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BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION | 12 Months Ended
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Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION | 20. BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION In the fiscal 2020, we reorganized our reporting segments to incorporate the Pinnacle business into our legacy reporting segments in order to better reflect how the business is now being managed. We now reflect our results of operations in four reporting segments: Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice. The Grocery & Snacks reporting segment principally includes branded, shelf-stable food products sold in various retail channels in the United States. The Refrigerated & Frozen reporting segment includes branded, temperature-controlled food products sold in various retail channels in the United States. The International reporting segment principally includes branded food products, in various temperature states, sold in various retail and foodservice channels outside of the United States. The Foodservice reporting segment includes branded and customized food products, including meals, entrees, sauces and a variety of custom-manufactured culinary products packaged for sale to restaurants and other foodservice establishments primarily in the United States. We do not aggregate operating segments when determining our reporting segments. 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.
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grocery & Snacks |  | $ | 4,617.1 |  |  | $ | 3,923.6 |  |  | $ | 3,281.0 |
Refrigerated & Frozen |  |  | 4,559.6 |  |  |  | 3,735.4 |  |  |  | 2,753.0 |
International |  |  | 925.3 |  |  |  | 864.4 |  |  |  | 843.5 |
Foodservice |  |  | 952.4 |  |  |  | 1,015.0 |  |  |  | 1,060.8 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 11,054.4 |  |  | $ | 9,538.4 |  |  | $ | 7,938.3 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grocery & Snacks |  | $ | 915.2 |  |  | $ | 762.6 |  |  | $ | 722.5 |
Refrigerated & Frozen |  |  | 702.2 |  |  |  | 645.1 |  |  |  | 479.4 |
International |  |  | 100.6 |  |  |  | 99.8 |  |  |  | 86.5 |
Foodservice |  |  | 97.6 |  |  |  | 134.3 |  |  |  | 124.1 |
Total operating profit |  | $ | 1,815.6 |  |  | $ | 1,641.8 |  |  | $ | 1,412.5 |
Equity method investment earnings |  |  | 73.2 |  |  |  | 75.8 |  |  |  | 97.3 |
General corporate expenses |  |  | 368.5 |  |  |  | 462.2 |  |  |  | 459.4 |
Pension and postretirement non-service income |  |  | 9.9 |  |  |  | 35.1 |  |  |  | 80.4 |
Interest expense, net |  |  | 487.1 |  |  |  | 391.4 |  |  |  | 158.7 |
Income tax expense |  |  | 201.3 |  |  |  | 218.8 |  |  |  | 174.6 |
Income from continuing operations |  | $ | 841.8 |  |  | $ | 680.3 |  |  | $ | 797.5 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of continuing operations |  |  | 1.7 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 3.4 |
Income from continuing operations attributable to Conagra Brands, Inc. |  | $ | 840.1 |  |  | $ | 680.2 |  |  | $ | 794.1 |
The following table presents further disaggregation of our net sales:
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Snacks |  | $ | 1,714.3 |  |  | $ | 1,496.9 |  |  | $ | 1,197.7 |
Other shelf-stable |  |  | 2,902.8 |  |  |  | 2,426.7 |  |  |  | 2,083.3 |
Frozen |  |  | 3,674.1 |  |  |  | 2,945.4 |  |  |  | 2,014.8 |
Refrigerated |  |  | 885.5 |  |  |  | 790.0 |  |  |  | 738.2 |
International |  |  | 925.3 |  |  |  | 864.4 |  |  |  | 843.5 |
Foodservice |  |  | 952.4 |  |  |  | 1,015.0 |  |  |  | 1,060.8 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 11,054.4 |  |  | $ | 9,538.4 |  |  | $ | 7,938.3 |
Presentation of Derivative Gains (Losses) from Economic Hedges of Forecasted Cash Flows in Segment Results Derivatives used to manage commodity price risk and foreign currency risk are not designated for hedge accounting treatment. We believe these derivatives provide economic hedges of certain forecasted transactions. As such, these derivatives are recognized at fair market value with realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized in general corporate expenses. The gains and losses are subsequently recognized in the operating results of the reporting segments in the period in which the underlying transaction being economically hedged is included in earnings. In the event that management determines a particular derivative entered into as an economic hedge of a forecasted commodity purchase has ceased to function as an economic hedge, we cease recognizing further gains and losses on such derivatives in corporate expense and begin recognizing such gains and losses within segment operating results, immediately. 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:
