million of underwriting discounts and other expenses) from the offering, which were used to pay down outstanding debt. See Note 10 of the Consolidated Financial Statements "Debt and Interest Expense" for further details.
	On December 11, 2013, the SEC declared effective the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 related to a secondary offering. In connection with this offering, Blackstone sold 19,550,000 shares which reduced their ownership to approximately 51%. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale.

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	'
	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

	Consolidation. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Pinnacle and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The results of companies acquired during the year are included in the Consolidated Financial Statements from the effective date of the acquisition. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

	During the third quarter of 2011, a subsidiary of the Company entered into a transaction with U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation and Iowa Community Development LC in connection with our participation in the federal government's New Markets Tax Credit Program. Under the terms of the transaction, the Company received proceeds of $2.7 million, which was used to expand the Ft. Madison, Iowa manufacturing facility. The Company must maintain its status as a qualified entity for a period of seven years from the closing date in order to earn the $2.7 million benefit received. The assets acquired with the proceeds of the transaction, as well as certain other assets of the Company are pledged to secure the Company's continued qualification under the New Markets Tax Credit Program. The $2.7 million is recorded in Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

	The transaction resulted in the creation of two new entities, ICD XIII LLC and Pinnacle Foods Investment Fund LLC. Pinnacle has no legal equity interest in these entities. However, since the primary purpose of this transaction is to facilitate benefits for the Company under the New Markets Tax Credit Program and the Company provides a guaranty of its status as a qualified entity, the consolidation analysis determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary and the two new entities should be, and are, consolidated in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

	Foreign Currency Translation. Foreign-currency-denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates existing at the respective balance sheet dates. Translation adjustments resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates are recorded as a separate component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss within shareholder's equity. The Company translates the results of operations of its foreign subsidiary at the average exchange rates during the respective periods. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in Cost of products sold on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and were a $1,897 gain in the year ended December 29, 2013, $344 loss in the year ended December 30, 2012 and a $1,537 loss in the year ended December 25, 2011. These amounts include the mark to market and realized gains and losses on our foreign currency swaps as discussed in Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

	Fiscal Year. The Company's fiscal year ends on the last Sunday in December resulting in fifty-two-week fiscal years for 2013 and 2011 and a fifty-three-week fiscal year for 2012.

	Cash and Cash Equivalents. The Company considers investments in all highly liquid debt instruments with an initial maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are measured at fair value and are Level 1 assets.

	Inventories. Substantially all inventories are valued at the lower of average cost or net realizable value. The type of costs included in inventory are ingredients, containers, packaging, other raw materials, direct manufacturing labor and fully absorbed manufacturing overheads. When necessary, the Company provides allowances to adjust the carrying value of its inventories to the lower of cost or net realizable value, including any costs to sell or dispose and consideration for obsolescence, excessive inventory levels, product deterioration and other factors in evaluating net realizable value.

	Plant Assets. Plant assets are stated at historical cost, and depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the lives of the assets. Buildings and machinery and equipment are depreciated over periods not exceeding 45 years and 15 years, respectively. The weighted average estimated remaining useful lives are approximately 15 years for buildings and 7 years for machinery and equipment. When assets are retired, sold, or otherwise disposed of, their gross carrying value and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and included in determining gain or loss on such disposals. Costs of assets acquired in a business combination are based on the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition.

	Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets. The Company evaluates the carrying amount of goodwill and indefinite-lived tradenames for impairment on at least an annual basis and when events occur or circumstances change that an impairment might exist. The Company performs goodwill impairment testing for each business which constitutes a component of the Company's operating segments, known as reporting units. The Company performs quantitative testing by calculating the fair value of each reporting unit. The Company compares the fair value of these reporting units with their carrying values inclusive of goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the Company compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill to its carrying amount and any shortfall is charged to earnings. In estimating the implied fair value of the goodwill, the Company estimates the fair value of the reporting unit's tangible and intangible assets (other than goodwill). In estimating the fair value of our reporting units, the Company primarily uses the income approach, which utilizes forecasted discounted cash flows to estimate the fair value for each reporting unit. The income approach utilizes management's business plans and projections as the basis for expected future cash flows for five years plus a terminal year. It requires significant assumptions including projected sales growth rates and operating margins and the weighted average cost of capital. In the most recent impairment tests, the Company forecasted cash flows for five years plus a terminal year and assumed a weighted average cost of capital of 7.5%. These projections assume sales growth rates for the next five years and the terminal year that generally average between 1.0% and 3.0% and operating margins which increase moderately from historical levels over time as a result of planned capital improvements in our plants and manufacturing efficiency projects. These assumptions are determined based upon management's expectations for each of the individual reporting units.

	For indefinite-lived tradename intangible assets, the Company determines recoverability by comparing the carrying value to its fair value estimated based on discounted cash flows attributable to the tradename and charges the shortfall, if any, to earnings. In estimating the fair value of trade names, the Company primarily uses the the relief from royalty method. The relief from royalty method involves discounted cash flow techniques, which require management to make significant assumptions regarding the weighted average cost of capital, sales growth trends and royalty rates.

	Assumptions underlying fair value estimates referred to above are subject to risks and uncertainties. These measurements would be considered level 3 under the fair value hierarchy as described in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. For more information on goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, please refer to Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

	Valuation of Long-Lived Assets. The carrying value of long-lived assets held and used, other than goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles, is evaluated at the asset group level when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The carrying value of a long-lived asset group is considered impaired when the total projected undiscounted cash flows from such asset group are less than the carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset group. Fair market value is determined primarily using the projected cash flows from the asset group discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived asset groups held for sale, other than goodwill, are determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for disposal costs.

	Revenue Recognition and Trade Marketing. Revenue from product sales is recognized upon shipment to the customers as terms are free on board ("FOB") shipping point, at which point title and risk of loss is transferred and the selling price is fixed or determinable. This completes the revenue-earning process specifically that an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, ownership has transferred, the price is fixed and collectability is reasonably assured. A provision for payment discounts and product return allowances, which is estimated based upon the Company's historical performance, management's experience and current economic trends, is recorded as a reduction of sales in the same period that the revenue is recognized.

	Trade promotions, consisting primarily of customer pricing allowances and merchandising funds, and consumer coupons are offered through various programs to customers and consumers. Sales are recorded net of estimated trade promotion spending, which is recognized as incurred at the time of sale. Certain retailers require the payment of slotting fees in order to obtain space for the Company's products on the retailer's store shelves. The fees are recognized as reductions of revenue on the date a liability to the retailer is created. These amounts are included in the determination of net sales. Accruals for expected payouts under these programs are included as accrued trade marketing expense in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Coupon redemption costs are also recognized as reductions of net sales when the coupons are issued. Estimates of trade promotion expense and coupon redemption costs are based upon programs offered, timing of those offers, estimated redemption/usage rates from historical performance, management's experience and current economic trends.

	Trade marketing expense is comprised of amounts paid to retailers for programs designed to promote our products. These costs include standard introductory allowances for new products (slotting fees). They also include the cost of in-store product displays, feature pricing in retailers' advertisements and other temporary price reductions. These programs are offered to our customers both in fixed and variable (rate per case) amounts. The ultimate cost of these programs depends on retailer performance and is the subject of significant management estimates. The Company records as expense the estimated ultimate cost of the program in the period during which the program occurs. In accordance with the authoritative guidance for revenue recognition, these trade marketing expenses are classified in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a reduction of net sales. Also, in accordance with the guidance, coupon redemption costs are also recognized as reductions of net sales when issued.

	Advertising. Advertising costs include the cost of working media (advertising on television, radio or in print), the cost of producing advertising, and the cost of coupon insertion and distribution. Working media and coupon insertion and distribution costs are expensed in the period the advertising is run or the coupons are distributed. The cost of producing advertising is expensed as of the first date the advertisement takes place. Advertising included in the Company's marketing and selling expenses were $34,031 for fiscal year ended December 29, 2013, $37,260 for fiscal year ended December 30, 2012 and $50,106 for fiscal year ended December 25, 2011.

	Shipping and Handling Costs. In accordance with the authoritative guidance for revenue recognition, costs related to shipping and handling of products shipped to customers are classified as Cost of products sold.

	Pension benefits. The Company provides pension benefits to certain employees and retirees. Pension benefits are no longer offered to salaried employees. All salaried pension benefits which existed are frozen. Determining the cost associated with such benefits is dependent on various actuarial assumptions, including discount rates, expected return on plan assets, compensation increases, turnover rates and mortality rates. Independent actuaries, in accordance with GAAP, perform the required calculations to determine pension expense. Actual results that differ from the actuarial assumptions are generally accumulated and amortized over future periods.

	Equity-Based Compensation. Grant-date fair value of stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which includes using the simplified method to estimate the number of periods to exercise date. While we had equity compensation plans in place as a private company, our broader post-IPO equity compensation plans have not been in place for a sufficient amount of time to understand their post vesting behavior. As such, we will continue to use this methodology until such time we have sufficient history to provide a reasonable basis on which to estimate the expected term. Compensation expense is reduced based on estimated forfeitures with adjustments to actual expense recorded at the time of vesting. Forfeitures are estimated based on historical experience. The majority of our equity options have a three-year vesting period. For those options that have a performance condition, compensation expense is based upon the number of shares expected to vest after assessing the probability that the performance criteria will be met. We recognize compensation cost for awards over the vesting period, adjusted for any changes in our probability assessment.

	Insurance reserves. The Company is self-insured under its worker's compensation insurance policy. The Company utilizes a stop loss policy issued by an insurance company to fund claims in excess of $350. The Company estimates the outstanding retained-insurance liabilities by projecting incurred losses to their ultimate liability and subtracting amounts paid-to-date to obtain the remaining liabilities. The Company bases actuarial estimates of ultimate liability on actual incurred losses, estimates of incurred but not yet reported losses and the projected costs to resolve these losses.

	Income Taxes. Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with the authoritative guidance for accounting for income taxes under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company continually reviews its deferred tax assets for recovery. A valuation allowance is established when the Company believes that it is more likely than not that some portion of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. Changes in valuation allowances from period to period are included in the Company's tax provision in the period of change.

	Financial Instruments. The Company uses financial instruments to manage its exposure to movements in interest rates, certain commodity prices and foreign currencies. The use of these financial instruments modifies the exposure of these risks with the intent to reduce the risk or cost to the Company. The Company does not use derivatives for trading purposes and is not a party to leveraged derivatives. The authoritative guidance for derivative and hedge accounting requires that all derivatives be recognized as either assets or liabilities at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recognized in earnings. The cash flows associated with the financial instruments are included in the cash flow from operating activities.

	Deferred financing costs. Deferred financing costs are amortized over the life of the related debt using the effective interest rate method. If debt is prepaid or retired early, the related unamortized deferred financing costs are written off in the period the debt is retired.

	Capitalized Internal Use Software Costs. The Company capitalizes the cost of internal-use software that has a useful life in excess of one year. These costs consist of payments made to third parties and the salaries of employees working on such software development. Subsequent additions, modifications or upgrades to internal-use software are capitalized only to the extent that they allow the software to perform a task it previously did not perform. Capitalized internal use software costs are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, generally 2 ½ to 3 years. The Company amortized $6,229 for fiscal year ended December 29, 2013, $4,723 for fiscal year ended December 30, 2012 and $4,221 for fiscal year ended December 25, 2011. Additionally, as of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, the net book value of capitalized internal use software totaled $13,552 and $11,276, respectively and is included in Plant assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

	Accumulated other comprehensive loss. Accumulated other comprehensive loss includes loss on financial instruments, foreign currency translation adjustments, net gains or (losses) on pension actuarial assumptions and the related tax provisions or benefits that are currently presented as a component of shareholder's equity. The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss at year end were as follows:



		December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012
	Swaps mark to market adjustments	$	28,611		$	(2,878	)

	Foreign currency translation	(546		)	(369		)
	Loss on pension actuarial assumptions	(27,434		)	(69,374		)
	Tax (expense) benefit	(8,128		)	11,068

	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(7,497	)	$	(61,553	)


Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists,” (“ASU 2013-11”). The update provides guidance on financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss ("NOL") carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. This ASU applies to all entities with unrecognized tax benefits that also have tax loss or tax credit carryforwards in the same tax jurisdiction as of the reporting date. The Company adopted this standard in December 2013 noting no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income,” (“ASU 2013-02”). This new guidance requires that we present either in a single note or parenthetically on the face of the financial statements, the effect of significant amounts reclassified from each component of accumulated other comprehensive income based on its source and the income statement line items affected by the reclassification. This guidance only impacts disclosures within our consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements and does not result in a change to the accounting treatment of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The Company adopted this guidance in 2013.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Acquisitions	'
	Acquisitions

	Acquisition of the Wish-Bone and Western Salad Dressings Business.

	On October 1, 2013, PFG LLC acquired substantially all of the assets (the "Acquisition") of the Wish-Bone and Western Salad Dressings Business ("Wish-Bone") from Conopco Inc. and affiliates (“Unilever”), which are subsidiaries of Unilever PLC. The acquired portfolio includes a broad range of liquid and dry-mix salad dressing flavors under the Wish-Bone and Western brand names that are highly complimentary to the Company's existing product offerings.

	The Company accounts for business combinations by using the acquisition method of accounting. This provides that goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are not to be amortized, but tested for impairment on an annual basis. Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred. The Acquisition has been accounted for in accordance with these standards.

	The cost of the Acquisition was $575,164. The following table summarizes the allocation of the total cost of the Acquisition to the assets acquired:



	Assets acquired:
	Inventories	$	20,029

	Plant assets	5,871

	Tradenames	347,400

	Distributor relationships and other agreements	14,700

	Deferred tax assets	564

	Goodwill	186,600

		$	575,164


	Based upon the allocation, the value assigned to intangible assets and goodwill totaled $548.7 million at the valuation date. The goodwill was generated primarily as a result of expected synergies to be achieved in the acquisition. Distributor relationships are being amortized on an accelerated basis over 30 years. This useful life was based on an attrition rate based on industry experience, which management believes is appropriate in the Company's circumstances. The Company has also assigned $347.4 million to the value of the tradenames acquired, which are not subject to amortization but are reviewed annually for impairment. Goodwill, which is also not subject to amortization, totaled $186.6 million. Tax deductible goodwill of $185.7 million existed as of the closing of the acquisition. The entire Acquisition was allocated to the Duncan Hines Grocery segment.

	During the year ended December 29, 2013, the Acquisition resulted in an additional $38.2 million of net sales and a net loss of $4.7 million, related to Wish-Bone operations from October 1, 2013 to December 29, 2013, which included a $3.8 million after-tax ($6.3 million pre-tax) charge related to the fair value step-up of inventories acquired and sold during 2013 and $3.7 million after-tax ($6.1 million pre-tax) of transaction costs described below.

	In accordance with the requirements of the acquisition method of accounting for acquisitions, inventories obtained in the Acquisition were required to be valued at fair value (net realizable value, which is defined as estimated selling prices less the sum of (a) costs of disposal and (b) a reasonable profit allowance for the selling effort of the acquiring entity), which is $6.3 million higher than historical manufacturing cost. Cost of products sold for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013 includes pre-tax charges of $6.3 million related to the inventory acquired, which were subsequently sold.

	The Acquisition was financed through borrowings of $525.0 million in term loans (“the Tranche H Term Loans”), $75.3 million of cash on hand, less transaction costs of $6.1 million in the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013 and deferred financing costs of $10.5 million. Included in the transaction costs of $6.1 million for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013 are: $4.3 million in merger, acquisition and advisory fees and $1.8 million in legal, accounting and other professional fees. The transaction costs are recorded in Other expense (income), net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company also incurred $8.5 million in original issue discount in connection with the Tranche H Term Loans. This was recorded in Long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and is being amortized over the life of the loan using the effective interest method. For more information, see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Debt and Interest Expense.

	Pro forma Information

	The following unaudited pro forma summary presents the Company's consolidated results of operations as if Wish-Bone had been acquired on December 26, 2011. These amounts adjusted Wish-Bone's historical results to reflect the additional depreciation and amortization that would have been charged assuming the fair value adjustments to plant assets and intangible assets had been applied from December 26, 2011, together with the consequential tax effects. These adjustments also reflect the additional interest expense incurred on the debt to finance the purchase. The 2013 pro forma earnings were adjusted to exclude the acquisition related costs incurred in 2013 and the nonrecurring expense related to the fair value inventory step-up adjustment. The 2012 pro forma earnings were adjusted to include these charges. The pro forma financial information presented below is for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition and borrowings undertaken to finance the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of 2012.

	Amounts in millions:



		Year ended December 29, 2013 (unaudited)		Year ended December 30, 2012 (unaudited)
	Net sales	$	2,612.70	$	2,670.70

	Net earnings	$	110.1	$	65.1

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Measurements	'
	Fair Value Measurements
	The authoritative guidance for financial assets and liabilities discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The guidance utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:


	Level 1:	Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

	Level 2:	Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

	Level 3:	Unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions.
	The Company’s financial assets and liabilities subject to recurring fair value measurements and the required disclosures are as follows:



		Fair Value		Fair Value Measurements						Fair Value		Fair Value Measurements
		as of		Using Fair Value Hierarchy						as of		Using Fair Value Hierarchy
		29-Dec-13		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		30-Dec-12		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Assets
	Interest rate derivatives	$	29,518	$	—	$	29,518	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

	Foreign currency derivatives	307		—		307		—		638		—		638		—

	Commodity derivatives	543		—		543		—		525		—		525		—

	Total assets at fair value	$	30,368	$	—	$	30,368	$	—	$	1,163	$	—	$	1,163	$	—


	Liabilities
	Interest rate derivatives	$	1,904	$	—	$	1,904	$	—	$	3,807	$	—	$	3,807	$	—

	Commodity derivatives	—		—		—		—		682		—		682		—

	Total liabilities at fair value	$	1,904	$	—	$	1,904	$	—	$	4,489	$	—	$	4,489	$	—


	The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange risk and commodity price risk.

	The valuations of these instruments are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate, commodity, and foreign exchange forward curves. The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments (or receipts) and the discounted expected variable cash receipts (or payments). The variable cash receipts (or payments) are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. To comply with the provisions of the authoritative guidance for fair value disclosure, the Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own non-performance risk and the respective counterparty’s non-performance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of non-performance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts, and guarantees. The Company had no fair value measurements based upon significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of December 29, 2013 or December 30, 2012.

	In addition to the instruments named above, the Company also makes fair value measurements in connection with its annual goodwill and trade name impairment testing. These measurements would fall into Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

	In December 2011, the Company adopted the provisions of the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements," (“ASU 2011-04”). For purposes of calculating fair value of financial instruments, we manage the portfolio of financial assets and financial liabilities on the basis of the Company's net exposure to credit risk. The Company has elected to apply the portfolio exception in ASU 2011-04 with respect to measuring counterparty credit risk for all of its derivative transactions subject to master netting arrangements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio.

Stockholders_Equity_and_Equity

Stockholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Member's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense	'
	Shareholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense

	Equity-based Compensation

	The Company has two long-term incentive programs: The 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Prior to March 28, 2013, PFH, the former parent of the Company also had the 2007 Unit Plan, which was terminated in connection with the Company's IPO. Equity-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the portion of equity-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest during the period. As equity-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. The authoritative guidance for equity compensation requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

	The Company currently uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model as its method of valuation for equity-based awards. Prior to March 28, 2013, since the underlying equity was not publicly traded, the determination of fair value of equity-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model was based upon estimates of enterprise value as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. The estimated enterprise value was based upon forecasted cash flows for five years plus a terminal year and an assumed discount rate. The other variables used to determine fair value of equity-based payment awards include, but are not limited to, the expected stock price volatility of a group of industry comparable companies over the term of the awards, and actual and projected employee equity option exercise behaviors.

	The fair value of the options granted during the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011 was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes model with the following weighted average assumptions:



			Fiscal year ended
			December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012		December 25, 2011
	Risk-free interest rate		1.17	%		0.34	%	0.64	%
	Expected time to option exercise		6.50 years			3.50 years		1.93 years

	Expected volatility of Pinnacle Foods Inc. stock		35	%		40	%	55	%
	Expected dividend yield on Pinnacle Foods Inc. stock		3.54	%	*	2% - 4%		0	%


	* Dividend yield is based on the weighted average of the expected yield at the time of each grant, 3.54% is principally the result of options granted at the IPO price of $20.00 a share. No dividend was in effect prior to 2013.

	Volatility was based on the average volatility of a group of publicly traded food companies. The Company estimates the annual forfeiture rates to be approximately 10% under its long-term incentive plans.


	Expense Information

	The following table summarizes equity-based compensation expense related to employee equity options and employee equity units under the authoritative guidance for equity compensation which was allocated as follows:



		Fiscal year ended
		December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012			December 25, 2011
	Cost of products sold	$	633			$	113		$	152

	Marketing and selling expenses	1,399				342			463

	Administrative expenses	5,792				370			502

	Research and development expenses	109				25			34

	Pre-Tax Equity-Based Compensation Expense	7,933				850			1,151

	Income Tax Benefit	2,083				30			33

	Net Equity-Based Compensation Expense	$	5,850			$	820		$	1,118


	As of December 29, 2013, cumulative unrecognized equity compensation expense of the unvested portion of shares and options for the Company's two long-term incentive programs was $40,059. The weighted average period over which vesting will occur is approximately 5.3 years for the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and 2.3 years for the 2013 Omnibus Plan. The Company did not meet the Management EBITDA target in 2013, 2012 or in 2011 for awards issued in 2011 and prior and, as a result, the performance awards did not vest. For grants issued in 2012, the Company met the 2013 Management EBITDA target, resulting in recognition of $221 of equity based compensation expense. Options under the plans have a termination date of 10 years from the date of issuance.

	2007 Stock Incentive Plan
	The Company adopted an equity option plan (the “2007 Stock Incentive Plan”) providing for the issuance of up to 1,104,888 shares of the Company's common stock. Pursuant to the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, certain officers, employees, managers, directors and other persons were eligible to receive grants of nonqualified stock options, as permitted by applicable law. For options granted from 2007 to 2009, generally 25% of the options will vest ratably over five years (“Time-Vested Options”), subject to full acceleration upon a change of control. Fifty percent of the options vest ratably over five years if annual or cumulative Management EBITDA targets, as defined, are met (“Performance Options”). The final 25% of the options vest either on a change of control or liquidity event, if a 12% annual internal rate of return is attained by Blackstone (“Exit Options”). In addition, the plan was also revised to provide that if the EBITDA target is achieved in any two consecutive fiscal years (excluding 2007 and 2008) during the employee's continued employment, then that year's and all prior years' performance options will vest and become exercisable, and if the exit options vest and become exercisable during the employees continued employment, then all the performance options will also vest and become exercisable. Subsequent to 2009, the Company awarded options in the form of Time Vested Options (25%) and Performance Options (75%) to certain employees. The options have the same vesting provisions as stated above, including the provisions that if there is a change of control or liquidity event and if a 12% annual internal rate of return is attained by Blackstone, then all the Performance Options will also vest and become exercisable. Prior to March 1, 2013, this annual internal rate of return target was 20%, but the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors reduced the target for vesting purposes on that date from 20% to 12% to reflect changes in the food industry environment since the plan was adopted. Subsequent to the adoption of the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as further described below), there will be no more grants under this plan.

	The following table summarizes the equity option transactions under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan:


			Number of			Weighted Average Exercise Price			Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date				Weighted Average Remaining Life		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000's)
			Shares
	Outstanding, December 30, 2012		436,486			$	9.99		$	3.97			6.22		$	1,642


		Granted	—			—			—

	Exercised	(86,731	)		8.89			4.48

	Forfeitures	(35,359	)		10.68			6.98

Outstanding, December 29, 2013		314,396			$	10.22		$	6.13			5.51		$	5,352


Exercisable, December 29, 2013		113,402			$	9.35		$	4.08			4.77		$	2,029



2007 Unit Plan
Peak Holdings, the former parent of Pinnacle Foods Inc., adopted an equity plan (the “2007 Unit Plan”) providing for the issuance of profit interest units ("PIUs") in Peak Holdings. Certain employees had been given the opportunity to invest in Peak Holdings through the purchase of Peak Holding's Class A-2 Units. In addition, from 2007 to 2009, each manager who so invested was awarded profit interests in Peak Holdings in the form of Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Units. Generally 25% of the PIUs vested ratably over five years (“Class B-1 Units”), subject to full acceleration upon a change of control. Fifty percent of the PIUs vested ratably over five years depending on whether annual or cumulative EBITDA targets are met (“Class B-2 Units”). The plan also provided that, if the Adjusted EBITDA target is achieved in any two consecutive fiscal years during the employee's continued employment, then that year's and all prior years' Class B-2 Units vested, and if there was a change of control or liquidity event defined as when Blackstone sells more than 50% of its holdings and a certain annual internal rate of return is attained by Blackstone, then all the Class B-2 units also vested, and if the Class B-3 Units vested during the employee's continued employment (as described below) then all the Class B-2 Units vested. The final 25% of the PIUs granted vested either on a change of control or liquidity event, if a 12% annual internal rate of return is attained by Blackstone (“Class B-3 Units”). Subsequent to 2009, the Company awarded PIUs to certain employees in the form of Class B-1 Units (25%) and Class B-2 Units (75%). The Class B-1 Units and Class B-2 Units had the same vesting provisions as stated above, including the provisions that if there is a change of control or liquidity event and if a 12% annual internal rate of return is attained by Blackstone, then all the Class B-2 units also vested and became exercisable. Prior to March 1, 2013, this annual internal rate of return target was 20%, but the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors reduced the target for vesting purposes on that date from 20% to 12% to reflect changes in the food industry environment since the plan was adopted.

In connection with the Company's IPO, Peak Holdings was dissolved resulting in the termination of the 2007 Unit Plan and the adoption of the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as further described below). As a result of the dissolution, the holders of units of Peak Holdings were distributed the assets of Peak Holdings. As the sole assets of Peak Holdings were shares of the Company's common stock, Class A-2 Units were converted into shares of common stock. The number of shares of common stock delivered to the equity holder as a result of the conversion had the same intrinsic value as the Class A-2 Units held by the equity holder prior to such conversion. Additionally, in connection with the dissolution, all PIUs were converted into shares or restricted shares of the Company's common stock. Vested PIUs were converted into shares of common stock and unvested PIUs were converted into unvested restricted shares of our common stock, which are subject to vesting terms substantially similar to those applicable to the unvested PIU immediately prior to the conversion. The number of shares delivered under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, 1,546,355, have the same intrinsic value as the PIUs immediately prior to such conversion.

2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan

In connection with the IPO, the Company adopted an equity incentive plan (the “2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan”) providing for the issuance of up to 11,300,000 shares of the Company's common stock which will be reserved for issuance under (1) equity awards granted as a result of the conversion of unvested PIUs into restricted common stock of the Company, (2) stock options and other equity awards granted in connection with the completion of the IPO, and (3) awards granted by the Company under the 2013 Omnibus Plan following the completion of the IPO. Pursuant to the 2013 Omnibus Plan, certain officers, employees, managers, directors and other persons are eligible to receive grants of equity based awards, as permitted by applicable law.

On March 27, 2013, in connection with the IPO, the Company issued 2,310,000 "Founders Grants" options under the 2013 Omnibus Plan. The options vest in full at the end of three years. Additionally, 82,460 non-vested shares were issued which also vest in full at the end of three years. Pursuant to his employment agreement, on April 3, 2013, Robert J. Gamgort, the Chief Executive Officer, became entitled to 200,000 shares of common stock, which will be issued on April 3, 2014, subject to Mr. Gamgort's continued service through that date. On August 1, 2013, an additional 66,042 non-vested shares and 155,575 options were issued to various employees. On December 2, 2013, an additional 30,626 options were issued. The non-vested shares vest in full at the end of four years while the options vest in full at the end of three years.

The following table summarizes the equity option transactions under the 2013 Omnibus Plan:



		Number of			Weighted Average Exercise Price			Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date				Weighted Average Remaining Life		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000's)
		Options
Outstanding, December 30, 2012		—			$	—		$	—			0		—



	Granted	2,496,201			20.44			4.81

	Exercised	—			—			—

	Forfeitures	(165,710	)		20			4.63

Outstanding, December 29, 2013		2,330,491			20.47			$	4.82			9.27		$	15,782


Exercisable, December 29, 2013		—			$	—		$	—			0		$	—


The following table summarizes the changes in non-vested shares.



		Number of			Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date			Weighted Average Remaining Life		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000's)
		Shares
Non-vested shares at December 30, 2012		—			$	—		0		$	—


	Converted PIUs	1,546,355			20

	Granted	348,502			21.06

	Forfeitures	(168,027	)		20

	Vested	(81,112	)		20

Non-vested shares at December 29, 2013		1,645,718			$	20.34		6.35		$	44,829


Other Comprehensive Earnings

The following table presents amounts reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("AOCL") and into Net earnings for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013.



Gain/(Loss)		Amounts Reclassified from AOCL
		Fiscal year ended
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings Components		December 29, 2013				Reclassified from AOCL to:
Gains and losses on financial instrument contracts
Interest rate contracts		$	(4,000	)		Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts		1,771				Cost of products sold

Total before tax		(2,229		)
Tax benefit		608				Provision for income taxes

Deferred tax expense		(9,070		)	(a)	Provision for income taxes
Net of tax		(10,691		)

Pension actuarial assumption adjustments
Amortization of actuarial loss		(1,663		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Tax benefit		643				Provision for income taxes

Net of tax		(1,020		)
Net reclassifications into net earnings		$	(11,711	)

(a) See Note 12 and Note 16 for additional details.
(b) This is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 11 for additional details).

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net earnings or loss for common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share are calculated by dividing net earnings by weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period plus dilutive potential common shares, which are determined as follows:


	Fiscal year ended
	29-Dec-13			30-Dec-12			25-Dec-11
Weighted-average common shares	106,841,198			81,230,630			81,315,848

Effect of dilutive securities	1,777,542			5,263,916			—

Dilutive potential common shares	108,618,740			86,494,546			81,315,848


Dilutive potential common shares are calculated in accordance with the treasury stock method, which assumes that proceeds from the exercise of all warrants and options are used to repurchase common stock at market value. The amount of shares remaining after the proceeds are exhausted represents the potentially dilutive effect of the securities. For the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, conversion of stock options and non-vested shares totaling 186,201 and 102,558 respectively, into common share equivalents were excluded from this calculation as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. For the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011 conversion of warrants and stock options totaling 5,222,797 were excluded from this calculation as their effect would have been anti-dilutive, due to the net loss recorded in the period.

Other_Expense_Income_Net

Other Expense (Income), Net	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]	'
Other Expense (Income), Net	'
	Other Expense (Income), net



		Fiscal year
		December 29,			December 30,			December 25,
		2013			2012			2011
	Other expense (income), net consists of:

	Amortization of intangibles/other assets	$	15,875		$	15,828		$	16,175

	Wish-Bone acquisition costs (Note 3)	6,067			—			—

	Tradename impairment charges	—			520			25,300

	Redemption premium on the early extinguishment of debt	34,180			14,255			—

	Lehman Brothers Specialty Financing settlement	—			—			8,500

	Gain on sale of the Watsonville, CA facility	—			—			(391		)

	Royalty income and other	(918		)	(829		)	(1,006		)
	Total other expense (income), net	$	55,204		$	29,774		$	48,578


	Tradename impairment charges. In fiscal 2012, the Company recorded a tradename impairment of $0.5 million on Bernstein's. In fiscal 2011, the Company recorded tradename impairments of $23.7 million on Aunt Jemima breakfast, $1.2 million on Lender's and $0.4 million on Bernstein's.

	Redemption premium on the early extinguishment of debt. On May 10, 2013, as part of a debt refinancing (the "April 2013 Refinancing") the Company redeemed all $400.0 million of its outstanding 8.25% Senior Notes at a redemption price of 108.5% of the aggregate principal amount at a premium of $34.2 million. On April 19, 2012, as part of a debt refinancing (the "April 2012 Refinancing") the Company redeemed all $199.0 million of its outstanding 10.625% Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption price of 105.313% of the aggregate principal amount. In addition, on June 5, 2012, the Company repurchased and retired $10.0 million of 9.25% Senior Notes at a price of 102.125% of the aggregate principal amount. On September 20, 2012, as part of a debt refinancing (the "September 2012 Refinancing") the Company redeemed $150.0 million of its outstanding 9.25% Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption price of 102.313% of the aggregate principal amount. For more information on debt refinancing see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for Debt and Interest Expense.

	Lehman Brothers Specialty Financing settlement. On June 4, 2010, Lehman Brothers Special Financing ("LBSF") initiated a claim against the Company in LBSF’s bankruptcy proceeding for an additional payment from the Company of $19.7 million, related to certain derivatives contracts which the Company had earlier terminated due to LBSF’s default as a result of its bankruptcy filing in 2008. On May 31, 2011, the Company and LBSF agreed to a settlement of LBSF’s June 4, 2010 claim. Under the terms of the settlement, the Company made payment of $8.5 million during the third quarter of 2011 in return for LBSF’s full release of its claim.

	Sale of the Watsonville, CA facility. On June 24, 2011, the Company completed the sale of its Watsonville, CA facility which had been recorded as an asset held for sale. The proceeds of the sale were $7.9 million and resulted in a $0.4 million gain recorded in Other Expense (Income), net in the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012.

Balance_Sheet_Information

Balance Sheet Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Balance Sheet Information [Abstract]	'
Balance Sheet Information	'
	Balance Sheet Information

	Accounts Receivable. Customer accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for cash discounts, returns and bad debts is the Company's best estimate of the amount of uncollectible amounts in its existing accounts receivable. The Company determines the allowance based on historical discounts taken and write-off experience. The Company reviews its allowance for doubtful accounts quarterly. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when the Company concludes it is probable the receivable will not be recovered. The Company does not have any off-balance sheet credit exposure related to its customers. Accounts receivable are as follows:



		December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012
	Customers	$	160,704			$	137,950

	Allowances for cash discounts, bad debts and returns	(5,849		)		(5,149		)
	Subtotal	154,855				132,801

	Other receivables	9,809				11,083

	Total	$	164,664			$	143,884


	Following are the changes in the allowance for cash discounts, bad debts, and returns:


		Beginning									Ending
		Balance			Revenue Reductions			Deductions			Balance
	Fiscal 2013	$	5,149		$	87,005		$	(86,305	)	$	5,849

	Fiscal 2012	5,440			90,598			(90,889		)	5,149

	Fiscal 2011	5,214			86,158			(85,932		)	5,440


	Inventories. Inventories are as follows:



		December 29,				December 30,
		2013				2012
	Raw materials, containers and supplies	$	53,779			$	50,919

	Finished product	308,093				307,132

	Total	$	361,872			$	358,051


	The Company has various purchase commitments for raw materials, containers, supplies and certain finished products incident to the ordinary course of business. Such commitments are not at prices in excess of current market.

	Other Current Assets. Other Current Assets are as follows:


		December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012
	Prepaid expenses	$	5,560			$	5,954

	Prepaid income taxes	776				578

	Assets held for sale	1,556				5,330

	Total	$	7,892			$	11,862


	Assets held for sale as of December 29, 2013 represents our closed plant in Millsboro, DE. In addition, assets held for sale as of December 30, 2012 also include our closed plants at Fulton, NY and Tacoma, WA. The Fulton, NY location was sold in January 2013 for total net proceeds of $874. The Tacoma, WA location was sold in July 2013 for total net proceeds of $5,077.

	Plant Assets. Plant assets are as follows:


		December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012
Land	$	14,061			$	14,061

Buildings	196,206				178,300

Machinery and equipment	576,156				513,339

Projects in progress	33,950				32,660

Subtotal	820,373				738,360

Accumulated depreciation	(297,103		)		(244,694		)
Total	$	523,270			$	493,666


Depreciation was $62,350, $82,295 and $72,299 during the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011, respectively. As of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, Machinery and equipment included assets under capital lease with a book value of $19,168 and $22,030 (net of accumulated depreciation of $9,425 and $8,246), respectively.

Accrued Liabilities. Accrued liabilities are as follows:


	December 29,				December 30,
	2013				2012
Employee compensation and benefits	$	59,871			$	53,373

Interest payable	14,108				28,116

Consumer coupons	1,445				3,346

Accrued restructuring charges (see note 9)	1,938				10,480

Accrued financial instrument contracts (see note 12)	768				682

Other	21,625				23,272

Total	$	99,755			$	119,269

Other Long-Term Liabilities. Other long-term liabilities are as follows:


	December 29,				December 30,
	2013				2012
Employee compensation and benefits	$	8,434			$	9,340

Long-term rent liability and deferred rent allowances	9,401				10,217

Liability for uncertain tax positions	727				1,614

Accrued financial instrument contracts (see note 12)	1,136				3,807

Other	4,862				3,727

Total	$	24,560			$	28,705

Goodwill_Tradename_And_Other_A

Goodwill, Tradename And Other Assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Goodwill, Tradenames and Other Assets	'
	Goodwill, Tradenames and Other Assets
	Goodwill
	Goodwill by segment is as follows:



		Birds Eye				Duncan				Specialty				Total
		Frozen				Hines				Foods
						Grocery
	Balance, December 25, 2011	$	527,069			$	740,465			$	173,961			$	1,441,495


	Balance, December 30, 2012	$	527,069			$	740,465			$	173,961			$	1,441,495

	Wish-Bone Addition (Note 3)	—				186,600				—				186,600

	Balance, December 29, 2013	$	527,069			$	927,065			$	173,961			$	1,628,095



	The authoritative guidance for business combinations requires that all business combinations be accounted for at fair value under the acquisition method of accounting. The authoritative guidance for goodwill provides that goodwill will not be amortized, but will be tested for impairment on an annual basis or more often when events indicate. The Company completed its annual testing as of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, resulting in no impairment.

	The Wish-Bone Acquisition was accounted for in accordance the authoritative guidance for business combinations and resulted in $186,600 in goodwill, as of December 29, 2013.

