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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017
or
o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission File Number 001-37482
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The Kraft Heinz Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
46-2078182
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
15222
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 456-5700

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer x
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o
Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

As of October 28, 2017, there were 1,218,467,836 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.


The Kraft Heinz Company
Table of Contents
Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Kraft Heinz,” and the “Company” each refer to The Kraft Heinz Company.


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(in millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
Net sales
$
6,314

 
$
6,267

 
$
19,355

 
$
19,630

Cost of products sold
4,000

 
4,049

 
12,059

 
12,503

Gross profit
2,314

 
2,218

 
7,296

 
7,127

Selling, general and administrative expenses
653

 
805

 
2,163

 
2,565

Operating income
1,661

 
1,413

 
5,133

 
4,562

Interest expense
306

 
311

 
926

 
824

Other expense/(income), net
(4
)
 
(3
)
 
8

 
(5
)
Income/(loss) before income taxes
1,359

 
1,105

 
4,199

 
3,743

Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes
416

 
262

 
1,205

 
1,045

Net income/(loss)
943

 
843

 
2,994

 
2,698

Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
(1
)
 
1

 
(2
)
 
10

Net income/(loss) attributable to Kraft Heinz
944

 
842

 
2,996

 
2,688

Preferred dividends
—

 
—

 
—

 
180

Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
944

 
$
842

 
$
2,996

 
$
2,508

Per share data applicable to common shareholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings/(loss)
$
0.78

 
$
0.69

 
$
2.46

 
$
2.06

Diluted earnings/(loss)
0.77

 
0.69

 
2.44

 
2.05

Dividends declared
0.625

 
0.60

 
1.825

 
1.75


See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.


1

The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
Net income/(loss)
$
943

 
$
843

 
$
2,994

 
$
2,698

Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
421

 
(148
)
 
1,179

 
(294
)
Net deferred gains/(losses) on net investment hedges
(124
)
 
34

 
(327
)
 
79

Net actuarial gains/(losses) arising during the period
(4
)
 
(251
)
 
(13
)
 
(251
)
Prior service credits/(costs) arising during the period
—

 
106

 
1

 
106

Reclassification of net postemployment benefit losses/(gains)
(51
)
 
(39
)
 
(260
)
 
(143
)
Net deferred gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges
(70
)
 
31

 
(136
)
 
(1
)
Net deferred losses/(gains) on cash flow hedges reclassified to net income
51

 
(26
)
 
97

 
(44
)
Total other comprehensive income/(loss)
223

 
(293
)
 
541

 
(548
)
Total comprehensive income/(loss)
1,166

 
550

 
3,535

 
2,150

Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
(1
)
 
3

 
(4
)
 
19

Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Kraft Heinz
$
1,167

 
$
547

 
$
3,539

 
$
2,131


See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

2

The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,441

 
$
4,204

Trade receivables (net of allowances of $29 at September 30, 2017 and $20 at December 31, 2016)
938

 
769

Sold receivables
427

 
129

Inventories
3,188

 
2,684

Other current assets
1,234

 
967

Total current assets
7,228

 
8,753

Property, plant and equipment, net
6,934

 
6,688

Goodwill
44,858

 
44,125

Intangible assets, net
59,500

 
59,297

Other assets
1,531

 
1,617

TOTAL ASSETS
$
120,051

 
$
120,480

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Commercial paper and other short-term debt
$
455

 
$
645

Current portion of long-term debt
2,755

 
2,046

Trade payables
3,947

 
3,996

Accrued marketing
493

 
749

Accrued postemployment costs
158

 
157

Income taxes payable
169

 
255

Interest payable
295

 
415

Other current liabilities
1,115

 
1,238

Total current liabilities
9,387

 
9,501

Long-term debt
28,299

 
29,713

Deferred income taxes
20,898

 
20,848

Accrued postemployment costs
1,808

 
2,038

Other liabilities
688

 
806

TOTAL LIABILITIES
61,080

 
62,906

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 13)

 

Equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value (5,000 shares authorized; 1,221 shares issued and 1,218 shares outstanding at September 30, 2017; 1,219 shares issued and 1,217 shares outstanding at December 31, 2016)
12

 
12

Additional paid-in capital
58,695

 
58,593

Retained earnings/(deficit)
1,360

 
588

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(losses)
(1,085
)
 
(1,628
)
Treasury stock, at cost (3 shares at September 30, 2017 and 2 shares at December 31, 2016)
(223
)
 
(207
)
Total shareholders' equity
58,759

 
57,358

Noncontrolling interest
212

 
216

TOTAL EQUITY
58,971

 
57,574

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
120,051

 
$
120,480


See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

3

The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Retained Earnings/(Deficit)
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Losses)
 
Treasury Stock
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
12

 
$
58,593

 
$
588

 
$
(1,628
)
 
$
(207
)
 
$
216

 
$
57,574

Net income/(loss)
—

 
—

 
2,996

 
—

 
—

 
(2
)
 
2,994

Other comprehensive income/(loss)
—

 
—

 
—

 
543

 
—

 
(2
)
 
541

Dividends declared-common stock
—

 
—

 
(2,225
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(2,225
)
Exercise of stock options, issuance of other stock awards, and other
—

 
102

 
1

 
—

 
(16
)
 
—

 
87

Balance at September 30, 2017
$
12

 
$
58,695

 
$
1,360

 
$
(1,085
)
 
$
(223
)
 
$
212

 
$
58,971


See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net income/(loss)
$
2,994

 
$
2,698

Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to operating cash flows:
 
 
 

Depreciation and amortization
790

 
1,010

Amortization of postretirement benefit plans prior service costs/(credits)
(247
)
 
(217
)
Equity award compensation expense
36

 
38

Deferred income tax provision/(benefit)
492

 
(28
)
Pension contributions
(174
)
 
(332
)
Other items, net
(76
)
 
(122
)
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Trade receivables
(2,061
)
 
(1,443
)
Inventories
(580
)
 
(481
)
Accounts payable
123

 
480

Other current assets
(137
)
 
(58
)
Other current liabilities
(1,144
)
 
(529
)
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities
16

 
1,016

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Cash receipts on sold receivables
1,633

 
1,850

Capital expenditures
(956
)
 
(836
)
Other investing activities, net
47

 
70

Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities
724

 
1,084

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Repayments of long-term debt
(2,636
)
 
(74
)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
1,496

 
6,981

Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper
5,495

 
4,296

Repayments of commercial paper
(5,709
)
 
(3,660
)
Dividends paid-Series A Preferred Stock
—

 
(180
)
Dividends paid-common stock
(2,161
)
 
(2,123
)
Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock
—

 
(8,320
)
Other financing activities, net
26

 
56

Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities
(3,489
)
 
(3,024
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
43

 
(17
)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
 
 
 
Net increase/(decrease)
(2,706
)
 
(941
)
Balance at beginning of period
4,255

 
4,912

Balance at end of period
$
1,549

 
$
3,971


See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

5

The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
Non-cash investing activities:
 
 
 
Beneficial interest obtained in exchange for securitized trade receivables
$
1,936

 
$
1,519


See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.


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The Kraft Heinz Company
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Background and Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation:
Our interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been omitted, in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In management’s opinion, these interim financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) and accruals necessary to fairly state our results for the periods presented.
The condensed consolidated balance sheet data at December 31, 2016 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. You should read these statements in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of future or annual results.
Organization:
On July 2, 2015, through a series of transactions, we consummated the merger of Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (“Kraft”) with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation (“Heinz”) (the “2015 Merger”). At the closing of the 2015 Merger, Heinz was renamed The Kraft Heinz Company (“Kraft Heinz”). Before the consummation of the 2015 Merger, Heinz was controlled by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and 3G Global Food Holdings, L.P. (“3G Capital”), following their acquisition of H. J. Heinz Company (the “2013 Merger”) on June 7, 2013.
Accounting Standards Adopted in the Current Year:
In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued accounting standards update (“ASU”) 2016-09 related to equity-based award accounting and presentation. Under this guidance, excess tax benefits upon the exercise of share- based payment awards are recognized in our tax provision rather than within equity. Cash flows related to excess tax benefits are classified as operating activities rather than financing activities. Additionally, cash flows related to employee tax withholdings on restricted share vesting are classified as financing activities. This ASU became effective in the first quarter of 2017. We adopted the guidance related to excess tax benefits on a prospective basis. As a result, we recognized a tax benefit in our condensed consolidated statement of income of $3 million for the three months and $19 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 related to our excess tax benefits upon the exercise of share-based payment awards. We retrospectively adopted the guidance related to cash flow classification of employee tax withholdings on restricted share vesting. This guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended October 2, 2016 or on our consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2016. Our equity award compensation cost continues to reflect estimated forfeitures.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15 related to the classification of certain cash payments and cash receipts on the statement of cash flows. This ASU provided guidance on eight specific cash flow classification matters, which must be adopted in the same period using a retrospective transition method. We early adopted this ASU in the first quarter of 2017. We now classify consideration received for beneficial interest obtained for transferring trade receivables in securitization transactions as investing activities instead of operating activities. Accordingly, we reclassified $1.9 billion of cash receipts from the payments on sold receivables (which are cash receipts on the underlying trade receivables that have already been securitized) to cash provided by investing activities (from cash provided by operating activities) for the nine months ended October 2, 2016. The related impact on our consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $2.6 billion. In connection with the adoption of ASU 2016-15, we also corrected other immaterial cash flow misstatements within operating activities, which overstated the amount of beneficial interest obtained in the non-cash exchange from the securitization of trade receivables. Additionally, we now classify cash payments for debt prepayment and debt extinguishment costs as cash outflows from financing activities rather than cash outflows from operating activities, which had no impact our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended October 2, 2016 or our consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2016.