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Net derivative losses incurred |  | $ | (12.9 | ) |  | $ | (3.6 | ) |  | $ | (0.9 | )
Less: Net derivative losses allocated to reporting segments |  |  | (7.4 | ) |  |  | (1.8 | ) |  |  | (7.1 | )
Net derivative gains (losses) recognized in general corporate expenses |  | $ | (5.5 | ) |  | $ | (1.8 | ) |  | $ | 6.2 |
Net derivative gains (losses) allocated to Grocery & Snacks |  | $ | (4.7 | ) |  | $ | (2.5 | ) |  | $ | 0.2 |
Net derivative losses allocated to Refrigerated & Frozen |  |  | (2.5 | ) |  |  | (1.5 | ) |  |  | (0.3 | )
Net derivative gains (losses) allocated to International |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 2.8 |  |  |  | (6.9 | )
Net derivative losses allocated to Foodservice |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | )
Net derivative losses included in segment operating profit |  | $ | (7.4 | ) |  | $ | (1.8 | ) |  | $ | (7.1 | )
As of May 31, 2020, the cumulative amount of net derivative losses from economic hedges that had been recognized in general corporate expenses and not yet allocated to reporting segments was $4.1 million. This amount reflected net losses of $4.5 million incurred during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, as well as net gains of $0.4 million incurred prior to fiscal 2020. Based on our forecasts of the timing of recognition of the underlying hedged items, we expect to reclassify to segment operating results net losses of $2.1 million in fiscal 2021 and $2.0 million in fiscal 2022 and thereafter. Assets by Segment The majority of our manufacturing assets are shared across multiple reporting segments. Output from these facilities used by each reporting segment can change over time. Also, working capital balances are not tracked by reporting segment. Therefore, it is impracticable to allocate those assets to the reporting segments, as well as disclose total assets by segment. Total depreciation expense for fiscal 2020, 2019, and 2018 was $329.1 million, $283.9 million, and $222.1 million, respectively. Other Information Our operations are principally in the United States. With respect to operations outside of the United States, no single foreign country or geographic region was significant with respect to consolidated operations for fiscal 2020, 2019, and 2018. Foreign net sales, including sales by domestic segments to customers located outside of the United States, were approximately $946.8 million, $919.5 million, and $918.4 million in fiscal 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. Our long-lived assets located outside of the United States are not significant. Our largest customer, Walmart, Inc. and its affiliates, accounted for approximately 26% of consolidated net sales for fiscal 2020 and 24% of consolidated net sales for each of fiscal 2019 and 2018, significantly impacting the Grocery & Snacks and Refrigerated & Frozen segments. Walmart, Inc. and its affiliates accounted for approximately 30% of consolidated net receivables as of each of May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019. At May 31, 2020, The Kroger Co. and its affiliates accounted for approximately 10% of consolidated net receivables. We offer certain suppliers access to a third-party service that allows them to view our scheduled payments online. The third-party service also allows suppliers to finance advances on our scheduled payments at the sole discretion of the supplier and the third-party. We have no economic interest in these financing arrangements and no direct relationship with the suppliers, the third-party, or any financial institutions concerning this service. All of our accounts payable remain as obligations to our suppliers as stated in our supplier agreements. Of our total accounts payable, $258.7 million and $189.3 million were payable to suppliers who utilize this third-party service as of May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2134510 + Details
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