	Tradenames

	Tradenames by segment are as follows:



		Birds Eye				Duncan Hines				Specialty
		Frozen				Grocery				Foods				Total
	Balance, December 25, 2011	$	796,680			$	771,832			$	36,000			$	1,604,512

	Impairments	—				(520		)		—				(520		)

	Balance, December 30, 2012	$	796,680			$	771,312			$	36,000			$	1,603,992

	Wish-Bone Addition (Note 3)	—				347,400				—				347,400

	Balance, December 29, 2013	$	796,680			$	1,118,712			$	36,000			$	1,951,392




	The authoritative guidance for indefinite-lived assets provides that indefinite-lived assets will not be amortized, but will be tested for impairment on an annual basis or more often when events indicate. In December 2012, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $0.5 million for its Bernstein's tradename which is reported in the Duncan Hines Grocery segment. This charge was the result of the Company's reassessment of the longterm sales projections for the brand during our annual planning cycle which occurs during the fourth quarter each year. These costs were recorded in Other expense (income), net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

	The allocation of the Wish-Bone Acquisition purchase price resulted in indefinite-lived tradename intangible assets of $347,400.

	Other Assets



		December 29, 2013
		Weighted			Gross				Accumulated				Net
		Avg Life			Carrying				Amortization
					Amount
	Amortizable intangibles
	Recipes	10			$	52,810			$	(35,645	)		$	17,165

	Customer relationships - Distributors	36			139,146				(34,518		)		104,628

	Customer relationships - Foodservice	7			36,143				(35,291		)		852

Customer relationships - Private Label	7			9,214				(9,078		)		136

License	7			6,175				(3,162		)		3,013

Total amortizable intangibles				$	243,488			$	(117,694	)		$	125,794

Deferred financing costs				46,638				(21,198		)		25,440

Financial instruments				29,518				—				29,518

Other (1)				5,373				—				5,373

Total other assets, net												$	186,125

	Amortizable intangibles by segment
	Birds Eye Frozen											$	63,319

	Duncan Hines Grocery											58,090

	Specialty Foods											4,385

												$	125,794




	December 30, 2012
	Weighted			Gross				Accumulated				Net
	Avg Life			Carrying				Amortization
				Amount
Amortizable intangibles
Recipes	10			$	52,810			$	(30,365	)		$	22,445

Customer relationships - Distributors	36			125,746				(28,791		)		96,955

Customer relationships - Foodservice	7			36,143				(31,882		)		4,261

Customer relationships - Private Label	7			9,214				(8,533		)		681

License	7			4,875				(2,250		)		2,625

Total amortizable intangibles				$	228,788			$	(101,821	)		$	126,967

Deferred financing costs				59,486				(35,306		)		24,180

Financial instruments (see note 12)				—				—				—

Other (1)				4,411				—				4,411

Total other assets, net												$	155,558

	Amortizable intangibles by segment
	Birds Eye Frozen											$	69,581

	Duncan Hines Grocery											48,806

	Specialty Foods											8,580

												$	126,967


(1) As of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, Other consists of security deposits.


Amortization of intangible assets was $15,875, $15,828 and $16,175 during the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows: 2014 -$13,700 ; 2015 - $12,200; 2016 - $11,000; 2017 - $6,400; 2018 - $4,800 and thereafter - $77,700.

Deferred Financing Costs
All deferred financing costs, which relate to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Senior Notes are amortized into interest expense over the life of the related debt facility using the effective interest method. As part of the April 2013 Refinancing and debt repayments including usage of the proceeds from the IPO, the Company expensed financing costs of $4,762 and wrote off deferred financing costs of $12,725. In addition, amortization of deferred financing costs was $4,395, $8,585 and $11,062 during the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011, respectively. For more information on debt refinancings, see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for Debt and Interest Expense.
The following summarizes deferred financing cost activity:



	Gross				Accumulated				Net
	Carrying				Amortization
	Amount
Balance, December 30, 2012	$	59,486			$	(35,306	)		$	24,180

2013 - Additions	18,380				—				18,380

- Amortization	—				(4,395		)		(4,395		)

- Write Off	(31,228		)		18,503				(12,725		)

Balance, December 29, 2013	$	46,638			$	(21,198	)		$	25,440

Restructuring_Charges

Restructuring Charges	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Restructuring Charges [Abstract]	'
Restructuring Charges	'
	Restructuring Charges

	Pickle supply chain improvements
	On May 25, 2012, the Company announced plans to further improve the efficiency of its supply chain by consolidating its Vlasic pickle production into one plant in Imlay City, Michigan. The Company's decision to focus on its branded Vlasic business and de-emphasize its lower-margin, un-branded pickle business was the catalyst for this consolidation.
	Millsboro, Delaware plant closure related charges
	The Company's pickle production plant, located in Millsboro, Delaware ended production at year-end 2012. The Company recorded employee termination costs of $1,726 in the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012. The Company recorded asset retirement obligation charges of $750 in the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012. In addition, the Company recorded accelerated depreciation charges of $16,547 in the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012. All restructuring charges related to the consolidation of the Company's pickle production are recorded in the Duncan Hines Grocery segment and in the Cost of products sold line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
	Exit lower-margin un-branded business charge
	As a result of exiting the lower-margin un-branded pickle business, the Company terminated the use of a third party ingredients storage facility in the third quarter of 2012. In doing so, the Company recorded contract termination and other fees of $6,483 in the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012. In addition, the Company recorded accelerated depreciation charges at its Imlay City, Michigan plant for assets used in the lower-margin un-branded pickle business. These charges were $1,587 in the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012. All restructuring charges related to exiting the lower-margin un-branded pickle business are recorded in the Specialty foods segment and in the Cost of products sold line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

	Green Bay, Wisconsin Research Facility

	On May 15, 2012, the Company announced plans to relocate the Birds Eye Frozen Division Research and Development team from Green Bay, Wisconsin to its new facility at its Parsippany, New Jersey headquarters. The Company believes that the relocation will allow for seamless collaboration between marketing, sales, procurement and R&D that will drive superior brand innovation, marketing and productivity. We closed our Green Bay, Wisconsin research facility in December 2012. The Company recorded employee termination costs of $960 in the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012. The Company recorded facility shutdown costs of $958 in the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012. In addition, the Company recorded accelerated depreciation charges of $878 in the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012. All restructuring charges related to the closure of the Green Bay, Wisconsin research facility are recorded in the Birds Eye Frozen segment and in the Research and development line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

	Fulton, New York Plant
	On April 15, 2011, the Company announced plans to consolidate the Birds Eye Frozen segment's Fulton, New York plant operations into its Darien, Wisconsin and Waseca, Minnesota facilities in order to locate vegetable processing closer to the crop-growing region and thus reduce the related freight costs. In connection with this project, the Company made significant capital investments in its Darien, Wisconsin and Waseca, Minnesota plants. The Company recorded termination costs of $1,680 in the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011. In addition, the Company recorded accelerated depreciation costs of $2,550 and $9,295 in the fiscal years ended December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011, respectively. All restructuring charges related to the closure of the Fulton, New York plant are recorded in the Birds Eye Frozen segment and in the Cost of products sold line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Severance payments were substantially completed in the third quarter of 2012. The Fulton, NY location was sold in January 2013 for net proceeds of $874.

	Tacoma, Washington Plant

	On December 3, 2010, in an effort to improve its supply chain operations, the Company announced the closure of the Tacoma, Washington plant and the consolidation of production into its Fort Madison, Iowa plant. The Company recorded termination costs of $30 in the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011. In addition to termination benefits, the Company recorded asset retirement obligations of $523 at Tacoma in the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011, which were expensed immediately. The Company recorded asset impairment charges of $1,286 in the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011 upon ceasing use of the facility at the end of the second quarter of 2011. The Company recorded accelerated depreciation costs of and $307 and $4,782 in the fiscal years ended December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011, respectively. All restructuring charges related to the closure of the Tacoma, Washington plant are recorded in the Duncan Hines Grocery segment and in the Cost of products sold line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Severance costs were accrued in the fourth quarter of 2010 and payments were substantially completed in the second quarter of fiscal 2012. The Tacoma, WA location was sold in July 2013 for net proceeds of $5,077.

	The following table summarizes total restructuring charges accrued as of December 29, 2013.



	Description	Balance, December 25, 2011		Expense		Other increases			Payments			Balance, December 30, 2012
	Facility shutdowns	$	1,201	$	958	$	776	-1	$	(139	)	$	2,796

	Contract termination and other fees	—		6,483		—			(650		)	5,833

	Employee severance	2,875		2,687		—			(3,711		)	1,851

	Total	$	4,076	$	10,128	$	776		$	(4,500	)	$	10,480


	Description	Balance, December 30, 2012		Expense		Other increases			Payments			Balance, December 29, 2013
	Facility shutdowns	$	2,796	$	—	$	—		$	(1,178	)	$	1,618

	Contract termination and other fees	5,833		—		—			(5,833		)	—

	Employee severance	1,851		—		—			(1,531		)	320

	Total	$	10,480	$	—	$	—		$	(8,542	)	$	1,938


	(1) Consists of asset retirement obligations primarily at the Millsboro, Delaware plant.

Debt_And_Interest_Expense

Debt And Interest Expense	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Debt And Interest Expense	'
	Debt and Interest Expense



		December 29,				December 30,
		2013				2012
	Short-term borrowings

	- Notes payable	$	2,437			$	2,139

	Total short-term borrowings	$	2,437			$	2,139

	Long-term debt
	- Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche B Non Extended Term Loans due 2014	$	—			$	243,264

	- Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche B Extended Term Loans due 2016	—				637,906

	- Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche E Term Loans due 2018	—				398,000

	- Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche F Term Loans due 2018	—				448,875

	- Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche G Term Loans due 2020	1,621,850				—

	- Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche H Term Loans due 2020	525,000				—

	- 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021	350,000				—

	- 9.25% Senior Notes due 2015	—				465,000

	- 8.25% Senior Notes due 2017	—				400,000

	- Unamortized discount on long term debt	(16,085		)		(7,230		)
	- Capital lease obligations	19,982				20,990

	Sub-total	2,500,747				2,606,805

	Less: current portion of long-term obligations	24,580				30,419

	Total long-term debt	$	2,476,167			$	2,576,386





	Interest expense	Fiscal year
		December 29,				December 30,				December 25,
		2013				2012				2011
	Interest expense, third party	$	102,286			$	158,557			$	165,611

	Related party interest expense (Note 14)	1,880				3,330				6,172

	Amortization of debt acquisition costs (Note 8)	4,395				8,585				11,062

	Write-off of debt acquisition costs (Note 8)	12,725				8,091				—

	Write-off of loan discount	2,182				1,864				—

	Financing costs (Note 8)	4,762				7,526				—

	Amortization of deferred mark-to-market adjustment on terminated swaps (Note 12)	—				444				2,119

	Interest rate swap losses (Note 12)	4,124				10,087				23,355

Total interest expense	$	132,354			$	198,484			$	208,319


Senior Secured Credit Facility

To partially fund the Wish-Bone Acquisition, on October 1, 2013 as described in Note 3, Pinnacle Foods Finance entered into an amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) in the form of incremental term loans in the amount of $525.0 million (the “Tranche H Term Loans”). In connection with Tranche H Term Loans, Pinnacle Foods Finance incurred $8.5 million of original issue discount and deferred financing fees of $10.5 million.

On April 3, 2013, the Company completed its IPO which is further described in Note 1. A portion of the proceeds was used to redeem the entire $465.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Pinnacle Foods Finance's 9.25% Senior Notes at a redemption price of 100.0%. This is explained in greater detail under the section titled, “Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes.” The remaining net proceeds, together with cash on hand, was used to repay $202.0 million of the Tranche B Non-Extended Term Loans.

On April 29, 2013, (the "April 2013 Refinancing"), Pinnacle Foods Finance, entered into the second amendment to the amended and restated Senior Secured Credit Facility, which provided for a seven year term loan facility in the amount of $1,630.0 million (the "Tranche G Term Loans") and replaced the existing revolving credit facility with a new five year $150.0 million revolving credit facility. Additionally, Pinnacle Foods Finance issued $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875% Senior Notes (the "4.875% Senior Notes") due 2021.

As a result of the April 2013 Refinancing, Pinnacle Foods Finance used a portion of the proceeds from the Tranche G Term Loans and the 4.875% Senior Notes issuance to (i) repay all existing indebtedness outstanding under the then existing Senior Secured Credit Facility, consisting of (a) $38.1 million of Tranche B Non-Extended Term Loans, (b) $634.7 million of Tranche B Extended Term Loans, (c) $396.0 million of Tranche E Term Loans and (d) $446.6 million of Tranche F Term Loans and (ii) redeem $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Pinnacle Foods Finance's 8.25% Senior Notes due 2017 at a redemption price of 108.5%.

In connection with the April 2013 Refinancing, Pinnacle Foods Finance incurred deferred financing fees which are detailed in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, “Goodwill, Tradenames and Other Assets”. Also, Pinnacle Foods Finance incurred $4,075 of original issue discount on the new Tranche G Term Loans, and wrote off $2,182 of existing original issue discount.

The stated maturity dates are: April 29, 2020 for the Tranche G Loans and Tranche H Term Loans, and April 29, 2018 for the revolving credit facility.

Pinnacle Foods Finance's borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, bear interest at a floating rate and are maintained as base rate loans or as eurocurrency rate loans. Base rate loans bear interest at the base rate plus the applicable base rate margin, as described in the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The base rate is defined as the highest of (i) the administrative agent's prime rate, (ii) the federal funds effective rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (iii) the eurocurrency rate that would be payable on such day for a eurocurrency rate loan with a one-month interest period plus 1%. Eurocurrency rate loans bear interest at the adjusted eurocurrency rate plus the applicable eurocurrency rate margin, as described in the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The eurocurrency rate is determined by reference to the British Bankers Association "BBA" LIBOR rate for the interest period relevant to such borrowing. With respect to Tranche G Term Loans and the Tranche H Term Loans, the eurocurrency rate shall be no less than 0.75% per annum and the base rate shall be no less than 1.75% per annum. The interest rate margin for Tranche G Term Loans and the Tranche H Term Loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility is 1.50%, in the case of the base rate loans and 2.50%, in the case of eurocurrency rate loans. The margin is subject to a 25 basis point step down upon achievement by Pinnacle Foods Finance of a total net leverage ratio of less than 4.25:1.0.

The obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Peak Finance Holdings LLC, any subsidiary of Peak Finance Holdings LLC that directly or indirectly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Pinnacle Foods Finance, subject to certain exceptions, each of Pinnacle Foods Finance’s direct or indirect material wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”) and by the Company effective with the April 2013 refinancing. In addition, subject to certain exceptions and qualifications, borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility are secured by first priority or equivalent security interests in (i) all the capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each direct or indirect domestic material subsidiary of Pinnacle Foods Finance and 65% of the capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each direct material "first tier' foreign subsidiary of Pinnacle Foods Finance and (ii) certain tangible and intangible assets of Pinnacle Foods Finance and those of the Guarantors (subject to certain exceptions and qualifications).
The total combined amount of the Senior Secured Credit Facility Loans that were owed to affiliates of Blackstone as of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, was $63,796 and $63,097, respectively.

A commitment fee of 0.375% per annum based on current leverage ratios is applied to the unused portion of the revolving credit facility. There were no revolver borrowings made during fiscal 2013 or 2011. There were revolver borrowings made during fiscal 2012, however, there were no revolver borrowings outstanding as of December 30, 2012. As of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, the Eurocurrency interest rate on the revolving credit facility would have been 2.67% and 3.71%, respectively. For the fiscal year ending December 30, 2012, the weighted average interest rate on the revolving credit facility calculated on the base rate was 3.72%.
For the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012, December 25, 2011, the weighted average interest rate on the term loan components of the Senior Secured Credit Facility were 3.52%, 3.76% and 3.51%, respectively. As of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012 the Eurocurrency interest rate on the term loan facilities was 3.25% and 4.08%, respectively.
Pinnacle Foods Finance pays a fee for all outstanding letters of credit drawn against the revolving credit facility at an annual rate equivalent to the applicable eurocurrency rate margin then in effect under the revolving credit facility, plus the fronting fee payable in respect of the applicable letter of credit. The fronting fee is equal to 0.125% per annum of the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such letter of credit. The fronting fees are computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Total letters of credit issued under the revolving credit facility cannot exceed $50,000. As of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, Pinnacle Foods Finance had utilized $32,923 and $33,453, respectively of the revolving credit facility for letters of credit. As of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, respectively, there was $117,077 and $116,547 of borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility, of which $17,077 and $16,547 was available to be used for letters of credit.
Under the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, Pinnacle Foods Finance is required to use 50% of its “Excess Cash Flow” to prepay the term loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility (which percentage will be reduced to 25% at a total net leverage ratio of between 4.50 and 5.49 and to 0% at a total net leverage ratio below 4.50). As of December 29, 2013, Pinnacle Foods Finance had a total net leverage ratio of 4.66 (proforma adjusted for the Wish-Bone acquisition in compliance with the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility. See Note 18 for further details. Excess Cash Flow is defined as consolidated net income (as defined), as adjusted for certain items, including (1) all non-cash charges and credits included in arriving at consolidated net income, (2) changes in working capital, (3) capital expenditures (to the extent they were not financed with debt), (4) the aggregate amount of principal payments on indebtedness and (5) certain other items defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility. For the 2012 reporting year, Pinnacle Foods Finance determined that there were no amounts due under the Excess Cash Flow requirements of the Senior Secured Credit Facility. For the 2013 reporting year, Pinnacle Foods Finance determined that there are no amounts due under the Excess Cash Flow requirements of the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

The term loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility amortize in quarterly installments of 0.25% of their aggregate funded total principal amount. The scheduled principal payments of the Tranche G Term Loans outstanding as of December 29, 2013 are $16.3 million in 2014, $16.3 million in 2015, $16.3 million in 2016, $20.4 million in 2017, $12.2 million in 2018 and $1,540.4 million thereafter. The scheduled principal payments of the Tranche H Term Loans outstanding as of December 29, 2013 are $5.3 million in 2014, $5.3 million in 2015, $5.3 million in 2016, $6.6 million in 2017, $3.9 million in 2018 and $498.6 million thereafter.

Pursuant to the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, Pinnacle Foods Finance is required to maintain a ratio of Net First Lien Secured Debt to Adjusted EBITDA of no greater than 5.75 to 1.00. Net First Lien Secured Debt is defined as aggregate consolidated secured indebtedness, less the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents. In addition, under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indenture governing the Senior Notes, Pinnacle Foods Finance's ability to engage in activities such as incurring additional indebtedness, making investments and paying dividends is tied to the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (which is currently the same as the ratio of Net First Lien Secured Debt to Adjusted EBITDA described above), in the case of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, or to the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to fixed charges for the most recently concluded four consecutive fiscal quarters, in the case of the Senior Notes. The Senior Secured Credit Facility also permits restricted payments up to an aggregate amount of (together with certain other amounts) the greater of $50 million and 2% of Pinnacle Foods Finance's consolidated total assets, so long as no default has occurred and is continuing and its pro forma Senior Secured Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 4.25 to 1.00. As of December 29, 2013 the Company is in compliance with all covenants and other obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indenture governing the Senior Notes.
Senior Notes

On April 3, 2013, the Company completed its IPO which is further described in Note 1. A portion of the proceeds was used to redeem the entire $465.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Pinnacle Foods Finance's 9.25% Senior Notes at a redemption price of 100.0%.

On April 29, 2013, as part of the April 2013 Refinancing, Pinnacle Foods Finance, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, issued $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875% Senior Notes (the "4.875% Senior Notes") due 2021.

As a result of the April 2013 Refinancing, Pinnacle Foods Finance used a portion of the proceeds from the Tranche G Term Loans and the 4.875% Senior Notes issuance to redeem $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Pinnacle Foods Finance's 8.25% Senior Notes due 2017 at a redemption price of 108.5%.
The 4.875% Senior Notes are general senior unsecured obligations of Pinnacle Foods Finance, effectively subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future senior secured indebtedness of Pinnacle Foods Finance and guaranteed on a full, unconditional, joint and several basis by Pinnacle Foods Finance’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantee other indebtedness of Pinnacle Foods Finance. See Note 18 for the condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for Guarantor and Nonguarantor Financial Statements.
Pinnacle Foods Finance may redeem some or all of the 4.875% Senior Notes at any time prior to May 1, 2016 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, the redemption date, subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date. The “Applicable Premium” is defined as the greater of (1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such note and (2) the excess, if any, of (a) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of such 4.875% Senior Notes at May 1, 2016, plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such 4.875% Senior Notes through May 1, 2016 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the treasury rate plus 50 basis points over (b) the principal amount of such note.
Pinnacle Foods Finance may redeem the 4.875% Senior Notes at the redemption prices listed below, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on May 1st of each of the years indicated below:



4.875% Senior Notes
Year	Percentage
2016	103.66%
2017	102.44%
2018	101.22%
2019 and thereafter	100.00%

In addition, until May 1, 2016, Pinnacle Foods Finance may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 4.875% Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 104.875% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, subject to the right of holders of the 4.875% Senior Notes of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, with the net cash proceeds received by Pinnacle Foods Finance from one or more equity offerings; provided that (i) at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the 4.875% Senior Notes originally issued under the indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption and (ii) each such redemption occurs within 120 days of the date of closing of each such equity offering.
As market conditions warrant, Pinnacle Foods Finance and its subsidiaries, affiliates or significant equity holders (including Blackstone and its affiliates) may from time to time, in its or their sole discretion, purchase, repay, redeem or retire any of Pinnacle Foods Finance’s outstanding debt or equity securities (including any publicly issued debt or equity securities), in privately negotiated or open market transactions, by tender offer, exchange offer or otherwise.
The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, as of December 29, 2013, is as follows:



		December 29, 2013
Issue		Face Value				Fair Value
Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche G Term Loans		1,621,850				1,619,823

Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche H Term Loans		525,000				524,344

4.875% Senior Notes		350,000				329,000

		$	2,496,850			$	2,473,167

The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, as of December 30, 2012, is as follows:



		December 30, 2012
Issue		Face Value				Fair Value
Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche B Non Extended Term Loans		$	243,264			$	244,480

Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche B Extended Term Loans		637,906				641,095

Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche E Term Loans		398,000				400,985

Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche F Term Loans		448,875				452,242

9.25% Senior Notes		465,000				471,975

8.25% Senior Notes		400,000				427,000

		$	2,593,045			$	2,637,777


The estimated fair values of the Company's long-term debt are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value is based on the quoted market price for such notes and borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans with similar terms and maturities.

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans

Pension and Retirement Plans	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Pension and Retirement Plans	'
	Pension and Retirement Plans

	The Company accounts for pension and retirement plans in accordance with the authoritative guidance for retirement benefit compensation. This guidance requires recognition of the funded status of a benefit plan in the statement of financial position. The guidance also requires recognition in accumulated other comprehensive earnings of certain gains and losses that arise during the period but are deferred under pension accounting rules.

	The Company uses a measurement date for the pension benefit plans that coincides with its year end.

	The Company has two defined benefit plans (Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan and the Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan, both of which were frozen for future benefit accruals as of December 30, 2012), two qualified 401(k) plans, two non-qualified 40l(k) plans and participates in a multi-employer defined benefit plan.

	With reference to the two non-qualified 401(k) plans, one is the Birds Eye Foods non-qualified 401 (k) plan which was closed to new contributions on April 1, 2010. The second plan is the Pinnacle Foods Supplemental Savings Plan which was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on September 11, 2012 to become effective in 2013 and was adopted for the purpose of allowing all Company employees, regardless of compensation level, the opportunity to receive the same 3% match on total compensation (base salary plus bonus).

	During fiscal 2012, the Company changed investment managers for the Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan and the Birds Eye Pension Plan to Mercer Investment Management, Inc. Funds under the control of the previous investment managers were liquidated successfully and invested in Mercer common and collective trust funds.

	Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan
	The Company maintains a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan (the “Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan”) that covers eligible union employees and provides benefits generally based on years of service and employees’ compensation. The Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan is funded in conformity with the funding requirements of applicable government regulations. Plan assets consist principally of cash equivalents, equity and fixed income common collective trusts. Plan assets do not include any of the Company’s own equity or debt securities. The plan is frozen for future benefits.

	The Company recorded a curtailment gain of $3,310 in the fiscal year ending December 30, 2012 which decreased Accrued pension benefits and Accumulated other comprehensive income that was the result of a new collective bargaining agreement at our Fayetteville, Arkansas plant and the closure of our Millsboro, Delaware plant.
	The following table reconciles the changes in our benefit obligation:


		Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan
		Pension Benefits
		Fiscal year ended
		December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012				December 25, 2011
	Change in Benefit Obligation
	Net benefit obligation at beginning of the period	$	97,755			$	91,660			$	83,814

	Service cost	69				786				893

	Interest cost	3,891				4,081				4,263

	Actuarial (gain) loss	(7,486		)		9,460				7,388

	Gross benefits paid	(5,315		)		(4,922		)		(4,698		)
	Curtailment gain	—				(3,310		)		—

	Net benefit obligation at end of the period	88,914				97,755				91,660


	Change in Plan Assets
	Fair value of plan assets at beginning of the period	64,230				57,802				55,226

	Employer contributions	2,710				4,141				6,829

	Actual return on plan assets	7,524				7,209				445

	Gross benefits paid	(5,315		)		(4,922		)		(4,698		)
	Fair value of plan assets at end of the period	69,149				64,230				57,802


	Funded status at end of the year	$	(19,765	)		$	(33,525	)		$	(33,858	)

	Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
	Accrued pension benefits	$	(19,765	)		$	(33,525	)		$	(33,858	)
	Net amount recognized at end of the period	$	(19,765	)		$	(33,525	)		$	(33,858	)

	Amounts recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	Net loss	$	20,917			$	32,283			$	30,802

	Prior service cost	—				—				345

	Net amount recognized at end of the period	$	20,917			$	32,283			$	31,147


Accumulated benefit obligation	88,914				97,755				88,196


Weighted average assumptions
Discount rate	4.76		%		3.98		%		4.59		%
Expected return on plan assets	6.5		%		7		%		7.5		%
Rate of compensation increase	N/A				N/A				3		%

The following represents the components of net periodic cost:



Pension Benefits	Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan
	Fiscal year
	December 29,				December 30,				December 25,
	2013				2012				2011
Service cost	$	69			$	786			$	893

Interest cost	3,891				4,081				4,263

Expected return on assets	(4,445		)		(4,463		)		(4,244		)
Amortization of:

prior service cost	—				42				42

actuarial loss	802				1,923				724

Curtailment loss	—				303

Net periodic cost	$	317			$	2,672			$	1,678


Weighted average assumptions:
Discount rate	3.98		%		4.43		%		5.45		%
Expected return on plan assets	7		%		7.5		%		7.5		%
Rate of compensation increase	N/A				3		%		3		%


The discount rate used to calculate the present value of the projected benefit obligation is set based on long-term high quality bonds that match the expected benefit payments. The projected return of plan assets assumption is based on projected long-term market returns for the various asset classes in which the plans are invested, weighted by the target asset allocations. The rate of compensation increase represents the long-term assumption for expected increases to salaries for pay-related plans.

Plan Assets

The Company's pension plan weighted-average asset allocations at December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, by asset category, are as follows:


	December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012
Asset category
Equity securities	51	%		60	%
Debt securities	48	%		40	%
Cash	1	%		—	%
Total	100	%		100	%

The Company adopted a new investment policy in fiscal 2012 for the Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan. The Plan's investments in equity or debt securities are based on a glide path strategy where the investment in debt securities increases as the Plan's funded status becomes smaller. Based on the current funded status, the policy is to invest approximately 50% of plan assets in equity securities and 50% in fixed income securities. Periodically, the plan assets are rebalanced to maintain these allocation percentages and the investment policy is reviewed. Within each investment category, assets are allocated to various investment styles. Professional managers manage all assets and a consultant is engaged to assist in evaluating these activities. The expected long-term rate of return on assets was determined by assessing the rates of return on each targeted asset class, return premiums generated by portfolio management and by comparison of rates utilized by other companies.
The following table summarizes the Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan's investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


Level 1:	Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2:	Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3:	Unobservable inputs that reflect the Company's assumptions.



	Fair Value				Fair Value Measurements
	as of				Using Fair Value Hierarchy
	29-Dec-13				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3
Short-term investments:
Short-term Investment Fund	$	476			$	—			$	476			$	—

Equity Common/collective trusts:
Small/ Mid Capitalization Fund	4,805				—				4,805				—

Large Capitalization Equity Fund	18,840				—				18,840				—

International Fund	11,547				—				11,547				—

Fixed Income Common/collective trusts:
Fixed Income Fund	33,481				—				33,481				—

Total assets at fair value	$	69,149			$	—			$	69,149			$	—


	Fair Value				Fair Value Measurements
	as of				Using Fair Value Hierarchy
	30-Dec-12				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3
Short-term investments:
Short-term Investment Fund	$	259			$	—			$	259			$	—

Equity Common/collective trusts:
Small/ Mid Capitalization Fund	5,273				—				5,273				—

Large Capitalization Equity Fund	19,647				—				19,647				—

International Fund	13,715				—				13,715				—

Fixed Income Common/collective trusts:
Fixed Income Fund	25,336				—				25,336				—

Total assets at fair value	$	64,230			$	—			$	64,230			$	—


Cash Flows
Contributions. The Company made contributions to the Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan totaling $2.7 million in fiscal 2013, $4.1 million in fiscal 2012 and $6.8 million in fiscal 2011. In fiscal 2014, the Company expects to make contributions of approximately $4.2 million.

Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan

The Company’s Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan (the “Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan”) consists of hourly and salaried employees and has primarily non-contributory defined-benefit schedules. The plan is frozen for future benefits.

The Company acquired an Excess Benefit Retirement Plan from Birds Eye Foods ("EBRP"), which serves to provide employees with the same retirement benefit they would have received from Birds Eye’s retirement plan under the career average base pay formula. Benefits for this plan are frozen. Also, the Company maintains a non-qualified Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) which provides additional retirement benefits to two prior executives of Birds Eye Foods who retired prior to November 4, 1994. Expenses and liabilities for the EBRP and the SERP plan are grouped with those of the Birds Eye Pension Plan in all disclosures listed herein.

The benefits for these plans are based primarily on years of service and employees’ pay near retirement. The Company’s funding policy is consistent with the funding requirements of Federal laws and regulations. Plan assets consist principally of cash equivalents, equity and fixed income common collective trusts. Plan assets do not include any of the Company’s own equity or debt securities.

In fiscal 2012, various pension plan benefits for certain locations were frozen resulting in an plan curtailment of $806 which decreased Accrued pension benefits and Accumulated other comprehensive income. In connection with the plant closure of our Tacoma, Washington location in 2011 we recorded a plan curtailment which decreased Accrued pension benefits and Accumulated other comprehensive income by $4,975.
The following table reconciles the changes in our benefit obligation:



	Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan
	Pension Benefits
	Fiscal year ended
	December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012				December 25, 2011
Change in Benefit Obligation
Net benefit obligation at beginning of the period	$	194,535			$	175,057			$	155,854

Service cost	—				102				537

Interest cost	7,070				7,439				8,200

Participant contributions	—				—				22

Actuarial loss (gain)	(26,433		)		24,561				27,567

Gross benefits paid	(12,529		)		(11,818		)		(12,148		)
Curtailment gain	—				(806		)		(4,975		)

Net benefit obligation at end of the period	162,643				194,535				175,057


Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of the period	129,935				118,666				108,446

Employer contributions	5,568				8,373				9,471

Participant contributions	—				—				22

Actual return on plan assets	12,226				14,714				12,875

Gross benefits paid	(12,529		)		(11,818		)		(12,148		)
Fair value of plan assets at end of the period	135,200				129,935				118,666


Funded status at end of the year	$	(27,443	)		$	(64,600	)		$	(56,391	)

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Accrued pension benefits	$	(27,096	)		$	(64,179	)		$	(55,892	)
Accrued pension benefits (part of accrued liabilities)	(347		)		(421		)		(499		)
Net amount recognized at end of the period	$	(27,443	)		$	(64,600	)		$	(56,391	)

Amounts recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Net loss	$	7,595			$	37,955			$	20,797

Net amount recognized at end of the period	$	7,595			$	37,955			$	20,797


Accumulated benefit obligation	162,643				194,536				174,399


Weighted average assumptions
Discount rate	4.76		%		3.83		%		4.51		%
Expected return on plan assets	6.5		%		7		%		7		%
Rate of compensation increase	N/A				N/A				3		%




The following represents the components of net periodic (benefit) cost:



Pension Benefits	Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan
	Fiscal year
	December 29,				December 30,				December 25,
	2013				2012				2011
Service cost	$	—			$	102			$	537

Interest cost	7,070				7,439				8,200

Expected return on assets	(8,941		)		(8,574		)		(7,634		)
Amortization of actuarial loss	611				489				9

Curtailment gain									—

Net periodic (benefit) cost	$	(1,260	)		$	(544	)		$	1,112


Weighted average assumptions:
Discount rate	3.83		%		4.17		%		5.31		%
Expected return on plan assets	7		%		7		%		7		%
Rate of compensation increase (1)	N/A				1.78		%		3		%


(1) In fiscal 2012, this represents 3% for the seven months when the employees earned service credits.

To develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption, the Company considered the current level of expected returns on risk-free investments (primarily government bonds), the historical level of the risk premium associated with the other asset classes in which the portfolio is invested and the expectations for future returns of each asset class. The expected return for each asset class was then weighted based on the target asset allocation to develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption.

Plan Assets

The following table sets forth the weighted-average asset allocations of the Company's pension plans by asset category:



	December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012
Asset category
Equity securities	41	%		60	%
Debt securities	58	%		40	%
Cash	1	%		—	%
Total	100	%		100	%


The Company adopted a new investment policy in fiscal 2012 for the Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan. The Plan's investments in equity or debt securities is based on a glide path strategy where the investment in debt securities increases as the Plan's funded status becomes smaller. Based on the current funded status, the policy is to invest approximately 60% of plan assets in equity securities and 40% in fixed income securities. Periodically, the plan assets are rebalanced to maintain these allocation percentages and the investment policy is reviewed. Within each investment category, assets are allocated to various investment styles. Professional managers manage all assets and a consultant is engaged to assist in evaluating these activities. The expected long-term rate of return on assets was determined by assessing the rates of return on each targeted asset class, return premiums generated by portfolio management and by comparison of rates utilized by other companies.

The following table summarizes the Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan's investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


Level 1:	Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2:	Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3:	Unobservable inputs that reflect the Company's assumptions.



	Fair Value				Fair Value Measurements
	as of				Using Fair Value Hierarchy
	29-Dec-13				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3
Short-term investments:
Short-term Investment Fund	$	1,200			$	—			$	1,200			$	—

Equity Common/collective trusts:
Small/ Mid Capitalization Fund	7,810				—				7,810				—

Large Capitalization Equity Fund	29,571				—				29,571				—

International Fund	18,374				—				18,374				—

Fixed Income Common/collective trusts:

Fixed Income Fund	78,245				—				78,245				—

Total assets at fair value	$	135,200			$	—			$	135,200			$	—


	Fair Value				Fair Value Measurements
	as of				Using Fair Value Hierarchy
	30-Dec-12				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3
Short-term investments:
Short-term Investment Fund	$	525			$	—			$	525			$	—

Equity Common/collective trusts:
Small/ Mid Capitalization Fund	10,697				—				10,697				—

Large Capitalization Equity Fund	40,661				—				40,661				—

International Fund	26,579				—				26,579				—

Fixed Income Common/collective trusts:

Fixed Income Fund	51,473				—				51,473				—

Total assets at fair value	$	129,935			$	—			$	129,935			$	—


Cash Flows
Contributions. The Company made contributions to the Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan totaling $5.6 million in fiscal 2013, $8.4 million in fiscal 2012 and $9.5 million in fiscal 2011. In fiscal 2014, the Company expects to make contributions of approximately $6.6 million.
Estimated Future Benefit Payments for all Plans
The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid:



	Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan ($)			Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan ($)
2014	4,684			10,748

2015	4,427			10,888

2016	4,423			11,432

2017	4,346			10,873

2018	4,330			10,541

2019-2023	22,565			57,079



Merger of Pension Plans

On December 31, 2013, the Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan merged with the Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan in order to achieve administrative, operational and cost efficiencies. The merged plan was renamed the Pinnacle Foods Group LLC Pension Plan.

Savings Plans

Employees participate in 401(k) plans. Pinnacle matches 50% of employee contributions up to five percent of compensation for union employees after one year of continuous service and six percent of compensation for salaried employees and it is our current intent to continue the match at these levels. Employer contributions made by the Company relating to this plan were $4,593 for fiscal 2013, $4,228 for fiscal 2012 and $4,249 for fiscal 2011.

In addition, the Company acquired a Non-Qualified 401(k) Plan from Birds Eye Foods. Under the Non-Qualified 401(k) Plan, the Company allocates matching contributions for the benefit of "highly compensated employees" as defined under Section 414(q) of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan ceased accepting future contributions on April 1, 2010.

Multi-employer Plan

Pinnacle contributes to the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Industry Pension Fund (EIN 51-6055922) (the "UFCW Plan") under the terms of the collective-bargaining agreement with its Fort Madison employees.

For the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012 contributions to the UFCW Plan were $753 and $744, respectively. The contributions to this plan are paid monthly based upon the number of employees. They represent less than 5% of the total contributions received by this plan during the most recent plan year.

The risks of participating in multi-employer plans are different from single-employer plans in the following aspects: (a) assets contributed to a multi-employer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers, (b) if a participating employer stops contributing to the multi-employer plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers and (c) if the Company chooses to stop participating in the plan, the Company may be required to pay a withdraw liability based on the underfunded status of the plan.

The UFCW Plan received a Pension Protection Act “green” zone status for the plan year ending June 30, 2013. The zone status is based on information the Company received from the plan and is certified by the plan's actuary. Among other factors, plans in the green zone are at least 80 percent funded. The UFCW Plan did not utilize any extended amortization provisions that effect its placement in the "green" zone. The UFCW Plan has never been required to implement a funding improvement plan nor is one pending at this time.