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In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18 requiring the statement of cash flows to explain the change in restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, in addition to cash and cash equivalents. We early adopted this ASU in the first quarter of 2017. Accordingly, we restated our cash and cash equivalents balances in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows to include restricted cash of $51 million at December 31, 2016, $51 million at October 2, 2016, and $75 million at January 3, 2016. Additionally, cash used for investing activities increased by $24 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016 and increased by $24 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. As required by the ASU, we have provided a reconciliation from cash and cash equivalents as presented on our condensed consolidated balance sheets to cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as reported on our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. See Note 3, Restricted Cash, for this reconciliation, as well as a discussion of the nature of our restricted cash balances.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards:
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, which superseded previously existing revenue recognition guidance. Under this ASU, companies will apply a principles-based five step model to recognize revenue upon the transfer of promised goods or services to customers and in an amount that reflects the consideration for which the company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. This ASU will be effective beginning in the first quarter of our fiscal year 2018. The ASU may be applied using a full retrospective method or a modified retrospective transition method, with a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. We currently expect the impact of this guidance to be immaterial to our financial statements and related disclosures. We will adopt this ASU using the full retrospective method on the first day of our fiscal year 2018.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, which superseded previously existing leasing guidance. The ASU is intended to establish the principles that lessees and lessors shall apply to report useful information to users of financial statements about the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from a lease. The new guidance requires lessees to reflect most leases on their balance sheets as assets and obligations. This ASU will be effective beginning in the first quarter of our fiscal year 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The new guidance must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition, and provides for certain practical expedients. While we are still evaluating the impact this ASU will have on our financial statements and related disclosures, we have completed our scoping reviews and have made progress in our assessment phase. We have identified our significant leases by geography and by asset type as well as our leasing processes which will be impacted by the new standard. We have also made progress in developing the policy elections we will make upon adoption. We expect that our financial statement disclosures will be expanded to present additional details of our leasing arrangements. At this time, we are unable to reasonably estimate the expected increase in assets and liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets upon adoption. We will adopt this ASU on the first day of our fiscal year 2019.
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16 related to the income tax accounting impacts of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory, such as intellectual property and property, plant and equipment. Under the new accounting guidance, current and deferred income taxes should be recognized upon transfer of the assets. Previously, recognition of current and deferred income taxes was prohibited until the asset was sold to an external party. This ASU will be effective beginning in the first quarter of our fiscal year 2018. Early adoption is permitted but must be adopted in the first interim period of the annual period for which the ASU is adopted. The new guidance must be adopted on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the adoption period. We will adopt this ASU on the first day of our fiscal year 2018. While we are still evaluating the impact of this ASU, we currently anticipate a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings of approximately $100 million upon adoption.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04 related to goodwill impairment testing. This ASU eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Under the new guidance, if a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, the entity will record an impairment charge based on that difference. The impairment charge will be limited to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Previously, if the fair value of a reporting unit was lower than its carrying amount (Step 1), an entity was required to calculate any impairment charge by comparing the implied fair value of goodwill with its carrying amount (Step 2). Additionally, under the new standard, entities that have reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts will no longer be required to perform the qualitative assessment to determine whether to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. As a result, reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts will generally be expected to pass the simplified impairment test; however, additional disclosure will be required of those entities. This ASU will be effective beginning in the first quarter of our fiscal year 2020. Early adoption is permitted for annual and interim goodwill impairment testing dates after January 1, 2017. The new guidance must be adopted on a prospective basis. While we are still evaluating the timing of adoption, we currently do not expect this ASU to have a material impact on our financial statements and related disclosures.

8

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07 related to the presentation of net periodic benefit cost (pension and postretirement cost). This ASU will be effective beginning in the first quarter of our fiscal year 2018. Under the new guidance, the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost must be presented in the same statement of income line item as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered by employees during the period. Other components of net periodic benefit cost must be disaggregated from the service cost component in the statements of income and must be presented outside the operating income subtotal. Additionally, only the service cost component will be eligible for capitalization in assets. The new guidance must be applied retrospectively for the statement of income presentation of service cost components and other net periodic benefit cost components and prospectively for the capitalization of service cost components. There is a practical expedient that allows us to use historical amounts disclosed in our Postemployment Benefits footnote as an estimation basis for retrospectively applying the statement of income presentation requirements. We plan to use this practical expedient when we adopt this ASU on the first day of our fiscal year 2018. The retrospective impact of adopting ASU 2017-07 in 2018 is expected to be (in millions):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
For the Year Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
December 31,
2016
Increase/(decrease) to cost of products sold
$
109

 
$
81

 
$
455

 
$
259

 
$
373

Increase/(decrease) to selling, general and administrative expenses
14

 
14

 
63

 
66

 
93

Increase/(decrease) to operating income(a)
(123
)
 
(95
)
 
(518
)
 
(325
)
 
(466
)
(a)
Includes amortization of prior service costs/(credits), curtailments, special/contractual termination benefits, and certain settlements. These components of net pension and postretirement cost/(benefit) totaled approximately $(80) million for the three months and $(400) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, approximately $(70) million for the three months and $(240) million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016, and approximately $(340) million for the year ended December 31, 2016.
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12 related to accounting for hedging activities. This guidance will impact the accounting for our financial (i.e., foreign exchange and interest rate) and non-financial (i.e., commodity) hedging activities. Key components of this ASU that could impact us are as follows:
•
Grants the ability to hedge the risk associated with the change in a contractually specified component of the purchase or sale of a non-financial item instead of the total contractual price, which could allow more commodity contracts to qualify for hedge accounting;
•
Requires us to defer the entire change in value of the derivative, including the effective and ineffective portion, into other comprehensive income until the hedged item impacts net income. When released, the deferred hedge gains and losses, including the ineffective portion, will be recognized in the same statement of income line affected by the hedged item;
•
Allows us to recognize changes in the fair value of excluded components in other comprehensive income (which will be amortized into net income over the life of the derivative) or in net income in the related period;
•
Changes hedge effectiveness testing, including timing and allowable methods of testing; and,
•
Requires additional tabular disclosures in the footnotes to the financial statements.
The method for adopting the revised standard is modified retrospective. This ASU will be effective beginning in the first quarter of our fiscal year 2019; however, early adoption is permitted, including in an interim period. We are currently evaluating the timing of adoption and the impact this ASU will have on our financial statements and related disclosures.
Note 2. Integration and Restructuring Expenses
As part of our restructuring activities, we incur expenses that qualify as exit and disposal costs under U.S. GAAP. These include severance and employee benefit costs and other exit costs. Severance and employee benefit costs primarily relate to cash severance, non-cash severance, including accelerated equity award compensation expense, and pension and other termination benefits. Other exit costs primarily relate to lease and contract terminations. We also incur expenses that are an integral component of, and directly attributable to, our restructuring activities, which do not qualify as exit and disposal costs under U.S. GAAP. These include asset-related costs and other implementation costs. Asset-related costs primarily relate to accelerated depreciation and asset impairment charges. Other implementation costs primarily relate to start-up costs of new facilities, professional fees, asset relocation costs, and costs to exit facilities.

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Employee severance and other termination benefit packages are primarily determined based on established benefit arrangements, local statutory requirements, or historical benefit practices. We recognize the contractual component of these benefits when payment is probable and estimable; additional elements of severance and termination benefits associated with non-recurring benefits are recognized ratably over each employee’s required future service period. Charges for accelerated depreciation are recognized on long-lived assets that will be taken out of service before the end of their normal service, in which case depreciation estimates are revised to reflect the use of the asset over its shortened useful life. Asset impairments establish a new fair value basis for assets held for disposal or sale and those assets are written down to expected net realizable value if carrying value exceeds fair value. All other costs are recognized as incurred.
Integration Program:
Following the 2015 Merger, we announced a multi-year program (the “Integration Program”) designed to reduce costs, streamline and simplify our operating structure as well as optimize our production and supply chain network across our businesses in the United States and Canada segments. We expect to incur pre-tax costs of $2.1 billion related to the Integration Program. These pre-tax costs are comprised of the following categories:
•
Organization costs ($400 million) associated with our plans to streamline and simplify our operating structure, resulting in workforce reduction (primarily severance and employee benefit costs).
•
Footprint costs ($1.3 billion) associated with our plans to optimize our production and supply chain network, resulting in workforce reduction and facility closures and consolidations (primarily asset-related costs and severance and employee benefit costs).
•
Other costs ($400 million) incurred as a direct result of integration activities, including other exit costs (primarily lease and contract terminations) and other implementation costs (primarily professional services and other third-party fees).
We expect that approximately 60% of the Integration Program expenses will be reflected in cost of products sold and approximately 60% will be cash expenditures.
Overall, as part of the Integration Program, we expect to eliminate 5,150 positions, close net six factories, and consolidate our distribution network. At September 30, 2017, the total Integration Program liability related primarily to the elimination of general salaried and factory positions across the United States and Canada, 4,800 of whom have left the Company by September 30, 2017. Additionally, as of September 30, 2017, we have closed net six factories.
Related to the Integration Program, we incurred costs of $79 million for the three months and $157 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $222 million for the three months and $722 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016. As of September 30, 2017, we have incurred approximately $1.9 billion of cumulative costs under the Integration Program, including $543 million of severance and employee benefit costs, $803 million of non-cash asset-related costs, $417 million of other implementation costs, and $110 million of other exit costs.
In the second quarter of 2017, we recognized a curtailment gain of $168 million, which was classified as Integration Program expenses. The curtailment was triggered by the number of cumulative headcount reductions after the closure of certain U.S. factories in the second quarter of 2017. The resulting gain is attributed to accelerating a portion of the previously deferred actuarial gains and prior service credits. An additional curtailment gain of $9 million was recognized during the third quarter of 2017 based on additional employee exits associated with these factory closures. See Note 8, Postemployment Benefits, and Note 9, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Losses), for the related curtailment gain.
Our liability balance for Integration Program costs that qualify as exit and disposal costs under U.S. GAAP (i.e., severance and employee benefit costs and other exit costs), was (in millions):
 
Severance and Employee Benefit Costs
 
Other Exit Costs(a)
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
99

 
$
10

 
$
109

Charges/(credits)
(138
)
 
15

 
(123
)
Cash payments
(55
)
 
(3
)
 
(58
)
Non-cash utilization
138

 
(3
)
 
135

Balance at September 30, 2017
$
44

 
$
19

 
$
63

(a) Other exit costs primarily consist of lease and contract terminations.
We expect the liability for severance and employee benefit costs as of September 30, 2017 to be paid in 2017. The liability for other exit costs primarily relates to lease obligations associated with restructuring programs executed prior to the 2015 Merger. The cash impact of these obligations will continue for the duration of the lease terms, which expire between 2019 and 2026.

