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BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Aug. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment operations | Intersegment sales have been recorded at amounts approximating market. Operating profit for each of the segments is based on net sales less all identifiable operating expenses. General corporate expense, net interest expense, and income taxes have been excluded from segment operations.
| Thirteen Weeks Ended
| August 30, 2015 |  | August 24, 2014
Net sales |  |  |
Consumer Foods | $ | 1,697.2 |  |  | $ | 1,703.0 |
Commercial Foods | 1,096.6 |  |  | 1,060.0 |
Total net sales | $ | 2,793.8 |  |  | $ | 2,763.0 |
Operating profit |  |  |
Consumer Foods | $ | 241.5 |  |  | $ | 193.1 |
Commercial Foods | 138.8 |  |  | 118.9 |
Total operating profit | $ | 380.3 |  |  | $ | 312.0 |
Equity method investment earnings |  |  |
Consumer Foods | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |
Commercial Foods | 36.3 |  |  | 25.3 |
Total equity method investment earnings | $ | 37.0 |  |  | $ | 25.6 |
Operating profit plus equity method investment earnings |  |  |
Consumer Foods | $ | 242.2 |  |  | $ | 193.4 |
Commercial Foods | 175.1 |  |  | 144.2 |
Total operating profit plus equity method investment earnings | $ | 417.3 |  |  | $ | 337.6 |
General corporate expense | $ | 84.9 |  |  | $ | 115.0 |
Interest expense, net | 80.3 |  |  | 83.3 |
Income tax expense | 84.9 |  |  | 43.1 |
Income from continuing operations | $ | 167.2 |  |  | $ | 96.2 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1.7 |  |  | 2.2 |
Income from continuing operations attributable to ConAgra Foods, Inc. | $ | 165.5 |  |  | $ | 94.0 |
Allocation of net derivative gains (losses) from economic hedges of forecasted commodity consumption and foreign currency risk | The following table presents the net derivative gains (losses) from economic hedges of forecasted commodity consumption and the foreign currency risk of certain forecasted transactions, under this methodology:
| Thirteen Weeks Ended
| August 30, 2015 |  | August 24, 2014
Net derivative losses incurred | $ | (9.3 | ) |  | $ | (26.5 | )
Less: Net derivative gains (losses) allocated to reporting segments | (7.1 | ) |  | 6.8 |
Net derivative losses recognized in general corporate expenses | $ | (2.2 | ) |  | $ | (33.3 | )
Net derivative gains (losses) allocated to Consumer Foods | $ | (6.1 | ) |  | $ | 3.7 |
Net derivative gains (losses) allocated to Commercial Foods | (1.0 | ) |  | 3.1 |
Net derivative gains (losses) included in segment operating profit | $ | (7.1 | ) |  | $ | 6.8 |

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