Financial_Instruments

Financial Instruments	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Financial Instruments	'
	Financial Instruments

	Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

	The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange risk and commodity price risk. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodity prices.
	The Company manages interest rate risk based on the varying circumstances of anticipated borrowings and existing variable and fixed rate debt, including the Company’s revolving credit facility. Examples of interest rate management strategies include capping interest rates using targeted interest cost benchmarks, hedging portions of the total amount of debt, or hedging a period of months and not always hedging to maturity, and at other times locking in rates to fix interests costs.
	Certain parts of the Company’s foreign operations in Canada expose the Company to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. The Company’s goal is to reduce its exposure to such foreign exchange risks on its foreign currency cash flows and fair value fluctuations on recognized foreign currency denominated assets, liabilities and unrecognized firm commitments to acceptable levels primarily through the use of foreign exchange-related derivative financial instruments. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to protect the value or fix the amount of certain obligations in terms of its functional currency. The Company does not enter into these transactions for non-hedging purposes.
	The Company purchases raw materials in quantities expected to be used in a reasonable period of time in the normal course of business. The Company generally enters into agreements for either spot market delivery or forward delivery. The prices paid in the forward delivery contracts are generally fixed, but may also be variable within a capped or collared price range. Forward derivative contracts on certain commodities are entered into to manage the price risk associated with forecasted purchases of materials used in the Company’s manufacturing processes.
	Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
	The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. During the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011 such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate debt.

	The second quarter 2013 IPO (Note 1) and debt refinancings (Note 10) resulted in significant changes to the Company's debt profile. For the two $650 million interest rate swaps in place at the time that were scheduled to mature April 2014, it became probable that the associated original forecasted transactions would not occur. As such, the Company discontinued hedge accounting and accelerated the reclassification of amounts in Accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") to earnings as a result of the hedged forecasted transactions becoming probable not to occur. In the second quarter 2013, these accelerated amounts resulted in a $2.8 million charge to interest expense ($1.7 million, net of tax benefits) and a $9.1 million non-cash charge to the provision for income tax expense related to the release of deferred tax charges recorded in Other comprehensive income (see Note 16 for additional details). Prospective changes in the fair value of these derivatives no longer designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in earnings.
	As of December 29, 2013, the Company had the following interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:



	Product		Number of		Current				Fixed Rate Range		Index		Trade Dates		Maturity
			Instruments		Notional										Dates
					Amount
					Hedged
	Interest Rate Swaps		18		$	1,643,000			0.76% - 2.97%		USD-LIBOR-BBA		Apr 2013 - Oct 2013		Apr 2014 - Apr 2020


	The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in AOCL in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. Amounts reported in AOCL related to derivatives will be reclassified to Interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $874 will be reclassified as an increase to Interest expense.

	Cash Flow Hedges of Foreign Exchange Risk
	The Company’s operations in Canada expose the Company to changes in the U.S. Dollar – Canadian Dollar ("USD-CAD") foreign exchange rate. From time to time, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary purchases inventory denominated in U.S. Dollars ("USD"), a currency other than its functional currency. The subsidiary sells that inventory in Canadian dollars. The subsidiary uses currency forward and collar agreements to manage its exposure to fluctuations in the USD-CAD exchange rate. Currency forward agreements involve fixing the USD-CAD exchange rate for delivery of a specified amount of foreign currency on a specified date. Currency collar agreements involve the sale of Canadian Dollar ("CAD") currency in exchange for receiving U.S. dollars if exchange rates rise above an agreed upon rate and purchase of USD currency in exchange for paying CAD currency if exchange rates fall below an agreed upon rate at specified dates.
	As of December 29, 2013, the Company had the following foreign currency exchange contracts (in aggregate) that were designated as cash flow hedges of foreign exchange risk:



	Product		Number of		Notional Sold in				Notional				USD to CAD		Trade Date		Maturity
			Instruments		Aggregate in ("CAD")				Purchased in				Exchange				Dates
									Aggregate in ("USD")				Rates
	CAD Forward		13		$	43,600			$	40,863			0.993 - 1.077		Sep 2012 - Dec 2013		Jan 2014 - Dec 2014


	The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated that qualify as cash flow hedges of foreign exchange risk is recorded in AOCL in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portions of the change in fair value of the derivative, as well as amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness, are recognized directly in Cost of products sold in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
	Non-designated Hedges of Commodity Risk
	Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used to manage the Company’s exposure to commodity price risk but do not meet the authoritative guidance for hedge accounting. From time to time, the Company enters into commodity forward contracts to fix the price of natural gas, diesel fuel, corn, wheat and soybean oil purchases and other commodities at a future delivery date. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in Cost of products sold in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

	As of December 29, 2013, the Company had the following derivative instruments that were not designated in qualifying hedging relationships:



	Commodity Contracts		Number of		Notional		Price/Index		Trade Dates		Maturity
			Instruments		Purchased in						Dates
					Aggregate
	Diesel Fuel Contracts		11		5,315,757 Gallons		$3.74 - $3.95 per Gallon		Apr 2013 - Nov 2013		Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

	The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012.


			Tabular Disclosure of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
			Asset Derivatives						Liability Derivatives
			Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value				Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value
					as of						as of
					29-Dec-13						29-Dec-13
	Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
	Interest Rate Contracts								Accrued liabilities		$	70

			Other assets, net		$	29,518			Other long-term liabilities		1,136

Foreign Exchange Contracts		Other current assets		307

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments				$	29,825					$	1,206

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Interest Rate Contracts								Accrued liabilities		698

Commodity Contracts		Other current assets		543

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments				$	543					$	698


		Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value				Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value
				as of						as of
				30-Dec-12						30-Dec-12
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest Rate Contracts								Other long-term liabilities		$	3,807

Foreign Exchange Contracts		Other current assets		$	605

		Other assets, net		33

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments				$	638					$	3,807

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

Commodity Contracts		Other current assets		$	525			Accrued liabilities		$	682

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments				$	525					$	682

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and AOCL for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012.

Tabular Disclosure of the Effect of Derivative Instruments


Gain/(Loss)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging		Recognized in				Effective portion		Reclassified				Ineffective portion		Recognized in
Relationships		AOCL on				reclassified from AOCL to:		from AOCL				recognized in Earnings in:		Earnings on
		Derivative						into Earnings						Derivative
		(Effective						(Effective						(Ineffective
		Portion)						Portion)						Portion)

Interest Rate Contracts		$	27,817			Interest expense		$	(4,000	)	(a)	Interest expense		$	8

Foreign Exchange Contracts		1,443				Cost of products sold		1,771				Cost of products sold		(3		)

Fiscal year ended December 29, 2013		$	29,260					$	(2,229	)				$	5


Interest Rate Contracts		$	(7,028	)		Interest expense		$	(10,290	)	(a)	Interest expense		$	(241	)
Foreign Exchange Contracts		(289		)		Cost of products sold		(4		)		Cost of products sold		(8		)
Fiscal year ended December 30, 2012		$	(7,317	)				$	(10,294	)				$	(249	)

Interest Rate Contracts		$	(3,364	)		Interest expense		$	(25,465	)		Interest expense		$	(9	)
Foreign Exchange Contracts		(24		)		Cost of products sold		(1,781		)		Cost of products sold		274

Fiscal year ended December 26, 2011		$	(3,388	)				$	(27,246	)				$	265


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments						Recognized in Earnings in:		Recognized in
								Earnings on
								Derivative
Commodity Contracts						Cost of products sold		$	667

Interest Rate Contracts						Interest expense		(132		)
Fiscal year ended December 29, 2013								$	535


Commodity Contracts						Cost of products sold		$	(97	)
Fiscal year ended December 30, 2012								$	(97	)

Commodity Contracts						Cost of products sold		$	(1,337	)
Fiscal year ended December 26, 2011								$	(1,337	)

(a) Includes $2.8 million of accelerated reclassifications out of AOCL.

Credit risk-related Contingent Features
The Company has agreements with certain counterparties that contain a provision whereby the Company could be declared in default on its derivative obligations if repayment of the underlying indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to the Company’s default on the indebtedness. As of December 29, 2013, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached this provision at December 29, 2013, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value, which differs from the recorded fair value. The table below summarizes the aggregate fair values of those derivatives that contain credit risk-related contingent features as of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012.
December 29, 2013



Asset/(Liability)
Counterparty		Contract		Termination				Performance				Accrued				Fair Value
		Type		Value				Risk				Interest				(excluding
								Adjustment								interest)
Barclays		Interest Rate Contracts		$	12,303			$	(12	)		$	(155	)		$	12,446

		Commodity Contracts		543				—				—				543

Bank of America		Interest Rate Contracts		12,930				(124		)		—				12,806

Macquarie Bank		Interest Rate Contracts		(506		)		93				(3		)		(410		)

Credit Suisse		Interest Rate Contracts		2,634				62				(75		)		2,771

		Foreign Exchange Contracts		300				6				—				306

Total				$	28,204			$	25			$	(233	)		$	28,462


December 30, 2012




Asset/(Liability)
Counterparty		Contract		Termination				Performance				Accrued				Fair Value
		Type		Value				Risk				Interest				(excluding
								Adjustment								interest)
Barclays		Interest Rate Contracts		$	(2,063	)		$	31			$	(128	)		$	(1,904	)

		Commodity Contracts		(158		)		—				—				(158		)

Credit Suisse		Interest Rate Contracts		(2,063		)		32				(128		)		(1,903		)

		Foreign Exchange Contracts		636				3				—				639

Total				$	(3,648	)		$	66			$	(256	)		$	(3,326	)

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	Commitments and Contingencies

	General
	From time to time, the Company and its operations are parties to, or targets of, lawsuits, claims, investigations, and proceedings, which are being handled and defended in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of such items cannot be determined with certainty, the Company’s general counsel and management are of the opinion that the final outcome of these matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
	Product Recall

	On January 27, 2012, the Company issued a voluntary product recall for certain Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes due to potential cross contamination. The net cost of retrieving and destroying the product covered by the product recall for the fiscal years ended December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011 was $2.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

	In order to mitigate the adverse impact of the product recall on the Aunt Jemima brand business continuity, trade promotions and other consumer marketing expenditures were increased in 2012 above normal ongoing levels (market rehabilitation expenses). In August 2013, the Company collected an insurance recovery of $3.2 million related to these market rehabilitation expenses, of which $2.3 million was recorded as a reduction of trade promotions (a component of Net Sales) and $0.9 million as a reduction to Marketing and selling expenses in the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013. The Birds Eye Frozen Division recorded $2.7 million of the recovery while $0.5 million was recorded in the Duncan Hines Grocery Division related to the Aunt Jemima business in Canada.

	Minimum Contractual Payments

	As of December 29, 2013, the Company had entered into non-cancellable lease and purchase contracts, with terms in excess of one year, requiring the following minimum payments:



	Description	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter
	Operating leases	$	12,135	$	9,816	$	8,570	$	8,356	$	7,908	$	22,295

	Capital leases	4,577		3,982		5,664		1,572		1,348		10,006

	Purchase Commitments (1)	564,341		70,343		60,329		5,827		4,522		47,300



	-1	The amounts indicated in this line primarily reflect future contractual payments, including certain take-or-pay arrangements entered into as part of the normal course of business. The amounts do not include obligations related to other contractual purchase obligations that are not take-or-pay arrangements. Such contractual purchase obligations are primarily purchase orders at fair value that are part of normal operations and are reflected in historical operating cash flow trends. Purchase obligations also include trade and consumer promotion and advertising commitments.

	Rent expense under our operating leases was $12,952, $13,861 and $11,313 during the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011, respectively.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Dec. 29, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Related Party Transactions	'
	Related Party Transactions

	At the closing of its acquisition by Blackstone, the Company entered into an advisory agreement with an affiliate of Blackstone pursuant to which such entity or its affiliates provide certain strategic and structuring advice and assistance to the Company. In addition, under this agreement, affiliates of Blackstone provide certain monitoring, advisory and consulting services to the Company for an aggregate annual management fee equal to the greater of $2,500 or 1.0% of Covenant Compliance EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement governing the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility). Affiliates of Blackstone also receive reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses. Expenses relating to the management fee were $1,148, $4,650 and $4,600 in the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011, respectively. Management fee expenses were recorded in administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company reimbursed Blackstone for out-of-pocket expenses totaling $160 in the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012. There were no out-of-pocket expenses reimbursed to Blackstone in the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013 and December 25, 2011.

	On April 3, 2013, the advisory agreement was terminated in accordance with its terms for a fee paid of $15,100. In addition, prepaid expenses for related party management fees of $3,345 that were recorded to Other current assets were expensed.

	In connection with our April 2013 IPO, Blackstone acted as an underwriter and received fees and commissions of approximately $2.0 million. In December, 2013, in connection with the secondary offering, the Company engaged Blackstone to provide certain financial consulting services, for which they received approximately $750.
	Supplier Costs
	Graham Packaging, which was formerly controlled by affiliates of Blackstone, supplies packaging for some of the Company’s products. Purchases from Graham Packaging were $7,813 in the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011, respectively. On September 8, 2011, Graham Packaging announced the completion of its acquisition by Reynolds Group Holdings Limited, and thus ceased to be a related party.
	Customer Purchases
	Performance Food Group Company, which is controlled by affiliates of Blackstone, is a foodservice supplier that purchases products from the Company. Sales to Performance Food Group Company were $1,071, $5,672 and $4,768 in the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011, respectively. As of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012 amounts due from Performance Food Group Company were $57 and $68, respectively and were recorded on the Accounts receivable, net of allowances line in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
	Interest Expense
	For the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011, fees and interest expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for debt to affiliates of Blackstone Advisors L.P. totaled $1,880, $3,330 and $6,172, respectively. As of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, debt owed to related parties was $63,796 and $63,097, respectively and was recorded on the Long-term debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, interest accrued on debt to related parties was $319 and $173, respectively and was recorded on the Accrued liabilities line in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Segments

Segments	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segments	'
	Segments

	The Company is a leading producer, marketer and distributor of high quality, branded food products in North America. The Company manages the business in three operating segments: Birds Eye Frozen, Duncan Hines Grocery and Specialty Foods.
	The Birds Eye Frozen Division manages its Leadership Brands in the United States retail frozen vegetables (Birds Eye), frozen complete bagged meals (Birds Eye Voila!), and frozen seafood (Van de Kamp's and Mrs. Paul's) categories, as well as its Foundation Brands in the frozen and refrigerated bagels (Lender's), frozen pizza for one (Celeste), full-calorie single-serve frozen dinners and entrées (Hungry-Man), and frozen breakfast (Aunt Jemima) categories.
	The Duncan Hines Grocery Division manages its Leadership Brands in the baking mixes and frostings (Duncan Hines), liquid and dry-mix salad dressings (Wish-Bone and Western), shelf-stable pickles (Vlasic), and table syrups (Mrs. Butterworth's and Log Cabin) categories, and its Foundation Brands in the canned meat (Armour, Nalley and Brooks), pie and pastry fillings (Comstock and Wilderness), barbecue sauces (Open Pit) and salad dressing (Bernstein's) categories as well as all Canadian operations.
	The Company refers to the sum of the Birds Eye Frozen Division and the Duncan Hines Grocery Division as the North America retail businesses.
	The Specialty Foods Division consists of snack products (Tim's Cascade and Snyder of Berlin) and the foodservice and private label businesses.
	Segment performance is evaluated by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker and is based on earnings before interest and taxes. Transfers between segments and geographic areas are recorded at cost plus markup or at market. Identifiable assets are those assets, including goodwill, which are identified with the operations in each segment or geographic region. Corporate assets consist of prepaid and deferred tax assets. Unallocated corporate expenses consist of corporate overhead such as executive management, finance and legal functions and IPO and refinancing related charges.


		Fiscal year
	SEGMENT INFORMATION	December 29,				December 30,			December 25, 2011
		2013				2012
		52 weeks				53 weeks			52 weeks
	Net sales
	Birds Eye Frozen	$	1,096,897			$	1,103,093		$	1,100,751

	Duncan Hines Grocery	1,004,990				978,615			966,068

	Specialty Foods	361,915				396,777			402,743

	Total	$	2,463,802			$	2,478,485		$	2,469,562

	Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes
	Birds Eye Frozen	$	198,634			$	178,184		$	97,155

	Duncan Hines Grocery	144,428				120,746			157,316

	Specialty Foods	29,959				23,503			(40,317		)

	Unallocated corporate expenses	(79,984		)		(38,839		)	(30,888		)
	Total	$	293,037			$	283,594		$	183,266

	Depreciation and amortization
	Birds Eye Frozen	$	38,409			$	38,667		$	42,130

	Duncan Hines Grocery	22,755				41,400			29,268

	Specialty Foods	17,061				18,056			17,078

	Total	$	78,225			$	98,123		$	88,476

	Capital expenditures*
	Birds Eye Frozen	$	40,516			$	41,885		$	80,884

	Duncan Hines Grocery	34,003				25,729			31,171

	Specialty Foods	11,566				12,213			16,491

	Total	$	86,085			$	79,827		$	128,546

	GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
	Net sales
	United States	$	2,439,888			$	2,454,737		$	2,442,540

	Canada	83,551				84,708			84,832

	Intercompany	(59,637		)		(60,960		)	(57,810		)
	Total	$	2,463,802			$	2,478,485		$	2,469,562


	*Includes new capital leases.



SEGMENT INFORMATION	December 29,				December 30,
	2013				2012
Total assets
Birds Eye Frozen	$	2,004,250			$	1,978,668

Duncan Hines Grocery	2,577,093				1,965,002

Specialty Foods	358,198				356,722

Corporate	141,650				99,596

Total	$	5,081,191			$	4,399,988

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Long-lived assets
United States	$	523,250			$	493,640

Canada	20				26

Total	$	523,270			$	493,666

Taxes_on_Earnings

Taxes on Earnings	12 Months Ended
Taxes on Earnings	Dec. 29, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income Taxes	'
	Taxes on Earnings

	The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes are as follows:



	Provision (benefit) for income taxes	Fiscal year ended
		December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012			December 25, 2011
	Current
	Federal	$	117		$	(635	)	$	(1,186	)
	Federal	$	117		$	(635	)	$	(1,186	)
	State	2,967			1,940			2,339
	State	2,967			1,940			2,339
	Non-U.S.	539			467			426
	Non-U.S.	539			467			426
		3,623			1,772			1,579
		3,623			1,772			1,579
	Deferred
	Federal	65,554			28,433			23,911
	Federal	65,554			28,433			23,911
	State	2,151			2,520			(3,377		)
	State	2,151			2,520			(3,377		)
	Non-U.S.	147			(24		)	(10		)
	Non-U.S.	147			(24		)	(10		)
		67,852			30,929			20,524
		67,852			30,929			20,524

	Provision for income taxes	$	71,475		$	32,701		$	22,103
	Provision for income taxes	$	71,475		$	32,701		$	22,103

	Earnings (loss) before income taxes
	United States	158,190			$	83,677		$	(26,558	)
	United States	158,190			$	83,677		$	(26,558	)
	Non-U.S.	2,634			1,543			1,747
	Non-U.S.	2,634			1,543			1,747
	Total	$	160,824		$	85,220		$	(24,811	)
	Total	$	160,824		$	85,220		$	(24,811	)

	The effective tax rate differs from the federal statutory income tax rate as explained below:

	Effective Income Tax Rate
	Federal statutory income tax rate	35		%	35		%	35		%
	State income taxes (net of federal benefit)	2.1		%	3.4		%	8.4		%
	Tax effect resulting from international activities	(0.2		)%	0.4		%	(0.5		)%
	Change in deferred tax valuation allowance	—		%	—		%	(8.0		)%
	Non-deductible expenses	1.1		%	0.8		%	(1.5		)%
	Goodwill and other long-lived intangibles impairment	—		%	—		%	(141.4		)%
	Uncertain tax positions	1.3		%	(1.5		)%	15.9		%
	Swap De-designation (Note 12)	5		%	—		%	—		%
	Other	0.1		%	0.3		%	3		%
	Effective income tax rate	44.4		%	38.4		%	(89.1		)%


	Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
		December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012
	Accrued liabilities	$	13,597		$	18,298
	Accrued liabilities	$	13,597		$	18,298
	Inventories	12,630			12,173
	Inventories	12,630			12,173
	Benefits and compensation	23,436			18,645
	Benefits and compensation	23,436			18,645
	Hedges	—			1,362
	Hedges	—			1,362
Assets held for sale	1,976			3,738
Assets held for sale	1,976			3,738
Net operating loss carryforwards	287,441			325,608
Net operating loss carryforwards	287,441			325,608
Federal & state tax credits	3,912			7,256
Federal & state tax credits	3,912			7,256
Postretirement benefits	17,847			37,881
Postretirement benefits	17,847			37,881
Alternative minimum tax	1,901			1,901
Alternative minimum tax	1,901			1,901
Other	2,512			2,815
Other	2,512			2,815
Subtotal	365,252			429,677
Subtotal	365,252			429,677
Valuation allowance	(2,847		)	(9,022		)
Total net deferred tax assets	362,405			420,655
Total net deferred tax assets	362,405			420,655

Other intangible assets	(708,409		)	(697,043		)
Partnership interest	(8,904		)	(8,902		)
Plant assets	(89,901		)	(82,992		)
Unremitted earnings	(3,442		)	(2,560		)
Hedges	(11,064		)	—
Hedges	(11,064		)	—
Other	(815		)	(1,488		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(822,535		)	(792,985		)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(460,130	)	$	(372,330	)

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Current net deferred tax assets	141,142			$	99,199
Current net deferred tax assets	141,142			$	99,199
Long-term net deferred tax liability	(601,272		)	(471,529		)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(460,130	)	$	(372,330	)

Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with the authoritative guidance for accounting for income taxes under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement basis and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.

During the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013, the Company refinanced all of its outstanding debt (Note 10) and the Company discontinued hedge accounting for interest rate swaps in effect at that time (Note 12). Effective with the swap termination, deferred tax expense of $9.1 million, which was recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss through the swap termination date, was reclassified as a non-cash deferred tax expense in the provision for income taxes through the consolidated statement of operations. For the fiscal years ended December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011, the Company recorded a $0.7 million charge and $2.6 million benefit, respectively, to the state income tax provision reflecting a change in the effective tax rate as a result of changes to our manufacturing footprint (Note 9) and state legislative changes enacted during the respective fiscal years.


The authoritative guidance for accounting for income taxes requires that a valuation allowance be established when it is “more likely than not” that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company regularly evaluates its deferred tax assets for future realization. A review of all available positive and negative evidence must be considered, including a company's performance, the market environment in which the company operates, the utilization of past tax credits, length of carryback and carryforward periods, and existing contracts or sales backlog that will result in future profits. Based on a review of both the positive and negative evidence, it was determined that the Company had sufficient positive evidence to outweigh any negative evidence and support that it was more likely that not that substantially all of the deferred tax assets would be realized.

The Company recognizes investment tax credits under the flow through method. For the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011, net benefits of $0.0 million, $1.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively, were recorded in the Provision for income taxes line of the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company, is a loss corporation as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 382. Section 382 places an annual limitation on our ability to utilize a portion of our Net Operating Loss Carryovers (NOLC's) and other attributes to reduce future taxable income. As of December 29, 2013, we have federal NOLC's of $1,003.3 million, of which $237.2 million of the carryovers exceed the estimated available Section 382 limitation. The Company has reduced its deferred tax assets for this limitation. Of the remaining $766.1 million of NOLC's, $535.3 million are subject to the various Section 382 limitations which will limit the amount of NOLC's that can be utilized in any given year. It is expected that the Company's annual Section 382 limitation going forward will approximate $17.0 million to $23.0 million, adjusted for certain built in gain recognition items (as defined in Section 382) and pending resolution of certain tax matters. Approximately $230.8 million of the NOLC's are not subject to Section 382 limitations. The Company’s NOLC's and certain other tax attributes generated prior to December 23, 2009 may not be utilized to offset Birds Eye income from recognized built in gains that existed at the acquisition date, through December 2014, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 384.

The Company's federal NOLC's have expiration periods from 2017 through 2031. The Company also has state tax NOLC's that are limited and vary in amount by jurisdiction. State net operating losses are approximately $508.0 million with expiration periods beginning in 2014 through 2033. State tax credits total $2.8 million which could expire on or before 2028. The Company's foreign net operating losses of $0.7 million expire on or before December 2021.

As of December 29, 2013 our valuation allowance for state NOLC's and credits is $3.2 million and the foreign valuation allowance is $0.7 million.


Following are the changes in the deferred tax valuation allowance, before federal benefit:



	Beginning														Ending
	Balance				Additions				Acquisitions			Deductions			Balance
Fiscal year ended December 29, 2013	$	13,354			$	—			$	—		$	(9,402	)	$	3,952
Fiscal year ended December 29, 2013	$	13,354			$	—			$	—		$	(9,402	)	$	3,952
Fiscal year ended December 30, 2012	14,202				474				—			(1,322		)	13,354
Fiscal year ended December 30, 2012	14,202				474				—			(1,322		)	13,354
Fiscal year ended December 26, 2011	8,284				6,187				—			(269		)	14,202
Fiscal year ended December 26, 2011	8,284				6,187				—			(269		)	14,202


A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax positions is as follows:



	Fiscal year ended
	December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012				December 25, 2011
Gross unrecognized tax positions at beginning of year	$	8,507			$	9,764			$	13,515
Gross unrecognized tax positions at beginning of year	$	8,507			$	9,764			$	13,515
Increase for tax positions related to prior periods	—				199				646
Increase for tax positions related to prior periods	—				199				646
Decrease for tax positions related to prior periods	—				(509		)		(4,133		)
Decrease for tax positions related to prior periods	—				(509		)		(4,133		)
Increase for tax positions related to the current period	2,569				679				558
Increase for tax positions related to the current period	2,569				679				558
Decrease related to settlement with tax authorities	(4,122		)		(1,580		)		(822		)
Reductions due to lapse of applicable statutes of limitations	(49		)		(46		)		—
	(49		)		(46		)		—
Gross unrecognized tax positions at end of year	$	6,905			$	8,507			$	9,764
Gross unrecognized tax positions at end of year	$	6,905			$	8,507			$	9,764

The Company's liability for unrecognized tax positions as of December 29, 2013 was $6,905, reflecting a net decrease of $1,602. A net charge of $1,751 was recognized in the provision for income taxes resulting primarily from an increase in uncertianties related to current year federal and state matters, partially offset by the settlement of state tax examinations. The amount that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate as of December 29, 2013 was $1,597.

From time to time, various taxing authorities may audit the Company's tax returns. It is reasonably possible that a decrease in the uncertain tax positions of approximately $167 may occur within the next twelve months due to the lapse of certain statutes of limitations or resolution of uncertainties.

The Company recorded a net benefit for interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions of $165 and $157, and a charge of $743 to the provision for income taxes for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011, respectively. The Company's liability includes accrued interest and penalties of $161 and $332 as of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, respectively.

The Company files income tax returns with the U.S. federal government and various state and international jurisdictions. With few exceptions, as noted below, the Company's calendar year 1999 and subsequent federal and state tax years remain open by statute, principally relating to NOLCs. With limited exception for certain states, Federal and state tax years for pre-acquisition periods (2009 and earlier) of Birds Eye Food Inc. are either closed by statute or by completed tax examinations. As a matter of course, from time to time various taxing authorities may audit the Company's tax returns and the ultimate resolution of such audits could result in adjustments to amounts recognized by the Company.

Quarterly_Results_Unaudited

Quarterly Results (Unaudited)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Quarterly Results (Unaudited)	'
	Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

	Summarized quarterly financial data is presented below



		Quarter Ended
		March			June				September			December			Fiscal
		2013			2013				2013			2013			2013
		13 weeks			13 weeks				13 weeks			13 weeks			52 weeks
	Net sales	$	612,981		$	569,044			$	572,455		$	709,322		$	2,463,802

	Cost of products sold	458,140			424,616				415,052			511,745			1,809,553

	Gross profit	154,841			144,428				157,403			197,577			654,249


	Net earnings (loss)	24,796			(31,839		)		40,685			55,707			89,349

	Net earnings per share
	Basic	$	0.31		$	(0.28	)		$	0.35		$	0.48		$	0.84

	Weighted average shares outstanding-basic	81,264			114,909				115,590			115,601			106,841

	Diluted	$	0.29		$	(0.28	)		$	0.35		$	0.48		$	0.82

	Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted	86,268			114,909				116,348			116,540			108,619

	Dividends declared	$	—		$	0.18			$	0.18		$	0.21		$	0.57

	Market price (1) - high	$	22.82		$	26.48			$	28.52		$	28.81		$	28.81

	Market price (1) - low	$	22.15		$	22.36			$	23.9		$	25		$	22.15



	(1) Our common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on March 28, 2013.


		Quarter Ended
		Mar-12			June				September			December			Fiscal
					2012				2012			2012			2012
		13 weeks			13 weeks				13 weeks			14 weeks			53 weeks
	Net sales	$	616,925		$	588,595			$	567,905		$	705,060		$	2,478,485

	Cost of products sold	481,248			456,439				438,564			517,685			1,893,936

	Gross profit	135,677			132,156				129,341			187,375			584,549


	Net earnings (loss)	9,539			(10,560		)		9,878			43,662			52,519


	Net earnings per share
	Basic	$	0.12		$	(0.13	)		$	0.12		$	0.54		$	0.65

	Weighted average shares outstanding-basic	81,267			82,235				81,218			80,202			81,231

	Diluted	$	0.11		$	(0.13	)		$	0.11		$	0.51		$	0.61

	Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted	86,492			82,235				86,445			85,482			86,495


Net earnings during fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2012 were affected by the following charges (credits):


	Quarter Ended
	Mar-13			June				September			December			Fiscal
				2013				2013			2013			2013
	13 weeks			13 weeks				13 weeks			13 weeks			52 weeks
Cost of products sold
Wish-Bone acquisition costs (a)	$	—		$	—			$	—		$	6,450		$	6,450


Administrative expenses
Wish-Bone acquisition costs (a)	—			—				—			1,265			1,265

Termination of management advisory agreement (Note 14)	—			18,445				—			—			18,445


Other expense (income), net
Wish-Bone acquisition costs (a)	—			—				—			6,067			6,067

Redemption premium on the early extinguishment	—			34,180				—			—			34,180
of debt (see Note 6)

Interest expense
Debt refinancing (see Note 10)	—			19,669				—			—			19,669

De-designation of interest rate swap hedge accounting (see Note 12)	—			2,783				—			—			2,783


Provision for income taxes
De-designation of interest rate swap hedge accounting (see Note 12)	—			9,070				—			—			9,070




	Quarter Ended
	Mar-12			June				September			December			Fiscal
				2012				2012			2012			2012
	13 weeks			13 weeks				13 weeks			14 weeks			53 weeks
Cost of products sold
Restructuring charges (see note 9)	$	2,152		$	3,537			$	14,078		$	9,432		$	29,199

Restructuring related expenses (b)	1,327			1,513				2,082			3,074			7,996

Aunt Jemima product recall (c)	3,722			(500		)		—			(1,150		)	2,072


Research and development expenses
Restructuring charges (see note 9)	—			914				465			1,417			2,796


Other expense (income), net
Tradename Impairment charges (d)	—			—				—			520			520

Redemption premium on the early extinguishment	—			10,785				3,470			—			14,255
of debt (see Note 6)

Interest expense
Debt refinancing (see Note 10)	—			14,840				—			2,641			17,481



(a)	Wish-Bone acquisition and integration costs include $6.5 million of charges recorded in Cost of Products sold, primarily resulting from the step-up of inventories acquired and sold during 2013, $6.1 million of merger, acquisition and advisory fees recorded in Other expense (income), net and $1.3 million of integration costs recorded in Administrative expense. This is explained in greater detail in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(b)	Restructuring related expenses include plant enhancement expenses, removal and transfer of equipment and consulting and engineering costs for restructuring projects.

(c)	On January 27, 2012 we issued a voluntary recall for certain Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes due to potential cross contamination with soy protein which may cause allergic reaction for people who have a soy allergy (See Note 13 for additional information).

(d)	Tradename impairment charges consist of a $0.5 million to the Bernstein's tradename.

Guarantor_And_Nonguarantor_Sta

Guarantor And Nonguarantor Statements	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Guarantor And Nonguarantor Statements [Abstract]	'
Guarantor And Nonguarantor Statements	'
	Guarantor and Nonguarantor Statements
	The 4.875% Senior Notes are general senior unsecured obligations of Pinnacle Foods Finance, effectively subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future senior secured indebtedness of Pinnacle Foods Finance and guaranteed on a full, unconditional, joint and several basis by the Company and Pinnacle Foods Finance's 100% owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantee other indebtedness of the Company.
	The following condensed consolidating financial information presents:

	-1	(a) Condensed consolidating balance sheets as of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012.
	(b) The related condensed consolidating statements of operations and comprehensive earnings for the Company, Pinnacle Foods Finance, all guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries for the following:
	i. Fiscal year ended December 29, 2013
	ii. Fiscal year ended December 30, 2012; and
	iii. Fiscal year ended December 25, 2011.

	(c) The related condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the Company, Pinnacle Foods Finance, all guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries for the following:
	i. Fiscal year ended December 29, 2013
	ii. Fiscal year ended December 30, 2012; and
	iii. Fiscal year ended December 25, 2011.


	-2	Elimination entries necessary to consolidate the Company, Pinnacle Foods Finance with its guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries.
	Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the parent using the equity method of accounting. The guarantor subsidiaries are presented on a combined basis. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions and include a reclassification entry of net non-current deferred tax assets to non-current deferred tax liabilities.