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Restructuring Activities:
In addition to our Integration Program in North America, we have a small number of other restructuring programs globally, which are focused primarily on workforce reduction and factory closure and consolidation. Related to these programs, approximately 500 employees left the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. These programs resulted in expenses of $16 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, including $8 million of severance and employee benefit costs, $7 million of other implementation costs, and $1 million of other exit costs. Other restructuring program expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $80 million, including $37 million of severance and employee benefit costs, $1 million of non-cash asset-related costs, $32 million of other implementation costs, and $10 million of other exit costs. Other restructuring program expenses totaled $15 million for the three months and $59 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016.
Our liability balance for restructuring project costs that qualify as exit and disposal costs under U.S. GAAP (i.e., severance and employee benefit costs and other exit costs), was (in millions):
 
Severance and Employee Benefit Costs
 
Other Exit Costs(a)
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
12

 
$
25

 
$
37

Charges/(credits)
37

 
10

 
47

Cash payments
(32
)
 
(6
)
 
(38
)
Non-cash utilization
(7
)
 
—

 
(7
)
Balance at September 30, 2017
$
10

 
$
29

 
$
39

(a) Other exit costs primarily consist of lease and contract terminations.
We expect the liability for severance and employee benefit costs as of September 30, 2017 to be paid in 2017. The liability for other exit costs primarily relates to lease obligations associated with restructuring programs executed prior to the 2015 Merger. The cash impact of these obligations will continue for the duration of the lease terms, which expire between 2017 and 2026.
Total Integration and Restructuring:
Total expenses related to the Integration Program and restructuring activities recorded in cost of products sold and selling, general and administrative expenses were (in millions):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
Severance and employee benefit costs - COGS
$
(22
)
 
$
14

 
$
(139
)
 
$
43

Severance and employee benefit costs - SG&A
(3
)
 
43

 
38

 
89

Asset-related costs - COGS
34

 
89

 
134

 
368

Asset-related costs - SG&A
8

 
9

 
21

 
35

Other costs - COGS
68

 
49

 
129

 
121

Other costs - SG&A
10

 
33

 
54

 
125

 
$
95

 
$
237

 
$
237

 
$
781

We do not include Integration Program and restructuring expenses within Segment Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in Note 15, Segment Reporting). The pre-tax impact of allocating such expenses to our segments would have been (in millions):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
United States
$
75

 
$
161

 
$
118

 
$
607

Canada
(3
)
 
16

 
21

 
43

Europe
6

 
5

 
45

 
33

Rest of World
—

 
—

 
11

 
—

General corporate expenses
17

 
55

 
42

 
98

 
$
95

 
$
237

 
$
237

 
$
781


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Note 3. Restricted Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents, as reported on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, to cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, as reported on our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in millions):
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,441

 
$
4,204

Restricted cash included in other assets (current)
108

 
42

Restricted cash included in other assets (noncurrent)
—

 
9

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
$
1,549

 
$
4,255

Our restricted cash primarily relates to withholding taxes on our common stock dividends to our only significant international shareholder, 3G Capital.
Note 4. Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following (in millions):
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Packaging and ingredients
$
713

 
$
542

Work in process
464

 
388

Finished product
2,011

 
1,754

Inventories
$
3,188

 
$
2,684

The increase in inventories for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily due to seasonality in the U.S.
Note 5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill:
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, were (in millions):
 
United States
 
Canada
 
Europe
 
Rest of World
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
33,696

 
$
4,913

 
$
2,778

 
$
2,738

 
$
44,125

Translation adjustments and other
—

 
379

 
250

 
104

 
733

Balance at September 30, 2017
$
33,696

 
$
5,292

 
$
3,028

 
$
2,842

 
$
44,858

We test goodwill for impairment at least annually in the second quarter or when a triggering event occurs. We performed our 2017 annual impairment test as of April 2, 2017. As a result of our 2017 annual impairment test, there was no impairment of goodwill. Each of our goodwill reporting units had excess fair value over its carrying value of at least 10% as of April 2, 2017.
Our goodwill balance consists of 18 reporting units and had an aggregate carrying value of $44.9 billion as of September 30, 2017. As a majority of our goodwill was recently recorded in connection with the 2013 Merger and the 2015 Merger, representing fair values as of those merger dates, there was not a significant excess of fair values over carrying values as of April 2, 2017. We have a risk of future impairment to the extent that individual reporting unit performance does not meet our projections. Additionally, if our current assumptions and estimates, including projected revenues and income growth rates, terminal growth rates, competitive and consumer trends, market-based discount rates, and other market factors, are not met, or if valuation factors outside of our control change unfavorably, the estimated fair value of our goodwill could be adversely affected, leading to a potential impairment in the future. No events occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2017 that indicated it was more likely than not that our goodwill was impaired. There were no accumulated impairment losses to goodwill as of September 30, 2017.

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Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, which primarily consisted of trademarks, were (in millions):
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
53,307

Translation adjustments
380

Impairment losses on indefinite-lived intangible assets
(48
)
Balance at September 30, 2017
$
53,639

We test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment at least annually in the second quarter or when a triggering event occurs. We performed our 2017 annual impairment test as of April 2, 2017. As a result of our 2017 annual impairment test, we recognized a non-cash impairment loss of $48 million in selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. This loss was due to continued declines in nutritional beverages in India. The loss was recorded in our Europe segment as the related trademark is owned by our Italian subsidiary. Each of our other brands had excess fair value over its carrying value of at least 10% as of April 2, 2017.
Our indefinite-lived intangible assets primarily consist of a large number of individual brands and had an aggregate carrying value of $53.6 billion as of September 30, 2017. As a majority of our indefinite-lived intangible assets were recently recorded in connection with the 2013 Merger and the 2015 Merger, representing fair values as of those merger dates, there was not a significant excess of fair values over carrying values as of April 2, 2017. We have a risk of future impairment to the extent individual brand performance does not meet our projections. Additionally, if our current assumptions and estimates, including projected revenues and income growth rates, terminal growth rates, competitive and consumer trends, market-based discount rates, and other market factors, are not met, or if valuation factors outside of our control change unfavorably, the estimated fair values of our indefinite-lived intangible assets could be adversely affected, leading to potential impairments in the future. No events occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2017 that indicated it was more likely than not that our indefinite-lived intangible assets were impaired.
Definite-lived intangible assets:
Definite-lived intangible assets were (in millions):
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Trademarks
$
2,381

 
$
(256
)
 
$
2,125

 
$
2,337

 
$
(172
)
 
$
2,165

Customer-related assets
4,230

 
(502
)
 
3,728

 
4,184

 
(369
)
 
3,815

Other
14

 
(6
)
 
8

 
13

 
(3
)
 
10

 
$
6,625

 
$
(764
)
 
$
5,861

 
$
6,534

 
$
(544
)
 
$
5,990

Amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets was $76 million for the three months and $220 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and was $66 million for the three months and $198 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016. Aside from amortization expense, the changes in definite-lived intangible assets from December 31, 2016 to September 30, 2017 reflect the impact of foreign currency. We estimate that amortization expense related to definite-lived intangible assets will be approximately $280 million for the next twelve months and approximately $270 million for each of the four years thereafter.
Note 6. Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of provisions for federal, state, and foreign income taxes. We operate in an international environment; accordingly, the consolidated effective tax rate is a composite rate reflecting the earnings in various locations and the applicable tax rates. Additionally, our quarterly income tax provision is determined based on our estimated full year effective tax rate, adjusted for tax attributable to infrequent or unusual items, which are recognized on a discrete period basis in the income tax provision for the period in which they occur.
Our effective tax rate was 30.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 23.7% for the three months ended October 2, 2016. The increase in our effective tax rate was driven by the unfavorable impact of net discrete items for the current quarter, primarily related to the impact of state tax law changes, compared to the favorable impact of foreign tax law changes and deferred tax adjustments for the three months ended October 2, 2016.
Our effective tax rate was 28.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 27.9% for the nine months ended October 2, 2016. The increase in our effective tax rate was mainly driven by the unfavorable impact of a higher percentage of U.S. income reflected in our estimated full year effective tax rate for 2017 compared to 2016.

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Note 7. Employees’ Stock Incentive Plans
Our annual equity award grants and vesting occurred in the first quarter of 2017. Other off-cycle equity grants may occur throughout the year.
Stock Options:
Our stock option activity and related information was:
 
Number of Stock Options
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
(per share)
Outstanding at December 31, 2016
20,560,140

 
$
37.39

Granted
1,572,848

 
89.01

Forfeited
(559,109
)
 
48.13

Exercised
(2,005,638
)
 
32.94

Outstanding at September 30, 2017
19,568,241

 
41.69

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the period was $115 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Restricted Stock Units:
Our restricted stock unit (“RSU”) activity and related information was:
 
Number of Units
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
(per share)
Outstanding at December 31, 2016
806,744

 
$
71.95

Granted
1,678,110

 
85.03

Forfeited
(191,072
)
 
82.85

Vested
(136,272
)
 
72.96

Outstanding at September 30, 2017
2,157,510

 
81.10

The aggregate fair value of RSUs that vested during the period was $12 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

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Note 8. Postemployment Benefits
Pension Plans
Components of Net Pension Cost/(Benefit):
Net pension cost/(benefit) consisted of the following (in millions):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
U.S. Plans
 
Non-U.S. Plans
 
U.S. Plans
 
Non-U.S. Plans
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
Service cost
$
3

 
$
3

 
$
5

 
$
6

 
$
8

 
$
10

 
$
13

 
$
18

Interest cost
45

 
52

 
17

 
21

 
136

 
158

 
49

 
64

Expected return on plan assets
(66
)
 
(73
)
 
(47
)
 
(44
)
 
(197
)
 
(221
)
 
(133
)
 
(137
)
Amortization of unrecognized losses/(gains)
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1

 
—

Settlements
3

 
26

 
—

 
—

 
3

 
20

 
—

 
—

Special/contractual termination benefits
5

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
18

 
—

 
8

 
—

Other
—

 
—

 
(6
)
 
—

 
2

 
—

 
(15
)
 
—

Net pension cost/(benefit)
$
(10
)
 
$
8

 
$
(31
)
 
$
(17
)
 
$
(30
)
 
$
(33
)
 
$
(77
)
 
$
(55
)
We capitalized a portion of net pension cost/(benefit) into inventory based on our production activities. The amounts capitalized into inventory as of September 30, 2017 and October 2, 2016 are included in the table above.
Employer Contributions:
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we contributed $150 million to our U.S. pension plans and $24 million to our non-U.S. pension plans. Based on our contribution strategy, we plan to make further contributions of approximately $5 million to our non-U.S. plans during the remainder of 2017. We do not plan to make further contributions to our U.S. pension plans in 2017. Our actual contributions and plans may change due to many factors, including the timing of regulatory approval for the windup of certain non-U.S. pension plans, changes in tax, employee benefit, or other laws and regulations, tax deductibility, significant differences between expected and actual pension asset performance or interest rates, or other factors.
Postretirement Plans
Components of Net Postretirement Cost/(Benefit):
Net postretirement cost/(benefit) consisted of the following (in millions):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
Service cost
$
2

 
$
3

 
$
7

 
$
11

Interest cost
12

 
13

 
37

 
43

Amortization of prior service costs/(credits)
(77
)
 
(90
)
 
(250
)
 
(252
)
Curtailments
(9
)
 
—

 
(177
)
 
—

Net postretirement cost/(benefit)
$
(72
)
 
$
(74
)
 
$
(383
)
 
$
(198
)
We capitalized a portion of net postretirement cost/(benefit) into inventory based on our production activities. The amounts capitalized into inventory as of September 30, 2017 and October 2, 2016 are included in the table above.
In the second quarter of 2017, we remeasured certain of our postretirement plans and recognized a curtailment gain of $168 million. The curtailment was triggered by the number of cumulative headcount reductions after the closure of certain U.S. factories in the second quarter of 2017. The resulting gain is attributed to accelerating a portion of the previously deferred actuarial gains and prior service credits. An additional curtailment gain of $9 million was recognized during the third quarter of 2017 based on additional employee exits associated with these factory closures. The headcount reductions and factory closures were part of our ongoing Integration Program. See Note 2, Integration and Restructuring Expenses, for additional information.