	Pinnacle Foods Inc.
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	29-Dec-13

		Pinnacle Foods Inc			Pinnacle			Guarantor			Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
					Foods			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries				and				Total
					Finance LLC										Reclassifications
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	—		$	104,345		$	12,394			$	—			$	116,739

	Accounts receivable, net	—			—			156,417			8,247				—				164,664

	Intercompany accounts receivable	25,119			—			188,941			—				(214,060		)		—

	Inventories, net	—			—			355,685			6,187				—				361,872

	Other current assets	—			850			6,931			111				—				7,892

	Deferred tax assets	—			—			141,162			(20		)		—				141,142

	Total current assets	25,119			850			953,481			26,919				(214,060		)		792,309

	Plant assets, net	—			—			523,250			20				—				523,270

	Investment in subsidiaries	1,598,041			2,027,337			12,453			—				(3,637,831		)		—

	Intercompany note receivable	—			1,984,956			7,270			9,800				(2,002,026		)		—

	Tradenames	—			—			1,951,392			—				—				1,951,392

	Other assets, net	—			54,530			131,464			131				—				186,125

	Deferred tax assets	—			284,606			—			—				(284,606		)		—

	Goodwill	—			—			1,628,095			—				—				1,628,095

	Total assets	$	1,623,160		$	4,352,279		$	5,207,405		$	36,870			$	(6,138,523	)		$	5,081,191

	Current liabilities:
	Short-term borrowings	$	—		$	—		$	2,437		$	—			$	—			$	2,437

	Current portion of long-term obligations	—			21,550			3,030			—				—				24,580

	Accounts payable	—			158			140,694			1,501				—				142,353

Intercompany accounts payable	—			207,123			—			6,937				(214,060		)		—

Accrued trade marketing expense	—			—			32,627			4,433				—				37,060

Accrued liabilities	—			15,306			83,667			782				—				99,755

Dividends payable	25,119			—			—			—				—				25,119

Total current liabilities	25,119			244,137			262,455			13,653				(214,060		)		331,304

Long-term debt	—			2,459,215			16,952			—				—				2,476,167

Intercompany note payable	—			—			1,994,163			7,863				(2,002,026		)		—

Pension and other postretirement benefits	—			—			49,847			—				—				49,847

Other long-term liabilities	—			1,136			20,694			2,730				—				24,560

Deferred tax liabilities	—			49,750			835,957			171				(284,606		)		601,272

Total liabilities	25,119			2,754,238			3,180,068			24,417				(2,500,692		)		3,483,150

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

Shareholder’s equity:
Pinnacle Common Stock	$	1,172		$	—		$	—		$	—			$	—			1,172

Additional paid-in-capital	1,328,847			1,330,019			1,285,084			2,324				(2,617,427		)		1,328,847

Retained earnings	275,519			275,519			768,718			10,504				(1,054,741		)		275,519

Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,497		)	(7,497		)	(26,465		)	(375		)		34,337				(7,497		)

Total shareholders' equity	1,598,041			1,598,041			2,027,337			12,453				(3,637,831		)		1,598,041

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,623,160		$	4,352,279		$	5,207,405		$	36,870			$	(6,138,523	)		$	5,081,191



Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
30-Dec-12

	Pinnacle Foods Inc			Pinnacle			Guarantor			Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
				Foods			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries				and				Total
				Finance LLC										Reclassifications
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	—		$	83,123		$	9,158			$	—			$	92,281

Accounts receivable, net	—			—			135,791			8,093				—				143,884

Intercompany accounts receivable	—			—			73,769			—				(73,769		)		—

Inventories, net	—			—			350,922			7,129				—				358,051

Other current assets	—			1,130			10,546			186				—				11,862

Deferred tax assets	—			—			100,245			74				(1,120		)		99,199

Total current assets	—			1,130			754,396			24,640				(74,889		)		705,277

Plant assets, net	—			—			493,640			26				—				493,666

Investment in subsidiaries	888,726			1,840,632			11,222			—				(2,740,580		)		—

Intercompany note receivable	—			1,469,135			7,270			9,800				(1,486,205		)		—

Tradenames	—			—			1,603,992			—				—				1,603,992

Other assets, net	—			23,691			131,707			160				—				155,558

Deferred tax assets	—			239,347			—			—				(239,347		)		—

Goodwill	—			—			1,441,495			—				—				1,441,495

Total assets	$	888,726		$	3,573,935		$	4,443,722		$	34,626			$	(4,541,021	)		$	4,399,988

Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	—		$	—		$	2,139		$	—			$	—			$	2,139

Current portion of long-term obligations	—			27,411			3,008			—				—				30,419

Accounts payable	—			37			136,220			1,069				—				137,326

Intercompany accounts payable	—			65,888			—			7,881				(73,769		)		—

Accrued trade marketing expense	—			—			41,396			3,175				—				44,571

Accrued liabilities	—			29,662			90,000			727				(1,120		)		119,269

Total current liabilities	—			122,998			272,763			12,852				(74,889		)		333,724

Long-term debt	—			2,558,404			17,982			—				—				2,576,386

Intercompany note payable	—			—			1,478,593			7,612				(1,486,205		)		—

Pension and other postretirement benefits	—			—			100,918			—				—				100,918

Other long-term liabilities	—			3,807			22,168			2,730				—				28,705

Deferred tax liabilities	—			—			710,666			210				(239,347		)		471,529

Total liabilities	—			2,685,209			2,603,090			23,404				(1,800,441		)		3,511,262

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

Shareholder’s equity:
Pinnacle Common Stock	$	812		$	—		$	—		$	—			$	—			812

Additional paid-in-capital	696,512			697,324			1,284,155			2,324				(1,983,803		)		696,512

Retained earnings	252,955			252,955			608,788			8,842				(870,585		)		252,955

Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(61,553		)	(61,553		)	(52,311		)	56				113,808				(61,553		)

Total shareholders' equity	888,726			888,726			1,840,632			11,222				(2,740,580		)		888,726

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	888,726		$	3,573,935		$	4,443,722		$	34,626			$	(4,541,021	)		$	4,399,988




Pinnacle Foods Finance Inc
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013

	Pinnacle Foods Inc			Pinnacle			Guarantor			Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
				Foods			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries								Total
				Finance LLC
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	2,439,888		$	83,551			$	(59,637	)		$	2,463,802

Cost of products sold	—			636			1,797,345			70,167				(58,595		)		1,809,553

Gross profit	—			(636		)	642,543			13,384				(1,042		)		654,249

Operating expenses
Marketing and selling expenses	—			1,399			168,092			6,211				—				175,702

Administrative expenses	—			18,114			98,020			3,656				—				119,790

Research and development expenses	—			109			10,407			—				—				10,516

Intercompany royalties	—			—			—			47				(47		)		—

Intercompany technical service fees	—			—			—			995				(995		)		—

Other expense (income), net	—			34,180			21,024			—				—				55,204

Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	(89,349		)	(159,930		)	(1,662		)	—				250,941				—

Total operating expenses	(89,349		)	(106,128		)	295,881			10,909				249,899				361,212

Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	89,349			105,492			346,662			2,475				(250,941		)		293,037

Intercompany interest (income) expense	—			(68,983		)	68,850			133				—				—

Interest expense	—			130,386			1,939			29				—				132,354

Interest income	—			—			105			36				—				141

Earnings (loss) before income taxes	89,349			44,089			275,978			2,349				(250,941		)		160,824

Provision (benefit) for income taxes	—			(45,260		)	116,048			687				—				71,475

Net earnings (loss)	$	89,349		$	89,349		$	159,930		$	1,662			$	(250,941	)		$	89,349


Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	$	143,405		$	143,405		$	185,544		$	1,379			$	(330,328	)		$	143,405



Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012

	Pinnacle Foods Inc			Pinnacle			Guarantor			Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
				Foods			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries								Total
				Finance LLC
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	2,454,737		$	84,708			$	(60,960	)		$	2,478,485

Cost of products sold	—			120			1,880,692			73,090				(59,966		)		1,893,936

Gross profit	—			(120		)	574,045			11,618				(994		)		584,549

Operating expenses
Marketing and selling expenses	—			342			163,567			5,827				—				169,736

Administrative expenses	—			3,415			82,643			3,356				—				89,414

Research and development expenses	—			25			12,006			—				—				12,031

Intercompany royalties	—			—			—			77				(77		)		—

Intercompany technical service fees	—			—			—			917				(917		)		—

Other expense (income), net	—			14,255			15,519			—				—				29,774

Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	(52,519		)	(124,967		)	(831		)	—				178,317				—

Total operating expenses	(52,519		)	(106,930		)	272,904			10,177				177,323				300,955

Earnings before interest and taxes	52,519			106,810			301,141			1,441				(178,317		)		283,594

Intercompany interest (income) expense	—			(95,285		)	95,162			123				—				—

Interest expense	—			196,240			2,200			44				—				198,484

Interest income	—			—			110			—				—				110

Earnings before income taxes	52,519			5,855			203,889			1,274				(178,317		)		85,220

Provision (benefit) for income taxes	—			(46,664		)	78,922			443				—				32,701

Net earnings	$	52,519		$	52,519		$	124,967		$	831			$	(178,317	)		$	52,519


Total comprehensive earnings	$	43,402		$	43,402		$	113,923		$	787			$	(158,112	)		$	43,402


Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings
(Loss)
For the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011

	Pinnacle Foods Inc			Pinnacle			Guarantor			Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
				Foods			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries								Total
				Finance LLC
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	2,442,540		$	84,832			$	(57,810	)		$	2,469,562

Cost of products sold	—			(148		)	1,839,000			72,716				(56,872		)		1,854,696

Gross profit	—			148			603,540			12,116				(938		)		614,866

Operating expenses
Marketing and selling expenses	—			463			165,172			6,006				—				171,641

Administrative expenses	—			3,463			73,522			3,475				—				80,460

Research and development expenses	—			34			7,987			—				—				8,021

Intercompany royalties	—			—			—			70				(70		)		—

Intercompany technical service fees	—			—			—			868				(868		)		—

Goodwill impairment charge	—			—			122,900			—				—				122,900

Other expense (income), net	—			—			48,578			—				—				48,578

Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	46,914			(12,566		)	(1,227		)	—				(33,121		)		—

Total operating expenses	46,914			(8,606		)	416,932			10,419				(34,059		)		431,600

Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	(46,914		)	8,754			186,608			1,697				33,121				183,266

Intercompany interest (income) expense	—			(111,919		)	111,874			45				—				—

Interest expense	—			206,581			1,726			12				—				208,319

Interest income	—			—			241			1				—				242

Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(46,914		)	(85,908		)	73,249			1,641				33,121				(24,811		)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes	—			(38,994		)	60,683			414				—				22,103

Net earnings (loss)	$	(46,914	)	$	(46,914	)	$	12,566		$	1,227			$	33,121			$	(46,914	)


Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	$	(49,818	)	$	(49,818	)	$	(3,446	)	$	2,663			$	50,601			$	(49,818	)




Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013
	Pinnacle			Pinnacle			Guarantor			Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
	Foods			Foods			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries				and				Total
	Inc.			Finance LLC										Reclassifications
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	—		$	(26,559	)	$	285,767		$	3,034			$	—			$	262,242

Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			(452,268		)	—			—				452,268				—

Repayments of intercompany loans	—			59,827			—							(59,827		)		—

Payments for business acquisition	—			—			(575,164		)	—				—				(575,164		)

Investment in subsidiary	(582,957		)	—			—			—				582,957				—

Capital expenditures	—			—			(84,055		)	—				—				(84,055		)

Sale of plant assets	—			—			6,853			—				—				6,853

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(582,957		)	(392,441		)	(652,366		)	—				975,398				(652,366		)

Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	624,621			—			332			—				—				624,953

Dividends paid	(41,664		)	—			—			—				—				(41,664		)

Proceeds from notes offering	—			350,000			—			—				—				350,000

Proceeds from bank term loans	—			2,142,394			—			—				—				2,142,394

Repayments of long-term obligations	—			(1,733,838		)	(2,308		)	—				—				(1,736,146		)

Repurchase of notes	—			(899,180		)	—			—				—				(899,180		)

Proceeds from short-term borrowing	—			—			5,078			—				—				5,078

Repayments of short-term borrowing	—			—			(4,779		)	—				—				(4,779		)

Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			—			452,268							(452,268		)		—

Parent investment	—			582,957			—			—				(582,957		)		—

Repayments of intercompany loans	—			—			(59,827		)	—				59,827				—

Repayment of capital lease obligations	—			—			(2,943		)	—				—				(2,943		)

Parent reduction in investment in subsidiary	191			(191		)	—			—				—				—

Repurchases of equity	(191		)	—			—			—				—				(191		)

Debt acquisition costs	—			(23,142		)	—			—				—				(23,142		)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	582,957			419,000			387,821			—				(975,398		)		414,380

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—			—			—			202				—				202

Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			21,222			3,236				—				24,458

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	—			—			83,123			9,158				—				92,281

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	—		$	—		$	104,345		$	12,394			$	—			$	116,739


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	—		$	118,437		$	1,873		$	—			$	—			$	120,310

Interest received	—			—			105			36				—				141

Income taxes paid	—			—			3,124			301				—				3,425

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
New capital leases	—			—			2,030			—				—				2,030

Dividends payable	25,119			—			—			—				—				25,119


Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012

	Pinnacle			Pinnacle			Guarantor			Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
	Foods			Foods			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries				and				Total
	Inc.			Finance LLC										Reclassifications
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	—		$	(87,051	)	$	281,501		$	8,403			$	—			$	202,853

Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			100,590			—			—				(100,590		)		—

Repayments of intercompany loans	—			167,492			—							(167,492		)		—

Capital expenditures	—			—			(78,279		)	—				—				(78,279		)

Sale of plant assets held for sale	—			—			570			—				—				570

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	—			268,082			(77,709		)	—				(268,082		)		(77,709		)

Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from bank term loans	—			842,625			—			—				—				842,625

Repayments of long-term obligations	—			(632,025		)	—			—				—				(632,025		)

Repurchase of notes	—			(373,255		)	—			—				—				(373,255		)

Proceeds from short-term borrowing	—			—			4,294			—				—				4,294

Repayments of short-term borrowing	—			—			(3,863		)	—				—				(3,863		)

Borrowings under revolving credit facility	—			40,000			—			—				—				40,000

Proceeds from revolving credit facility	—			(40,000		)	—			—				—				(40,000		)

Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			—			(100,590		)					100,590				—

Repayments of intercompany loans	—			—			(167,492		)	—				167,492				—

Repayment of capital lease obligations	—			—			(3,511		)	—				—				(3,511		)

Debt acquisition costs	—			(17,498		)	—			—				—				(17,498		)

Equity contributions	—			—			—			—				—				—

Parent reduction in investment in subsidiary	878			(878		)	—			—				—				—

Repurchases of equity	(878		)	—			—			—				—				(878		)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	—			(181,031		)	(271,162		)	—				268,082				(184,111		)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—			—			—			217				—				217

Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(67,370		)	8,620				—				(58,750		)

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	—			—			150,493			538				—				151,031

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	—		$	—		$	83,123		$	9,158			$	—			$	92,281


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	—		$	177,296		$	2,131		$	—			$	—			$	179,427

Interest received	—			1			109			—				—				110

Income taxes paid	—			—			1,638			343				—				1,981

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
New capital leases	—			—			1,548			—				—				1,548



Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011
	Pinnacle			Pinnacle			Guarantor			Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
	Foods			Foods			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries				and				Total
	Inc.			Finance LLC										Reclassifications
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	—		$	(90,347	)	$	299,953		$	(5,394	)		$	—			$	204,212

Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			(291,525		)	—			—				291,525				—

Intercompany loans	—			—			(7,270		)	(9,800		)		17,070				—

Repayments of intercompany loans	—			440,552			—							(440,552		)		—

Capital expenditures	—			—			(117,306		)	—				—				(117,306		)

Sale of plant assets held for sale	—			—			7,900			—				—				7,900

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	—			149,027			(116,676		)	(9,800		)		(131,957		)		(109,406		)

Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of long-term obligations	—			(57,547		)	—			—				—				(57,547		)

Proceeds from short-term borrowing	—			—			3,070			—				—				3,070

Repayments of short-term borrowing	—			—			(2,954		)	—				—				(2,954		)

Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—			—			291,525							(291,525		)		—

Proceeds from intercompany loans	—			—			9,800			7,270				(17,070		)		—

Repayments of intercompany loans	—			—			(440,552		)	—				440,552				—

Repayment of capital lease obligations	—			—			(2,543		)	—				—				(2,543		)

Equity contributions	—			558			—			—				—				558

Parent reduction in investment in subsidiary	1,624			(1,624		)	—			—				—				—

Repurchases of equity	(1,624		)	—			—			—				—				(1,624		)

Debt acquisition costs	—			(67		)	(454		)	(200		)		—				(721		)

Other financing	—			—			—			2,730				—				2,730

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	—			(58,680		)	(142,108		)	9,800				131,957				(59,031		)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—			—			—			(30		)		—				(30		)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			41,169			(5,424		)		—				35,745

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	—			—			109,324			5,962				—				115,286

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	—		$	—		$	150,493		$	538			$	—			$	151,031


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	—		$	194,644		$	1,695		$	—			$	—			$	196,339

Interest received	—			—			240			1				—				241

Income taxes paid (refunded)	—			—			(2,849		)	895				—				(1,954		)

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
New capital leases	—			—			11,240			—				—				11,240

Subsequent_Events

Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Dec. 29, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]	'
Subsequent Events	'
	Subsequent Events

	On January 29, 2014, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Duncan Hines co-packer Gilster Mary Lee Corporation (“Gilster”) to acquire the Duncan Hines manufacturing business located in Centralia, Illinois, from Gilster for $16.5 million plus inventories. Under the terms of the agreement, Pinnacle will pay Gilster 10% of the purchase price and the inventories value in cash, with the balance due under a $14.9 million four-year note payable to Gilster on or before April 30, 2018. The acquisition is expected to close sometime in the second quarter of 2014.

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Consolidation	'
Consolidation	Consolidation. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Pinnacle and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The results of companies acquired during the year are included in the Consolidated Financial Statements from the effective date of the acquisition. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Foreign Currency Transaction	'
Foreign Currency Transaction	Foreign Currency Translation. Foreign-currency-denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates existing at the respective balance sheet dates. Translation adjustments resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates are recorded as a separate component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss within shareholder's equity. The Company translates the results of operations of its foreign subsidiary at the average exchange rates during the respective periods.
Fiscal Year	'
Fiscal Year	Fiscal Year. The Company's fiscal year ends on the last Sunday in December resulting in fifty-two-week fiscal years for 2013 and 2011 and a fifty-three-week fiscal year for 2012.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents	Cash and Cash Equivalents. The Company considers investments in all highly liquid debt instruments with an initial maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are measured at fair value and are Level 1 assets.
Inventories	'
Inventories	Inventories. Substantially all inventories are valued at the lower of average cost or net realizable value. The type of costs included in inventory are ingredients, containers, packaging, other raw materials, direct manufacturing labor and fully absorbed manufacturing overheads. When necessary, the Company provides allowances to adjust the carrying value of its inventories to the lower of cost or net realizable value, including any costs to sell or dispose and consideration for obsolescence, excessive inventory levels, product deterioration and other factors in evaluating net realizable value.
Plant Assets	'
Plant Assets	Plant Assets. Plant assets are stated at historical cost, and depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the lives of the assets. Buildings and machinery and equipment are depreciated over periods not exceeding 45 years and 15 years, respectively. The weighted average estimated remaining useful lives are approximately 15 years for buildings and 7 years for machinery and equipment. When assets are retired, sold, or otherwise disposed of, their gross carrying value and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and included in determining gain or loss on such disposals. Costs of assets acquired in a business combination are based on the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition.
Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets	'
	Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets. The Company evaluates the carrying amount of goodwill and indefinite-lived tradenames for impairment on at least an annual basis and when events occur or circumstances change that an impairment might exist. The Company performs goodwill impairment testing for each business which constitutes a component of the Company's operating segments, known as reporting units. The Company performs quantitative testing by calculating the fair value of each reporting unit. The Company compares the fair value of these reporting units with their carrying values inclusive of goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the Company compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill to its carrying amount and any shortfall is charged to earnings. In estimating the implied fair value of the goodwill, the Company estimates the fair value of the reporting unit's tangible and intangible assets (other than goodwill). In estimating the fair value of our reporting units, the Company primarily uses the income approach, which utilizes forecasted discounted cash flows to estimate the fair value for each reporting unit. The income approach utilizes management's business plans and projections as the basis for expected future cash flows for five years plus a terminal year. It requires significant assumptions including projected sales growth rates and operating margins and the weighted average cost of capital. In the most recent impairment tests, the Company forecasted cash flows for five years plus a terminal year and assumed a weighted average cost of capital of 7.5%. These projections assume sales growth rates for the next five years and the terminal year that generally average between 1.0% and 3.0% and operating margins which increase moderately from historical levels over time as a result of planned capital improvements in our plants and manufacturing efficiency projects. These assumptions are determined based upon management's expectations for each of the individual reporting units.

	For indefinite-lived tradename intangible assets, the Company determines recoverability by comparing the carrying value to its fair value estimated based on discounted cash flows attributable to the tradename and charges the shortfall, if any, to earnings. In estimating the fair value of trade names, the Company primarily uses the the relief from royalty method. The relief from royalty method involves discounted cash flow techniques, which require management to make significant assumptions regarding the weighted average cost of capital, sales growth trends and royalty rates.

	Assumptions underlying fair value estimates referred to above are subject to risks and uncertainties. These measurements would be considered level 3 under the fair value hierarchy as described in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. For more information on goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, please refer to Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets	'
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets	Valuation of Long-Lived Assets. The carrying value of long-lived assets held and used, other than goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles, is evaluated at the asset group level when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The carrying value of a long-lived asset group is considered impaired when the total projected undiscounted cash flows from such asset group are less than the carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset group. Fair market value is determined primarily using the projected cash flows from the asset group discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived asset groups held for sale, other than goodwill, are determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for disposal costs.
Revenue Recognition - Product Sales	'
Revenue Recognition - Product Sales	Revenue Recognition and Trade Marketing. Revenue from product sales is recognized upon shipment to the customers as terms are free on board ("FOB") shipping point, at which point title and risk of loss is transferred and the selling price is fixed or determinable. This completes the revenue-earning process specifically that an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, ownership has transferred, the price is fixed and collectability is reasonably assured. A provision for payment discounts and product return allowances, which is estimated based upon the Company's historical performance, management's experience and current economic trends, is recorded as a reduction of sales in the same period that the revenue is recognized.
Revenue Recognition - Trade Promotions	'
	Trade promotions, consisting primarily of customer pricing allowances and merchandising funds, and consumer coupons are offered through various programs to customers and consumers. Sales are recorded net of estimated trade promotion spending, which is recognized as incurred at the time of sale. Certain retailers require the payment of slotting fees in order to obtain space for the Company's products on the retailer's store shelves. The fees are recognized as reductions of revenue on the date a liability to the retailer is created. These amounts are included in the determination of net sales. Accruals for expected payouts under these programs are included as accrued trade marketing expense in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Coupon redemption costs are also recognized as reductions of net sales when the coupons are issued. Estimates of trade promotion expense and coupon redemption costs are based upon programs offered, timing of those offers, estimated redemption/usage rates from historical performance, management's experience and current economic trends.

	Trade marketing expense is comprised of amounts paid to retailers for programs designed to promote our products. These costs include standard introductory allowances for new products (slotting fees). They also include the cost of in-store product displays, feature pricing in retailers' advertisements and other temporary price reductions. These programs are offered to our customers both in fixed and variable (rate per case) amounts. The ultimate cost of these programs depends on retailer performance and is the subject of significant management estimates. The Company records as expense the estimated ultimate cost of the program in the period during which the program occurs. In accordance with the authoritative guidance for revenue recognition, these trade marketing expenses are classified in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a reduction of net sales. Also, in accordance with the guidance, coupon redemption costs are also recognized as reductions of net sales when issued.
Advertising	'
Advertising	Advertising. Advertising costs include the cost of working media (advertising on television, radio or in print), the cost of producing advertising, and the cost of coupon insertion and distribution. Working media and coupon insertion and distribution costs are expensed in the period the advertising is run or the coupons are distributed. The cost of producing advertising is expensed as of the first date the advertisement takes place.
Shipping and Handling Cost	'
Shipping and Handling Cost	Shipping and Handling Costs. In accordance with the authoritative guidance for revenue recognition, costs related to shipping and handling of products shipped to customers are classified as Cost of products sold.
Stock Based Compensation	'
Stock Based Compensation	Based Compensation. Grant-date fair value of stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which includes using the simplified method to estimate the number of periods to exercise date. While we had equity compensation plans in place as a private company, our broader post-IPO equity compensation plans have not been in place for a sufficient amount of time to understand their post vesting behavior. As such, we will continue to use this methodology until such time we have sufficient history to provide a reasonable basis on which to estimate the expected term. Compensation expense is reduced based on estimated forfeitures with adjustments to actual expense recorded at the time of vesting. Forfeitures are estimated based on historical experience. The majority of our equity options have a three-year vesting period. For those options that have a performance condition, compensation expense is based upon the number of shares expected to vest after assessing the probability that the performance criteria will be met. We recognize compensation cost for awards over the vesting period, adjusted for any changes in our probability assessment.
Insurance reserves	'
Insurance reserves	Insurance reserves. The Company is self-insured under its worker's compensation insurance policy. The Company utilizes a stop loss policy issued by an insurance company to fund claims in excess of $350. The Company estimates the outstanding retained-insurance liabilities by projecting incurred losses to their ultimate liability and subtracting amounts paid-to-date to obtain the remaining liabilities. The Company bases actuarial estimates of ultimate liability on actual incurred losses, estimates of incurred but not yet reported losses and the projected costs to resolve these losses.
Income Taxes	'
Income Taxes	Income Taxes. Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with the authoritative guidance for accounting for income taxes under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company continually reviews its deferred tax assets for recovery. A valuation allowance is established when the Company believes that it is more likely than not that some portion of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. Changes in valuation allowances from period to period are included in the Company's tax provision in the period of change.
Financial Instruments	'
Financial Instruments	Financial Instruments. The Company uses financial instruments to manage its exposure to movements in interest rates, certain commodity prices and foreign currencies. The use of these financial instruments modifies the exposure of these risks with the intent to reduce the risk or cost to the Company. The Company does not use derivatives for trading purposes and is not a party to leveraged derivatives. The authoritative guidance for derivative and hedge accounting requires that all derivatives be recognized as either assets or liabilities at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recognized in earnings. The cash flows associated with the financial instruments are included in the cash flow from operating activities.
Deferred financing costs	'
Deferred financing costs	Deferred financing costs. Deferred financing costs are amortized over the life of the related debt using the effective interest rate method. If debt is prepaid or retired early, the related unamortized deferred financing costs are written off in the period the debt is retired.
Capitalized Internal Use Software Costs	'
Capitalized Internal Use Software Costs	Capitalized Internal Use Software Costs. The Company capitalizes the cost of internal-use software that has a useful life in excess of one year. These costs consist of payments made to third parties and the salaries of employees working on such software development. Subsequent additions, modifications or upgrades to internal-use software are capitalized only to the extent that they allow the software to perform a task it previously did not perform. Capitalized internal use software costs are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, generally 2 ½ to 3 years.
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	Accumulated other comprehensive loss. Accumulated other comprehensive loss includes loss on financial instruments, foreign currency translation adjustments, net gains or (losses) on pension actuarial assumptions and the related tax provisions or benefits that are currently presented as a component of shareholder's equity.
Use of Estimates	'
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	'
	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

	In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists,” (“ASU 2013-11”). The update provides guidance on financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss ("NOL") carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. This ASU applies to all entities with unrecognized tax benefits that also have tax loss or tax credit carryforwards in the same tax jurisdiction as of the reporting date. The Company adopted this standard in December 2013 noting no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

	In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income,” (“ASU 2013-02”). This new guidance requires that we present either in a single note or parenthetically on the face of the financial statements, the effect of significant amounts reclassified from each component of accumulated other comprehensive income based on its source and the income statement line items affected by the reclassification. This guidance only impacts disclosures within our consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements and does not result in a change to the accounting treatment of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The Company adopted this guidance in 2013.
Fair Value Measurement	'
Fair Value Measurement	December 29, 2013 or December 30, 2012.

Summary_of_Significant_Account2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss	'
	The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss at year end were as follows:



		December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012
	Swaps mark to market adjustments	$	28,611		$	(2,878	)

	Foreign currency translation	(546		)	(369		)
	Loss on pension actuarial assumptions	(27,434		)	(69,374		)
	Tax (expense) benefit	(8,128		)	11,068

	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(7,497	)	$	(61,553	)

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Summary of the allocation of the total cost of the acquisition to assets acquired	'
	The cost of the Acquisition was $575,164. The following table summarizes the allocation of the total cost of the Acquisition to the assets acquired:



	Assets acquired:
	Inventories	$	20,029

	Plant assets	5,871

	Tradenames	347,400

	Distributor relationships and other agreements	14,700

	Deferred tax assets	564

	Goodwill	186,600

		$	575,164

Schedule of pro forma information	'



		Year ended December 29, 2013 (unaudited)		Year ended December 30, 2012 (unaudited)
	Net sales	$	2,612.70	$	2,670.70

	Net earnings	$	110.1	$	65.1

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Financial Assets and Liabilities Subject to Recurring Fair Value	'
	The Company’s financial assets and liabilities subject to recurring fair value measurements and the required disclosures are as follows:



		Fair Value		Fair Value Measurements						Fair Value		Fair Value Measurements
		as of		Using Fair Value Hierarchy						as of		Using Fair Value Hierarchy
		29-Dec-13		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		30-Dec-12		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Assets
	Interest rate derivatives	$	29,518	$	—	$	29,518	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

	Foreign currency derivatives	307		—		307		—		638		—		638		—

	Commodity derivatives	543		—		543		—		525		—		525		—

	Total assets at fair value	$	30,368	$	—	$	30,368	$	—	$	1,163	$	—	$	1,163	$	—


	Liabilities
	Interest rate derivatives	$	1,904	$	—	$	1,904	$	—	$	3,807	$	—	$	3,807	$	—

	Commodity derivatives	—		—		—		—		682		—		682		—

	Total liabilities at fair value	$	1,904	$	—	$	1,904	$	—	$	4,489	$	—	$	4,489	$	—

Stockholders_Equity_and_Equity1

Stockholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense Stockholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table summarizes the equity option transactions under the 2013 Omnibus Plan:



			Number of			Weighted Average Exercise Price				Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date				Weighted Average Remaining Life	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000's)
			Options
	Outstanding, December 30, 2012		—			$	—			$	—			0	—



		Granted	2,496,201			20.44				4.81

		Exercised	—			—				—

		Forfeitures	(165,710	)		20				4.63

	Outstanding, December 29, 2013		2,330,491			20.47				$	4.82			9.27	$	15,782


	Exercisable, December 29, 2013		—			$	—			$	—			0	$	—

Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions	'
	The fair value of the options granted during the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011 was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes model with the following weighted average assumptions:



			Fiscal year ended
			December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012			December 25, 2011
	Risk-free interest rate		1.17	%		0.34	%		0.64	%
	Expected time to option exercise		6.50 years			3.50 years			1.93 years

	Expected volatility of Pinnacle Foods Inc. stock		35	%		40	%		55	%
	Expected dividend yield on Pinnacle Foods Inc. stock		3.54	%	*	2% - 4%			0	%

Schedule of Equity-based Compensation Expense	'
	The following table summarizes equity-based compensation expense related to employee equity options and employee equity units under the authoritative guidance for equity compensation which was allocated as follows:



		Fiscal year ended
		December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012				December 25, 2011
	Cost of products sold	$	633			$	113			$	152

	Marketing and selling expenses	1,399				342				463

	Administrative expenses	5,792				370				502

	Research and development expenses	109				25				34

	Pre-Tax Equity-Based Compensation Expense	7,933				850				1,151

	Income Tax Benefit	2,083				30				33

	Net Equity-Based Compensation Expense	$	5,850			$	820			$	1,118

Summary of Equity Option Transactions	'
	The following table summarizes the equity option transactions under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan:


			Number of			Weighted Average Exercise Price				Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date				Weighted Average Remaining Life	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000's)
			Shares
	Outstanding, December 30, 2012		436,486			$	9.99			$	3.97			6.22	$	1,642


		Granted	—			—				—

		Exercised	(86,731	)		8.89				4.48

		Forfeitures	(35,359	)		10.68				6.98

	Outstanding, December 29, 2013		314,396			$	10.22			$	6.13			5.51	$	5,352


	Exercisable, December 29, 2013		113,402			$	9.35			$	4.08			4.77	$	2,029

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table summarizes the changes in non-vested shares.



			Number of			Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date				Weighted Average Remaining Life		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000's)
			Shares
	Non-vested shares at December 30, 2012		—			$	—			0		$	—


		Converted PIUs	1,546,355			20

		Granted	348,502			21.06

		Forfeitures	(168,027	)		20

		Vested	(81,112	)		20

	Non-vested shares at December 29, 2013		1,645,718			$	20.34			6.35		$	44,829

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table presents amounts reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("AOCL") and into Net earnings for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013.



	Gain/(Loss)		Amounts Reclassified from AOCL
			Fiscal year ended
	Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings Components		December 29, 2013				Reclassified from AOCL to:
	Gains and losses on financial instrument contracts
	Interest rate contracts		$	(4,000	)		Interest expense
	Foreign exchange contracts		1,771				Cost of products sold

	Total before tax		(2,229		)
	Tax benefit		608				Provision for income taxes

	Deferred tax expense		(9,070		)	(a)	Provision for income taxes
	Net of tax		(10,691		)

	Pension actuarial assumption adjustments
	Amortization of actuarial loss		(1,663		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
	Tax benefit		643				Provision for income taxes

	Net of tax		(1,020		)
	Net reclassifications into net earnings		$	(11,711	)
Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares [Table Text Block]	'
	Diluted earnings per common share are calculated by dividing net earnings by weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period plus dilutive potential common shares, which are determined as follows:


		Fiscal year ended
		29-Dec-13			30-Dec-12			25-Dec-11
	Weighted-average common shares	106,841,198			81,230,630			81,315,848

	Effect of dilutive securities	1,777,542			5,263,916			—

	Dilutive potential common shares	108,618,740			86,494,546			81,315,848

Other_Expense_Income_Net_Table

Other Expense (Income), Net (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Other Expense (Income), net	'


		Fiscal year
		December 29,			December 30,			December 25,
		2013			2012			2011
	Other expense (income), net consists of:

	Amortization of intangibles/other assets	$	15,875		$	15,828		$	16,175

	Wish-Bone acquisition costs (Note 3)	6,067			—			—

	Tradename impairment charges	—			520			25,300

	Redemption premium on the early extinguishment of debt	34,180			14,255			—

	Lehman Brothers Specialty Financing settlement	—			—			8,500

	Gain on sale of the Watsonville, CA facility	—			—			(391		)

	Royalty income and other	(918		)	(829		)	(1,006		)
	Total other expense (income), net	$	55,204		$	29,774		$	48,578

Balance_Sheet_Information_Tabl

Balance Sheet Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Balance Sheet Information [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accounts Receivable	'
	Accounts receivable are as follows:



		December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012
	Customers	$	160,704			$	137,950

	Allowances for cash discounts, bad debts and returns	(5,849		)		(5,149		)
	Subtotal	154,855				132,801

	Other receivables	9,809				11,083

	Total	$	164,664			$	143,884

Schedule of the Changes in the Allowance for Cash Discounts, Bad Debts and Returns	'
	Following are the changes in the allowance for cash discounts, bad debts, and returns:


		Beginning									Ending
		Balance			Revenue Reductions			Deductions			Balance
	Fiscal 2013	$	5,149		$	87,005		$	(86,305	)	$	5,849

	Fiscal 2012	5,440			90,598			(90,889		)	5,149

	Fiscal 2011	5,214			86,158			(85,932		)	5,440

Schedule of Inventories	'
	Inventories are as follows:



		December 29,				December 30,
		2013				2012
	Raw materials, containers and supplies	$	53,779			$	50,919

	Finished product	308,093				307,132

	Total	$	361,872			$	358,051

Schedule of Other Current Assets	'
	Other Current Assets are as follows:


		December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012
	Prepaid expenses	$	5,560			$	5,954

	Prepaid income taxes	776				578

	Assets held for sale	1,556				5,330

	Total	$	7,892			$	11,862

Schedule of Plant Assets	'
	Plant assets are as follows:


		December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012
	Land	$	14,061			$	14,061

	Buildings	196,206				178,300

	Machinery and equipment	576,156				513,339

	Projects in progress	33,950				32,660

	Subtotal	820,373				738,360

	Accumulated depreciation	(297,103		)		(244,694		)
	Total	$	523,270			$	493,666

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities	'
	Accrued liabilities are as follows:


		December 29,				December 30,
		2013				2012
	Employee compensation and benefits	$	59,871			$	53,373

	Interest payable	14,108				28,116

	Consumer coupons	1,445				3,346

	Accrued restructuring charges (see note 9)	1,938				10,480

	Accrued financial instrument contracts (see note 12)	768				682

	Other	21,625				23,272

	Total	$	99,755			$	119,269

Schedule Of Other Long-Term Liabilities	'
	Other long-term liabilities are as follows:


		December 29,				December 30,
		2013				2012
	Employee compensation and benefits	$	8,434			$	9,340

	Long-term rent liability and deferred rent allowances	9,401				10,217

	Liability for uncertain tax positions	727				1,614

	Accrued financial instrument contracts (see note 12)	1,136				3,807

	Other	4,862				3,727

	Total	$	24,560			$	28,705

Recovered_Sheet1

Goodwill, Tradename And other Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Goodwill by segment	'
	Goodwill by segment is as follows:



		Birds Eye				Duncan				Specialty				Total
		Frozen				Hines				Foods
						Grocery
	Balance, December 25, 2011	$	527,069			$	740,465			$	173,961			$	1,441,495


	Balance, December 30, 2012	$	527,069			$	740,465			$	173,961			$	1,441,495

	Wish-Bone Addition (Note 3)	—				186,600				—				186,600

	Balance, December 29, 2013	$	527,069			$	927,065			$	173,961			$	1,628,095


Schedule of Tradenames by segment	'
	Tradenames by segment are as follows:



		Birds Eye				Duncan Hines				Specialty
		Frozen				Grocery				Foods				Total
	Balance, December 25, 2011	$	796,680			$	771,832			$	36,000			$	1,604,512

	Impairments	—				(520		)		—				(520		)

	Balance, December 30, 2012	$	796,680			$	771,312			$	36,000			$	1,603,992

	Wish-Bone Addition (Note 3)	—				347,400				—				347,400

	Balance, December 29, 2013	$	796,680			$	1,118,712			$	36,000			$	1,951,392


Schedule of Other Assets	'
	Other Assets



		December 29, 2013
		Weighted			Gross				Accumulated				Net
		Avg Life			Carrying				Amortization
					Amount
	Amortizable intangibles
	Recipes	10			$	52,810			$	(35,645	)		$	17,165

	Customer relationships - Distributors	36			139,146				(34,518		)		104,628

	Customer relationships - Foodservice	7			36,143				(35,291		)		852

	Customer relationships - Private Label	7			9,214				(9,078		)		136

	License	7			6,175				(3,162		)		3,013

	Total amortizable intangibles				$	243,488			$	(117,694	)		$	125,794

	Deferred financing costs				46,638				(21,198		)		25,440

	Financial instruments				29,518				—				29,518

	Other (1)				5,373				—				5,373

	Total other assets, net												$	186,125

		Amortizable intangibles by segment
		Birds Eye Frozen											$	63,319

		Duncan Hines Grocery											58,090

		Specialty Foods											4,385

													$	125,794




		December 30, 2012
		Weighted			Gross				Accumulated				Net
		Avg Life			Carrying				Amortization
					Amount
	Amortizable intangibles
	Recipes	10			$	52,810			$	(30,365	)		$	22,445

	Customer relationships - Distributors	36			125,746				(28,791		)		96,955

	Customer relationships - Foodservice	7			36,143				(31,882		)		4,261

	Customer relationships - Private Label	7			9,214				(8,533		)		681

	License	7			4,875				(2,250		)		2,625

	Total amortizable intangibles				$	228,788			$	(101,821	)		$	126,967

	Deferred financing costs				59,486				(35,306		)		24,180

	Financial instruments (see note 12)				—				—				—

	Other (1)				4,411				—				4,411

Total other assets, net												$	155,558

	Amortizable intangibles by segment
	Birds Eye Frozen											$	69,581

	Duncan Hines Grocery											48,806

	Specialty Foods											8,580

												$	126,967


(1) As of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, Other consists of security deposits.
Schedule of Deferred Financing Cost Activity	'
	The following summarizes deferred financing cost activity:



		Gross				Accumulated				Net
		Carrying				Amortization
		Amount
	Balance, December 30, 2012	$	59,486			$	(35,306	)		$	24,180

	2013 - Additions	18,380				—				18,380

	- Amortization	—				(4,395		)		(4,395		)

	- Write Off	(31,228		)		18,503				(12,725		)

	Balance, December 29, 2013	$	46,638			$	(21,198	)		$	25,440

Restructuring_Tables

Restructuring (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Schedule of restructuring charges accrued	'
	The following table summarizes total restructuring charges accrued as of December 29, 2013.



	Description	Balance, December 25, 2011		Expense		Other increases			Payments			Balance, December 30, 2012
	Facility shutdowns	$	1,201	$	958	$	776	-1	$	(139	)	$	2,796

	Contract termination and other fees	—		6,483		—			(650		)	5,833

	Employee severance	2,875		2,687		—			(3,711		)	1,851

	Total	$	4,076	$	10,128	$	776		$	(4,500	)	$	10,480


	Description	Balance, December 30, 2012		Expense		Other increases			Payments			Balance, December 29, 2013
	Facility shutdowns	$	2,796	$	—	$	—		$	(1,178	)	$	1,618

	Contract termination and other fees	5,833		—		—			(5,833		)	—

	Employee severance	1,851		—		—			(1,531		)	320

	Total	$	10,480	$	—	$	—		$	(8,542	)	$	1,938


	(1) Consists of asset retirement obligations primarily at the Millsboro, Delaware plant.

Debt_And_Interest_Expense_Tabl

Debt And Interest Expense (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Long-term and Short-term Debt Instruments	'


		December 29,			December 30,
		2013			2012
	Short-term borrowings

	- Notes payable	$	2,437		$	2,139

	Total short-term borrowings	$	2,437		$	2,139

	Long-term debt
	- Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche B Non Extended Term Loans due 2014	$	—		$	243,264

	- Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche B Extended Term Loans due 2016	—			637,906

	- Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche E Term Loans due 2018	—			398,000

	- Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche F Term Loans due 2018	—			448,875

	- Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche G Term Loans due 2020	1,621,850			—

	- Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche H Term Loans due 2020	525,000			—

	- 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021	350,000			—

	- 9.25% Senior Notes due 2015	—			465,000

	- 8.25% Senior Notes due 2017	—			400,000

	- Unamortized discount on long term debt	(16,085		)	(7,230		)
	- Capital lease obligations	19,982			20,990

	Sub-total	2,500,747			2,606,805

	Less: current portion of long-term obligations	24,580			30,419

	Total long-term debt	$	2,476,167		$	2,576,386

Schedule of Interest expense	'



	Interest expense	Fiscal year
		December 29,			December 30,			December 25,
		2013			2012			2011
	Interest expense, third party	$	102,286		$	158,557		$	165,611

	Related party interest expense (Note 14)	1,880			3,330			6,172

	Amortization of debt acquisition costs (Note 8)	4,395			8,585			11,062

	Write-off of debt acquisition costs (Note 8)	12,725			8,091			—

	Write-off of loan discount	2,182			1,864			—

	Financing costs (Note 8)	4,762			7,526			—

	Amortization of deferred mark-to-market adjustment on terminated swaps (Note 12)	—			444			2,119

	Interest rate swap losses (Note 12)	4,124			10,087			23,355

	Total interest expense	$	132,354		$	198,484		$	208,319

Schedule of Early Redemption Prices Of Long-term Debt Instruments	'



	4.875% Senior Notes
	Year	Percentage
	2016	103.66%
	2017	102.44%
	2018	101.22%
	2019 and thereafter	100.00%

Schedule of the estimated fair value of the Company's long-erm debt, including the current portion	'
	The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, as of December 29, 2013, is as follows:



			December 29, 2013
	Issue		Face Value			Fair Value
	Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche G Term Loans		1,621,850			1,619,823

	Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche H Term Loans		525,000			524,344

	4.875% Senior Notes		350,000			329,000

			$	2,496,850		$	2,473,167

	The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, as of December 30, 2012, is as follows:



			December 30, 2012
	Issue		Face Value			Fair Value
	Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche B Non Extended Term Loans		$	243,264		$	244,480

	Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche B Extended Term Loans		637,906			641,095

	Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche E Term Loans		398,000			400,985

	Senior Secured Credit Facility - Tranche F Term Loans		448,875			452,242

	9.25% Senior Notes		465,000			471,975

	8.25% Senior Notes		400,000			427,000

			$	2,593,045		$	2,637,777

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_P

Pension and Retirement Plans Pension and Retirement Plans (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Schedule of expected benefit payments	'
	The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid:



		Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan ($)			Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan ($)
	2014	4,684			10,748

	2015	4,427			10,888

	2016	4,423			11,432

	2017	4,346			10,873

	2018	4,330			10,541

	2019-2023	22,565			57,079

Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan [Member]	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Reconciliation of the changes in benefit obligation	'
	The following table reconciles the changes in our benefit obligation:


		Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan
		Pension Benefits
		Fiscal year ended
		December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012			December 25, 2011
	Change in Benefit Obligation
	Net benefit obligation at beginning of the period	$	97,755			$	91,660		$	83,814

	Service cost	69				786			893

	Interest cost	3,891				4,081			4,263

	Actuarial (gain) loss	(7,486		)		9,460			7,388

	Gross benefits paid	(5,315		)		(4,922		)	(4,698		)
	Curtailment gain	—				(3,310		)	—

	Net benefit obligation at end of the period	88,914				97,755			91,660


	Change in Plan Assets
	Fair value of plan assets at beginning of the period	64,230				57,802			55,226

	Employer contributions	2,710				4,141			6,829

	Actual return on plan assets	7,524				7,209			445

	Gross benefits paid	(5,315		)		(4,922		)	(4,698		)
	Fair value of plan assets at end of the period	69,149				64,230			57,802


	Funded status at end of the year	$	(19,765	)		$	(33,525	)	$	(33,858	)

	Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
	Accrued pension benefits	$	(19,765	)		$	(33,525	)	$	(33,858	)
	Net amount recognized at end of the period	$	(19,765	)		$	(33,525	)	$	(33,858	)

	Amounts recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	Net loss	$	20,917			$	32,283		$	30,802

	Prior service cost	—				—			345

	Net amount recognized at end of the period	$	20,917			$	32,283		$	31,147


	Accumulated benefit obligation	88,914				97,755			88,196


	Weighted average assumptions
	Discount rate	4.76		%		3.98		%	4.59		%
	Expected return on plan assets	6.5		%		7		%	7.5		%
	Rate of compensation increase	N/A				N/A			3		%

Schedule of the components of net periodic (benefit) cost	'
	The following represents the components of net periodic cost:



	Pension Benefits	Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan
		Fiscal year
		December 29,				December 30,			December 25,
		2013				2012			2011
	Service cost	$	69			$	786		$	893

	Interest cost	3,891				4,081			4,263

	Expected return on assets	(4,445		)		(4,463		)	(4,244		)
	Amortization of:

	prior service cost	—				42			42

	actuarial loss	802				1,923			724

	Curtailment loss	—				303

	Net periodic cost	$	317			$	2,672		$	1,678


	Weighted average assumptions:
	Discount rate	3.98		%		4.43		%	5.45		%
	Expected return on plan assets	7		%		7.5		%	7.5		%
	Rate of compensation increase	N/A				3		%	3		%

Schedule of the weighted-average asset allocations and fair value hierarchy	'
	The Company's pension plan weighted-average asset allocations at December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, by asset category, are as follows:


		December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012
	Asset category
	Equity securities	51	%		60	%
	Debt securities	48	%		40	%
	Cash	1	%		—	%
	Total	100	%		100	%
	The following table summarizes the Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan's investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


	Level 1:	Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

	Level 2:	Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

	Level 3:	Unobservable inputs that reflect the Company's assumptions.



		Fair Value				Fair Value Measurements
		as of				Using Fair Value Hierarchy
		29-Dec-13				Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
	Short-term investments:
	Short-term Investment Fund	$	476			$	—		$	476		$	—

	Equity Common/collective trusts:
	Small/ Mid Capitalization Fund	4,805				—			4,805			—

	Large Capitalization Equity Fund	18,840				—			18,840			—

	International Fund	11,547				—			11,547			—

	Fixed Income Common/collective trusts:
	Fixed Income Fund	33,481				—			33,481			—

	Total assets at fair value	$	69,149			$	—		$	69,149		$	—


		Fair Value				Fair Value Measurements
		as of				Using Fair Value Hierarchy
		30-Dec-12				Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
	Short-term investments:
	Short-term Investment Fund	$	259			$	—		$	259		$	—

	Equity Common/collective trusts:
	Small/ Mid Capitalization Fund	5,273				—			5,273			—

	Large Capitalization Equity Fund	19,647				—			19,647			—

	International Fund	13,715				—			13,715			—

	Fixed Income Common/collective trusts:
	Fixed Income Fund	25,336				—			25,336			—

	Total assets at fair value	$	64,230			$	—		$	64,230		$	—

Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan [Member]	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Reconciliation of the changes in benefit obligation	'
	The following table reconciles the changes in our benefit obligation:



		Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan
		Pension Benefits
		Fiscal year ended
		December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012			December 25, 2011
	Change in Benefit Obligation
	Net benefit obligation at beginning of the period	$	194,535			$	175,057		$	155,854

	Service cost	—				102			537

	Interest cost	7,070				7,439			8,200

	Participant contributions	—				—			22

	Actuarial loss (gain)	(26,433		)		24,561			27,567

	Gross benefits paid	(12,529		)		(11,818		)	(12,148		)
	Curtailment gain	—				(806		)	(4,975		)

	Net benefit obligation at end of the period	162,643				194,535			175,057


	Change in Plan Assets
	Fair value of plan assets at beginning of the period	129,935				118,666			108,446

	Employer contributions	5,568				8,373			9,471

	Participant contributions	—				—			22

	Actual return on plan assets	12,226				14,714			12,875

	Gross benefits paid	(12,529		)		(11,818		)	(12,148		)
	Fair value of plan assets at end of the period	135,200				129,935			118,666


	Funded status at end of the year	$	(27,443	)		$	(64,600	)	$	(56,391	)

	Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
	Accrued pension benefits	$	(27,096	)		$	(64,179	)	$	(55,892	)
	Accrued pension benefits (part of accrued liabilities)	(347		)		(421		)	(499		)
	Net amount recognized at end of the period	$	(27,443	)		$	(64,600	)	$	(56,391	)

	Amounts recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	Net loss	$	7,595			$	37,955		$	20,797

	Net amount recognized at end of the period	$	7,595			$	37,955		$	20,797


	Accumulated benefit obligation	162,643				194,536			174,399


	Weighted average assumptions
	Discount rate	4.76		%		3.83		%	4.51		%
	Expected return on plan assets	6.5		%		7		%	7		%
	Rate of compensation increase	N/A				N/A			3		%

Schedule of the components of net periodic (benefit) cost	'
	The following represents the components of net periodic (benefit) cost:



	Pension Benefits	Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan
		Fiscal year
		December 29,				December 30,			December 25,
		2013				2012			2011
	Service cost	$	—			$	102		$	537

	Interest cost	7,070				7,439			8,200

	Expected return on assets	(8,941		)		(8,574		)	(7,634		)
	Amortization of actuarial loss	611				489			9

	Curtailment gain								—

	Net periodic (benefit) cost	$	(1,260	)		$	(544	)	$	1,112


	Weighted average assumptions:
	Discount rate	3.83		%		4.17		%	5.31		%
	Expected return on plan assets	7		%		7		%	7		%
	Rate of compensation increase (1)	N/A				1.78		%	3		%


	(1) In fiscal 2012, this represents 3% for the seven months when the employees earned service credits.
Schedule of the weighted-average asset allocations and fair value hierarchy	'
	The following table sets forth the weighted-average asset allocations of the Company's pension plans by asset category:



		December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012
	Asset category
	Equity securities	41	%		60	%
	Debt securities	58	%		40	%
	Cash	1	%		—	%
	Total	100	%		100	%
	The following table summarizes the Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan's investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


	Level 1:	Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

	Level 2:	Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

	Level 3:	Unobservable inputs that reflect the Company's assumptions.



		Fair Value				Fair Value Measurements
		as of				Using Fair Value Hierarchy
		29-Dec-13				Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
	Short-term investments:
	Short-term Investment Fund	$	1,200			$	—		$	1,200		$	—

	Equity Common/collective trusts:
	Small/ Mid Capitalization Fund	7,810				—			7,810			—

	Large Capitalization Equity Fund	29,571				—			29,571			—

	International Fund	18,374				—			18,374			—

	Fixed Income Common/collective trusts:

	Fixed Income Fund	78,245				—			78,245			—

	Total assets at fair value	$	135,200			$	—		$	135,200		$	—


		Fair Value				Fair Value Measurements
		as of				Using Fair Value Hierarchy
		30-Dec-12				Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
	Short-term investments:
	Short-term Investment Fund	$	525			$	—		$	525		$	—

	Equity Common/collective trusts:
	Small/ Mid Capitalization Fund	10,697				—			10,697			—

	Large Capitalization Equity Fund	40,661				—			40,661			—

	International Fund	26,579				—			26,579			—

	Fixed Income Common/collective trusts:

	Fixed Income Fund	51,473				—			51,473			—

	Total assets at fair value	$	129,935			$	—		$	129,935		$	—

Financial_Instruments_Tables

Financial Instruments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Interest Rate Swaps	'
	The second quarter 2013 IPO (Note 1) and debt refinancings (Note 10) resulted in significant changes to the Company's debt profile. For t
Schedule of Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	'
	As of December 29, 2013, the Company had the following foreign currency exchange contracts (in aggregate) that were designated as cash flow hedges of foreign exchange risk:



	Product	Number of		Notional Sold in			Notional				USD to CAD		Trade Date		Maturity
		Instruments		Aggregate in ("CAD")			Purchased in				Exchange				Dates
							Aggregate in ("USD")				Rates
	CAD Forward	13		$	43,600		$	40,863			0.993 - 1.077		Sep 2012 - Dec 2013		Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

Schedule of derivative instruments not designated in qualifying hedging relationships	'
	As of December 29, 2013, the Company had the following derivative instruments that were not designated in qualifying hedging relationships:



	Commodity Contracts	Number of		Notional		Price/Index	Trade Dates		Maturity
		Instruments		Purchased in					Dates
				Aggregate
	Diesel Fuel Contracts	11		5,315,757 Gallons		$3.74 - $3.95 per Gallon	Apr 2013 - Nov 2013		Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Schedule of the fair value of derivatives financial instruments as well as their Consolidated Balance Sheets classification	'
	The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012.


		Tabular Disclosure of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
		Asset Derivatives					Liability Derivatives
		Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value			Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value
				as of					as of
				29-Dec-13					29-Dec-13
	Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
	Interest Rate Contracts						Accrued liabilities		$	70

		Other assets, net		$	29,518		Other long-term liabilities		1,136

	Foreign Exchange Contracts	Other current assets		307

	Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments			$	29,825				$	1,206

	Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
	Interest Rate Contracts						Accrued liabilities		698

	Commodity Contracts	Other current assets		543

	Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments			$	543				$	698


		Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value			Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value
				as of					as of
				30-Dec-12					30-Dec-12
	Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
	Interest Rate Contracts						Other long-term liabilities		$	3,807

	Foreign Exchange Contracts	Other current assets		$	605

		Other assets, net		33

	Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments			$	638				$	3,807

	Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

	Commodity Contracts	Other current assets		$	525		Accrued liabilities		$	682

	Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments			$	525				$	682

Schedule of derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) earnings	'
	The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and AOCL for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012.

	Tabular Disclosure of the Effect of Derivative Instruments


	Gain/(Loss)
	Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging	Recognized in				Effective portion	Reclassified				Ineffective portion		Recognized in
	Relationships	AOCL on				reclassified from AOCL to:	from AOCL				recognized in Earnings in:		Earnings on
		Derivative					into Earnings						Derivative
		(Effective					(Effective						(Ineffective
		Portion)					Portion)						Portion)

	Interest Rate Contracts	$	27,817			Interest expense	$	(4,000	)	(a)	Interest expense		$	8

	Foreign Exchange Contracts	1,443				Cost of products sold	1,771				Cost of products sold		(3		)

	Fiscal year ended December 29, 2013	$	29,260				$	(2,229	)				$	5


	Interest Rate Contracts	$	(7,028	)		Interest expense	$	(10,290	)	(a)	Interest expense		$	(241	)
	Foreign Exchange Contracts	(289		)		Cost of products sold	(4		)		Cost of products sold		(8		)
	Fiscal year ended December 30, 2012	$	(7,317	)			$	(10,294	)				$	(249	)

	Interest Rate Contracts	$	(3,364	)		Interest expense	$	(25,465	)		Interest expense		$	(9	)
	Foreign Exchange Contracts	(24		)		Cost of products sold	(1,781		)		Cost of products sold		274

	Fiscal year ended December 26, 2011	$	(3,388	)			$	(27,246	)				$	265


	Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments					Recognized in Earnings in:	Recognized in
							Earnings on
							Derivative
	Commodity Contracts					Cost of products sold	$	667

	Interest Rate Contracts					Interest expense	(132		)
	Fiscal year ended December 29, 2013						$	535


	Commodity Contracts					Cost of products sold	$	(97	)
	Fiscal year ended December 30, 2012						$	(97	)

	Commodity Contracts					Cost of products sold	$	(1,337	)
	Fiscal year ended December 26, 2011						$	(1,337	)
Schedule of aggregate fair values of derivatives that contain credit risk-related contingent features	'
	The table below summarizes the aggregate fair values of those derivatives that contain credit risk-related contingent features as of December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012.
	December 29, 2013



	Asset/(Liability)
	Counterparty	Contract		Termination			Performance				Accrued				Fair Value
		Type		Value			Risk				Interest				(excluding
							Adjustment								interest)
	Barclays	Interest Rate Contracts		$	12,303		$	(12	)		$	(155	)		$	12,446

		Commodity Contracts		543			—				—				543

	Bank of America	Interest Rate Contracts		12,930			(124		)		—				12,806

	Macquarie Bank	Interest Rate Contracts		(506		)	93				(3		)		(410		)

	Credit Suisse	Interest Rate Contracts		2,634			62				(75		)		2,771

		Foreign Exchange Contracts		300			6				—				306

	Total			$	28,204		$	25			$	(233	)		$	28,462


	December 30, 2012




	Asset/(Liability)
	Counterparty	Contract		Termination			Performance				Accrued				Fair Value
		Type		Value			Risk				Interest				(excluding
							Adjustment								interest)
	Barclays	Interest Rate Contracts		$	(2,063	)	$	31			$	(128	)		$	(1,904	)

		Commodity Contracts		(158		)	—				—				(158		)

	Credit Suisse	Interest Rate Contracts		(2,063		)	32				(128		)		(1,903		)

		Foreign Exchange Contracts		636			3				—				639

	Total			$	(3,648	)	$	66			$	(256	)		$	(3,326	)

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Operating Leases, Capital Leases and Purchase Commitments	'
	As of December 29, 2013, the Company had entered into non-cancellable lease and purchase contracts, with terms in excess of one year, requiring the following minimum payments:



	Description	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter
	Operating leases	$	12,135	$	9,816	$	8,570	$	8,356	$	7,908	$	22,295

	Capital leases	4,577		3,982		5,664		1,572		1,348		10,006

	Purchase Commitments (1)	564,341		70,343		60,329		5,827		4,522		47,300



	-1	The amounts indicated in this line primarily reflect future contractual payments, including certain take-or-pay arrangements entered into as part of the normal course of business. The amounts do not include obligations related to other contractual purchase obligations that are not take-or-pay arrangements. Such contractual purchase obligations are primarily purchase orders at fair value that are part of normal operations and are reflected in historical operating cash flow trends. Purchase obligations also include trade and consumer promotion and advertising commitments.

Segments_Tables

Segments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment	'


		Fiscal year
	SEGMENT INFORMATION	December 29,				December 30,			December 25, 2011
		2013				2012
		52 weeks				53 weeks			52 weeks
	Net sales
	Birds Eye Frozen	$	1,096,897			$	1,103,093		$	1,100,751

	Duncan Hines Grocery	1,004,990				978,615			966,068

	Specialty Foods	361,915				396,777			402,743

	Total	$	2,463,802			$	2,478,485		$	2,469,562

	Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes
	Birds Eye Frozen	$	198,634			$	178,184		$	97,155

	Duncan Hines Grocery	144,428				120,746			157,316

	Specialty Foods	29,959				23,503			(40,317		)

	Unallocated corporate expenses	(79,984		)		(38,839		)	(30,888		)
	Total	$	293,037			$	283,594		$	183,266

	Depreciation and amortization
	Birds Eye Frozen	$	38,409			$	38,667		$	42,130

	Duncan Hines Grocery	22,755				41,400			29,268

	Specialty Foods	17,061				18,056			17,078

	Total	$	78,225			$	98,123		$	88,476

	Capital expenditures*
	Birds Eye Frozen	$	40,516			$	41,885		$	80,884

	Duncan Hines Grocery	34,003				25,729			31,171

	Specialty Foods	11,566				12,213			16,491

	Total	$	86,085			$	79,827		$	128,546

	GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
	Net sales
	United States	$	2,439,888			$	2,454,737		$	2,442,540

	Canada	83,551				84,708			84,832

	Intercompany	(59,637		)		(60,960		)	(57,810		)
	Total	$	2,463,802			$	2,478,485		$	2,469,562


	*Includes new capital leases.



	SEGMENT INFORMATION	December 29,				December 30,
		2013				2012
	Total assets
	Birds Eye Frozen	$	2,004,250			$	1,978,668

	Duncan Hines Grocery	2,577,093				1,965,002

Specialty Foods	358,198				356,722

Corporate	141,650				99,596

Total	$	5,081,191			$	4,399,988

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Long-lived assets
United States	$	523,250			$	493,640

Canada	20				26

Total	$	523,270			$	493,666

Taxes_on_Earnings_Tables

Taxes on Earnings (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Taxes on Earnings (Tables)	Dec. 29, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of the provision for income taxes	'
	The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes are as follows:



	Provision (benefit) for income taxes	Fiscal year ended
		December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012			December 25, 2011
	Current
	Federal	$	117		$	(635	)	$	(1,186	)
	Federal	$	117		$	(635	)	$	(1,186	)
	State	2,967			1,940			2,339
	State	2,967			1,940			2,339
	Non-U.S.	539			467			426
	Non-U.S.	539			467			426
		3,623			1,772			1,579
		3,623			1,772			1,579
	Deferred
	Federal	65,554			28,433			23,911
	Federal	65,554			28,433			23,911
	State	2,151			2,520			(3,377		)
	State	2,151			2,520			(3,377		)
	Non-U.S.	147			(24		)	(10		)
	Non-U.S.	147			(24		)	(10		)
		67,852			30,929			20,524
		67,852			30,929			20,524

	Provision for income taxes	$	71,475		$	32,701		$	22,103
	Provision for income taxes	$	71,475		$	32,701		$	22,103

	Earnings (loss) before income taxes
	United States	158,190			$	83,677		$	(26,558	)
	United States	158,190			$	83,677		$	(26,558	)
	Non-U.S.	2,634			1,543			1,747
	Non-U.S.	2,634			1,543			1,747
	Total	$	160,824		$	85,220		$	(24,811	)
	Total	$	160,824		$	85,220		$	(24,811	)

	The effective tax rate differs from the federal statutory income tax rate as explained below:

	Effective Income Tax Rate
	Federal statutory income tax rate	35		%	35		%	35		%
	State income taxes (net of federal benefit)	2.1		%	3.4		%	8.4		%
	Tax effect resulting from international activities	(0.2		)%	0.4		%	(0.5		)%
	Change in deferred tax valuation allowance	—		%	—		%	(8.0		)%
	Non-deductible expenses	1.1		%	0.8		%	(1.5		)%
	Goodwill and other long-lived intangibles impairment	—		%	—		%	(141.4		)%
	Uncertain tax positions	1.3		%	(1.5		)%	15.9		%
	Swap De-designation (Note 12)	5		%	—		%	—		%
	Other	0.1		%	0.3		%	3		%
	Effective income tax rate	44.4		%	38.4		%	(89.1		)%
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities	'


	Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
		December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012
	Accrued liabilities	$	13,597		$	18,298
	Accrued liabilities	$	13,597		$	18,298
	Inventories	12,630			12,173
	Inventories	12,630			12,173
	Benefits and compensation	23,436			18,645
	Benefits and compensation	23,436			18,645
	Hedges	—			1,362
	Hedges	—			1,362
	Assets held for sale	1,976			3,738
	Assets held for sale	1,976			3,738
	Net operating loss carryforwards	287,441			325,608
	Net operating loss carryforwards	287,441			325,608
	Federal & state tax credits	3,912			7,256
	Federal & state tax credits	3,912			7,256
	Postretirement benefits	17,847			37,881
	Postretirement benefits	17,847			37,881
	Alternative minimum tax	1,901			1,901
	Alternative minimum tax	1,901			1,901
	Other	2,512			2,815
	Other	2,512			2,815
	Subtotal	365,252			429,677
	Subtotal	365,252			429,677
	Valuation allowance	(2,847		)	(9,022		)
	Total net deferred tax assets	362,405			420,655
	Total net deferred tax assets	362,405			420,655

	Other intangible assets	(708,409		)	(697,043		)
	Partnership interest	(8,904		)	(8,902		)
	Plant assets	(89,901		)	(82,992		)
	Unremitted earnings	(3,442		)	(2,560		)
	Hedges	(11,064		)	—
	Hedges	(11,064		)	—
	Other	(815		)	(1,488		)
	Total deferred tax liabilities	(822,535		)	(792,985		)
	Net deferred tax liability	$	(460,130	)	$	(372,330	)

	Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
	Current net deferred tax assets	141,142			$	99,199
	Current net deferred tax assets	141,142			$	99,199
	Long-term net deferred tax liability	(601,272		)	(471,529		)
	Net deferred tax liability	$	(460,130	)	$	(372,330	)
Summary of Valuation Allowance	'
	Following are the changes in the deferred tax valuation allowance, before federal benefit:



		Beginning														Ending
		Balance				Additions				Acquisitions			Deductions			Balance
	Fiscal year ended December 29, 2013	$	13,354			$	—			$	—		$	(9,402	)	$	3,952
	Fiscal year ended December 29, 2013	$	13,354			$	—			$	—		$	(9,402	)	$	3,952
	Fiscal year ended December 30, 2012	14,202				474				—			(1,322		)	13,354
	Fiscal year ended December 30, 2012	14,202				474				—			(1,322		)	13,354
	Fiscal year ended December 26, 2011	8,284				6,187				—			(269		)	14,202
	Fiscal year ended December 26, 2011	8,284				6,187				—			(269		)	14,202
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward	'
	A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax positions is as follows:



		Fiscal year ended
		December 29, 2013				December 30, 2012				December 25, 2011
	Gross unrecognized tax positions at beginning of year	$	8,507			$	9,764			$	13,515
	Gross unrecognized tax positions at beginning of year	$	8,507			$	9,764			$	13,515
	Increase for tax positions related to prior periods	—				199				646
	Increase for tax positions related to prior periods	—				199				646
	Decrease for tax positions related to prior periods	—				(509		)		(4,133		)
	Decrease for tax positions related to prior periods	—				(509		)		(4,133		)
	Increase for tax positions related to the current period	2,569				679				558
	Increase for tax positions related to the current period	2,569				679				558
	Decrease related to settlement with tax authorities	(4,122		)		(1,580		)		(822		)
	Reductions due to lapse of applicable statutes of limitations	(49		)		(46		)		—
		(49		)		(46		)		—
	Gross unrecognized tax positions at end of year	$	6,905			$	8,507			$	9,764
	Gross unrecognized tax positions at end of year	$	6,905			$	8,507			$	9,764

Quarterly_Results_Unaudited_Qu

Quarterly Results (Unaudited) Quarterly Results (Unaudited) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information	'
	Summarized quarterly financial data is presented below



		Quarter Ended
		March			June				September			December			Fiscal
		2013			2013				2013			2013			2013
		13 weeks			13 weeks				13 weeks			13 weeks			52 weeks
	Net sales	$	612,981		$	569,044			$	572,455		$	709,322		$	2,463,802

	Cost of products sold	458,140			424,616				415,052			511,745			1,809,553

	Gross profit	154,841			144,428				157,403			197,577			654,249


	Net earnings (loss)	24,796			(31,839		)		40,685			55,707			89,349

	Net earnings per share
	Basic	$	0.31		$	(0.28	)		$	0.35		$	0.48		$	0.84

	Weighted average shares outstanding-basic	81,264			114,909				115,590			115,601			106,841

	Diluted	$	0.29		$	(0.28	)		$	0.35		$	0.48		$	0.82

	Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted	86,268			114,909				116,348			116,540			108,619

	Dividends declared	$	—		$	0.18			$	0.18		$	0.21		$	0.57

	Market price (1) - high	$	22.82		$	26.48			$	28.52		$	28.81		$	28.81

	Market price (1) - low	$	22.15		$	22.36			$	23.9		$	25		$	22.15



	(1) Our common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on March 28, 2013.


		Quarter Ended
		Mar-12			June				September			December			Fiscal
					2012				2012			2012			2012
		13 weeks			13 weeks				13 weeks			14 weeks			53 weeks
	Net sales	$	616,925		$	588,595			$	567,905		$	705,060		$	2,478,485

	Cost of products sold	481,248			456,439				438,564			517,685			1,893,936

	Gross profit	135,677			132,156				129,341			187,375			584,549


	Net earnings (loss)	9,539			(10,560		)		9,878			43,662			52,519


	Net earnings per share
	Basic	$	0.12		$	(0.13	)		$	0.12		$	0.54		$	0.65

	Weighted average shares outstanding-basic	81,267			82,235				81,218			80,202			81,231

	Diluted	$	0.11		$	(0.13	)		$	0.11		$	0.51		$	0.61

	Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted	86,492			82,235				86,445			85,482			86,495


	Net earnings during fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2012 were affected by the following charges (credits):


	Quarter Ended
	Mar-13			June				September			December			Fiscal
				2013				2013			2013			2013
	13 weeks			13 weeks				13 weeks			13 weeks			52 weeks
Cost of products sold
Wish-Bone acquisition costs (a)	$	—		$	—			$	—		$	6,450		$	6,450


Administrative expenses
Wish-Bone acquisition costs (a)	—			—				—			1,265			1,265

Termination of management advisory agreement (Note 14)	—			18,445				—			—			18,445


Other expense (income), net
Wish-Bone acquisition costs (a)	—			—				—			6,067			6,067

Redemption premium on the early extinguishment	—			34,180				—			—			34,180
of debt (see Note 6)

Interest expense
Debt refinancing (see Note 10)	—			19,669				—			—			19,669

De-designation of interest rate swap hedge accounting (see Note 12)	—			2,783				—			—			2,783


Provision for income taxes
De-designation of interest rate swap hedge accounting (see Note 12)	—			9,070				—			—			9,070




	Quarter Ended
	Mar-12			June				September			December			Fiscal
				2012				2012			2012			2012
	13 weeks			13 weeks				13 weeks			14 weeks			53 weeks
Cost of products sold
Restructuring charges (see note 9)	$	2,152		$	3,537			$	14,078		$	9,432		$	29,199

Restructuring related expenses (b)	1,327			1,513				2,082			3,074			7,996

Aunt Jemima product recall (c)	3,722			(500		)		—			(1,150		)	2,072


Research and development expenses
Restructuring charges (see note 9)	—			914				465			1,417			2,796


Other expense (income), net
Tradename Impairment charges (d)	—			—				—			520			520

Redemption premium on the early extinguishment	—			10,785				3,470			—			14,255
of debt (see Note 6)

Interest expense
Debt refinancing (see Note 10)	—			14,840				—			2,641			17,481



(a)	Wish-Bone acquisition and integration costs include $6.5 million of charges recorded in Cost of Products sold, primarily resulting from the step-up of inventories acquired and sold during 2013, $6.1 million of merger, acquisition and advisory fees recorded in Other expense (income), net and $1.3 million of integration costs recorded in Administrative expense. This is explained in greater detail in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(b)	Restructuring related expenses include plant enhancement expenses, removal and transfer of equipment and consulting and engineering costs for restructuring projects.

(c)	On January 27, 2012 we issued a voluntary recall for certain Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes due to potential cross contamination with soy protein which may cause allergic reaction for people who have a soy allergy (See Note 13 for additional information).

(d)	Tradename impairment charges consist of a $0.5 million to the Bernstein's tradename.

Guarantor_And_Nonguarantor_Sta1

Guarantor And Nonguarantor Statements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013
Guarantor And Nonguarantor Statements [Abstract]	'
Guarantor And Nonguarantor Statements, Balance Sheets	'
	Pinnacle Foods Inc.
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	29-Dec-13

		Pinnacle Foods Inc				Pinnacle				Guarantor				Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
						Foods				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				and				Total
						Finance LLC												Reclassifications
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—			$	—			$	104,345			$	12,394			$	—			$	116,739

	Accounts receivable, net	—				—				156,417				8,247				—				164,664

	Intercompany accounts receivable	25,119				—				188,941				—				(214,060		)		—

	Inventories, net	—				—				355,685				6,187				—				361,872

	Other current assets	—				850				6,931				111				—				7,892

	Deferred tax assets	—				—				141,162				(20		)		—				141,142

	Total current assets	25,119				850				953,481				26,919				(214,060		)		792,309

	Plant assets, net	—				—				523,250				20				—				523,270

	Investment in subsidiaries	1,598,041				2,027,337				12,453				—				(3,637,831		)		—

	Intercompany note receivable	—				1,984,956				7,270				9,800				(2,002,026		)		—

	Tradenames	—				—				1,951,392				—				—				1,951,392

	Other assets, net	—				54,530				131,464				131				—				186,125

	Deferred tax assets	—				284,606				—				—				(284,606		)		—

	Goodwill	—				—				1,628,095				—				—				1,628,095

	Total assets	$	1,623,160			$	4,352,279			$	5,207,405			$	36,870			$	(6,138,523	)		$	5,081,191

	Current liabilities:
	Short-term borrowings	$	—			$	—			$	2,437			$	—			$	—			$	2,437

	Current portion of long-term obligations	—				21,550				3,030				—				—				24,580

	Accounts payable	—				158				140,694				1,501				—				142,353

	Intercompany accounts payable	—				207,123				—				6,937				(214,060		)		—

	Accrued trade marketing expense	—				—				32,627				4,433				—				37,060

	Accrued liabilities	—				15,306				83,667				782				—				99,755

	Dividends payable	25,119				—				—				—				—				25,119

	Total current liabilities	25,119				244,137				262,455				13,653				(214,060		)		331,304

	Long-term debt	—				2,459,215				16,952				—				—				2,476,167

	Intercompany note payable	—				—				1,994,163				7,863				(2,002,026		)		—

	Pension and other postretirement benefits	—				—				49,847				—				—				49,847

	Other long-term liabilities	—				1,136				20,694				2,730				—				24,560

Deferred tax liabilities	—				49,750				835,957				171				(284,606		)		601,272

Total liabilities	25,119				2,754,238				3,180,068				24,417				(2,500,692		)		3,483,150

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

Shareholder’s equity:
Pinnacle Common Stock	$	1,172			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			1,172

Additional paid-in-capital	1,328,847				1,330,019				1,285,084				2,324				(2,617,427		)		1,328,847

Retained earnings	275,519				275,519				768,718				10,504				(1,054,741		)		275,519

Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,497		)		(7,497		)		(26,465		)		(375		)		34,337				(7,497		)

Total shareholders' equity	1,598,041				1,598,041				2,027,337				12,453				(3,637,831		)		1,598,041

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,623,160			$	4,352,279			$	5,207,405			$	36,870			$	(6,138,523	)		$	5,081,191



Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
30-Dec-12

	Pinnacle Foods Inc				Pinnacle				Guarantor				Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
					Foods				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				and				Total
					Finance LLC												Reclassifications
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—			$	—			$	83,123			$	9,158			$	—			$	92,281

Accounts receivable, net	—				—				135,791				8,093				—				143,884

Intercompany accounts receivable	—				—				73,769				—				(73,769		)		—

Inventories, net	—				—				350,922				7,129				—				358,051

Other current assets	—				1,130				10,546				186				—				11,862

Deferred tax assets	—				—				100,245				74				(1,120		)		99,199

Total current assets	—				1,130				754,396				24,640				(74,889		)		705,277

Plant assets, net	—				—				493,640				26				—				493,666

Investment in subsidiaries	888,726				1,840,632				11,222				—				(2,740,580		)		—

Intercompany note receivable	—				1,469,135				7,270				9,800				(1,486,205		)		—

Tradenames	—				—				1,603,992				—				—				1,603,992

Other assets, net	—				23,691				131,707				160				—				155,558

Deferred tax assets	—				239,347				—				—				(239,347		)		—

Goodwill	—				—				1,441,495				—				—				1,441,495

Total assets	$	888,726			$	3,573,935			$	4,443,722			$	34,626			$	(4,541,021	)		$	4,399,988

Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	—			$	—			$	2,139			$	—			$	—			$	2,139

Current portion of long-term obligations	—				27,411				3,008				—				—				30,419

Accounts payable	—				37				136,220				1,069				—				137,326

Intercompany accounts payable	—				65,888				—				7,881				(73,769		)		—

Accrued trade marketing expense	—				—				41,396				3,175				—				44,571

Accrued liabilities	—				29,662				90,000				727				(1,120		)		119,269

Total current liabilities	—				122,998				272,763				12,852				(74,889		)		333,724

Long-term debt	—				2,558,404				17,982				—				—				2,576,386

Intercompany note payable	—				—				1,478,593				7,612				(1,486,205		)		—

Pension and other postretirement benefits	—				—				100,918				—				—				100,918

Other long-term liabilities	—				3,807				22,168				2,730				—				28,705

Deferred tax liabilities	—				—				710,666				210				(239,347		)		471,529

Total liabilities	—				2,685,209				2,603,090				23,404				(1,800,441		)		3,511,262

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

Shareholder’s equity:
Pinnacle Common Stock	$	812			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			812

Additional paid-in-capital	696,512				697,324				1,284,155				2,324				(1,983,803		)		696,512

Retained earnings	252,955				252,955				608,788				8,842				(870,585		)		252,955

Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(61,553		)		(61,553		)		(52,311		)		56				113,808				(61,553		)

Total shareholders' equity	888,726				888,726				1,840,632				11,222				(2,740,580		)		888,726

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	888,726			$	3,573,935			$	4,443,722			$	34,626			$	(4,541,021	)		$	4,399,988

Guarantor And NonGuarantor Statements, Statements Of Operations And Comprehensive Income	'
	Pinnacle Foods Finance Inc
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
	For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013

		Pinnacle Foods Inc				Pinnacle				Guarantor				Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
						Foods				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries								Total
						Finance LLC
	Net sales	$	—			$	—			$	2,439,888			$	83,551			$	(59,637	)		$	2,463,802

	Cost of products sold	—				636				1,797,345				70,167				(58,595		)		1,809,553

	Gross profit	—				(636		)		642,543				13,384				(1,042		)		654,249

	Operating expenses
	Marketing and selling expenses	—				1,399				168,092				6,211				—				175,702

	Administrative expenses	—				18,114				98,020				3,656				—				119,790

	Research and development expenses	—				109				10,407				—				—				10,516

	Intercompany royalties	—				—				—				47				(47		)		—

	Intercompany technical service fees	—				—				—				995				(995		)		—

	Other expense (income), net	—				34,180				21,024				—				—				55,204

	Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	(89,349		)		(159,930		)		(1,662		)		—				250,941				—

	Total operating expenses	(89,349		)		(106,128		)		295,881				10,909				249,899				361,212

	Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	89,349				105,492				346,662				2,475				(250,941		)		293,037