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Note 9. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Losses)
The components of, and changes in, accumulated other comprehensive income/(losses), net of tax, were as follows (in millions):
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
 
Net Postemployment Benefit Plan Adjustments
 
Net Cash Flow Hedge Adjustments
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2016
$
(2,412
)
 
$
772

 
$
12

 
$
(1,628
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
1,181

 
—

 
—

 
1,181

Net deferred gains/(losses) on net investment hedges
(327
)
 
—

 
—

 
(327
)
Net postemployment benefit gains/(losses) arising during the period
—

 
(12
)
 
—

 
(12
)
Reclassification of net postemployment benefit losses/(gains)
—

 
(260
)
 
—

 
(260
)
Net deferred gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges
—

 
—

 
(136
)
 
(136
)
Net deferred losses/(gains) on cash flow hedges reclassified to net income
—

 
—

 
97

 
97

Total other comprehensive income/(loss)
854

 
(272
)
 
(39
)
 
543

Balance as of September 30, 2017
$
(1,558
)
 
$
500

 
$
(27
)
 
$
(1,085
)
Reclassification of net postemployment benefit losses/(gains) included amounts reclassified to net income and amounts reclassified into inventory (consistent with our capitalization policy).
The gross amount and related tax benefit/(expense) recorded in, and associated with, each component of other comprehensive income/(loss) were as follows (in millions):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
Before Tax Amount
 
Tax
 
Net of Tax Amount
 
Before Tax Amount
 
Tax
 
Net of Tax Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
421

 
$
—

 
$
421

 
$
(151
)
 
$
—

 
$
(151
)
Net deferred gains/(losses) on net investment hedges
(200
)
 
76

 
(124
)
 
34

 
—

 
34

Net actuarial gains/(losses) arising during the period
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
(4
)
 
(405
)
 
154

 
(251
)
Prior service credits/(costs) arising during the period
—

 
—

 
—

 
172

 
(66
)
 
106

Reclassification of net postemployment benefit losses/(gains)
(83
)
 
32

 
(51
)
 
(64
)
 
25

 
(39
)
Net deferred gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges
(76
)
 
6

 
(70
)
 
33

 
(2
)
 
31

Net deferred losses/(gains) on cash flow hedges reclassified to net income
51

 
—

 
51

 
(23
)
 
(3
)
 
(26
)
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
Before Tax Amount
 
Tax
 
Net of Tax Amount
 
Before Tax Amount
 
Tax
 
Net of Tax Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
1,181

 
$
—

 
$
1,181

 
$
(304
)
 
$
—

 
$
(304
)
Net deferred gains/(losses) on net investment hedges
(568
)
 
241

 
(327
)
 
144

 
(65
)
 
79

Net actuarial gains/(losses) arising during the period
(11
)
 
(2
)
 
(13
)
 
(405
)
 
154

 
(251
)
Prior service credits/(costs) arising during the period
2

 
(1
)
 
1

 
172

 
(66
)
 
106

Reclassification of net postemployment benefit losses/(gains)
(423
)
 
163

 
(260
)
 
(232
)
 
89

 
(143
)
Net deferred gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges
(147
)
 
11

 
(136
)
 
(12
)
 
11

 
(1
)
Net deferred losses/(gains) on cash flow hedges reclassified to net income
96

 
1

 
97

 
(43
)
 
(1
)
 
(44
)

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The amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(losses) were as follows (in millions):
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Losses) Component
 
 Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Losses)
 
Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income/(Loss) is Presented
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
 
Losses/(gains) on cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

     Foreign exchange contracts
 
$
—

 
$
—


$
—

 
$
(3
)
 
Net sales
     Foreign exchange contracts
 
(2
)
 
(1
)

(5
)
 
(34
)
 
Cost of products sold
     Foreign exchange contracts
 
52

 
(23
)
 
98

 
(9
)
 
Other expense/(income), net
     Interest rate contracts
 
1

 
1


3

 
3

 
Interest expense
Losses/(gains) on cash flow hedges before income taxes
 
51

 
(23
)

96

 
(43
)
 
 
Losses/(gains) on cash flow hedges, income taxes
 
—

 
(3
)

1

 
(1
)
 
 
Losses/(gains) on cash flow hedges
 
$
51

 
$
(26
)

$
97

 
$
(44
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Losses/(gains) on postemployment benefits:
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Amortization of unrecognized losses/(gains)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1

 
$
—

 
(a)
Amortization of prior service costs/(credits)
 
(77
)
 
(90
)

(250
)
 
(252
)
 
(a)
Settlement and curtailments losses/(gains)
 
(6
)
 
26


(174
)
 
20

 
(a)
Losses/(gains) on postemployment benefits before income taxes
 
(83
)
 
(64
)

(423
)
 
(232
)
 
 
Losses/(gains) on postemployment benefits, income taxes
 
32

 
25


163

 
89

 
 
Losses/(gains) on postemployment benefits
 
$
(51
)
 
$
(39
)

$
(260
)
 
$
(143
)
 
 
(a)
These components are included in the computation of net periodic postemployment benefit costs. See Note 8, Postemployment Benefits, for additional information.
In this note we have excluded activity and balances related to noncontrolling interest (which was primarily comprised of foreign currency translation adjustments) due to its insignificance.
Note 10. Financial Instruments
See our consolidated financial statements and related notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for additional information on our overall risk management strategies, our use of derivatives, and our related accounting policies.
Derivative Volume:
The notional values of our derivative instruments were (in millions):
 
Notional Amount
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Commodity contracts
$
332

 
$
459

Foreign exchange contracts
3,753

 
2,997

Cross-currency contracts
2,950

 
3,173


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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments:
The fair values and the levels within the fair value hierarchy of derivative instruments recorded on the consolidated balance sheets were (in millions):
 
September 30, 2017
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Total Fair Value
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
9

 
$
103

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
9

 
$
103

Cross-currency contracts
—

 
—

 
354

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
354

 
—

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
8

 
14

 
—

 
1

 
—

 
—

 
8

 
15

Foreign exchange contracts
—

 
—

 
46

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
46

 
—

Cross-currency contracts
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total fair value
$
8

 
$
14

 
$
409

 
$
104

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
417

 
$
118

 
December 31, 2016
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Total Fair Value
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
69

 
$
13

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
69

 
$
13

Cross-currency contracts
—

 
—

 
580

 
36

 
—

 
—

 
580

 
36

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
28

 
7

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
28

 
7

Foreign exchange contracts
—

 
—

 
35

 
30

 
—

 
—

 
35

 
30

Cross-currency contracts
—

 
—

 
44

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
44

 
—

Total fair value
$
28

 
$
7

 
$
728

 
$
79

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
756

 
$
86

Our derivative financial instruments are subject to master netting arrangements that allow for the offset of assets and liabilities in the event of default or early termination of the contract. We elect to record the gross assets and liabilities of our derivative financial instruments on the consolidated balance sheets. If the derivative financial instruments had been netted on the consolidated balance sheets, the asset and liability positions each would have been reduced by $56 million at September 30, 2017 and $67 million at December 31, 2016. No material amounts of collateral were received or posted on our derivative assets and liabilities at September 30, 2017.
Level 1 financial assets and liabilities consist of commodity future and options contracts and are valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 financial assets and liabilities consist of commodity forwards, foreign exchange forwards, and cross-currency swaps. Commodity forwards are valued using an income approach based on the observable market commodity index prices less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount. Foreign exchange forwards are valued using an income approach based on observable market forward rates less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount. Cross-currency swaps are valued based on observable market spot and swap rates.
Our calculation of the fair value of financial instruments takes into consideration the risk of nonperformance, including counterparty credit risk.
There have been no transfers between Levels 1, 2, and 3 in any period presented.

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The fair values of our derivative assets are recorded within other current assets and other assets. The fair values of our liability derivatives are recorded within other current liabilities and other liabilities.
Net Investment Hedging:
At September 30, 2017, the principal amounts of foreign denominated debt designated as net investment hedges totaled €2,550 million and £400 million.
At September 30, 2017, our cross-currency swaps designated as net investment hedges consisted of:
Instrument
 
Notional
(local)
(in billions)
 
Notional
(USD)
(in billions)
 
Maturity
Cross-currency swap
 
£
0.8

 
$
1.4

 
October 2019
Cross-currency swap
 
C$
1.8

 
$
1.6

 
December 2019
We also periodically enter into shorter-dated foreign exchange contracts that are designated as net investment hedges. At September 30, 2017, we had Chinese renminbi foreign exchange contracts with an aggregate USD notional amount of $208 million.
Hedge Coverage:
At September 30, 2017, we had entered into contracts designated as hedging instruments, which hedge transactions for the following durations:
•
foreign exchange contracts for periods not exceeding the next 18 months; and
•
cross-currency contracts for periods not exceeding the next 27 months.
At September 30, 2017, we had entered into contracts not designated as hedging instruments, which hedge economic risks for the following durations:
•
commodity contracts for periods not exceeding the next 15 months; and
•
foreign exchange contracts for periods not exceeding the next five months.
Hedge Ineffectiveness:
We record pre-tax gains or losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(losses) due to ineffectiveness for foreign exchange contracts related to forecasted transactions in other expense/(income), net.
Deferred Hedging Gains and Losses:
Based on our valuation at September 30, 2017 and assuming market rates remain constant through contract maturities, we expect transfers to net income/(loss) of unrealized losses for foreign currency cash flow hedges during the next 12 months to be $21 million. Additionally, we expect transfers to net income/(loss) of unrealized losses for interest rate cash flow hedges during the next 12 months to be insignificant.