	Intercompany interest (income) expense	—				(68,983		)		68,850				133				—				—

	Interest expense	—				130,386				1,939				29				—				132,354

	Interest income	—				—				105				36				—				141

	Earnings (loss) before income taxes	89,349				44,089				275,978				2,349				(250,941		)		160,824

	Provision (benefit) for income taxes	—				(45,260		)		116,048				687				—				71,475

	Net earnings (loss)	$	89,349			$	89,349			$	159,930			$	1,662			$	(250,941	)		$	89,349


	Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	$	143,405			$	143,405			$	185,544			$	1,379			$	(330,328	)		$	143,405



	Pinnacle Foods Inc.
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
	For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012

		Pinnacle Foods Inc				Pinnacle				Guarantor				Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
						Foods				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries								Total
						Finance LLC
	Net sales	$	—			$	—			$	2,454,737			$	84,708			$	(60,960	)		$	2,478,485

	Cost of products sold	—				120				1,880,692				73,090				(59,966		)		1,893,936

	Gross profit	—				(120		)		574,045				11,618				(994		)		584,549

	Operating expenses
Marketing and selling expenses	—				342				163,567				5,827				—				169,736

Administrative expenses	—				3,415				82,643				3,356				—				89,414

Research and development expenses	—				25				12,006				—				—				12,031

Intercompany royalties	—				—				—				77				(77		)		—

Intercompany technical service fees	—				—				—				917				(917		)		—

Other expense (income), net	—				14,255				15,519				—				—				29,774

Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	(52,519		)		(124,967		)		(831		)		—				178,317				—

Total operating expenses	(52,519		)		(106,930		)		272,904				10,177				177,323				300,955

Earnings before interest and taxes	52,519				106,810				301,141				1,441				(178,317		)		283,594

Intercompany interest (income) expense	—				(95,285		)		95,162				123				—				—

Interest expense	—				196,240				2,200				44				—				198,484

Interest income	—				—				110				—				—				110

Earnings before income taxes	52,519				5,855				203,889				1,274				(178,317		)		85,220

Provision (benefit) for income taxes	—				(46,664		)		78,922				443				—				32,701

Net earnings	$	52,519			$	52,519			$	124,967			$	831			$	(178,317	)		$	52,519


Total comprehensive earnings	$	43,402			$	43,402			$	113,923			$	787			$	(158,112	)		$	43,402


Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Earnings
(Loss)
For the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011

	Pinnacle Foods Inc				Pinnacle				Guarantor				Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
					Foods				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries								Total
					Finance LLC
Net sales	$	—			$	—			$	2,442,540			$	84,832			$	(57,810	)		$	2,469,562

Cost of products sold	—				(148		)		1,839,000				72,716				(56,872		)		1,854,696

Gross profit	—				148				603,540				12,116				(938		)		614,866

Operating expenses
Marketing and selling expenses	—				463				165,172				6,006				—				171,641

Administrative expenses	—				3,463				73,522				3,475				—				80,460

Research and development expenses	—				34				7,987				—				—				8,021

Intercompany royalties	—				—				—				70				(70		)		—

Intercompany technical service fees	—				—				—				868				(868		)		—

Goodwill impairment charge	—				—				122,900				—				—				122,900

Other expense (income), net	—				—				48,578				—				—				48,578

Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	46,914				(12,566		)		(1,227		)		—				(33,121		)		—

Total operating expenses	46,914				(8,606		)		416,932				10,419				(34,059		)		431,600

Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	(46,914		)		8,754				186,608				1,697				33,121				183,266

Intercompany interest (income) expense	—				(111,919		)		111,874				45				—				—

Interest expense	—				206,581				1,726				12				—				208,319

Interest income	—				—				241				1				—				242

Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(46,914		)		(85,908		)		73,249				1,641				33,121				(24,811		)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes	—				(38,994		)		60,683				414				—				22,103

Net earnings (loss)	$	(46,914	)		$	(46,914	)		$	12,566			$	1,227			$	33,121			$	(46,914	)


Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	$	(49,818	)		$	(49,818	)		$	(3,446	)		$	2,663			$	50,601			$	(49,818	)

Guarantor And Nonguarantor Statements, Statements of Cash Flows	'


	Pinnacle Foods Inc.
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013
		Pinnacle				Pinnacle				Guarantor				Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
		Foods				Foods				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				and				Total
		Inc.				Finance LLC												Reclassifications
	Cash flows from operating activities
	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	—			$	(26,559	)		$	285,767			$	3,034			$	—			$	262,242

	Cash flows from investing activities
	Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—				(452,268		)		—				—				452,268				—

	Repayments of intercompany loans	—				59,827				—								(59,827		)		—

	Payments for business acquisition	—				—				(575,164		)		—				—				(575,164		)

	Investment in subsidiary	(582,957		)		—				—				—				582,957				—

	Capital expenditures	—				—				(84,055		)		—				—				(84,055		)

	Sale of plant assets	—				—				6,853				—				—				6,853

	Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(582,957		)		(392,441		)		(652,366		)		—				975,398				(652,366		)

	Cash flows from financing activities
	Proceeds from issuance of common stock	624,621				—				332				—				—				624,953

	Dividends paid	(41,664		)		—				—				—				—				(41,664		)

	Proceeds from notes offering	—				350,000				—				—				—				350,000

	Proceeds from bank term loans	—				2,142,394				—				—				—				2,142,394

	Repayments of long-term obligations	—				(1,733,838		)		(2,308		)		—				—				(1,736,146		)

	Repurchase of notes	—				(899,180		)		—				—				—				(899,180		)

	Proceeds from short-term borrowing	—				—				5,078				—				—				5,078

	Repayments of short-term borrowing	—				—				(4,779		)		—				—				(4,779		)

	Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—				—				452,268								(452,268		)		—

	Parent investment	—				582,957				—				—				(582,957		)		—

	Repayments of intercompany loans	—				—				(59,827		)		—				59,827				—

	Repayment of capital lease obligations	—				—				(2,943		)		—				—				(2,943		)

	Parent reduction in investment in subsidiary	191				(191		)		—				—				—				—

	Repurchases of equity	(191		)		—				—				—				—				(191		)

	Debt acquisition costs	—				(23,142		)		—				—				—				(23,142		)

	Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	582,957				419,000				387,821				—				(975,398		)		414,380

	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—				—				—				202				—				202

	Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—				—				21,222				3,236				—				24,458

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	—				—				83,123				9,158				—				92,281

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	—			$	—			$	104,345			$	12,394			$	—			$	116,739


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	—			$	118,437			$	1,873			$	—			$	—			$	120,310

Interest received	—				—				105				36				—				141

Income taxes paid	—				—				3,124				301				—				3,425

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
New capital leases	—				—				2,030				—				—				2,030

Dividends payable	25,119				—				—				—				—				25,119


Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2012

	Pinnacle				Pinnacle				Guarantor				Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
	Foods				Foods				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				and				Total
	Inc.				Finance LLC												Reclassifications
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	—			$	(87,051	)		$	281,501			$	8,403			$	—			$	202,853

Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—				100,590				—				—				(100,590		)		—

Repayments of intercompany loans	—				167,492				—								(167,492		)		—

Capital expenditures	—				—				(78,279		)		—				—				(78,279		)

Sale of plant assets held for sale	—				—				570				—				—				570

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	—				268,082				(77,709		)		—				(268,082		)		(77,709		)

Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from bank term loans	—				842,625				—				—				—				842,625

Repayments of long-term obligations	—				(632,025		)		—				—				—				(632,025		)

Repurchase of notes	—				(373,255		)		—				—				—				(373,255		)

Proceeds from short-term borrowing	—				—				4,294				—				—				4,294

Repayments of short-term borrowing	—				—				(3,863		)		—				—				(3,863		)

Borrowings under revolving credit facility	—				40,000				—				—				—				40,000

Proceeds from revolving credit facility	—				(40,000		)		—				—				—				(40,000		)

Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—				—				(100,590		)						100,590				—

Repayments of intercompany loans	—				—				(167,492		)		—				167,492				—

Repayment of capital lease obligations	—				—				(3,511		)		—				—				(3,511		)

Debt acquisition costs	—				(17,498		)		—				—				—				(17,498		)

Equity contributions	—				—				—				—				—				—

Parent reduction in investment in subsidiary	878				(878		)		—				—				—				—

Repurchases of equity	(878		)		—				—				—				—				(878		)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	—				(181,031		)		(271,162		)		—				268,082				(184,111		)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—				—				—				217				—				217

Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—				—				(67,370		)		8,620				—				(58,750		)

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	—				—				150,493				538				—				151,031

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	—			$	—			$	83,123			$	9,158			$	—			$	92,281


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	—			$	177,296			$	2,131			$	—			$	—			$	179,427

Interest received	—				1				109				—				—				110

Income taxes paid	—				—				1,638				343				—				1,981

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
New capital leases	—				—				1,548				—				—				1,548



Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011
	Pinnacle				Pinnacle				Guarantor				Nonguarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
	Foods				Foods				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				and				Total
	Inc.				Finance LLC												Reclassifications
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	—			$	(90,347	)		$	299,953			$	(5,394	)		$	—			$	204,212

Cash flows from investing activities
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—				(291,525		)		—				—				291,525				—

Intercompany loans	—				—				(7,270		)		(9,800		)		17,070				—

Repayments of intercompany loans	—				440,552				—								(440,552		)		—

Capital expenditures	—				—				(117,306		)		—				—				(117,306		)

Sale of plant assets held for sale	—				—				7,900				—				—				7,900

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	—				149,027				(116,676		)		(9,800		)		(131,957		)		(109,406		)

Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of long-term obligations	—				(57,547		)		—				—				—				(57,547		)

Proceeds from short-term borrowing	—				—				3,070				—				—				3,070

Repayments of short-term borrowing	—				—				(2,954		)		—				—				(2,954		)

Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	—				—				291,525								(291,525		)		—

Proceeds from intercompany loans	—				—				9,800				7,270				(17,070		)		—

Repayments of intercompany loans	—				—				(440,552		)		—				440,552				—

Repayment of capital lease obligations	—				—				(2,543		)		—				—				(2,543		)

Equity contributions	—				558				—				—				—				558

Parent reduction in investment in subsidiary	1,624				(1,624		)		—				—				—				—

Repurchases of equity	(1,624		)		—				—				—				—				(1,624		)

Debt acquisition costs	—				(67		)		(454		)		(200		)		—				(721		)

Other financing	—				—				—				2,730				—				2,730

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	—				(58,680		)		(142,108		)		9,800				131,957				(59,031		)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—				—				—				(30		)		—				(30		)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents	—				—				41,169				(5,424		)		—				35,745

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	—				—				109,324				5,962				—				115,286

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	—			$	—			$	150,493			$	538			$	—			$	151,031


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	—			$	194,644			$	1,695			$	—			$	—			$	196,339

Interest received	—				—				240				1				—				241

Income taxes paid (refunded)	—				—				(2,849		)		895				—				(1,954		)

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
New capital leases	—				—				11,240				—				—				11,240

Summary_Of_Business_Activities1

Summary Of Business Activities Summary of Business Activities (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 03, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 11, 2013	Apr. 04, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
	Apr. 03, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013	segment	Dec. 11, 2013	Apr. 04, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Operating Segments	'	'	3	'	'	'
Ownership Interest, Subsidiary Percent Owned By Parent Company	'	'	100.00%	'	'	'
Ownership Interest, Subsidiary Percent Owned By Indirect Parent Company	'	'	100.00%	'	'	'
Ownership Transfer Among Related Owners	'	30,700,000	'	'	'	'
Common Stock Par Value	'	'	$0.01	'	'	$0.01
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities	2,618,307	'	'	'	'	'
Initial Public Offering, Issued, Shares	'	'	'	'	33,350,000	'
Share Price	'	'	'	'	$20	'
Share Price, Net of Underwriting Discounts	'	'	'	'	$18.80	'
Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering	$623.90	'	'	'	'	'
Proceeds from the issuance of intial public offering gross of underwriter expense	667	'	'	'	'	'
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs	$43.10	'	'	'	'	'
Shares Sold by Majority Owner in Secondary Offering	'	'	'	19,550,000	'	'
Percentage of Ownership by Majority Owner	'	'	'	51.00%	'	'

Summary_of_Significant_Account3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 25, 2011	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
	new_entity	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Consolidation [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Proceeds from conditional liability	$2,700,000	'	'	'
Number of years to maintain qualified status	'7 years	'	'	'
Conditional liability	2,700,000	'	'	'
Number of new entities created	2	'	'	'
Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets	'	'	'	'
Basis for expected future cash flows, period	'	'5 years	'	'
Assumed weighted average cost of capital	'	7.50%	'	'
Sales growth rate projection, period	'	'5 years	'	'
Advertising	'	'	'	'
Advertising Expense	'	34,031,000	37,260,000	50,106,000
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Vesting period	'	'3 years	'	'
Insurance	'	'	'	'
Insurance stop loss limit	'	350,000	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Amortization	'	15,875,000	15,828,000	16,175,000
Capitalized internal use software net book value	'	125,794,000	126,967,000	'
Minimum [Member]	'	'	'	'
Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets	'	'	'	'
Projected sale growth rate	'	1.00%	'	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'	'	'
Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets	'	'	'	'
Projected sale growth rate	'	3.00%	'	'
Software and Software Development Costs [Member]	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Useful life threshold to capitalize	'	'1 year	'	'
Amortization	'	6,229,000	4,723,000	4,221,000
Capitalized internal use software net book value	'	13,552,000	11,276,000	'
Software and Software Development Costs [Member] \| Minimum [Member]	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life	'	'2 years 6 months	'	'
Software and Software Development Costs [Member] \| Maximum [Member]	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life	'	'3 years	'	'
Cost of products sold [Member]	'	'	'	'
Foreign Currency Transaction	'	'	'	'
Gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions	'	1,897,000	-344,000	-1,537,000
Buildings [Member]	'	'	'	'
Plant Assets	'	'	'	'
Plant assets weighted average estimated remaining useful lives	'	'15 years	'	'
Buildings [Member] \| Maximum [Member]	'	'	'	'
Plant Assets	'	'	'	'
Plant assets useful life	'	'45 years	'	'
Machinery and equipment [Member]	'	'	'	'
Plant Assets	'	'	'	'
Plant assets weighted average estimated remaining useful lives	'	'7 years	'	'
Machinery and equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]	'	'	'	'
Plant Assets	'	'	'	'
Plant assets useful life	'	'15 years	'	'
Other long-term liabilities [Member]	'	'	'	'
Consolidation [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Conditional liability	$2,700,000	'	'	'

Summary_of_Significant_Account4

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Accumulated other comprehensie loss (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'	'
Swaps mark to market adjustments	$28,611	($2,878)
Foreign currency translation	-546	-369
Loss on pension actuarial assumptions	-27,434	-69,374
Tax (expense) benefit	-8,128	11,068
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	($7,497)	($61,553)

Acquisitions_Summary_of_the_al

Acquisitions Summary of the allocation of the total cost of the acquisition to assets acquired (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 29, 2013	Oct. 02, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Wish-Bone [Member]	Wish-Bone [Member]
Assets acquired:	'	'	'	'	'
Inventories	'	'	'	'	$20,029
Plant assets	'	'	'	'	5,871
Tradenames	-347,400	'	'	'	347,400
Distributor relationships and other agreements	'	'	'	'	14,700
Deferred tax assets	'	'	'	'	564
Goodwill	1,628,095	1,441,495	1,441,495	186,600	186,600
Total assets acquired	'	'	'	'	$575,164

Acquisitions_Narrative_Details

Acquisitions Narrative (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2013

Sep. 29, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Sep. 23, 2012

Jun. 24, 2012

Mar. 25, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 29, 2013

Sep. 29, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

Oct. 02, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

Oct. 02, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

Oct. 02, 2013

Wish-Bone [Member]

Transaction Costs [Member]

Other expense (income) [Member]

Tranche G Term Loans [Member]

Fair Value Adjustment to Inventory [Member]

Trade Names [Member]

Distributor Relationships [Member]

Transaction Costs [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Total assets acquired

$575,164,000

Intangible assets and goodwill

548,700,000

Useful life

'30 years

Tradenames

-347,400,000

347,400,000

Goodwill

1,628,095,000

1,441,495,000

1,628,095,000

1,441,495,000

186,600,000

Tax deductible goodwill

185,700,000

Net sales

709,322,000

572,455,000

569,044,000

612,981,000

705,060,000

567,905,000

588,595,000

616,925,000

2,463,802,000

2,478,485,000

2,469,562,000

38,200,000

Net earnings (loss)

55,707,000

40,685,000

-31,839,000

24,796,000

43,662,000

9,878,000

-10,560,000

9,539,000

89,349,000

52,519,000

-46,914,000

-4,700,000

3,800,000

3,700,000

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

160,824,000

85,220,000

-24,811,000

-6,067,000

6,100,000

6,300,000

6,100,000

Cost of products sold

511,745,000

415,052,000

424,616,000

458,140,000

517,685,000

438,564,000

456,439,000

481,248,000

1,809,553,000

1,893,936,000

1,854,696,000

6,450,000

[1]

6,450,000

[1]

6,300,000

Face amount

525,000,000

Purchase price

75,300,000

Payments of financing costs

10,500,000

Transaction costs - merger, acquisition and advisory fees

4,300,000

Transaction costs - accounting and other professional fees

1,800,000

Discount

$16,085,000

$7,230,000

$16,085,000

$7,230,000

$8,500,000

[1]

Wish-Bone acquisition and integration costs include $6.5 million of charges recorded in Cost of Products sold, primarily resulting from the step-up of inventories acquired and sold during 2013, $6.1 million of merger, acquisition and advisory fees recorded in Other expense (income), net and $1.3 million of integration costs recorded in Administrative expense. This is explained in greater detail in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Acquisitions_Schedule_of_pro_f

Acquisitions Schedule of pro forma information (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'	'
Net sales	$2,612.70	$2,670.70
Net earnings	$110.10	$65.10

Fair_Value_Measurements_Financ

Fair Value Measurements Financial Assets and Liabilities Subject to Recurring Fair Value (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member], USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Fair Value as of [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Total assets at fair value	$30,368	$1,163
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Total liabilities at fair value	1,904	4,489
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Total assets at fair value	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Total liabilities at fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Total assets at fair value	30,368	1,163
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Total liabilities at fair value	1,904	4,489
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Total assets at fair value	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Total liabilities at fair value	0	0
Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Fair Value as of [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative assets	29,518	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative liabilities	1,904	3,807
Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative assets	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative assets	29,518	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative liabilities	1,904	3,807
Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative assets	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Fair Value as of [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative assets	307	638
Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative assets	0	0
Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative assets	307	638
Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative assets	0	0
Commodity Contract [Member] \| Fair Value as of [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative assets	543	525
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative liabilities	0	682
Commodity Contract [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative assets	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Commodity Contract [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative assets	543	525
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative liabilities	0	682
Commodity Contract [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative assets	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative liabilities	$0	$0

Stockholders_Equity_and_Equity2

Stockholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense Stockholder's Equity, Equity-Based Compensation and 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

2 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

2 Months Ended

In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 29, 2013

Mar. 02, 2013

Feb. 28, 2013

Mar. 02, 2013

Feb. 28, 2013

long-term_incentive_program

2007 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]

Two Thousand and Thirteen Omnibus Plan [Member]

2007 Unit Plan [Member]

Scenario 1 [Member]

Scenario 2 [Member]

Scenario 3 [Member]

Time Vested Options [Member]

Performance Shares [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

2007 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]

2007 Unit Plan [Member]

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

Number of long-term incentive programs

Basis for expected future cash flows, period

'5 years

Unrecognized equity compensation expense

$40,059

Estimated annual forfeiture rate

10.00%

Vesting period

'3 years

'5 years 4 months

'2 years 4 months

'5 years

Equity-based compensation expense

$7,933

$850

$1,151

Option life

'10 years

Common Stock Shares authorized

200,000,000

1,104,888

Percent vested

25.00%

50.00%

25.00%

Internal rate of return

12.00%

20.00%

12.00%

20.00%

Number of consecutive fiscal years

'2 years

Award type percentage

25.00%

75.00%

Stockholders_Equity_and_Equity3

Stockholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013		Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'		'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instrument Other than Options PIUs Coverted Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$20	'		'	'
Risk-free interest rate	'	1.17%	[1]	0.34%	0.64%
Expected time to option exercise	'	'6 years 6 months	[1]	'3 years 6 months	'1 year 11 months 5 days
Expected volatility of Pinnacle Foods Inc. stock	'	35.00%	[1]	40.00%	55.00%
Expected dividend yield on Pinnacle Foods Inc. stock	'	3.54%	[1]	'	0.00%
Estimated annual forfeiture rate	'	10.00%		'	'
Minimum [Member]	'	'		'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'		'	'
Expected dividend yield on Pinnacle Foods Inc. stock	'	'		2.00%	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'		'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'		'	'
Expected dividend yield on Pinnacle Foods Inc. stock	'	'		4.00%	'

[1]	$20.00 a share

Stockholders_Equity_and_Equity4

Stockholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense Schedule of Equity-based Compensation Expense (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'
Pre-Tax Equity-Based Compensation Expense	$7,933	$850	$1,151
Income Tax Benefit	2,083	30	33
Net Equity-Based Compensation Expense	5,850	820	1,118
2012 Awards Vesting Target [Member]	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'
Pre-Tax Equity-Based Compensation Expense	0	'	'
Cost of products sold [Member]	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'
Pre-Tax Equity-Based Compensation Expense	633	113	152
Marketing and selling expenses [Member]	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'
Pre-Tax Equity-Based Compensation Expense	1,399	342	463
Administrative expenses [Member]	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'
Pre-Tax Equity-Based Compensation Expense	5,792	370	502
Research and development expense [Member]	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'
Pre-Tax Equity-Based Compensation Expense	$109	$25	$34

Stockholders_Equity_and_Equity5

Stockholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense Summary of Equity Option Transactions (Details) (2007 Stock Incentive Plan [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
2007 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'	'
Number of Shares, Outstanding, Beginning balance	436,486	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, Beginning balance	$9.99	'
Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Outstanding, Beginning balance	$3.97	'
Weighted Average Remaining Life, Outstanding, Beginning balance	'5 years 6 months 4 days	'6 years 2 months 19 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding, Beginning balance	$1,642	'
Number of Shares, Granted	0	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted	$0	'
Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Granted	$0	'
Number of Shares, Exercised	-86,731	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised	$8.89	'
Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Exercised	$4.48	'
Number of Shares, Forfeitures	-35,359	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeitures	$10.68	'
Weighted Average Fair value at Grant Date, Forfeitures	$6.98	'
Number of Shares, Outstanding, Ending balance	314,396	436,486
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, Ending balance	$10.22	$9.99
Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Outstanding, Ending balance	$6.13	$3.97
Weighted Average Remaining Life, Outstanding, Ending balance	'5 years 6 months 4 days	'6 years 2 months 19 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding, Ending balance	5,352	1,642
Number of Shares, Exercisable, End of year	113,402	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable, End of year	$9.35	'
Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Exercisable, End of year	$4.08	'
Weighted Average Remaining Life, Exercisable, End of year	'4 years 9 months 9 days	'
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable, End of year	$2,029,000	'

Stockholders_Equity_and_Equity6

Stockholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense 2007 Unit Plan (Details)	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	2 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Apr. 03, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Mar. 02, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013
		2007 Unit Plan [Member]	2007 Unit Plan [Member]	2007 Unit Plan [Member]	2007 Unit Plan [Member]	2007 Unit Plan [Member]	2007 Unit Plan [Member]	2007 Unit Plan [Member]	2007 Unit Plan [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]
			Profit Interest Units (PIUs) [Member]	Profit Interest Units (PIUs) [Member]	B-1 Units [Member]	B-2 Units [Member]	Scenario 1 [Member]	Scenario 2 [Member]	Scenario 3 [Member]	2007 Unit Plan [Member]	2007 Unit Plan [Member]
							Profit Interest Units (PIUs) [Member]	Profit Interest Units (PIUs) [Member]	Profit Interest Units (PIUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Vesting period	'3 years	'	'	'	'	'	'5 years	'5 years	'	'	'
Change in control or liquidity event, percent	'	50.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Percent vested	'	'	'	'	'	'	25.00%	50.00%	25.00%	'	'
Internal rate of return	'	'	'	12.00%	'	'	'	'	12.00%	12.00%	20.00%
Number of consecutive fiscal years	'	'2 years	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Award type percentage	'	'	'	'	25.00%	75.00%	'	'	'	'	'
Awards Delivered	'	'	1,546,355	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Stockholders_Equity_and_Equity7

Stockholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense 2013 Omnibus Plan Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 03, 2013	Aug. 02, 2013	Mar. 27, 2013	Mar. 27, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Apr. 04, 2013
		Omnibus Plan 2013 [Member]	Omnibus Plan 2013 [Member]	Omnibus Plan 2013 [Member]	Omnibus Plan 2013 [Member]	Omnibus Plan 2013 [Member]	Omnibus Plan 2013 [Member]	Chief Executive Officer [Member]
					Employee Stock Option [Member]	Employee Stock Option [Member]	Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]	Omnibus Plan 2013 [Member]
								Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Shares Authorized	'	'	'	11,300,000	'	'	'	'
Number of Shares, Granted	'	30,626	155,575	'	2,310,000	2,496,201	'	'
Vesting period	'3 years	'	'	'3 years	'	'	'	'
Awards Delivered	'	'	66,042	82,460	'	'	348,502	200,000

Stockholders_Equity_and_Equity8

Stockholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense 2013 Omnibus Plan Stock Option Transactions (Details) (Omnibus Plan 2013 [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013	Aug. 02, 2013	Mar. 27, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
	Dec. 03, 2013	Aug. 02, 2013	Stock Options [Member]	Stock Options [Member]	Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Shares, Outstanding, Beginning balance	'	'	'	0	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, Beginning balance	'	'	'	$0	'
Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Outstanding, Beginning balance	'	'	'	$0	'
Weighted Average Remaining Life, Outstanding, Beginning balance	'	'	'	'9 years 3 months 7 days	'0 years
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding, Beginning balance	'	'	'	$0	'
Number of Shares, Granted	30,626	155,575	2,310,000	2,496,201	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted	'	'	'	$20.44	'
Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Granted	'	'	'	$4.81	'
Number of Shares, Exercised	'	'	'	0	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised	'	'	'	$0	'
Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Exercised	'	'	'	$0	'
Number of Shares, Forfeitures	'	'	'	-165,710	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeitures	'	'	'	$20	'
Weighted Average Fair value at Grant Date, Forfeitures	'	'	'	$4.63	'
Number of Shares, Outstanding, Ending balance	'	'	'	2,330,491	0
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, Ending balance	'	'	'	$20.47	$0
Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Outstanding, Ending balance	'	'	'	$4.82	$0
Weighted Average Remaining Life, Outstanding, Ending balance	'	'	'	'9 years 3 months 7 days	'0 years
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding, Ending balance	'	'	'	15,782,000	0
Number of Shares, Exercisable, End of year	'	'	'	0	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable, End of year	'	'	'	$0	'
Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Exercisable, End of year	'	'	'	$0	'
Weighted Average Remaining Life, Exercisable, End of year	'	'	'	'0 years	'
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable, End of year	'	'	'	$0	'

Stockholders_Equity_and_Equity9

Stockholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense 2013 Omnibus Plan RSU Transactions (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2013	Aug. 02, 2013	Mar. 27, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
		Omnibus Plan 2013 [Member]	Omnibus Plan 2013 [Member]	Omnibus Plan 2013 [Member]	Omnibus Plan 2013 [Member]
				Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]	Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Number of RSUs, Outstanding, Beginning Balance	'	'	'	0	'
Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Outstanding, Beginning Balance	'	'	'	$0	'
Weighted Average Remaining Life, Outstanding, Beginning Balance	'	'	'	'6 years 4 months 7 days	'0 years
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Oustanding, Beginning Balance	'	'	'	$0	'
Number of PIUs Converted into RSUs	'	'	'	1,546,355	'
Weighted Average Fair Value of PIUs Converted into RSUs	$20	'	'	$20	'
Number of RSUs Granted	'	66,042	82,460	348,502	'
Weighted Average Fair Value of RSUs Granted	'	'	'	$21.06	'
Number of RSUs Forefeited	'	'	'	-168,027	'
Weighted Average Fair Value of RSUs Forfeited	'	'	'	$20	'
Number of RSUs Vested	'	'	'	-81,112	'
Weighted Average Fair Value of RSUs Vested	'	'	'	$20	'
Number of RSUs, Outstanding, Ending Balance	'	'	'	1,645,718	0
Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Outstanding, Ending Balance	'	'	'	$20.34	$0
Weighted Average Remaining Life, Outstanding, Ending Balance	'	'	'	'6 years 4 months 7 days	'0 years
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Oustanding, Ending Balance	'	'	'	$44,829,000	$0

Recovered_Sheet2

Stockholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 29, 2013

Sep. 29, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Sep. 23, 2012

Jun. 24, 2012

Mar. 25, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

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

Interest expense

$132,354

$198,484

$208,319

Cost of products sold

511,745

415,052

424,616

458,140

517,685

438,564

456,439

481,248

1,809,553

1,893,936

1,854,696

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest

160,824

85,220

-24,811

Provision for income taxes

71,475

32,701

22,103

Deferred income taxes

9,100

67,852

30,929

20,524

Net earnings (loss)

55,707

40,685

-31,839

24,796

43,662

9,878

-10,560

9,539

89,349

52,519

-46,914

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]

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

Net earnings (loss)

-11,711

Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]

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

Interest expense

-4,000

Cost of products sold

1,771

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest

-2,229

Provision for income taxes

608

Deferred income taxes

-9,070

[1]

Net earnings (loss)

-10,691

Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]

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

Cost of products sold

-1,663

[2]

Provision for income taxes

643

Net earnings (loss)

($1,020)

[1]

See Note 12 and Note 16 for additional details.

[2]

This is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 11 for additional details).

Recovered_Sheet3

Stockholder's Equity and Equity-Based Compensation Expense Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares (Details)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Sep. 23, 2012	Jun. 24, 2012	Mar. 25, 2012	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted-average common shares	115,601,000	115,590,000	114,909,000	81,264,000	80,202,000	81,218,000	82,235,000	81,267,000	106,841,198	81,230,630	81,315,848
Effect of dilutive securities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,777,542	5,263,916	0
Dilutive potential common shares	116,540,000	116,348,000	114,909,000	86,268,000	85,482,000	86,445,000	82,235,000	86,492,000	108,618,740	86,494,546	81,315,848
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	186,201	102,558	5,222,797

Other_Expense_Income_Net_Sched

Other Expense (Income), Net Schedule of Other Expense (Income), net (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'
Amortization of intangibles/other assets	$15,875	$15,828	$16,175
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	-160,824	-85,220	24,811
Tradename impairment charges	0	520	25,300
Redemption premium on the early extinguishment of debt	34,180	14,255	0
Lehman Brothers Specialty Financing settlement	0	0	8,500
Gain on sale of the Watsonville, CA facility	0	0	-391
Royalty income and other	-918	-829	-1,006
Total other expense (income), net	55,204	29,774	48,578
Tradename impairments	'	520	'
Aunt Jemima Frozen Pancakes [Member]	'	'	'
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'
Tradename impairments	'	'	23,700
Lender's [Member]	'	'	'
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'
Tradename impairments	'	'	1,200
Bernstein's [Member]	'	'	'
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'
Tradename impairments	'	500	400
Wish-Bone [Member]	'	'	'
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	$6,067	$0	$0

Other_Expense_Income_Net_Redem

Other Expense (Income), Net Redemption premium on the early extinguishment of debt (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

10-May-13

Apr. 29, 2013

19-May-13

Aug. 17, 2010

Apr. 19, 2012

19-May-13

Apr. 03, 2013

Sep. 21, 2012

Jun. 04, 2012

Mar. 31, 2013

Apr. 02, 2007

10-May-13

Apr. 19, 2012

Sep. 21, 2012

Jun. 05, 2012

8.25% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]

10.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 [Member]

9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]

2012 [Member]

Senior [Member]

10.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 [Member]

9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]

Senior [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Amount of debt redeemed

$400,000,000

$199,000,000

$465,000,000

$150,000,000

$10,000,000

Fixed interest rate

8.25%

10.63%

8.25%

9.25%

Redemption prices, percent of outstanding principal

108.50%

100.00%

105.31%

102.31%

Redemption premium on the early extinguishment of debt

$34,180,000

$14,255,000

$34,200,000

Repurchase price, percent of outstanding principal

102.13%

Other_Expense_Income_Net_Lehma

Other Expense (Income), Net Lehman Brother Speciality Financing Settlement (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Jun. 04, 2012	31-May-12
				Settled [Member]	Settled [Member]
				Contract Termination, Derivatives [Member]	Contract Termination, Derivatives [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Damages Sought, Value	'	'	'	$19,700,000	'
Payments for Legal Settlements	$0	$0	($8,500,000)	'	$8,500,000

Other_Expense_Income_Net_Gain_

Other Expense (Income), Net Gain on the sale of the Watsonville CA Facility (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	$5,077	$874	'	'	'
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Property Plant Equipment	'	'	0	0	391,000
Watsonville, CA Facility [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	'	'	'	7,900,000	'
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Property Plant Equipment	'	'	'	$400,000	'

Balance_Sheet_Information_Sche

Balance Sheet Information Schedule of Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Customers	$160,704	$137,950	'	'
Allowances for cash discounts, bad debts and returns	-5,849	-5,149	-5,440	-5,214
Subtotal	154,855	132,801	'	'
Other receivables	9,809	11,083	'	'
Total	$164,664	$143,884	'	'

Balance_Sheet_Information_Sche1

Balance Sheet Information Schedule of the Changes in the Allowance for Cash Discounts, Bad Debts and Returns (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Schedule of the Changes in the Allowance for Cash Discounts, Bad Debts and Returns [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	$5,149	$5,440	$5,214
Revenue Reductions	87,005	90,598	86,158
Deductions	-86,305	-90,889	-85,932
Ending Balance	$5,849	$5,149	$5,440

Balance_Sheet_Information_Sche2

Balance Sheet Information Schedule of Inventories (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Inventory, Net [Abstract]	'	'
Raw materials, containers and supplies	$53,779	$50,919
Finished product	308,093	307,132
Total	$361,872	$358,051

Balance_Sheet_Information_Sche3

Balance Sheet Information Schedule of Other Current Assets (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current [Abstract]	'	'
Prepaid expenses	$5,560	$5,954
Prepaid income taxes	776	578
Assets held for sale	1,556	5,330
Total	$7,892	$11,862

Balance_Sheet_Information_Sche4

Balance Sheet Information Schedule of Plant Assets (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	$5,077	$874	'	'	'
Plant Assets, Gross	'	'	820,373,000	738,360,000	'
Accumulated depreciation	'	'	-297,103,000	-244,694,000	'
Total	'	'	523,270,000	493,666,000	'
Depreciation	'	'	62,350,000	82,295,000	72,299,000
Land [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Plant Assets, Gross	'	'	14,061,000	14,061,000	'
Buildings [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Plant Assets, Gross	'	'	196,206,000	178,300,000	'
Machinery and equipment [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Plant Assets, Gross	'	'	576,156,000	513,339,000	'
Projects in progress [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Plant Assets, Gross	'	'	33,950,000	32,660,000	'
Assets under capital lease [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Accumulated depreciation	'	'	-9,425,000	-8,246,000	'
Total	'	'	$19,168,000	$22,030,000	'

Balance_Sheet_Information_Sche5

Balance Sheet Information Schedule of Accrued Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]	'	'	'
Employee compensation and benefits	$59,871	$53,373	'
Interest payable	14,108	28,116	'
Consumer coupons	1,445	3,346	'
Accrued restructuring charges (see note 9)	1,938	10,480	4,076
Accrued financial instrument contracts (see note 12)	768	682	'
Other	21,625	23,272	'
Total	$99,755	$119,269	'

Balance_Sheet_Information_Sche6

Balance Sheet Information Schedule of Other Long-Term Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]	'	'
Employee compensation and benefits	$8,434	$9,340
Long-term rent liability and deferred rent allowances	9,401	10,217
Liability for uncertain tax positions	727	1,614
Accrued financial instrument contracts (see note 12)	1,136	3,807
Other	4,862	3,727
Total	$24,560	$28,705

Goodwill_Tradenames_And_Other_

Goodwill Tradenames And Other Assets Schedule of Goodwill by Segment (Details) (USD $)

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 29, 2013

Oct. 02, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Birds Eye Frozen [Member]

Duncan Hines Grocery [Member]

Specialty Foods [Member]

Wish-Bone [Member]

Birds Eye Frozen [Member]

Duncan Hines Grocery [Member]

Specialty Foods [Member]

Goodwill [Roll Forward]

Goodwill, Beginning Balance

$1,628,095

$1,441,495

$527,069

$927,065

$740,465

$173,961

$186,600

Goodwill, Ending Balance

$1,628,095

$1,441,495

$527,069

$927,065

$740,465

$173,961

$186,600

Goodwill_Tradenames_And_Other_1

Goodwill Tradenames And Other Assets Schedule of Tradenames by Segment (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 29, 2013

Oct. 02, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

Birds Eye Frozen [Member]

Duncan Hines Grocery [Member]

Specialty Foods [Member]

Bernstein's [Member]

Aunt Jemima Frozen Pancakes [Member]

Lender's [Member]

Wish-Bone [Member]

Birds Eye Frozen [Member]

Duncan Hines Grocery [Member]

Specialty Foods [Member]

Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Goodwill

$1,441,495

$1,628,095

$1,441,495

$527,069

$740,465

$927,065

$740,465

$173,961

$186,600

Tradenames, Beginning Balance

1,604,512

1,951,392

796,680

771,832

1,118,712

36,000

Tradename impairments

-520

-500

-400

-23,700

-1,200

Tradenames, Ending Balance

1,603,992

1,951,392

796,680

771,312

1,118,712

36,000

Tradenames

($347,400)

$347,400

Goodwill_Tradenames_And_Other_2

Goodwill Tradenames And Other Assets Schedule of Other Assets (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013		Dec. 30, 2012		Dec. 25, 2011
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'		'		'
Gross Carrying Amount	$243,488		$228,788		'
Accumulated Amortization	-117,694		-101,821		'
Net	125,794		126,967		'
Deferred financing costs, Gross Carrying Amount	46,638		59,486		'
Deferred financing costs, Accumulated Amortization	-21,198		-35,306		'
Deferred financing costs	25,440		24,180		'
Financial instruments (see note 12)	29,518		0		'
Other	5,373	[1]	4,411	[1]	'
Total other assets, net	186,125		155,558		'
Amortization of intangible assets	15,875		15,828		16,175
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Maturity Schedule [Abstract]	'		'		'
Estimated amortization expense, 2014	13,700		'		'
Estimated amortization expense, 2015	12,200		'		'
Estimated amortization expense, 2016	11,000		'		'
Estimated amortization expense, 2017	6,400		'		'
Estimated amortization expense, 2018	4,800		'		'
Estimated amortization expense, thereafter	77,700		'		'
Recipes [Member]	'		'		'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'		'		'
Weighted Avg Life	'10 years		'10 years		'
Gross Carrying Amount	52,810		52,810		'
Accumulated Amortization	-35,645		-30,365		'
Net	17,165		22,445		'
Customer relationships - Distributors [Member]	'		'		'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'		'		'
Weighted Avg Life	'36 years		'36 years		'
Gross Carrying Amount	139,146		125,746		'
Accumulated Amortization	-34,518		-28,791		'
Net	104,628		96,955		'
Customer relationships - Food Service [Member]	'		'		'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'		'		'
Weighted Avg Life	'7 years		'7 years		'
Gross Carrying Amount	36,143		36,143		'
Accumulated Amortization	-35,291		-31,882		'
Net	852		4,261		'
Customer relationships - Private Label [Member]	'		'		'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'		'		'
Weighted Avg Life	'7 years		'7 years		'
Gross Carrying Amount	9,214		9,214		'
Accumulated Amortization	-9,078		-8,533		'
Net	136		681		'
License [Member]	'		'		'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'		'		'
Weighted Avg Life	'7 years		'7 years		'
Gross Carrying Amount	6,175		4,875		'
Accumulated Amortization	-3,162		-2,250		'
Net	3,013		2,625		'
Birds Eye Frozen [Member]	'		'		'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'		'		'
Net	63,319		69,581		'
Duncan Hines Grocery [Member]	'		'		'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'		'		'
Net	58,090		48,806		'
Specialty Foods [Member]	'		'		'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'		'		'
Net	$4,385		$8,580		'

[1]	As of DecemberB 29, 2013 and DecemberB 30, 2012, Other consists of security deposits.

Goodwill_Tradenames_And_Other_3

Goodwill Tradenames And Other Assets Schedule of Deferred Financing Cost Activity (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Deferred Financing Cost Activity [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Deferred financing costs, Gross Carrying Amount, Beginning Balance	$59,486	$59,486	'	'
Deferred financing costs, Accumulated Amortization, Beginning Balance	-35,306	-35,306	'	'
Deferred financing costs, Net, Beginning Balance	24,180	24,180	'	'
Deferred financing costs, Additions	'	18,380	'	'
Amortization of debt acquisition costs	'	-4,395	'	'
Write Off, Gross Carrying Amount	'	-31,228	'	'
Write Off, Accumulated Amortization	'	18,503	'	'
Write Off, Net	-12,725	-12,725	-8,091	0
Deferred financing costs, Gross Carrying Amount, Ending Balance	'	46,638	59,486	'
Deferred financing costs, Accumulated Amortization, Ending Balance	'	-21,198	-35,306	'
Deferred financing costs, Net, Ending Balance	'	25,440	24,180	'
Deferred finance costs not capitalized	4,762	4,762	7,526	0
Amortization of debt acquisition costs	'	$4,395	$8,585	$11,062

Restructuring_Charges_Narrativ

Restructuring Charges Narrative (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	25-May-12
	Jul. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	plant
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of plants	'	'	'	'	'	1
Asset impairment charges	'	'	$0	$0	$1,286,000	'
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	5,077	874	'	'	'	'
Facility Closing [Member] \| Birds Eye Frozen [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Recorded termination costs	'	'	'	958,000	'	'
Millsboro, DE Plant [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accelerated depreciation costs	'	'	'	1,587,000	'	'
Millsboro, DE Plant [Member] \| Duncan Hines Grocery [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Recorded termination costs	'	'	'	1,726,000	'	'
Asset retirement obligation charges	'	'	'	750,000	'	'
Accelerated depreciation costs	'	'	'	16,547,000	'	'
Millsboro, DE Plant [Member] \| Specialty Foods [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Recorded termination costs	'	'	'	6,483,000	'	'
Green Bay, WI Research Facility [Member] \| Birds Eye Frozen [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Recorded termination costs	'	'	'	960,000	'	'
Accelerated depreciation costs	'	'	'	878,000	'	'
Fulton, NY Plan [Member] \| Birds Eye Frozen [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Recorded termination costs	'	'	'	'	1,680,000	'
Accelerated depreciation costs	'	'	'	2,550,000	9,295,000	'
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	'	874,000	'	'	'	'
Tacoma, WA Plant [Member] \| Duncan Hines Grocery [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Recorded termination costs	'	'	'	'	30,000	'
Asset retirement obligation charges	'	'	'	'	523,000	'
Accelerated depreciation costs	'	'	'	307,000	4,782,000	'
Asset impairment charges	'	'	'	'	1,286,000	'
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	$5,077,000	'	'	'	'	'

Restructuring_Charges_Schedule

Restructuring Charges Schedule of restructuring charges accrued (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Accrued restructuring charges, Beginning balance	$10,480	$4,076
Expense	0	10,128
Other increases	0	776
Payments	-8,542	-4,500
Accrued restructuring charges, Ending balance	1,938	10,480
Facility shutdowns [Member]	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Accrued restructuring charges, Beginning balance	2,796	1,201
Expense	0	958
Other increases	0	776	[1]
Payments	-1,178	-139
Accrued restructuring charges, Ending balance	1,618	2,796
Contract Termination [Member]	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Accrued restructuring charges, Beginning balance	5,833	0
Expense	0	6,483
Other increases	0	0
Payments	-5,833	650
Accrued restructuring charges, Ending balance	0	5,833
Employee severance [Member]	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Accrued restructuring charges, Beginning balance	1,851	2,875
Expense	0	2,687
Other increases	0	0
Payments	-1,531	-3,711
Accrued restructuring charges, Ending balance	$320	$1,851

[1]	Consists of asset retirement obligations primarily at the Millsboro, Delaware plant.

Debt_And_Interest_Expense_Sche

Debt And Interest Expense Schedule of Long-term and Short-term Debt Instruments (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Apr. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Apr. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Short-term Debt [Abstract]	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	$2,437	'	$2,139
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]	'	'	'
Unamortized discount on long term debt	-16,085	'	-7,230
Capital lease obligations	19,982	'	20,990
Long-term Debt, including capital lease obligations less unamortized discount on long term debt	2,500,747	'	2,606,805
Less: current portion of long-term obligations	24,580	'	30,419
Long-term debt	2,476,167	'	2,576,386
Debt Instrument, Tranche H Extended Term Loans Due 2020 [Member]	'	'	'
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]	'	'	'
Unamortized discount on long term debt	'	-8,500	'
Senior [Member] \| Debt Instrument, 4.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]	'	'	'
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]	'	'	'
Senior Notes	350,000	'	0
Senior [Member] \| 9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]	'	'	'
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]	'	'	'
Senior Notes	0	'	465,000
Senior [Member] \| 8.25% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]	'	'	'
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]	'	'	'
Senior Notes	0	'	400,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche B Non Extended Term Loans due 2014 [Member]	'	'	'
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]	'	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	0	'	243,264
Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche B Extended term Loans due 2016 [Member]	'	'	'
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]	'	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	0	'	637,906
Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche E Term Loan Due 2018 [Member]	'	'	'
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]	'	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	0	'	398,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche F Term Loan due 2018 [Member]	'	'	'
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]	'	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	0	'	448,875
Secured Debt [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Tranche G Extended Term Loans Due 2020 [Member]	'	'	'
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]	'	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	1,621,850	'	0
Unamortized discount on long term debt	'	0	'
Secured Debt [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Tranche H Extended Term Loans Due 2020 [Member]	'	'	'
Long-term Debt, Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]	'	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	$525,000	'	$0

Debt_And_Interest_Expense_Sche1

Debt And Interest Expense Schedule of Interest expense (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest expense, third party	'	$102,286	$158,557	$165,611
Related party interest expense (Note 14)	'	1,880	3,330	6,172
Amortization of debt acquisition costs (Note 8)	'	4,395	8,585	11,062
Write-off of debt acquisition costs (Note 8)	12,725	12,725	8,091	0
Write-off of loan discount	'	2,182	1,864	0
Financing costs (Note 8)	4,762	4,762	7,526	0
Amortization of deferred mark-to-market adjustment on terminated swaps (Note 12)	'	0	444	2,119
Interest rate swap losses (Note 12)	'	4,124	10,087	23,355
Total interest expense	'	$132,354	$198,484	$208,319

Debt_And_Interest_Expense_Seni

Debt And Interest Expense Senior Secured Credit Facility (Details) (USD $)

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 29, 2013

Apr. 29, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

Apr. 29, 2013

Apr. 03, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Apr. 29, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Apr. 29, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Apr. 29, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

Apr. 29, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Oct. 02, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Apr. 29, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Apr. 19, 2012

19-May-13

Apr. 03, 2013

Sep. 21, 2012

Jun. 04, 2012

Mar. 31, 2013

Apr. 02, 2007

10-May-13

Apr. 29, 2013

19-May-13

Aug. 17, 2010

Apr. 29, 2013

Apr. 02, 2007

Dec. 29, 2013

Debt Instrument, Tranche H Extended Term Loans Due 2020 [Member]

Secured Debt [Member]

New Revolving Credit Facility (2013) [Member] [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility and Letters of Credit [Member]

Letters of Credit [Member]

Majority Shareholder [Member]

Net First Lien [Member]

Restricted Payments [Member]

Senior [Member]

Reduction Criteria 1 [Member]

Reduction Criteria 2 [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Eurodollar [Member]

Base Rate [Member]

quarter

Tranche B And E Term Loans

Tranche B Non Extended Term Loans due 2014 [Member]

Tranche B Extended term Loans due 2016 [Member]

Tranche E Term Loan Due 2018 [Member]

Tranche F Term Loan due 2018 [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility and Letters of Credit [Member]

Tranche B Extended, B Non Extended E and F Term Loans [Member]

Debt Instrument, Tranche G Extended Term Loans Due 2020 [Member]

Debt Instrument, Tranche H Extended Term Loans Due 2020 [Member]

Debt Instrument, Tranche G and H Extended Term Loans [Member]

April 2013 Refinancing [Member]

Secured Debt [Member]

10.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 [Member]

9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]

8.25% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]

Debt Instrument, 4.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]

Secured Debt [Member]

Tranche B Extended, B Non Extended E and F Term Loans [Member]

Debt Instrument, Tranche G and H Extended Term Loans [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Face amount

$525,000,000

Amount extended as part of the refinancing

1,630,000,000

Line of Credit Term

'5 years

Total letter of credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility cannot exceed

150,000,000

50,000,000

350,000,000

Total redemption price of the Term Loans

38,100,000

202,000,000

634,700,000

396,000,000

446,600,000

Debt tnstrument term

'7 years

Amount of debt redeemed

199,000,000

465,000,000

150,000,000

10,000,000

400,000,000

Fixed interest rate

10.63%

8.25%

9.25%

8.25%

4.88%

Redemption prices, percent of outstanding principal

100.00%

108.50%

Basis points added to the Federal Reserve overnight funds rate

0.50%

2.50%

1.50%

Eurocurrency rate, minimum per annum

0.75%

Base rate, minimum per annum

1.75%

Percent of collateralized capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each direct foreign subsidiaries, or any domestic subsidiaries

65.00%

Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent

63,097,000

63,796,000

Commitment fee per annum

0.38%

revolving credit facility Interest rate

2.67%

3.71%

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period

3.76%

3.51%

3.52%

Weighted average interest rate

0.00%

3.72%

0.00%

Eurocurrency rate

4.08%

3.25%

Fronting fee, per annum

0.13%

Outstanding amount on Revolving Credit Facility for letters of credit

243,264,000

637,906,000

398,000,000

448,875,000

1,621,850,000

525,000,000

32,923,000

33,453,000

Available borrowing capacity

117,077,000

116,547,000

17,077,000

16,547,000

Percentage of Excess Cash Flow required to prepay Tranche B and Tranche D Loans

50.00%

25.00%

0.00%

Leverage ratio

4.66

4.25

4.5

5.49

Ownership Interest, Subsidiary Percent Owned By Parent Company

100.00%

Senior Secured Credit Facility loans mature in quarterly installments, percent

0.25%

Aggregate maturities due in 2014

16,300,000

5,300,000

Aggregate maturities due in 2015

16,300,000

5,300,000

Aggregate maturities due in 2016

16,300,000

5,300,000

Aggregate maturities due in 2017

20,400,000

6,600,000

Aggregate maturities due in 2018

12,200,000

3,900,000

Aggregate maturities due after 2018

1,540,400,000

498,600,000

Debt to EBITDA for the most recently concluded four consecutive fiscal quarters

5.75

4.25

Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Consecutive Fiscal Quarters

Amount of restricted payments for specified activities greater of amount or percent of consolidated total assets

50,000,000

Percent of restricted payments for specified activities greater of amount or percent of consolidated total assets

2.00%

Unamortized Discount Additions

16,085,000

7,230,000

8,500,000

Deferred financing costs, Additions

18,380,000

10,500,000

Write-off of loan discount

$2,182,000

$1,864,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)

1.00%

Debt_And_Interest_Expense_Seni1

Debt And Interest Expense Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes (Details) (Senior [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 03, 2013	Sep. 21, 2012	Jun. 04, 2012	Apr. 02, 2007	Apr. 29, 2013	Apr. 02, 2007	Apr. 19, 2012	19-May-13	10-May-13	Apr. 29, 2013	Aug. 17, 2010
	9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]	9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]	9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]	9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]	Debt Instrument, 4.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]	Debt Instrument, 4.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]	10.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 [Member]	10.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 [Member]	8.25% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]	8.25% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]	8.25% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Fixed interest rate	'	9.25%	'	9.25%	4.88%	4.88%	10.63%	8.25%	'	'	8.25%
Amount of debt redeemed	$465	$150	$10	'	'	'	$199	'	$400	$400	'
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt	'	'	'	'	$350	'	'	'	'	'	'

Debt_And_Interest_Expense_Sche2

Debt And Interest Expense Schedule of early redemption prices of long-term debt instruments (Details) (Senior [Member])

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2013

Apr. 29, 2013

Apr. 02, 2007

Mar. 31, 2013

Sep. 21, 2012

Apr. 02, 2007

Dec. 29, 2013

19-May-13

Apr. 29, 2013

Aug. 17, 2010

Sep. 21, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Debt Instrument, 4.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]

9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]

8.25% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]

2012 [Member]

2015 [Member]

2016 and thereafter [Member]

Year Six [Member]

Year Seven and Thereafter [Member]

9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]

Debt Instrument, 4.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Early redemption percent the Company may redeem up to the aggregate principal amount through May 1, 2016

35.00%

Redemption prices, percent of outstanding principal

100.00%

108.50%

102.31%

103.66%

102.44%

101.22%

100.00%

Fixed interest rate

4.88%

9.25%

8.25%

Early redemption percent of principal amount of note required to be outstanding immediately after the occurance of each such redemption

50.00%

Early redemption percent of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest if any to redeem until May 1, 2016

104.88%

Early redemption percent of principal amount plus the applicable premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, the redemption date

100.00%

Debt Instrument, Applicable Premium, Percentage of Principal Amount

1.00%

Period each redemption is required to occur after the closing of each such equity offering

'120 days

Debt_And_Interest_Expense_Sche3

Debt And Interest Expense Schedule of the estimated fair value of the Company's long-term debt, including the current portion (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Senior [Member] \| 9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes	$0	$465,000
Senior [Member] \| 8.25% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes	0	400,000
Senior [Member] \| Debt Instrument, 4.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes	350,000	0
Secured Debt [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Tranche G Extended Term Loans Due 2020 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	1,621,850	0
Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche B Non Extended Term Loans due 2014 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	0	243,264
Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche B Extended term Loans due 2016 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	0	637,906
Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche E Term Loan Due 2018 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	0	398,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche F Term Loan due 2018 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	0	448,875
Secured Debt [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Tranche H Extended Term Loans Due 2020 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	525,000	0
Face Value [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	2,496,850	2,593,045
Face Value [Member] \| Senior [Member] \| 9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes	'	465,000
Face Value [Member] \| Senior [Member] \| 8.25% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes	'	400,000
Face Value [Member] \| Senior [Member] \| Debt Instrument, 4.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes	350,000	'
Face Value [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Tranche G Extended Term Loans Due 2020 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	1,621,850	'
Face Value [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche B Non Extended Term Loans due 2014 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	'	243,264
Face Value [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche B Extended term Loans due 2016 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	'	637,906
Face Value [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche E Term Loan Due 2018 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	'	398,000
Face Value [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche F Term Loan due 2018 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	'	448,875
Face Value [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Tranche H Extended Term Loans Due 2020 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility	525,000	'
Fair Value [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	2,473,167	2,637,777
Fair Value [Member] \| Senior [Member] \| 9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	'	471,975
Fair Value [Member] \| Senior [Member] \| 8.25% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	'	427,000
Fair Value [Member] \| Senior [Member] \| Debt Instrument, 4.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	329,000	'
Fair Value [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Tranche G Extended Term Loans Due 2020 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Lines of Credit, Fair Value Disclosure	1,619,823	'
Fair Value [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche B Non Extended Term Loans due 2014 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Lines of Credit, Fair Value Disclosure	'	244,480
Fair Value [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche B Extended term Loans due 2016 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Lines of Credit, Fair Value Disclosure	'	641,095
Fair Value [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche E Term Loan Due 2018 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Lines of Credit, Fair Value Disclosure	'	400,985
Fair Value [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Tranche F Term Loan due 2018 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Lines of Credit, Fair Value Disclosure	'	452,242
Fair Value [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Tranche H Extended Term Loans Due 2020 [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Lines of Credit, Fair Value Disclosure	$524,344	'

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_N

Pension and Retirement Plans Narrative, Pinnacle Foods (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 30, 2012
	nonqualified_plan	Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan [Member]	Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan [Member]	Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
	defined_benefit_plan				Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Number of defined benefit plans	2	'	'	'	'
Number of qualified 401(k) plans	2	'	'	'	'
Number of non-qualified 401(k) plans	2	'	'	'	'
Maximum annual contribution per employee percent	3.00%	'	'	'	'
Curtailment (gain) loss	'	$0	($3,310,000)	$0	$3,310,000
Employer contributions	'	2,710,000	4,141,000	6,829,000	'
Expected employer contributions in next fiscal year	'	$4,200,000	'	'	'

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_R

Pension and Retirement Plans Reconciliation of the changes in benefit obligation, Pinnacle Foods (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Change in Benefit Obligation	'	'	'
Actuarial (gain) loss	$1,663	$2,413	$732
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets	'	'	'
Accrued pension benefits	-49,847	-100,918	'
Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Change in Benefit Obligation	'	'	'
Net benefit obligation at beginning of the period	97,755	91,660	83,814
Service cost	69	786	893
Interest cost	3,891	4,081	4,263
Actuarial (gain) loss	-7,486	9,460	7,388
Gross benefits paid	-5,315	-4,922	-4,698
Curtailment gain	0	-3,310	0
Net benefit obligation at end of the period	88,914	97,755	91,660
Change in Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of the period	64,230	57,802	55,226
Employer contributions	2,710	4,141	6,829
Actual return on plan assets	7,524	7,209	445
Gross benefits paid	-5,315	-4,922	-4,698
Fair value of plan assets at end of the period	69,149	64,230	57,802
Funded status at end of the year	-19,765	-33,525	-33,858
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets	'	'	'
Accrued pension benefits	-19,765	-33,525	-33,858
Net amount recognized at end of the period	-19,765	-33,525	-33,858
Amounts recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	'	'	'
Net loss	20,917	32,283	30,802
Prior service cost	0	0	345
Net amount recognized at end of the period	20,917	32,283	31,147
Accumulated benefit obligation	$88,914	$97,755	$88,196
Weighted average assumptions	'	'	'
Discount rate	4.76%	3.98%	4.59%
Expected return on plan assets	6.50%	7.00%	7.50%
Rate of compensation increase	'	'	3.00%

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_S

Pension and Retirement Plans Schedule of net periodic benefit cost, Pinnacle Foods (Details) (Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Service cost	$69	$786	$893
Interest cost	3,891	4,081	4,263
Expected return on assets	-4,445	-4,463	-4,244
Amortization of prior service cost	0	42	42
Amortization of actuarial loss	802	1,923	724
Curtailment loss	0	303	'
Net periodic (benefit) cost	$317	$2,672	$1,678
Weighted average assumptions:	'	'	'
Discount rate	3.98%	4.43%	5.45%
Expected return on plan assets	7.00%	7.50%	7.50%
Rate of compensation increase	'	3.00%	3.00%

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_S1

Pension and Retirement Plans Schedule of weighted-average asset allocations, Pinnacle Foods (Details) (Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan [Member])	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Actual plan asset allocations	100.00%	100.00%
Equity Securities [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Actual plan asset allocations	51.00%	60.00%
Target plan assets allocations	50.00%	'
Debt Securities [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Actual plan asset allocations	48.00%	40.00%
Target plan assets allocations	50.00%	'
Cash [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Actual plan asset allocations	1.00%	0.00%

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_S2

Pension and Retirement Plans Schedule of fair value hierarchy of plan assets, Pinnacle Foods (Details) (Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan [Member], USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	$69,149	$64,230	'	'
Fair value of plan assets	69,149	64,230	57,802	55,226
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	69,149	64,230	'	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Short-term Investment Fund [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	476	259	'	'
Short-term Investment Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Short-term Investment Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	476	259	'	'
Short-term Investment Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Small Mid Capitalization Fund [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	4,805	5,273	'	'
Small Mid Capitalization Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Small Mid Capitalization Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	4,805	5,273	'	'
Small Mid Capitalization Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Large Capitalization Equity Fund [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	18,840	19,647	'	'
Large Capitalization Equity Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Large Capitalization Equity Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	18,840	19,647	'	'
Large Capitalization Equity Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
International Fund [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	11,547	13,715	'	'
International Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
International Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	11,547	13,715	'	'
International Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Fixed Income Funds [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	33,481	25,336	'	'
Fixed Income Funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Fixed Income Funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	33,481	25,336	'	'
Fixed Income Funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	$0	$0	'	'

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_N1

Pension and Retirement Plans Narrative, Birds Eye Foods (Details) (Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Curtailment (gain) loss	$0	($806,000)	($4,975,000)
Employer contributions	5,568,000	8,373,000	9,471,000
Expected employer contributions in next fiscal year	$6,600,000	'	'

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_R1

Pension and Retirement Plans Reconciliation of the changes in benefit obligation, Birds Eye Foods (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Change in Benefit Obligation	'	'	'
Actuarial (gain) loss	$1,663	$2,413	$732
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets	'	'	'
Accrued pension benefits	-49,847	-100,918	'
Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Change in Benefit Obligation	'	'	'
Net benefit obligation at beginning of the period	194,535	175,057	155,854
Service cost	0	102	537
Interest cost	7,070	7,439	8,200
Participant contributions	0	0	22
Actuarial (gain) loss	-26,433	24,561	27,567
Gross benefits paid	-12,529	-11,818	-12,148
Curtailment gain	0	-806	-4,975
Net benefit obligation at end of the period	162,643	194,535	175,057
Change in Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of the period	129,935	118,666	108,446
Employer contributions	5,568	8,373	9,471
Participant contributions	0	0	22
Actual return on plan assets	12,226	14,714	12,875
Gross benefits paid	-12,529	-11,818	-12,148
Fair value of plan assets at end of the period	135,200	129,935	118,666
Funded status at end of the year	-27,443	-64,600	-56,391
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets	'	'	'
Accrued pension benefits	-27,096	-64,179	-55,892
Accrued pension benefits (part of accrued liabilities)	-347	-421	-499
Net amount recognized at end of the period	-27,443	-64,600	-56,391
Amounts recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	'	'	'
Net loss	7,595	37,955	20,797
Net amount recognized at end of the period	7,595	37,955	20,797
Accumulated benefit obligation	$162,643	$194,536	$174,399
Weighted average assumptions	'	'	'
Discount rate	4.76%	3.83%	4.51%
Expected return on plan assets	6.50%	7.00%	7.00%
Rate of compensation increase	'	'	3.00%

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_S3

Pension and Retirement Plans Schedule of net periodic benefit cost, Birds Eye Foods (Details) (Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012		Dec. 25, 2011
Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan [Member]	'	'		'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'		'
Service cost	$0	$102		$537
Interest cost	7,070	7,439		8,200
Expected return on assets	-8,941	-8,574		-7,634
Amortization of actuarial loss	611	489		9
Curtailment gain	'	'		0
Net periodic (benefit) cost	($1,260)	($544)		$1,112
Weighted average assumptions:	'	'		'
Discount rate	3.83%	4.17%		5.31%
Expected return on plan assets	7.00%	7.00%		7.00%
Rate of compensation increase	'	1.78%	[1]	3.00%	[1]
Rate of compensation increase partial period	3.00%	'		'

[1]	In fiscal 2012, this represents 3% for the seven months when the employees earned service credits.

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_S4

Pension and Retirement Plans Schedule of weighted-average asset allocations, Birds Eye Foods (Details) (Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan [Member])	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Actual plan asset allocations	100.00%	100.00%
Equity Securities [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Actual plan asset allocations	41.00%	60.00%
Target plan assets allocations	60.00%	'
Debt Securities [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Actual plan asset allocations	58.00%	40.00%
Target plan assets allocations	40.00%	'
Cash [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Actual plan asset allocations	1.00%	0.00%

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_S5

Pension and Retirement Plans Schedule of fair value heirarchy of plan assets, Birds Eye Foods (Details) (Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan [Member], USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	$135,200	$129,935	'	'
Fair value of plan assets	135,200	129,935	118,666	108,446
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	135,200	129,935	'	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Short-term Investment Fund [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	1,200	525	'	'
Short-term Investment Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Short-term Investment Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	1,200	525	'	'
Short-term Investment Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Small Mid Capitalization Fund [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	7,810	10,697	'	'
Small Mid Capitalization Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Small Mid Capitalization Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	7,810	10,697	'	'
Small Mid Capitalization Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Large Capitalization Equity Fund [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	29,571	40,661	'	'
Large Capitalization Equity Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Large Capitalization Equity Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	29,571	40,661	'	'
Large Capitalization Equity Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
International Fund [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	18,374	26,579	'	'
International Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
International Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	18,374	26,579	'	'
International Fund [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Fixed Income Funds [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	78,245	51,473	'	'
Fixed Income Funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	0	0	'	'
Fixed Income Funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	78,245	51,473	'	'
Fixed Income Funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets, net of receivable	$0	$0	'	'

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_S6

Pension and Retirement Plans Schedule of expected benefit payments (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013
Pinnacle Foods Pension Plan [Member]	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'
2013	$4,684
2014	4,427
2015	4,423
2016	4,346
2017	4,330
2018-2022	22,565
Birds Eye Foods Pension Plan [Member]	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'
2013	10,748
2014	10,888
2015	11,432
2016	10,873
2017	10,541
2018-2022	$57,079

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_S7

Pension and Retirement Plans Savings Plans (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Schedule of Defined Contribution Plans [Line Items]	'	'	'
Employer matching contribution percent	50.00%	'	'
Maximum annual contribution per employee percent	3.00%	'	'
Employer contributions	$4,593	$4,228	$4,249
Union Employee [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Defined Contribution Plans [Line Items]	'	'	'
Maximum annual contribution per employee percent	5.00%	'	'
Employment period	'1 year	'	'
Salaried Employee [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Defined Contribution Plans [Line Items]	'	'	'
Maximum annual contribution per employee percent	6.00%	'	'

Pension_and_Retirement_Plans_M

Pension and Retirement Plans Mutli-employer Plans (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]	'	'
Employer contributions	$753	$744
Contributions by employer represent less than percent	5.00%	'
Funded status	'At least 80 percent	'
Certified zone status	'Green	'

Financial_Instruments_Schedule

Financial Instruments Schedule of Interest Rate Swaps (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Apr. 04, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Current Notional Amount Hedged	'	'	'	'	$650,000,000
Gain (Loss) on Discontinuation of Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Due to Forecasted Transaction Probably of Not Occurring, Pretax	2,800,000	'	'	'	'
Gain (Loss) on Discontinuation of Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Due to Forecasted Transaction Probable of Not Occurring, Net	1,700,000	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	9,100,000	67,852,000	30,929,000	20,524,000	'
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Instruments	'	18	'	'	'
Current Notional Amount Hedged	'	1,643,000,000	'	'	'
Interest Rate Swaps, Fixed Rate Range, Lower	'	0.76%	'	'	'
Interest Rate Swaps, Fixed Rate Range, Upper	'	2.97%	'	'	'
Ineffective portion of the change in fair value recognized directly in earning, estimated for next twelve months	'	$874,000	'	'	'

Financial_Instruments_Schedule1

Financial Instruments Schedule of Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (Details)	Apr. 04, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	USD ($)	Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
		Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
		CAD Forward [Member]	CAD Forward [Member]
		USD ($)	CAD
		instrument
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'
Number of Instruments	'	13	13
Current Notional Amount Hedged	$650,000	$40,863	43,600
Derivative, Exchange Rate Floor	'	0.993	0.993
Derivative, Exchange Rate Cap	'	1.077	1.077

Financial_Instruments_Schedule2

Financial Instruments Schedule of derivative instruments not designated in qualifying hedging relationships (Details) (Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member], Diesel Fuel Contracts [Member])	Dec. 29, 2013
	gal
	instrument
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Diesel Fuel Contracts [Member]	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'
Number of Instruments	-11
Notional Purchased in Aggregate	5,315,757
Price/Index, Floor Price	3.74
Price/Index, Cap Price	3.95

Financial_Instruments_Schedule3

Financial Instruments Schedule of the fair value of derivatives financial instruments as well as their Consolidated Balance Sheets classification (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Asset Derivatives	$543	$525
Liability Derivatives	698	682
Accrued liabilities [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Liability Derivatives	'	682
Other curent assets [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Liability Derivatives	698	'
Other curent assets [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Asset Derivatives	543	525
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Asset Derivatives	29,825	638
Liability Derivatives	1,206	3,807
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Accrued Liabilities [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Liability Derivatives	70	'
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Accrued liabilities [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Liability Derivatives	'	3,807
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Other curent assets [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Asset Derivatives	307	605
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Other long-term liabilities [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Liability Derivatives	1,136	'
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Other Assets, Net [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Liability Derivatives	29,518	'
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Other Assets, Net [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Asset Derivatives	'	$33

Financial_Instruments_Schedue_

Financial Instruments Schedue of derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) earnings (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013		Dec. 30, 2012		Dec. 25, 2011
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'		'		'
Recognized in AOCL on Derivative (Effective Portion)	$29,260		($7,317)		($3,388)
Reclassified from AOCL into Earnings (Effective Portion)	2,229		9,850		25,126
Recognized in Earnings on Derivative	535		-97		-1,337
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member] \| Cost of products sold [Member]	'		'		'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'		'		'
Recognized in Earnings on Derivative	667		-97		-1,337
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	'		'		'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'		'		'
Recognized in AOCL on Derivative (Effective Portion)	29,260		-7,317		-3,388
Reclassified from AOCL into Earnings (Effective Portion)	-2,229		-10,294		-27,246
Recognized in Earnings on Derivative (Ineffective Portion)	5		-249		265
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member]	'		'		'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'		'		'
Recognized in AOCL on Derivative (Effective Portion)	27,817		-7,028		-3,364
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Interest expense [Member]	'		'		'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'		'		'
Reclassified from AOCL into Earnings (Effective Portion)	-4,000	[1]	-10,290	[1]	-25,465
Recognized in Earnings on Derivative (Ineffective Portion)	8		-241		-9
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]	'		'		'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'		'		'
Recognized in AOCL on Derivative (Effective Portion)	1,443		-289		-24
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Cost of products sold [Member]	'		'		'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'		'		'
Reclassified from AOCL into Earnings (Effective Portion)	1,771		-4		-1,781
Recognized in Earnings on Derivative (Ineffective Portion)	($3)		($8)		$274

[1]	Includes $2.8 million of accelerated reclassifications out of AOCL

Financial_Instruments_Schedule4

Financial Instruments Schedule of aggregate fair values of derivatives that contain credit risk-related contingent features (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]	'	'
Termination Value	$28,204	($3,648)
Performance Risk Adjustment	25	66
Accrued Interest	-233	-256
Fair Value (excluding interest)	28,462	-3,326
Barclays [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member]	'	'
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]	'	'
Termination Value	543	-158
Performance Risk Adjustment	0	0
Accrued Interest	0	0
Fair Value (excluding interest)	543	-158
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Barclays [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member]	'	'
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]	'	'
Termination Value	12,303	-2,063
Performance Risk Adjustment	-12	31
Accrued Interest	-155	-128
Fair Value (excluding interest)	12,446	-1,904
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Bank of America [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member]	'	'
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]	'	'
Termination Value	12,930	'
Performance Risk Adjustment	-124	'
Accrued Interest	0	'
Fair Value (excluding interest)	12,806	'
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Macquarie Bank [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member]	'	'
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]	'	'
Termination Value	-506	'
Performance Risk Adjustment	93	'
Accrued Interest	-3	'
Fair Value (excluding interest)	-410	'
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Credit Suisse [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member]	'	'
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]	'	'
Termination Value	2,634	-2,063
Performance Risk Adjustment	62	32
Accrued Interest	-75	-128
Fair Value (excluding interest)	2,771	-1,903
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Credit Suisse [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]	'	'
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]	'	'
Termination Value	300	636
Performance Risk Adjustment	6	3
Accrued Interest	0	0
Fair Value (excluding interest)	$306	$639

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies Lehman Brothers Special Financing (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Jun. 04, 2012	31-May-12
				Contract Termination, Derivatives [Member]	Contract Termination, Derivatives [Member]
				Settled [Member]	Settled [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Damages Sought, Value	'	'	'	$19,700,000	'
Lehman Brothers Specialty Financing settlement (see Note 5)	$0	$0	($8,500,000)	'	$8,500,000

Commitments_and_Contingencies_2

Commitments and Contingencies Product Recall (Details) (Aunt Jemima Frozen Pancakes [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 25, 2011
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]	'	'
Cost impact of recall	$2.10	$1.20
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Operating Activities	3.2	'
Sales Revenue, Services, Net [Member]	'	'
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]	'	'
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Operating Activities	2.3	'
Marketing and selling expenses [Member]	'	'
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]	'	'
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Operating Activities	0.9	'
Birds Eye Frozen [Member]	'	'
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]	'	'
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Operating Activities	2.7	'
Duncan Hines Grocery [Member]	'	'
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]	'	'
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Operating Activities	$0.50	'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_3

Commitments and Contingencies Schedule of Operaing Leases, Capital Leases and Purchase Commitments (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013		Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Operating leases	'		'	'
Operating Leases, 2013	$12,135		'	'
Operating Leases, 2014	9,816		'	'
Operating Leases, 2015	8,570		'	'
Operating Leases, 2016	8,356		'	'
Operating Leases, 2017	7,908		'	'
Operating Leases, Thereafter	22,295		'	'
Capital leases	'		'	'
Capital Leases, 2013	4,577		'	'
Capital Leases, 2014	3,982		'	'
Capital Leases, 2015	5,664		'	'
Capital Leases, 2016	1,572		'	'
Capital Leases, 2017	1,348		'	'
Capital Leases, Thereafter	10,006		'	'
Purchase Commitments (1)	'		'	'
Purchase Commitments, 2013	564,341	[1]	'	'
Purchase Commitments, 2014	70,343	[1]	'	'
Purchase Commitments, 2015	60,329	[1]	'	'
Purchase Commitments, 2016	5,827	[1]	'	'
Purchase Commitments, 2017	4,522	[1]	'	'
Purchase Commitments, Thereafter	47,300	[1]	'	'
Rent expense	$12,952		$13,861	$11,313

[1]	The amounts indicated in this line primarily reflect future contractual payments, including certain take-or-pay arrangements entered into as part of the normal course of business. The amounts do not include obligations related to other contractual purchase obligations that are not take-or-pay arrangements. Such contractual purchase obligations are primarily purchase orders at fair value that are part of normal operations and are reflected in historical operating cash flow trends. Purchase obligations also include trade and consumer promotion and advertising commitments.