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Derivative Impact on the Statements of Income and Statements of Comprehensive Income:
The following tables present the pre-tax effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of income and statements of comprehensive income:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
Commodity Contracts
 
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
 
Cross-Currency Contracts
 
Interest Rate Contracts
 
Commodity Contracts
 
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
 
Cross-Currency Contracts
 
Interest Rate
Contracts
 
(in millions)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive income/(loss) (effective portion)
$
—

 
$
(76
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
33

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive income/(loss) (effective portion)
—

 
(6
)
 
(81
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
49

 
—

Total gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive income/(loss) (effective portion)
$
—

 
$
(82
)
 
$
(81
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
33

 
$
49

 
$
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges reclassified to net income/(loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Cost of products sold (effective portion)
—

 
2

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1

 
—

 
—

Other expense/(income), net
—

 
(52
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
23

 
—

 
—

Interest expense
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(50
)
 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
24

 
—

 
(1
)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains/(losses) on derivatives recognized in cost of products sold
4

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(17
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Gains/(losses) on derivatives recognized in other expense/(income), net
—

 
27

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(4
)
 
2

 
—

 
4

 
27

 
—

 
—

 
(17
)
 
(4
)
 
2

 
—

Total gains/(losses) recognized in statements of income
$
4

 
$
(23
)
 
$
—

 
$
(1
)
 
$
(17
)
 
$
20

 
$
2

 
$
(1
)


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For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
Commodity Contracts
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts
 
Cross-Currency Contracts
 
Interest Rate Contracts
 
Commodity Contracts
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts
 
Cross-Currency Contracts
 
Interest Rate Contracts
 
(in millions)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive income/(loss) (effective portion)
$
—

 
$
(147
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(4
)
 
$
—

 
$
(8
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive income/(loss) (effective portion)
—

 
(18
)
 
(177
)
 
—

 
—

 
46

 
74

 
—

Total gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive income/(loss) (effective portion)
$
—

 
$
(165
)
 
$
(177
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
42

 
$
74

 
$
(8
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges reclassified to net income/(loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
3

 
$
—

 
$
—

Cost of products sold (effective portion)
—

 
5

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
34

 
—

 
—

Other expense/(income), net
—

 
(98
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
9

 
—

 
—

Interest expense
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3
)
 
—

 
(93
)
 
—

 
(3
)
 
—

 
46

 
—

 
(3
)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains/(losses) on derivatives recognized in cost of products sold
(33
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(6
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Gains/(losses) on derivatives recognized in other expense/(income), net
—

 
55

 
(2
)
 
—

 
—

 
(61
)
 
(6
)
 
—

 
(33
)
 
55

 
(2
)
 
—

 
(6
)
 
(61
)
 
(6
)
 
—

Total gains/(losses) recognized in statements of income
$
(33
)
 
$
(38
)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(3
)
 
$
(6
)
 
$
(15
)
 
$
(6
)
 
$
(3
)
Related to our non-derivative, foreign denominated debt instruments designated as net investment hedges, we recognized pre-tax losses of $113 million for the three months and $373 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, and we recognized a pre-tax loss of $15 million for the three months and a pre-tax gain of $24 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016. These amounts were recognized in other comprehensive income/(loss) for the periods then ended.

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Note 11. Financing Arrangements
We utilize accounts receivable securitization and factoring programs (the “Programs”) globally for our working capital needs and to provide efficient liquidity. We operate these Programs such that we generally utilize the majority of the available aggregate cash consideration limits. We account for transfers of receivables pursuant to the Programs as a sale and remove them from our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Under the Programs, we generally receive cash consideration up to a certain limit and record a non-cash exchange for sold receivables for the remainder of the purchase price. We maintain a “beneficial interest,” or a right to collect cash, in the sold receivables. Cash receipts from the payments on sold receivables (which are cash receipts on the underlying trade receivables that have already been securitized in these Programs) are classified as investing activities and presented as cash receipts on sold receivables on our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. These cash receipts represent the consideration received for beneficial interest obtained for transferring trade receivables in securitization transactions.
The carrying value of trade receivables removed from our condensed consolidated balance sheets in connection with the Programs was $1.1 billion at September 30, 2017 and $1.0 billion at December 31, 2016. The carrying value of the sold receivables, which approximated the fair value, was $427 million at September 30, 2017 and $129 million at December 31, 2016.
See Note 14, Financing Arrangements, to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information on the Programs.
Note 12. Venezuela - Foreign Currency and Inflation
We apply highly inflationary accounting to the results of our Venezuelan subsidiary and include these results in our consolidated financial statements. Our results of operations in Venezuela reflect a controlled subsidiary. We continue to have sufficient currency liquidity and pricing flexibility to run our operations. However, the continuing economic uncertainty, strict labor laws, and evolving government controls over imports, prices, currency exchange, and payments present a challenging operating environment. Increased restrictions imposed by the Venezuelan government or further deterioration of the economic environment could impact our ability to control our Venezuelan operations and could lead us to deconsolidate our Venezuelan subsidiary in the future.
At September 30, 2017, there were two exchange rates legally available to us for converting Venezuelan bolivars to U.S. dollars, including:
•
the official exchange rate of BsF10 per U.S. dollar available through the Sistema de Divisa Protegida (“DIPRO”), which is available for purchases and sales of essential items, including food products; and
•
an alternative exchange rate available through the Sistema de Divisa Complementaria (“DICOM”), which is available for all transactions not covered by DIPRO.
We have had no settlements at the DIPRO rate of BsF10 per U.S. dollar in 2017. At September 30, 2017, we had outstanding requests of $26 million for payment of invoices for the purchase of ingredients and packaging materials for the years 2012 through 2015, all of which were requested for payment at BsF6.30 per U.S. dollar (the official exchange rate until March 10, 2016). We have had access to U.S. dollars at DICOM rates in 2017. As of September 30, 2017, we believe the DICOM rate is the most appropriate legally available rate at which to translate the results of our Venezuelan subsidiary.
In the second quarter of 2017, the Venezuelan government implemented changes to move DICOM from a free-floating exchange format to an auction-based system. The first auction in May 2017 resulted in a new published exchange rate of BsF2,010 per U.S. dollar. Since then, the DICOM rate has increasingly deteriorated and was BsF3,345 at September 30, 2017. Published DICOM rates averaged BsF3,030 per U.S. dollar for the three months and BsF1,707 per U.S. dollar for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and October 2, 2016, we remeasured the monetary assets and liabilities, as well as the operating results, of our Venezuelan subsidiary at DICOM rates. These remeasurements resulted in a nonmonetary currency devaluation loss of $3 million for the three months and $36 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, and a gain of $6 million for the three months and a loss of $1 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016. These amounts were recorded in other expense/(income), net, in the condensed consolidated statements of income for the periods then ended.
In the second quarter of 2016, we assessed the nonmonetary assets of our Venezuelan subsidiary for impairment, resulting in a $53 million loss to write down property, plant and equipment, net, and prepaid spare parts, which was recorded within cost of products sold in the condensed consolidated statements of income for the periods then ended. We continue to monitor the DICOM rate, and the nonmonetary assets supported by the underlying operations in Venezuela, for impairment.

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Note 13. Commitments, Contingencies and Debt
Legal Proceedings
We are routinely involved in legal proceedings, claims, and governmental inquiries, inspections or investigations (“Legal Matters”) arising in the ordinary course of our business.
On April 1, 2015, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) filed a formal complaint against Mondelēz International (formerly known as Kraft Foods Inc.) and Kraft in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, related to activities involving the trading of December 2011 wheat futures contracts. The complaint alleges that Mondelēz International and Kraft (1) manipulated or attempted to manipulate the wheat markets during the fall of 2011, (2) violated position limit levels for wheat futures, and (3) engaged in non-competitive trades by trading both sides of exchange-for-physical Chicago Board of Trade wheat contracts. As previously disclosed by Kraft, these activities arose prior to the October 1, 2012 spin-off of Kraft by Mondelēz International to its shareholders and involve the business now owned and operated by Mondelēz International or its affiliates. The Separation and Distribution Agreement between Kraft and Mondelēz International, dated as of September 27, 2012, governs the allocation of liabilities between Mondelēz International and Kraft and, accordingly, Mondelēz International will predominantly bear the costs of this matter and any monetary penalties or other payments that the CFTC may impose. We do not expect this matter to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or business.
While we cannot predict with certainty the results of Legal Matters in which we are currently involved or may in the future be involved, we do not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve any of the Legal Matters that are currently pending will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
Debt
Borrowing Arrangements:
We had commercial paper outstanding of $443 million at September 30, 2017 and $642 million at December 31, 2016.
See Note 11, Debt, to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information on our borrowing arrangements.
Debt Issuances:
In the third quarter of 2017, Kraft Heinz Foods Company, our wholly owned operating subsidiary, issued $350 million aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2019, $650 million aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2021, and $500 million aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2022 (collectively, the “New Notes”).
We used the net proceeds from the New Notes primarily to repay all amounts outstanding under our $600 million senior unsecured loan facility (“Term Loan Facility”) together with accrued interest thereon, to refinance a portion of our commercial paper program, and for other general corporate purposes.
The New Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to payment of principal, premium, and interest on a senior unsecured basis.
Debt Issuance Costs:
Debt issuance costs related to the sale of the New Notes in the third quarter of 2017 were insignificant. Debt issuance costs are reflected as a direct deduction of our long-term debt balance on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
In the second quarter of 2016, we issued long-term debt and used the proceeds to redeem all outstanding shares of our 9.00% cumulative compounding preferred stock, Series A (“Series A Preferred Stock”) on June 7, 2016. The related debt issuance costs were $52 million.
Debt Repayments:
In the second quarter of 2017, we repaid $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes that matured in the period. We funded these long-term debt repayments primarily with cash on hand and our commercial paper programs. Additionally, in the third quarter of 2017, we repaid our $600 million aggregate principal amount Term Loan Facility.
Fair Value of Debt:
At September 30, 2017, the aggregate fair value of our total debt was $32.9 billion as compared with a carrying value of $31.5 billion. At December 31, 2016, the aggregate fair value of our total debt was $33.2 billion as compared with a carrying value of $32.4 billion. Our short-term debt and commercial paper had carrying values that approximated their fair values at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. We determined the fair value of our long-term debt using Level 2 inputs. Fair values are generally estimated based on quoted market prices for identical or similar instruments.

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Series A Preferred Stock:
As noted above, in the second quarter of 2016, we redeemed all outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. We funded this redemption primarily through the issuance of long-term debt, as well as other sources of liquidity, including our commercial paper program, U.S. securitization program, and cash on hand. In connection with the redemption, all Series A Preferred Stock was canceled and automatically retired, and we no longer pay any associated dividends.
Note 14. Earnings Per Share
Our earnings per common share (“EPS”) were:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
(in millions, except per share data)
Basic Earnings Per Common Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
944

 
$
842

 
$
2,996

 
$
2,508

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding
1,218

 
1,218

 
1,218

 
1,216

Net earnings/(loss)
$
0.78

 
$
0.69

 
$
2.46

 
$
2.06

Diluted Earnings Per Common Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
944

 
$
842

 
$
2,996

 
$
2,508

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding
1,218

 
1,218

 
1,218

 
1,216

Effect of dilutive equity awards
10

 
10

 
11

 
10

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, including dilutive effect
1,228

 
1,228

 
1,229

 
1,226

Net earnings/(loss)
$
0.77

 
$
0.69

 
$
2.44

 
$
2.05

We use the treasury stock method to calculate the dilutive effect of outstanding equity awards in the denominator for diluted EPS. Anti-dilutive shares were 2 million for the three months and 1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and were 1 million for the three months and 3 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016.
Note 15. Segment Reporting
We manufacture and market food and beverage products, including condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, and other grocery products, throughout the world.
We manage and report our operating results through four segments. We have three reportable segments defined by geographic region: United States, Canada, and Europe. Our remaining businesses are combined and disclosed as “Rest of World”. Rest of World is comprised of two operating segments: Latin America; and Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (“AMEA”).
In the fourth quarter of 2016, we reorganized our segments to reflect the following:
•
our Russia business moved from Rest of World to the Europe segment; and
•
management of our Global Procurement Office moved from one of our European subsidiaries to our global headquarters, which resulted in moving the related costs from the Europe segment to general corporate expenses.
These changes are reflected in all historical periods presented and did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. See Note 18, Segment Reporting, to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to these changes.
In the third quarter of 2017, we announced our plans to reorganize certain of our international businesses to better align our global geographies. These plans include moving our Middle East and Africa businesses from the AMEA operating segment into the Europe reportable segment, forming the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”) operating segment. The remaining AMEA businesses will become the Asia Pacific (“APAC”) operating segment. We expect these changes to become effective on December 30, 2017. As a result, we expect to restate our Europe and Rest of World segments to reflect these changes for historical periods presented as of December 30, 2017.