Related_Party_Transactions_Nar

Related Party Transactions Narrative (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 03, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Apr. 04, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Termination of Advisory Fee Agreement	'	'	'	'	$15,100
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	3,345	'	'	'	'
Interest expense and fees recognized to a related party	'	1,880,000	3,330,000	6,172,000	'
Majority Shareholder [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Annual management fee greater of amount	'	2,500,000	'	'	'
Greater of percent of covenant compliance EBITDA	'	1.00%	'	'	'
Management fee expenses	'	1,148,000	4,650,000	4,600,000	'
Reimbusrement of a related parties out-of-pocket expenses	'	0	'	0	'
Related Party Transactions Underwriting Fees Paid To Related Party	'	2,000,000	'	'	'
Related Party Transactions Financial Consulting Fees Paid To Related Party	'	750	'	'	'
Accrued Liabilities Related Party	'	319,000	173,000	'	'
Graham Packaging [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Supplies purchased from a related party	'	'	'	7,813,000	'
Performance Food Group Company [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Sales to a related party	'	1,071,000	5,672,000	4,768,000	'
Accounts receivable due from a related party	'	$57,000	$68,000	'	'

Segments_Schedule_of_Segment_R

Segments Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 29, 2013

Sep. 29, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Sep. 23, 2012

Jun. 24, 2012

Mar. 25, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

segment

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Number of Operating Segments

Net sales

$709,322

$572,455

$569,044

$612,981

$705,060

$567,905

$588,595

$616,925

$2,463,802

$2,478,485

$2,469,562

Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes

293,037

283,594

183,266

Depreciation and amortization

78,225

98,123

88,476

Capital Expenditures Including Capital Leases

86,085

[1]

79,827

[1]

128,546

[1]

Increase (Decrease) in Other Noncurrent Assets

-169

Capital expenditures

84,055

78,279

117,306

Total assets

5,081,191

4,399,988

5,081,191

4,399,988

Long-lived assets

523,270

493,666

523,270

493,666

Birds Eye Frozen [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Net sales

1,096,897

1,103,093

1,100,751

Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes

198,634

178,184

97,155

Depreciation and amortization

38,409

38,667

42,130

Capital Expenditures Including Capital Leases

40,516

[1]

41,885

[1]

80,884

[1]

Total assets

2,004,250

1,978,668

2,004,250

1,978,668

Duncan Hines Grocery [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Net sales

1,004,990

978,615

966,068

Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes

144,428

120,746

157,316

Depreciation and amortization

22,755

41,400

29,268

Capital Expenditures Including Capital Leases

34,003

[1]

25,729

[1]

31,171

[1]

Total assets

2,577,093

1,965,002

2,577,093

1,965,002

Specialty Foods [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Net sales

361,915

396,777

402,743

Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes

29,959

23,503

-40,317

Depreciation and amortization

17,061

18,056

17,078

Capital Expenditures Including Capital Leases

11,566

[1]

12,213

[1]

16,491

[1]

Total assets

358,198

356,722

358,198

356,722

Unallocated corporate expenses [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes

-79,984

-38,839

-30,888

Corporate [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Total assets

141,650

99,596

141,650

99,596

UNITED STATES

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Net sales

2,439,888

2,454,737

2,442,540

Long-lived assets

523,250

493,640

523,250

493,640

CANADA

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Net sales

83,551

84,708

84,832

Long-lived assets

Intercompany [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Net sales

($59,637)

($60,960)

($57,810)

[1]

Includes new capital leases.

Taxes_on_Earnings_Schedule_of_

Taxes on Earnings Schedule of the provision for income taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Current	'	'	'	'
Federal	'	$117	($635)	($1,186)
State	'	2,967	1,940	2,339
Non-U.S.	'	539	467	426
Total Current	'	3,623	1,772	1,579
Deferred	'	'	'	'
Federal	'	65,554	28,433	23,911
State	'	2,151	2,520	-3,377
Non-U.S.	'	147	-24	-10
Total Deferred	9,100	67,852	30,929	20,524
Provision for income taxes	'	71,475	32,701	22,103
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'
United States	'	158,190	83,677	-26,558
Non-U.S.	'	2,634	1,543	1,747
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	'	$160,824	$85,220	($24,811)
Effective Income Tax Rate	'	'	'	'
Federal statutory income tax rate	'	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes (net of federal benefit)	'	2.10%	3.40%	8.40%
Tax effect resulting from international activities	'	-0.20%	0.40%	-0.50%
Change in deferred tax valuation allowance	'	0.00%	0.00%	-8.00%
Non-deductible expenses	'	1.10%	0.80%	-1.50%
Goodwill and other long-lived intangibles impairment	'	0.00%	0.00%	-141.40%
Uncertain tax positions	'	1.30%	-1.50%	15.90%
Swap De-designation (Note 12)	'	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	'	0.10%	0.30%	3.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations	'	44.40%	38.40%	-89.10%

Taxes_on_Earnings_Schedule_of_1

Taxes on Earnings Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross [Abstract]	'	'
Accrued liabilities	$13,597	$18,298
Inventories	12,630	12,173
Benefits and compensation	23,436	18,645
Hedges	0	1,362
Assets held for sale	1,976	3,738
Net operating loss carryforwards	287,441	325,608
Federal & state tax credits	3,912	7,256
Postretirement benefits	17,847	37,881
Alternative minimum tax	1,901	1,901
Other	2,512	2,815
Subtotal	365,252	429,677
Valuation allowance	-2,847	-9,022
Total net deferred tax assets	362,405	420,655
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross [Abstract]	'	'
Other intangible assets	-708,409	-697,043
Partnership interest	-8,904	-8,902
Plant assets	-89,901	-82,992
Unremitted earnings	-3,442	-2,560
Hedges	-11,064	0
Other	-815	-1,488
Total deferred tax liabilities	-822,535	-792,985
Net deferred tax liability	-460,130	-372,330
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets	'	'
Current net deferred tax assets	141,142	99,199
Long-term net deferred tax liability	-601,272	-471,529
Net deferred tax liability	($460,130)	($372,330)

Taxes_on_Earnings_Schedule_of_2

Taxes on Earnings Schedule of Valuation Allowance (Details) (Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets [Member]	'	'	'
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Deferred tax valuation allowance, Beginning balance	$13,354	$14,202	$8,284
Additions	0	474	6,187
Acquisitions	0	0	0
Deductions	-9,402	-1,322	-269
Deferred tax valuation allowance, Ending balance	$3,952	$13,354	$14,202

Taxes_on_Earnings_Schedule_of_3

Taxes on Earnings Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 23, 2009
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Gross unrecognized tax positions at beginning of year	$8,507	$9,764	'	$13,515
Increase for tax positions related to prior periods	0	199	646	'
Decrease for tax positions related to prior periods	0	-509	-4,133	'
Increase for tax positions related to the current period	2,569	679	558	'
Decrease related to settlement with tax authorities	-4,122	-1,580	-822	'
Reductions due to lapse of applicable statutes of limitations	-49	-46	0	'
Gross unrecognized tax positions at end of year	$6,905	$8,507	$9,764	$13,515

Taxes_on_Earnings_Narrative_De

Taxes on Earnings Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Taxes on Earnings Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 23, 2009
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	$9,100,000	$67,852,000	$30,929,000	$20,524,000	'
Investment tax credit	'	0	'	'	'
Investment tax benefit	'	'	1,300,000	1,200,000	'
Net operating losses	'	1,003,300,000	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	'	6,905,000	8,507,000	9,764,000	13,515,000
Decrease related to settlement with tax authorities	'	4,122,000	1,580,000	822,000	'
Increase resulting from the settlement of tax examinations	'	1,751,000	'	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	'	1,597,000	'	'	'
Potential decrease in incertain tax positions in next twelve months	'	167,000	'	'	'
Interest and penalty income associated with uncertain tax positions	'	165,000	157,000	'	'
Interest and penalty expenses associated with uncertain tax positions	'	'	'	-743,000	'
Accrued interest and penalties	'	161,000	332,000	'	'
State and Local Jurisdiction	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	'	'	700,000	-2,600,000	'
Net operating losses	'	508,000,000	'	'	'
Tax credits	'	2,800,000	'	'	'
Valuation allowance	'	3,200,000	'	'	'
Domestic and Foreign Tax Authority [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Decrease related to settlement with tax authorities	'	1,602,000	'	'	'
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Valuation allowance	'	700,000	'	'	'
On or Before December 2021 [Member] \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Net operating losses	'	700,000	'	'	'
Exceeds Limitation [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Net operating losses	'	237,200,000	'	'	'
Remaining Amount [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Net operating losses	'	766,100,000	'	'	'
Subject to Various Limitations [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Net operating losses	'	535,300,000	'	'	'
Not Subject to Limitation [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Net operating losses	'	230,800,000	'	'	'
Minimum [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Section 382 limitation	'	17,000,000	'	'	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Section 382 limitation	'	23,000,000	'	'	'
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred income taxes	'	$9,100,000	'	'	'

Quarterly_Results_Unaudited_Qu1

Quarterly Results (Unaudited) Quarterly Results (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2013

Sep. 29, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Sep. 23, 2012

Jun. 24, 2012

Mar. 25, 2012

Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 30, 2012

Dec. 25, 2011

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Net sales

$709,322,000

$572,455,000

$569,044,000

$612,981,000

$705,060,000

$567,905,000

$588,595,000

$616,925,000

$2,463,802,000

$2,478,485,000

$2,469,562,000

Cost of products sold

511,745,000

415,052,000

424,616,000

458,140,000

517,685,000

438,564,000

456,439,000

481,248,000

1,809,553,000

1,893,936,000

1,854,696,000

Gross profit

197,577,000

157,403,000

144,428,000

154,841,000

187,375,000

129,341,000

132,156,000

135,677,000

654,249,000

584,549,000

614,866,000

Net earnings (loss)

55,707,000

40,685,000

-31,839,000

24,796,000

43,662,000

9,878,000

-10,560,000

9,539,000

89,349,000

52,519,000

-46,914,000

Basic (in dollars per share)

$0.48

$0.35

($0.28)

$0.31

$0.54

$0.12

($0.13)

$0.12

$0.84

$0.65

($0.58)

Weighted average shares outstanding-basic

115,601,000

115,590,000

114,909,000

81,264,000

80,202,000

81,218,000

82,235,000

81,267,000

106,841,198

81,230,630

81,315,848

Diluted (in dollars per share)

$0.48

$0.35

($0.28)

$0.29

$0.51

$0.11

($0.13)

$0.11

$0.82

$0.61

($0.58)

Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted

116,540,000

116,348,000

114,909,000

86,268,000

85,482,000

86,445,000

82,235,000

86,492,000

108,618,740

86,494,546

81,315,848

Dividends declared (in dollars per share)

$0.21

$0.18

$0.57

Market price - high (in dollars per share)

$28.81

[1]

$28.52

[1]

$26.48

[1]

$22.82

[1]

$28.81

[1]

Market price - low (in dollars per share)

$25

[1]

$23.90

[1]

$22.36

[1]

$22.15

[1]

$22.15

[1]

Administrative expenses

119,790,000

89,414,000

80,460,000

Research and development expenses

10,516,000

12,031,000

8,021,000

Redemption premium on the early extinguishment of debt

34,180,000

14,255,000

Interest expense

132,354,000

198,484,000

208,319,000

Tradename impairment charges

520,000

25,300,000

Provision for income taxes

71,475,000

32,701,000

22,103,000

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

160,824,000

85,220,000

-24,811,000

Tradename impairments

520,000

Bernstein's [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Tradename impairments

500,000

Restructuring Charges [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Cost of products sold

9,432,000

14,078,000

3,537,000

2,152,000

29,199,000

Research and development expenses

1,417,000

465,000

914,000

2,796,000

Restructuring Related Expenses [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Cost of products sold

3,074,000

[2]

2,082,000

[2]

1,513,000

[2]

1,327,000

[2]

7,996,000

[2]

Aunt Jemima Product Recall [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Cost of products sold

-1,150,000

[3]

-500,000

[3]

3,722,000

[3]

2,072,000

[3]

Wish-Bone [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Net sales

38,200,000

Cost of products sold

6,450,000

[4]

6,450,000

[4]

Net earnings (loss)

-4,700,000

Administrative expenses

1,265,000

[4]

1,265,000

[4]

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

-6,067,000

General and Administrative Expense [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Administrative expenses

18,445,000

Other Expense (Income), Net [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Redemption premium on the early extinguishment of debt

34,180,000

3,470,000

10,785,000

34,180,000

14,255,000

Tradename impairment charges

520,000

[5]

520,000

[5]

Other Expense (Income), Net [Member] | Wish-Bone [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs

6,067,000

[4]

6,067,000

[4]

Other Income [Member] | Wish-Bone [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Business Combination, Integration Related Costs

1,300,000

Refinancing [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Interest expense

2,641,000

14,840,000

17,481,000

Refinancing [Member] | Interest expense [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Interest expense

19,669,000

Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Provision for income taxes

9,070,000

Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Interest expense [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Interest expense

2,783,000

Fair Value Adjustment to Inventory [Member] | Wish-Bone [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Cost of products sold

6,300,000

Net earnings (loss)

3,800,000

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

6,300,000

Fair Value Adjustment to Inventory [Member] | Cost of products sold [Member] | Wish-Bone [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Cost of products sold

6,500,000

Transaction Costs [Member] | Wish-Bone [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

6,100,000

Transaction Costs [Member] | Fair Value Adjustment to Inventory [Member] | Wish-Bone [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Net earnings (loss)

3,700,000

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$6,100,000

[1]

Our common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on March 28, 2013.

[2]

Restructuring related expenses include plant enhancement expenses, removal and transfer of equipment and consulting and engineering costs for restructuring projects.

[3]

On January 27, 2012 we issued a voluntary recall for certain Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes due to potential cross contamination with soy protein which may cause allergic reaction for people who have a soy allergy (See Note 13 for additional information).

[4]

[5]

Tradename impairment charges consist of a $0.5 million to the Bernstein's tradename.

Guarantor_And_Nonguarantor_Sta2

Guarantor And Nonguarantor Statements Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Apr. 29, 2013	Apr. 02, 2007	Sep. 21, 2012	Apr. 02, 2007	Aug. 17, 2010
		Senior Notes [Member]	Senior Notes [Member]	Senior Notes [Member]	Senior Notes [Member]	Senior Notes [Member]
		Debt Instrument, 4.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]	Debt Instrument, 4.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]	9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]	9.25% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]	8.25% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Fixed interest rate	'	4.88%	4.88%	9.25%	9.25%	8.25%
Percent owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantee other indebtedness of the Company	100.00%	'	'	'	'	'

Guarantor_And_Nonguarantor_Sta3

Guarantor And Nonguarantor Statements Balance Sheets (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010
Current assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$116,739	$92,281	$151,031	$115,286
Accounts receivable, net	164,664	143,884	'	'
Intercompany accounts receivable	0	0	'	'
Inventories, net	361,872	358,051	'	'
Other current assets	7,892	11,862	'	'
Deferred tax assets	141,142	99,199	'	'
Total current assets	792,309	705,277	'	'
Plant assets, net	523,270	493,666	'	'
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Intercompany note receivable	0	0	'	'
Tradenames	1,951,392	1,603,992	1,604,512	'
Other assets, net	186,125	155,558	'	'
Deferred tax assets	0	0	'	'
Goodwill	1,628,095	1,441,495	1,441,495	'
Total assets	5,081,191	4,399,988	'	'
Current liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	2,437	2,139	'	'
Current portion of long-term obligations	24,580	30,419	'	'
Accounts payable	142,353	137,326	'	'
Intercompany accounts payable	0	0	'	'
Accrued trade marketing expense	37,060	44,571	'	'
Accrued liabilities	99,755	119,269	'	'
Dividends payable	25,119	0	'	'
Total current liabilities	331,304	333,724	'	'
Long-term debt	2,476,167	2,576,386	'	'
Intercompany note payable	0	0	'	'
Pension and other postretirement benefits	49,847	100,918	'	'
Other long-term liabilities	24,560	28,705	'	'
Deferred tax liabilities	601,272	471,529	'	'
Total liabilities	3,483,150	3,511,262	'	'
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)	'	'	'	'
Shareholderbs equity:	'	'	'	'
Pinnacle common stock: par value $.01 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 117,231,853 and 81,210,672, respectively	1,172	812	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	1,328,847	696,512	'	'
Retained earnings	275,519	252,955	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-7,497	-61,553	'	'
Total shareholders' equity	1,598,041	888,726	845,352	895,085
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	5,081,191	4,399,988	'	'
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0	'	'
Intercompany accounts receivable	25,119	0	'	'
Inventories, net	0	0	'	'
Other current assets	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax assets	0	0	'	'
Total current assets	25,119	0	'	'
Plant assets, net	0	0	'	'
Investment in subsidiaries	1,598,041	888,726	'	'
Intercompany note receivable	0	0	'	'
Tradenames	0	0	'	'
Other assets, net	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax assets	0	0	'	'
Goodwill	0	0	'	'
Total assets	1,623,160	888,726	'	'
Current liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	0	0	'	'
Current portion of long-term obligations	0	0	'	'
Accounts payable	0	0	'	'
Intercompany accounts payable	0	0	'	'
Accrued trade marketing expense	0	0	'	'
Accrued liabilities	0	0	'	'
Dividends payable	25,119	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	25,119	0	'	'
Long-term debt	0	0	'	'
Intercompany note payable	0	0	'	'
Pension and other postretirement benefits	0	0	'	'
Other long-term liabilities	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0	'	'
Total liabilities	25,119	0	'	'
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)	'	'	'	'
Shareholderbs equity:	'	'	'	'
Pinnacle common stock: par value $.01 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 117,231,853 and 81,210,672, respectively	1,172	812	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	1,328,847	696,512	'	'
Retained earnings	275,519	252,955	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-7,497	-61,553	'	'
Total shareholders' equity	1,598,041	888,726	'	'
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	1,623,160	888,726	'	'
Debt Issuing Company [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0	'	'
Intercompany accounts receivable	0	0	'	'
Inventories, net	0	0	'	'
Other current assets	850	1,130	'	'
Deferred tax assets	0	0	'	'
Total current assets	850	1,130	'	'
Plant assets, net	0	0	'	'
Investment in subsidiaries	2,027,337	1,840,632	'	'
Intercompany note receivable	1,984,956	1,469,135	'	'
Tradenames	0	0	'	'
Other assets, net	54,530	23,691	'	'
Deferred tax assets	284,606	239,347	'	'
Goodwill	0	0	'	'
Total assets	4,352,279	3,573,935	'	'
Current liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	0	0	'	'
Current portion of long-term obligations	21,550	27,411	'	'
Accounts payable	158	37	'	'
Intercompany accounts payable	207,123	65,888	'	'
Accrued trade marketing expense	0	0	'	'
Accrued liabilities	15,306	29,662	'	'
Dividends payable	0	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	244,137	122,998	'	'
Long-term debt	2,459,215	2,558,404	'	'
Intercompany note payable	0	0	'	'
Pension and other postretirement benefits	0	0	'	'
Other long-term liabilities	1,136	3,807	'	'
Deferred tax liabilities	49,750	0	'	'
Total liabilities	2,754,238	2,685,209	'	'
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)	'	'	'	'
Shareholderbs equity:	'	'	'	'
Pinnacle common stock: par value $.01 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 117,231,853 and 81,210,672, respectively	0	0	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	1,330,019	697,324	'	'
Retained earnings	275,519	252,955	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-7,497	-61,553	'	'
Total shareholders' equity	1,598,041	888,726	'	'
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	4,352,279	3,573,935	'	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	104,345	83,123	150,493	109,324
Accounts receivable, net	156,417	135,791	'	'
Intercompany accounts receivable	188,941	73,769	'	'
Inventories, net	355,685	350,922	'	'
Other current assets	6,931	10,546	'	'
Deferred tax assets	141,162	100,245	'	'
Total current assets	953,481	754,396	'	'
Plant assets, net	523,250	493,640	'	'
Investment in subsidiaries	12,453	11,222	'	'
Intercompany note receivable	7,270	7,270	'	'
Tradenames	1,951,392	1,603,992	'	'
Other assets, net	131,464	131,707	'	'
Deferred tax assets	0	0	'	'
Goodwill	1,628,095	1,441,495	'	'
Total assets	5,207,405	4,443,722	'	'
Current liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	2,437	2,139	'	'
Current portion of long-term obligations	3,030	3,008	'	'
Accounts payable	140,694	136,220	'	'
Intercompany accounts payable	0	0	'	'
Accrued trade marketing expense	32,627	41,396	'	'
Accrued liabilities	83,667	90,000	'	'
Dividends payable	0	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	262,455	272,763	'	'
Long-term debt	16,952	17,982	'	'
Intercompany note payable	1,994,163	1,478,593	'	'
Pension and other postretirement benefits	49,847	100,918	'	'
Other long-term liabilities	20,694	22,168	'	'
Deferred tax liabilities	835,957	710,666	'	'
Total liabilities	3,180,068	2,603,090	'	'
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)	'	'	'	'
Shareholderbs equity:	'	'	'	'
Pinnacle common stock: par value $.01 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 117,231,853 and 81,210,672, respectively	0	0	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	1,285,084	1,284,155	'	'
Retained earnings	768,718	608,788	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-26,465	-52,311	'	'
Total shareholders' equity	2,027,337	1,840,632	'	'
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	5,207,405	4,443,722	'	'
Nonguarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	12,394	9,158	538	5,962
Accounts receivable, net	8,247	8,093	'	'
Intercompany accounts receivable	0	0	'	'
Inventories, net	6,187	7,129	'	'
Other current assets	111	186	'	'
Deferred tax assets	-20	74	'	'
Total current assets	26,919	24,640	'	'
Plant assets, net	20	26	'	'
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Intercompany note receivable	9,800	9,800	'	'
Tradenames	0	0	'	'
Other assets, net	131	160	'	'
Deferred tax assets	0	0	'	'
Goodwill	0	0	'	'
Total assets	36,870	34,626	'	'
Current liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	0	0	'	'
Current portion of long-term obligations	0	0	'	'
Accounts payable	1,501	1,069	'	'
Intercompany accounts payable	6,937	7,881	'	'
Accrued trade marketing expense	4,433	3,175	'	'
Accrued liabilities	782	727	'	'
Dividends payable	0	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	13,653	12,852	'	'
Long-term debt	0	0	'	'
Intercompany note payable	7,863	7,612	'	'
Pension and other postretirement benefits	0	0	'	'
Other long-term liabilities	2,730	2,730	'	'
Deferred tax liabilities	171	210	'	'
Total liabilities	24,417	23,404	'	'
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)	'	'	'	'
Shareholderbs equity:	'	'	'	'
Pinnacle common stock: par value $.01 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 117,231,853 and 81,210,672, respectively	0	0	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	2,324	2,324	'	'
Retained earnings	10,504	8,842	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-375	56	'	'
Total shareholders' equity	12,453	11,222	'	'
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	36,870	34,626	'	'
Eliminations and Reclassifications [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0	'	'
Intercompany accounts receivable	-214,060	-73,769	'	'
Inventories, net	0	0	'	'
Other current assets	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax assets	0	-1,120	'	'
Total current assets	-214,060	-74,889	'	'
Plant assets, net	0	0	'	'
Investment in subsidiaries	-3,637,831	-2,740,580	'	'
Intercompany note receivable	-2,002,026	-1,486,205	'	'
Tradenames	0	0	'	'
Other assets, net	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax assets	-284,606	-239,347	'	'
Goodwill	0	0	'	'
Total assets	-6,138,523	-4,541,021	'	'
Current liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	0	0	'	'
Current portion of long-term obligations	0	0	'	'
Accounts payable	0	0	'	'
Intercompany accounts payable	-214,060	-73,769	'	'
Accrued trade marketing expense	0	0	'	'
Accrued liabilities	0	-1,120	'	'
Dividends payable	0	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	-214,060	-74,889	'	'
Long-term debt	0	0	'	'
Intercompany note payable	-2,002,026	-1,486,205	'	'
Pension and other postretirement benefits	0	0	'	'
Other long-term liabilities	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax liabilities	-284,606	-239,347	'	'
Total liabilities	-2,500,692	-1,800,441	'	'
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)	'	'	'	'
Shareholderbs equity:	'	'	'	'
Pinnacle common stock: par value $.01 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 117,231,853 and 81,210,672, respectively	0	0	'	'
Additional paid-in-capital	-2,617,427	-1,983,803	'	'
Retained earnings	-1,054,741	-870,585	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	34,337	113,808	'	'
Total shareholders' equity	-3,637,831	-2,740,580	'	'
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	($6,138,523)	($4,541,021)	'	'

Guarantor_And_Nonguarantor_Sta4

Guarantor And Nonguarantor Statements Statements Of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Sep. 23, 2012	Jun. 24, 2012	Mar. 25, 2012	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	$709,322	$572,455	$569,044	$612,981	$705,060	$567,905	$588,595	$616,925	$2,463,802	$2,478,485	$2,469,562
Cost of products sold	511,745	415,052	424,616	458,140	517,685	438,564	456,439	481,248	1,809,553	1,893,936	1,854,696
Gross profit	197,577	157,403	144,428	154,841	187,375	129,341	132,156	135,677	654,249	584,549	614,866
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Marketing and selling expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	175,702	169,736	171,641
Administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	119,790	89,414	80,460
Research and development expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	10,516	12,031	8,021
Intercompany royalties	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Intercompany technical service fees	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Goodwill impairment charge	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	122,900
Other expense (income), net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	55,204	29,774	48,578
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Total operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	361,212	300,955	431,600
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	293,037	283,594	183,266
Intercompany interest (income) expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	132,354	198,484	208,319
Interest income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	141	110	242
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	160,824	85,220	-24,811
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	71,475	32,701	22,103
Net earnings (loss)	55,707	40,685	-31,839	24,796	43,662	9,878	-10,560	9,539	89,349	52,519	-46,914
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	143,405	43,402	-49,818
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Cost of products sold	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Gross profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Marketing and selling expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Research and development expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Intercompany royalties	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Intercompany technical service fees	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Goodwill impairment charge	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0
Other expense (income), net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-89,349	-52,519	46,914
Total operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-89,349	-52,519	46,914
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	89,349	52,519	-46,914
Intercompany interest (income) expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Interest income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	89,349	52,519	-46,914
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Net earnings (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	89,349	52,519	-46,914
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	143,405	43,402	-49,818
Debt Issuing Company [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Cost of products sold	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	636	120	-148
Gross profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-636	-120	148
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Marketing and selling expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,399	342	463
Administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	18,114	3,415	3,463
Research and development expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	109	25	34
Intercompany royalties	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Intercompany technical service fees	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Goodwill impairment charge	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0
Other expense (income), net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	34,180	14,255	0
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-159,930	-124,967	-12,566
Total operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-106,128	-106,930	-8,606
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	105,492	106,810	8,754
Intercompany interest (income) expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-68,983	-95,285	-111,919
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	130,386	196,240	206,581
Interest income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	44,089	5,855	-85,908
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-45,260	-46,664	-38,994
Net earnings (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	89,349	52,519	-46,914
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	143,405	43,402	-49,818
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	2,439,888	2,454,737	2,442,540
Cost of products sold	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,797,345	1,880,692	1,839,000
Gross profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	642,543	574,045	603,540
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Marketing and selling expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	168,092	163,567	165,172
Administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	98,020	82,643	73,522
Research and development expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	10,407	12,006	7,987
Intercompany royalties	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Intercompany technical service fees	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Goodwill impairment charge	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	122,900
Other expense (income), net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	21,024	15,519	48,578
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-1,662	-831	-1,227
Total operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	295,881	272,904	416,932
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	346,662	301,141	186,608
Intercompany interest (income) expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	68,850	95,162	111,874
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,939	2,200	1,726
Interest income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	105	110	241
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	275,978	203,889	73,249
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	116,048	78,922	60,683
Net earnings (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	159,930	124,967	12,566
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	185,544	113,923	-3,446
Nonguarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	83,551	84,708	84,832
Cost of products sold	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	70,167	73,090	72,716
Gross profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	13,384	11,618	12,116
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Marketing and selling expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	6,211	5,827	6,006
Administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,656	3,356	3,475
Research and development expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Intercompany royalties	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	47	77	70
Intercompany technical service fees	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	995	917	868
Goodwill impairment charge	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0
Other expense (income), net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Total operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	10,909	10,177	10,419
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	2,475	1,441	1,697
Intercompany interest (income) expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	133	123	45
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	29	44	12
Interest income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	36	0	1
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	2,349	1,274	1,641
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	687	443	414
Net earnings (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,662	831	1,227
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,379	787	2,663
Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-59,637	-60,960	-57,810
Cost of products sold	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-58,595	-59,966	-56,872
Gross profit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-1,042	-994	-938
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Marketing and selling expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Research and development expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Intercompany royalties	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-47	-77	-70
Intercompany technical service fees	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-995	-917	-868
Goodwill impairment charge	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0
Other expense (income), net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Equity in (earnings) loss of investees	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	250,941	178,317	-33,121
Total operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	249,899	177,323	-34,059
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-250,941	-178,317	33,121
Intercompany interest (income) expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Interest income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-250,941	-178,317	33,121
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Net earnings (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-250,941	-178,317	33,121
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	($330,328)	($158,112)	$50,601

Guarantor_And_Nonguarantor_Sta5

Guarantor And Nonguarantor Statements Statements of Cash Flows (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities	'	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$262,242	$202,853	$204,212
Cash flows from investing activities	'	'	'
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	0	0	0
Intercompany loans	'	'	0
Repayments of intercompany loans	0	0	0
Payments for business acquisition	-575,164	0	0
Investment in subsidiary	0	'	'
Capital expenditures	-84,055	-78,279	-117,306
Sale of plant assets	-6,853	-570	-7,900
Net cash used in investing activities	-652,366	-77,709	-109,406
Cash flows from financing activities	'	'	'
Proceeds from bank term loans	2,142,394	842,625	0
Repayments of long-term obligations	-1,736,146	-632,025	-57,547
Repurchase of notes	-899,180	-373,255	0
Proceeds from short-term borrowing	-5,078	-4,294	-3,070
Repayments of short-term borrowing	-4,779	-3,863	-2,954
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	0	40,000	0
Repayments of revolving credit facility	0	-40,000	0
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	0	0	0
Investment from subsidiary	0	'	'
Proceeds from intercompany loans	'	'	0
Repayments of intercompany loans	0	0	0
Repayment of capital lease obligations	-2,943	-3,511	-2,543
Debt acquisition costs	-23,142	-17,498	-721
Other financing	0	0	2,730
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	624,953	0	558
Dividends paid	-41,664	0	0
Proceeds from notes offerings	350,000	0	0
Parent reduction in investment in subsidiary	0	0	0
Repurchases of equity	-191	-878	-1,624
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	414,380	-184,111	-59,031
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	202	217	-30
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	24,458	-58,750	35,745
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	92,281	151,031	115,286
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	116,739	92,281	151,031
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:	'	'	'
Interest paid	120,310	179,427	196,339
Interest received	141	110	241
Income taxes paid	3,425	1,981	-1,954
Non-cash investing and financing activities:	'	'	'
New capital leases	2,030	1,548	11,240
Dividends payable	25,119	0	0
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC [Member]	'	'	'
Cash flows from operating activities	'	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities	'	'	'
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	0	0	0
Intercompany loans	'	'	0
Repayments of intercompany loans	0	0	0
Payments for business acquisition	0	'	'
Investment in subsidiary	-582,957	'	'
Capital expenditures	0	0	0
Sale of plant assets	0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	-582,957	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities	'	'	'
Proceeds from bank term loans	0	0	'
Repayments of long-term obligations	0	0	0
Repurchase of notes	0	0	'
Proceeds from short-term borrowing	0	0	0
Repayments of short-term borrowing	0	0	0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	'	0	'
Repayments of revolving credit facility	'	0	'
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	0	0	0
Investment from subsidiary	0	'	'
Proceeds from intercompany loans	'	'	0
Repayments of intercompany loans	0	0	0
Repayment of capital lease obligations	0	0	0
Debt acquisition costs	0	0	0
Other financing	'	'	0
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	624,621	0	0
Dividends paid	-41,664	'	'
Proceeds from notes offerings	0	'	'
Parent reduction in investment in subsidiary	191	878	1,624
Repurchases of equity	-191	-878	-1,624
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	582,957	0	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	0	0	0
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:	'	'	'
Interest paid	0	0	0
Interest received	0	0	0
Income taxes paid	0	0	0
Non-cash investing and financing activities:	'	'	'
New capital leases	0	0	0
Dividends payable	25,119	'	'
Debt Issuing Company [Member]	'	'	'
Cash flows from operating activities	'	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-26,559	-87,051	-90,347
Cash flows from investing activities	'	'	'
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	-452,268	100,590	-291,525
Intercompany loans	'	'	0
Repayments of intercompany loans	59,827	167,492	440,552
Payments for business acquisition	0	'	'
Investment in subsidiary	0	'	'
Capital expenditures	0	0	0
Sale of plant assets	0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	-392,441	268,082	149,027
Cash flows from financing activities	'	'	'
Proceeds from bank term loans	2,142,394	842,625	'
Repayments of long-term obligations	-1,733,838	-632,025	-57,547
Repurchase of notes	-899,180	-373,255	'
Proceeds from short-term borrowing	0	0	0
Repayments of short-term borrowing	0	0	0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	'	40,000	'
Repayments of revolving credit facility	'	-40,000	'
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	0	0	0
Investment from subsidiary	582,957	'	'
Proceeds from intercompany loans	'	'	0
Repayments of intercompany loans	0	0	0
Repayment of capital lease obligations	0	0	0
Debt acquisition costs	-23,142	-17,498	-67
Other financing	'	'	0
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	0	0	558
Dividends paid	0	'	'
Proceeds from notes offerings	350,000	'	'
Parent reduction in investment in subsidiary	-191	-878	-1,624
Repurchases of equity	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	419,000	-181,031	-58,680
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	0	0	0
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:	'	'	'
Interest paid	118,437	177,296	194,644
Interest received	0	1	0
Income taxes paid	0	0	0
Non-cash investing and financing activities:	'	'	'
New capital leases	0	0	0
Dividends payable	0	'	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'
Cash flows from operating activities	'	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	285,767	281,501	299,953
Cash flows from investing activities	'	'	'
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	0	0	0
Intercompany loans	'	'	-7,270
Repayments of intercompany loans	0	0	0
Payments for business acquisition	-575,164	'	'
Investment in subsidiary	0	'	'
Capital expenditures	-84,055	-78,279	-117,306
Sale of plant assets	-6,853	-570	-7,900
Net cash used in investing activities	-652,366	-77,709	-116,676
Cash flows from financing activities	'	'	'
Proceeds from bank term loans	0	0	'
Repayments of long-term obligations	-2,308	0	0
Repurchase of notes	0	0	'
Proceeds from short-term borrowing	-5,078	-4,294	-3,070
Repayments of short-term borrowing	-4,779	-3,863	-2,954
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	'	0	'
Repayments of revolving credit facility	'	0	'
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	452,268	-100,590	291,525
Investment from subsidiary	0	'	'
Proceeds from intercompany loans	'	'	9,800
Repayments of intercompany loans	-59,827	-167,492	-440,552
Repayment of capital lease obligations	-2,943	-3,511	-2,543
Debt acquisition costs	0	0	-454
Other financing	'	'	0
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	332	0	0
Dividends paid	0	'	'
Proceeds from notes offerings	0	'	'
Parent reduction in investment in subsidiary	0	0	0
Repurchases of equity	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	387,821	-271,162	-142,108
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	21,222	-67,370	41,169
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	83,123	150,493	109,324
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	104,345	83,123	150,493
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:	'	'	'
Interest paid	1,873	2,131	1,695
Interest received	105	109	240
Income taxes paid	3,124	1,638	-2,849
Non-cash investing and financing activities:	'	'	'
New capital leases	2,030	1,548	11,240
Dividends payable	0	'	'
Nonguarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'
Cash flows from operating activities	'	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	3,034	8,403	-5,394
Cash flows from investing activities	'	'	'
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	0	0	0
Intercompany loans	'	'	-9,800
Repayments of intercompany loans	'	'	'
Payments for business acquisition	0	'	'
Investment in subsidiary	0	'	'
Capital expenditures	0	0	0
Sale of plant assets	0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0	-9,800
Cash flows from financing activities	'	'	'
Proceeds from bank term loans	0	0	'
Repayments of long-term obligations	0	0	0
Repurchase of notes	0	0	'
Proceeds from short-term borrowing	0	0	0
Repayments of short-term borrowing	0	0	0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	'	0	'
Repayments of revolving credit facility	'	0	'
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	'	'	'
Investment from subsidiary	0	'	'
Proceeds from intercompany loans	'	'	7,270
Repayments of intercompany loans	0	0	0
Repayment of capital lease obligations	0	0	0
Debt acquisition costs	0	0	-200
Other financing	'	'	2,730
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	0	0	0
Dividends paid	0	'	'
Proceeds from notes offerings	0	'	'
Parent reduction in investment in subsidiary	0	0	0
Repurchases of equity	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0	0	9,800
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	202	217	-30
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	3,236	8,620	-5,424
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	9,158	538	5,962
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	12,394	9,158	538
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:	'	'	'
Interest paid	0	0	0
Interest received	36	0	1
Income taxes paid	301	343	895
Non-cash investing and financing activities:	'	'	'
New capital leases	0	0	0
Dividends payable	0	'	'
Eliminations and Reclassifications [Member]	'	'	'
Cash flows from operating activities	'	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities	'	'	'
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	452,268	-100,590	291,525
Intercompany loans	'	'	17,070
Repayments of intercompany loans	-59,827	-167,492	-440,552
Payments for business acquisition	0	'	'
Investment in subsidiary	582,957	'	'
Capital expenditures	0	0	0
Sale of plant assets	0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	975,398	-268,082	-131,957
Cash flows from financing activities	'	'	'
Proceeds from bank term loans	0	0	'
Repayments of long-term obligations	0	0	0
Repurchase of notes	0	0	'
Proceeds from short-term borrowing	0	0	0
Repayments of short-term borrowing	0	0	0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	'	0	'
Repayments of revolving credit facility	'	0	'
Intercompany accounts receivable/payable	-452,268	100,590	-291,525
Investment from subsidiary	-582,957	'	'
Proceeds from intercompany loans	'	'	-17,070
Repayments of intercompany loans	59,827	167,492	440,552
Repayment of capital lease obligations	0	0	0
Debt acquisition costs	0	0	0
Other financing	'	'	0
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	0	0	0
Dividends paid	0	'	'
Proceeds from notes offerings	0	'	'
Parent reduction in investment in subsidiary	0	0	0
Repurchases of equity	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-975,398	268,082	131,957
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	0	0	0
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:	'	'	'
Interest paid	0	0	0
Interest received	0	0	0
Income taxes paid	0	0	0
Non-cash investing and financing activities:	'	'	'
New capital leases	0	0	0
Dividends payable	$0	'	'

Subsequent_Events_Details

Subsequent Events (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], Gilster Mary Lee Corporation [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2014
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Gilster Mary Lee Corporation [Member]	'
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'
Consideration transferred	$16,500,000
Percent of purchase price in cash	10.00%
Face amount	$14,900,000
Debt tnstrument term	'4 years