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Management evaluates segment performance based on several factors, including net sales and segment adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (“Segment Adjusted EBITDA”). Management uses Segment Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is a tool that can assist management and investors in comparing our performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operations. These items include depreciation and amortization (including amortization of postretirement benefit plans prior service credits), equity award compensation expense, integration and restructuring expenses, merger costs, unrealized gains/(losses) on commodity hedges (the unrealized gains and losses are recorded in general corporate expenses until realized; once realized, the gains and losses are recorded in the applicable segment’s operating results), impairment losses, gains/(losses) on the sale of a business, and nonmonetary currency devaluation (e.g., remeasurement gains and losses).
Management does not use assets by segment to evaluate performance or allocate resources. Therefore, we do not disclose assets by segment.
Net sales by segment were (in millions):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
Net sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
4,380

 
$
4,395

 
$
13,566

 
$
13,802

Canada
559

 
550

 
1,599

 
1,692

Europe
599

 
558

 
1,737

 
1,766

Rest of World
776

 
764

 
2,453

 
2,370

Total net sales
$
6,314

 
$
6,267

 
$
19,355

 
$
19,630

Segment Adjusted EBITDA was (in millions):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
1,440

 
$
1,349

 
$
4,478

 
$
4,360

Canada
162

 
148

 
477

 
491

Europe
206

 
191

 
578

 
592

Rest of World
149

 
145

 
475

 
513

General corporate expenses
(28
)
 
(30
)
 
(93
)
 
(115
)
Depreciation and amortization (excluding integration and restructuring expenses)
(165
)
 
(116
)
 
(434
)
 
(401
)
Integration and restructuring expenses
(95
)
 
(237
)
 
(237
)
 
(781
)
Merger costs
—

 
(4
)
 
—

 
(33
)
Unrealized gains/(losses) on commodity hedges
5

 
(22
)
 
(24
)
 
23

Impairment losses
(1
)
 
—

 
(49
)
 
(53
)
Nonmonetary currency devaluation
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(4
)
Equity award compensation expense (excluding integration and restructuring expenses)
(12
)
 
(10
)
 
(38
)
 
(30
)
Operating income
1,661

 
1,413

 
5,133

 
4,562

Interest expense
306

 
311

 
926

 
824

Other expense/(income), net
(4
)
 
(3
)
 
8

 
(5
)
Income/(loss) before income taxes
$
1,359

 
$
1,105

 
$
4,199

 
$
3,743


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In the first quarter of 2017, we reorganized the products within our product categories to reflect how we manage our business. We have reflected this change for all historical periods presented. Our net sales by product category were (in millions):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
Condiments and sauces
$
1,568

 
$
1,562

 
$
4,791

 
$
4,886

Cheese and dairy
1,283

 
1,288

 
3,901

 
4,004

Ambient meals
571

 
577

 
1,695

 
1,726

Frozen and chilled meals
642

 
642

 
1,934

 
1,895

Meats and seafood
663

 
670

 
2,018

 
2,093

Refreshment beverages
371

 
368

 
1,180

 
1,218

Coffee
331

 
337

 
1,021

 
1,076

Infant and nutrition
176

 
171

 
575

 
577

Desserts, toppings and baking
220

 
216

 
649

 
661

Nuts and salted snacks
202

 
237

 
686

 
752

Other
287

 
199

 
905

 
742

Total net sales
$
6,314

 
$
6,267

 
$
19,355

 
$
19,630

Note 16. Supplemental Financial Information
We fully and unconditionally guarantee the notes issued by our 100% owned operating subsidiary, Kraft Heinz Foods Company. See Note 11, Debt, to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional descriptions of these guarantees. None of our other subsidiaries guarantee these notes.
Set forth below are the condensed consolidating financial statements presenting the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of Kraft Heinz (as parent guarantor), Kraft Heinz Foods Company (as subsidiary issuer of the notes), and the non-guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis and eliminations necessary to arrive at the total reported information on a consolidated basis. This condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to the SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10, “Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or being Registered.” This information is not intended to present the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the individual companies or groups of companies in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Eliminations represent adjustments to eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions between or among the parent guarantor, subsidiary issuer, and the non-guarantor subsidiaries.

26

The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
Parent Guarantor
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Net sales
$
—

 
$
4,170

 
$
2,286

 
$
(142
)
 
$
6,314

Cost of products sold
—

 
2,601

 
1,541

 
(142
)
 
4,000

Gross profit
—

 
1,569

 
745

 
—

 
2,314

Selling, general and administrative expenses
—

 
155

 
498

 
—

 
653

Intercompany service fees and other recharges
—

 
776

 
(776
)
 
—

 
—

Operating income
—

 
638

 
1,023

 
—

 
1,661

Interest expense
—

 
296

 
10

 
—

 
306

Other expense/(income), net
—

 
23

 
(27
)
 
—

 
(4
)
Income/(loss) before income taxes
—

 
319

 
1,040

 
—

 
1,359

Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes
—

 
(11
)
 
427

 
—

 
416

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
944

 
614

 
—

 
(1,558
)
 
—

Net income/(loss)
944

 
944

 
613

 
(1,558
)
 
943

Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
Net income/(loss) excluding noncontrolling interest
$
944

 
$
944

 
$
614

 
$
(1,558
)
 
$
944

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income/(loss) excluding noncontrolling interest
$
1,167

 
$
1,167

 
$
1,165

 
$
(2,332
)
 
$
1,167


27

The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income
For the Three Months Ended October 2, 2016
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
Parent Guarantor
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Net sales
$
—

 
$
4,206

 
$
2,233

 
$
(172
)
 
$
6,267

Cost of products sold
—

 
2,700

 
1,521

 
(172
)
 
4,049

Gross profit
—

 
1,506

 
712

 
—

 
2,218

Selling, general and administrative expenses
—

 
194

 
611

 
—

 
805

Intercompany service fees and other recharges
—

 
795

 
(795
)
 
—

 
—

Operating income
—

 
517

 
896

 
—

 
1,413

Interest expense
—

 
294

 
17

 
—

 
311

Other expense/(income), net
—

 
(20
)
 
17

 
—

 
(3
)
Income/(loss) before income taxes
—

 
243

 
862

 
—

 
1,105

Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes
—

 
(199
)
 
461

 
—

 
262

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
842

 
400

 
—

 
(1,242
)
 
—

Net income/(loss)
842

 
842

 
401

 
(1,242
)
 
843

Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
1

 
—

 
1

Net income/(loss) excluding noncontrolling interest
$
842

 
$
842

 
$
400

 
$
(1,242
)
 
$
842

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income/(loss) excluding noncontrolling interest
$
547

 
$
547

 
$
285

 
$
(832
)
 
$
547


28

The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
Parent Guarantor
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Net sales
$
—

 
$
12,941

 
$
6,856

 
$
(442
)
 
$
19,355

Cost of products sold
—

 
7,825

 
4,676

 
(442
)
 
12,059

Gross profit
—

 
5,116

 
2,180

 
—

 
7,296

Selling, general and administrative expenses
—

 
504

 
1,659

 
—

 
2,163

Intercompany service fees and other recharges
—

 
3,205

 
(3,205
)
 
—

 
—

Operating income
—

 
1,407

 
3,726

 
—

 
5,133

Interest expense
—

 
895

 
31

 
—

 
926

Other expense/(income), net
—

 
(8
)
 
16

 
—

 
8

Income/(loss) before income taxes
—

 
520

 
3,679

 
—

 
4,199

Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes
—

 
(92
)
 
1,297

 
—

 
1,205

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
2,996

 
2,384

 
—

 
(5,380
)
 
—

Net income/(loss)
2,996

 
2,996

 
2,382

 
(5,380
)
 
2,994

Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

 
(2
)
Net income/(loss) excluding noncontrolling interest
$
2,996

 
$
2,996

 
$
2,384

 
$
(5,380
)
 
$
2,996

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income/(loss) excluding noncontrolling interest
$
3,539

 
$
3,539

 
$
4,351

 
$
(7,890
)
 
$
3,539


29

The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income
For the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2016
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
Parent Guarantor
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Net sales
$
—

 
$
13,156

 
$
6,948

 
$
(474
)
 
$
19,630

Cost of products sold
—

 
8,273

 
4,704

 
(474
)
 
12,503

Gross profit
—

 
4,883

 
2,244

 
—

 
7,127

Selling, general and administrative expenses
—

 
778

 
1,787

 
—

 
2,565

Intercompany service fees and other recharges
—

 
3,320

 
(3,320
)
 
—

 
—

Operating income
—

 
785

 
3,777

 
—

 
4,562

Interest expense
—

 
782

 
42

 
—

 
824

Other expense/(income), net
—

 
66

 
(71
)
 
—

 
(5
)
Income/(loss) before income taxes
—

 
(63
)
 
3,806

 
—

 
3,743

Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes
—

 
(349
)
 
1,394

 
—

 
1,045

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
2,688

 
2,402

 
—

 
(5,090
)
 
—

Net income/(loss)
2,688

 
2,688

 
2,412

 
(5,090
)
 
2,698

Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
10

 
—

 
10

Net income/(loss) excluding noncontrolling interest
$
2,688

 
$
2,688

 
$
2,402

 
$
(5,090
)
 
$
2,688

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income/(loss) excluding noncontrolling interest
$
2,131

 
$
2,131

 
$
2,013

 
$
(4,144
)
 
$
2,131



30

The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
As of September 30, 2017
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
Parent Guarantor
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
—

 
$
217

 
$
1,224

 
$
—

 
$
1,441

Trade receivables
—

 
4

 
934

 
—

 
938

Receivables due from affiliates


 
725

 
205

 
(930
)
 
—

Dividends due from affiliates
101

 
—

 
—

 
(101
)
 
—

Sold receivables
—

 
—

 
427

 
—

 
427

Inventories
—

 
2,087

 
1,101

 
—

 
3,188

Short-term lending due from affiliates
—

 
2,098

 
3,513

 
(5,611
)
 
—

Other current assets
—

 
3,229

 
391

 
(2,386
)
 
1,234

Total current assets
101

 
8,360

 
7,795

 
(9,028
)
 
7,228

Property, plant and equipment, net
—

 
4,506

 
2,428

 
—

 
6,934

Goodwill
—

 
11,067

 
33,791

 
—

 
44,858

Investments in subsidiaries
58,759

 
72,096

 
—

 
(130,855
)
 
—

Intangible assets, net
—

 
3,258

 
56,242

 
—

 
59,500

Long-term lending due from affiliates
—

 
1,700

 
2,000

 
(3,700
)
 
—

Other assets
—

 
499

 
1,032

 
—

 
1,531

TOTAL ASSETS
$
58,860

 
$
101,486

 
$
103,288

 
$
(143,583
)
 
$
120,051

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial paper and other short-term debt
$
—

 
$
443

 
$
12

 
$
—

 
$
455

Current portion of long-term debt
—

 
2,583

 
172

 
—

 
2,755

Short-term lending due to affiliates
—

 
3,513

 
2,098

 
(5,611
)
 
—

Trade payables
—

 
2,324

 
1,623

 
—

 
3,947

Payables due to affiliates
—

 
205

 
725

 
(930
)
 
—

Accrued marketing
—

 
124

 
369

 
—

 
493

Accrued postemployment costs
—

 
84

 
74

 
—

 
158

Income taxes payable
—

 
—

 
2,555

 
(2,386
)
 
169

Interest payable
—

 
284

 
11

 
—

 
295

Dividends due to affiliates
—

 
101

 
—

 
(101
)
 
—

Other current liabilities
101

 
497

 
517

 
—

 
1,115

Total current liabilities
101

 
10,158

 
8,156

 
(9,028
)
 
9,387

Long-term debt
—

 
27,396

 
903

 
—

 
28,299

Long-term borrowings due to affiliates
—

 
2,000

 
1,921

 
(3,921
)
 
—

Deferred income taxes
—

 
1,368

 
19,530

 
—

 
20,898

Accrued postemployment costs
—

 
1,508

 
300

 
—

 
1,808

Other liabilities
—

 
297

 
391

 
—

 
688

TOTAL LIABILITIES
101

 
42,727

 
31,201

 
(12,949
)
 
61,080

Total shareholders’ equity
58,759

 
58,759

 
71,875

 
(130,634
)
 
58,759

Noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
212

 
—

 
212

TOTAL EQUITY
58,759

 
58,759

 
72,087

 
(130,634
)
 
58,971

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
58,860

 
$
101,486

 
$
103,288

 
$
(143,583
)
 
$
120,051


31

The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2016
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
Parent Guarantor
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
—

 
$
2,830

 
$
1,374

 
$
—

 
$
4,204

Trade receivables
—

 
12

 
757

 
—

 
769

Receivables due from affiliates
—

 
712

 
111

 
(823
)
 
—

Dividends due from affiliates
39

 
—

 
—

 
(39
)
 
—

Sold receivables
—

 
—

 
129

 
—

 
129

Inventories
—

 
1,759

 
925

 
—

 
2,684

Short-term lending due from affiliates
—

 
1,722

 
2,956

 
(4,678
)
 
—

Other current assets
—

 
2,229

 
447

 
(1,709
)
 
967

Total current assets
39

 
9,264

 
6,699

 
(7,249
)
 
8,753

Property, plant and equipment, net
—

 
4,447

 
2,241

 
—

 
6,688

Goodwill
—

 
11,067

 
33,058

 
—

 
44,125

Investments in subsidiaries
57,358

 
70,877

 
—

 
(128,235
)
 
—

Intangible assets, net
—

 
3,364

 
55,933

 
—

 
59,297

Long-term lending due from affiliates
—

 
1,700

 
2,000

 
(3,700
)
 
—

Other assets
—

 
501

 
1,116

 
—

 
1,617

TOTAL ASSETS
$
57,397

 
$
101,220

 
$
101,047

 
$
(139,184
)
 
$
120,480

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial paper and other short-term debt
$
—

 
$
642

 
$
3

 
$
—

 
$
645

Current portion of long-term debt
—

 
2,032

 
14

 
—

 
2,046

Short-term lending due to affiliates
—

 
2,956

 
1,722

 
(4,678
)
 
—

Trade payables
—

 
2,376

 
1,620

 
—

 
3,996

Payables due to affiliates
—

 
111

 
712

 
(823
)
 
—

Accrued marketing
—

 
277

 
472

 
—

 
749

Accrued postemployment costs
—

 
144

 
13

 
—

 
157

Income taxes payable
—

 
—

 
1,964

 
(1,709
)
 
255

Interest payable
—

 
401

 
14

 
—

 
415

Dividends due to affiliates
—

 
39

 
—

 
(39
)
 
—

Other current liabilities
39

 
588

 
611

 
—

 
1,238

Total current liabilities
39

 
9,566

 
7,145

 
(7,249
)
 
9,501

Long-term debt
—

 
28,736

 
977

 
—

 
29,713

Long-term borrowings due to affiliates
—

 
2,000

 
1,902

 
(3,902
)
 
—

Deferred income taxes
—

 
1,382

 
19,466

 
—

 
20,848

Accrued postemployment costs
—

 
1,754

 
284

 
—

 
2,038

Other liabilities
—

 
424

 
382

 
—

 
806

TOTAL LIABILITIES
39

 
43,862

 
30,156

 
(11,151
)
 
62,906

Total shareholders’ equity
57,358

 
57,358

 
70,675

 
(128,033
)
 
57,358

Noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
216

 
—

 
216

TOTAL EQUITY
57,358

 
57,358

 
70,891

 
(128,033
)
 
57,574

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
57,397

 
$
101,220

 
$
101,047

 
$
(139,184
)
 
$
120,480


32

The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
Parent Guarantor
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities
$
2,161

 
$
1,185

 
$
(1,169
)
 
$
(2,161
)
 
$
16

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash receipts on sold receivables
—

 
—

 
1,633

 
—

 
1,633

Capital expenditures
—

 
(622
)
 
(334
)
 
—

 
(956
)
Net proceeds from/(payments on) intercompany lending activities
—

 
59

 
(267
)
 
208

 
—

Additional investments in subsidiaries
(15
)
 
—

 
—

 
15

 
—

Other investing activities, net
—

 
54

 
(7
)
 
—

 
47

Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities
(15
)
 
(509
)
 
1,025

 
223

 
724

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Repayments of long-term debt
—

 
(2,625
)
 
(11
)
 
—

 
(2,636
)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
—

 
1,496

 
—

 
—

 
1,496

Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper
—

 
5,495

 
—

 
—

 
5,495

Repayments of commercial paper
—

 
(5,709
)
 
—

 
—

 
(5,709
)
Net proceeds from/(payments on) intercompany borrowing activities
—

 
267

 
(59
)
 
(208
)
 
—

Dividends paid-common stock
(2,161
)
 
(2,161
)
 
—

 
2,161

 
(2,161
)
Other intercompany capital stock transactions
—

 
15

 
—

 
(15
)
 
—

Other financing activities, net
15

 
(6
)
 
17

 
—

 
26

Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities
(2,146
)
 
(3,228
)
 
(53
)
 
1,938

 
(3,489
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
—

 
—

 
43

 
—

 
43

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase/(decrease)
—

 
(2,552
)
 
(154
)
 
—

 
(2,706
)
Balance at beginning of period
—

 
2,869

 
1,386

 
—

 
4,255

Balance at end of period
$
—

 
$
317

 
$
1,232

 
$
—

 
$
1,549


33

The Kraft Heinz Company
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2016
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
Parent Guarantor
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities
$
1,636

 
$
1,821

 
$
(805
)
 
$
(1,636
)
 
$
1,016

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash receipts on sold receivables
—

 
—

 
1,850

 
—

 
1,850

Capital expenditures
—

 
(605
)
 
(231
)
 
—

 
(836
)
Net proceeds from/(payments on) intercompany lending activities
—

 
565

 
(74
)
 
(491
)
 
—

Additional investments in subsidiaries
—

 
(10
)
 
—

 
10

 
—

Return of capital
8,987

 
—

 
—

 
(8,987
)
 
—

Other investing activities, net
—

 
100

 
(30
)
 
—

 
70

Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities
8,987

 
50

 
1,515

 
(9,468
)
 
1,084

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Repayments of long-term debt
—

 
(69
)
 
(5
)
 
—

 
(74
)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
—

 
6,978

 
3

 
—

 
6,981

Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper
—

 
4,296

 
—

 
—

 
4,296

Repayments of commercial paper
—

 
(3,660
)
 
—

 
—

 
(3,660
)
Net proceeds from/(payments on) intercompany borrowing activities
—

 
74

 
(565
)
 
491

 
—

Dividends paid-Series A Preferred Stock
(180
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(180
)
Dividends paid-common stock
(2,123
)
 
(2,303
)
 
—

 
2,303

 
(2,123
)
Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock
(8,320
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(8,320
)
Other intercompany capital stock transactions
—

 
(8,320
)
 
10

 
8,310

 
—

Other financing activities, net
—

 
50

 
6

 
—

 
56

Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities
(10,623
)
 
(2,954
)
 
(551
)
 
11,104

 
(3,024
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
—

 
—

 
(17
)
 
—

 
(17
)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase/(decrease)
—

 
(1,083
)
 
142

 
—

 
(941
)
Balance at beginning of period
—

 
3,253

 
1,659

 
—

 
4,912

Balance at end of period
$
—

 
$
2,170

 
$
1,801

 
$
—

 
$
3,971


34

The following tables provide a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents, as reported on our unaudited condensed consolidating balance sheets, to cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, as reported on our unaudited condensed consolidating statements of cash flows (in millions):
 
September 30, 2017
 
Parent Guarantor
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Cash and cash equivalents
$
—

 
$
217

 
$
1,224

 
$
—

 
$
1,441

Restricted cash included in other assets (current)
—

 
100

 
8

 
—

 
108

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
$
—

 
$
317

 
$
1,232

 
$
—

 
$
1,549

 
December 31, 2016
 
Parent Guarantor
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Cash and cash equivalents
$
—

 
$
2,830

 
$
1,374

 
$
—

 
$
4,204

Restricted cash included in other assets (current)
—

 
39

 
3

 
—

 
42

Restricted cash included in other assets (noncurrent)
—

 
—

 
9

 
—

 
9

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
$
—

 
$
2,869

 
$
1,386

 
$
—

 
$
4,255


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Overview
Description of the Company:
We manufacture and market food and beverage products, including condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, and other grocery products throughout the world.
We manage and report our operating results through four segments. We have three reportable segments defined by geographic region: United States, Canada, and Europe. Our remaining businesses are combined and disclosed as Rest of World. Rest of World is comprised of two operating segments: Latin America and AMEA.
In the fourth quarter of 2016, we reorganized our segments to reflect the following:
•
our Russia business moved from Rest of World to the Europe segment; and
•
management of our Global Procurement Office moved from one of our European subsidiaries to our global headquarters, which resulted in moving the related costs from the Europe segment to general corporate expenses.
These changes are reflected in all historical periods presented and did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. See Note 18, Segment Reporting, to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to these changes.
In the third quarter of 2017, we announced our plans to reorganize certain of our international businesses to better align our global geographies. These plans include moving our Middle East and Africa businesses from the AMEA operating segment into the Europe reportable segment, forming the EMEA operating segment. The remaining AMEA businesses will become the APAC operating segment. We expect these changes to become effective on December 30, 2017. As a result, we expect to restate our Europe and Rest of World segments to reflect these changes for historical periods presented as of December 30, 2017.
Items Affecting Comparability of Financial Results
Integration and Restructuring Expenses:
Related to integration and restructuring activities (including the multi-year Integration Program announced following the 2015 Merger), we incurred costs of $95 million for the three months and $237 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $237 million for the three months and $781 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016. Integration Program costs included in these totals were $79 million for the three months and $157 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $222 million for the three months and $722 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016.
Total Integration Program and restructuring expenses for 2017 included a curtailment gain of $177 million, which was classified as Integration Program expenses. The curtailment was triggered by the number of cumulative headcount reductions after the closure of certain U.S. factories in the second quarter of 2017. The resulting gain is attributed to accelerating a portion of the previously deferred actuarial gains and prior service credits.
We expect to incur pre-tax costs of $2.1 billion related to the Integration Program. As of September 30, 2017, we have incurred cumulative costs of $1.9 billion. These costs primarily include severance and employee benefit costs (including cash and non-cash severance), costs to exit facilities (including non-cash costs such as accelerated depreciation), and other costs incurred as a direct result of integration activities related to the 2015 Merger.
Additionally, we anticipate capital expenditures of approximately $1.4 billion related to the Integration Program. As of September 30, 2017, we have incurred $1.2 billion in capital expenditures since the inception of the Integration Program. The Integration Program is designed to reduce costs, integrate, and optimize our combined organization and is expected to achieve $1.7 billion to $1.8 billion of pre-tax savings by the end of 2017, primarily benefiting the United States and Canada segments. Since the inception of the Integration Program, our cumulative pre-tax savings achieved are approximately $1,575 million.
See Note 2, Integration and Restructuring Expenses, to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Series A Preferred Stock:
On June 7, 2016, we redeemed all outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. We funded this redemption primarily through the issuance of long-term debt in May 2016, as well as other sources of liquidity, including our commercial paper program, U.S. securitization program, and cash on hand.

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Results of Operations
We disclose in this report certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures assist management in comparing our performance on a consistent basis for purposes of business decision-making by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operations. For additional information and reconciliations from our condensed consolidated financial statements see Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
Consolidated Results of Operations
Summary of Results:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
(in millions, except per share data)
 
 
 
(in millions, except per share data)
 
 
Net sales
$
6,314

 
$
6,267

 
0.7
%
 
$
19,355

 
$
19,630

 
(1.4
)%
Operating income
1,661

 
1,413

 
17.6
%
 
5,133

 
4,562

 
12.5
 %
Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders
944

 
842

 
12.1
%
 
2,996

 
2,508

 
19.5
 %
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share
0.77

 
0.69

 
11.6
%
 
2.44

 
2.05

 
19.0
 %
Net Sales:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
Net sales
$
6,314

 
$
6,267

 
0.7
%
 
$
19,355

 
$
19,630

 
(1.4
)%
Organic Net Sales(a)
6,272

 
6,255

 
0.3
%
 
19,377

 
19,596

 
(1.1
)%
(a)
Organic Net Sales is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Three Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Net sales increased 0.7% to $6.3 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior period, including the favorable impact of foreign currency (0.4 pp). Organic Net Sales increased 0.3% driven by higher pricing (0.5) partially offset by unfavorable volume/mix (0.2 pp). Higher pricing in Rest of World and the U.S. was partially offset by lower pricing in Canada and Europe. Volume/mix was unfavorable in the U.S., Canada, and Rest of World, partially offset by growth in Europe.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Net sales decreased 1.4% to $19.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior period, including the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (0.3 pp). Organic Net Sales decreased 1.1% due to unfavorable volume/mix (1.5 pp) partially offset by higher pricing (0.4 pp). Volume/mix was unfavorable in the U.S. and Canada, which was partially offset by growth in Europe and Rest of World. Higher pricing in Rest of World and the U.S. was partially offset by lower pricing in Canada and Europe.
Net Income:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
Operating income
$
1,661

 
$
1,413

 
17.6
%
 
$
5,133

 
$
4,562

 
12.5
%
Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders
944

 
842

 
12.1
%
 
2,996

 
2,508

 
19.5
%
Adjusted EBITDA(a)
1,929

 
1,803

 
7.0
%
 
5,915

 
5,841

 
1.3
%
(a)
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Three Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Operating income increased 17.6% to $1.7 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $1.4 billion in the prior period. This increase was primarily due to lower Integration Program and other restructuring expenses in the current period, savings from the Integration Program and other restructuring activities, lower overhead costs, higher pricing, higher unrealized losses on commodity hedges in the prior period, and the favorable impact of foreign currency (0.2 pp), partially offset by higher input costs in local currency.
Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders increased 12.1% to $944 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $842 million in the prior period. The increase was primarily due to the operating income factors discussed above, partially offset by a higher effective tax rate. Our effective tax rate increased to 30.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 23.7% in the prior period. The increase in our effective tax rate was driven by the unfavorable impact of net discrete items for the current quarter, primarily related to the impact of state tax law changes, compared to the favorable impact of foreign tax law changes and deferred tax adjustments for the three months ended October 2, 2016.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 7.0% to $1.9 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior period, primarily due to savings from the Integration Program and other restructuring activities, lower overhead costs, higher pricing, and the favorable impact of foreign currency (0.3 pp), partially offset by higher input costs in local currency. Segment Adjusted EBITDA results were as follows:
•
United States Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased primarily driven by Integration Program savings, lower overhead costs, and higher pricing, partially offset by unfavorable key commodity costs (which we define as dairy, meat, coffee, and nuts), primarily in meat and cheese.
•
Europe Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased primarily driven by productivity savings, the favorable impact of foreign currency (2.4 pp), and favorable volume/mix, partially offset by higher input costs in local currency.
•
Canada Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased primarily driven by Integration Program savings, lower overhead costs, favorable impact of foreign currency (4.2 pp), and improved product mix, partially offset by lower pricing.
•
Rest of World Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased primarily driven by Organic Net Sales growth, and lower overhead costs, partially offset by higher input costs in local currency, and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (3.7 pp).
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Operating income increased 12.5% to $5.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $4.6 billion in the prior period. This increase was primarily due to lower Integration Program and other restructuring expenses in the current period, savings from the Integration Program and other restructuring activities, and lower overhead costs, partially offset by higher input costs in local currency, lower net sales, lower unrealized gains on commodity hedges in the current period, and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (0.8 pp).
Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders increased 19.5% to $3.0 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $2.5 billion in the prior period. The increase was primarily due to the operating income factors discussed above and the absence of the Series A Preferred Stock dividend in the current period, partially offset by higher interest expense, a higher effective tax rate, and higher other expense/(income), net, detailed as follows:
•
The Series A Preferred Stock was fully redeemed on June 7, 2016. Accordingly, there was no related dividend for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to an impact of $180 million in the prior period.
•
Interest expense increased to $926 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $824 million in the prior period. This increase was primarily due to the May 2016 issuances of long-term debt in conjunction with the redemption of our Series A Preferred Stock on June 7, 2016, and borrowings under our commercial paper program, which began in the second quarter of 2016.
•
Our effective tax rate increased to 28.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 27.9% in the prior period. The increase in our effective tax rate was mainly driven by the unfavorable impact of a higher percentage of U.S. income reflected in our estimated full year effective tax rate for 2017 compared to 2016.
•
Other expense/(income), net, was an expense of $8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to income of $5 million in the prior period. This increase was primarily due to a $36 million nonmonetary currency devaluation loss in the current period compared to $1 million in the prior period related to our Venezuelan operations.

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Adjusted EBITDA increased 1.3% to $5.9 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior period, primarily driven by savings from the Integration Program and other restructuring activities, and lower overhead costs, partially offset by higher input costs in local currency, a decline in Organic Net Sales, and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (0.7 pp). Segment Adjusted EBITDA results were as follows:
•
United States Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased primarily due to Integration Program savings and lower overhead costs in the current period, partially offset by unfavorable key commodity costs, primarily in cheese, meat, and coffee, and volume/mix declines.
•
Rest of World Segment Adjusted EBITDA decreased primarily due to higher input costs in local currency, increased commercial investments, and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (3.1 pp), partially offset by Organic Net Sales growth.
•
Canada Segment Adjusted EBITDA decreased primarily due to a decline in Organic Net Sales, partially offset by Integration Program savings, lower overhead costs in the current period, and the favorable impact of foreign currency (0.6 pp).
•
Europe Segment Adjusted EBITDA decreased primarily due to higher input costs in local currency and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (4.7 pp), partially offset by productivity savings.
Diluted EPS:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
(in millions, except per share data)
 
 
 
(in millions, except per share data)
 
 
Diluted EPS
$
0.77

 
$
0.69

 
11.6
%
 
$
2.44

 
$
2.05

 
19.0
%
Adjusted EPS(a)
0.83

 
0.83

 
—
%
 
2.65

 
2.41

 
10.0
%
(a)
Adjusted EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Three Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Diluted EPS increased 11.6% to $0.77 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $0.69 in the prior period, primarily driven by the net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders factors discussed above.
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Diluted EPS
$
0.77

 
$
0.69

 
$
0.08

 
11.6
%
Integration and restructuring expenses
0.06

 
0.13

 
(0.07
)
 
 
Unrealized losses/(gains) on commodity hedges
—

 
0.01

 
(0.01
)
 
 
Adjusted EPS(a)
$
0.83

 
$
0.83

 
$
—

 
—
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Key drivers of change in Adjusted EPS(a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Results of operations
 
 
 
 
$
0.05

 
 
Change in effective tax rate and other
 
 
 
 
(0.05
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
—

 
 
(a)
Adjusted EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.
Adjusted EPS was $0.83 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and October 2, 2016, driven by improved Adjusted EBITDA, offset by a higher effective tax rate.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Diluted EPS increased 19.0% to $2.44 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $2.05 in the prior period, primarily driven by the net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders factors discussed above.
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Diluted EPS
$
2.44

 
$
2.05

 
$
0.39

 
19.0
%
Integration and restructuring expenses
0.14

 
0.43

 
(0.29
)
 
 
Merger costs
—

 
0.02

 
(0.02
)
 
 
Unrealized losses/(gains) on commodity hedges
0.01

 
(0.02
)
 
0.03

 
 
Impairment losses
0.03

 
0.03

 
—

 
 
Nonmonetary currency devaluation
0.03

 
—

 
0.03

 
 
Preferred dividend adjustment(a)
—

 
(0.10
)
 
0.10

 
 
Adjusted EPS(b)
$
2.65

 
$
2.41

 
$
0.24

 
10.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Key drivers of change in Adjusted EPS(b):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Results of operations
 
 
 
 
$
0.02

 
 
Change in preferred dividends
 
 
 
 
0.25

 
 
Change in interest expense
 
 
 
 
(0.05
)
 
 
Change in other expense/(income), net
 
 
 
 
0.01

 
 
Change in effective tax rate and other
 
 
 
 
0.01

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
0.24

 
 
(a)
For Adjusted EPS, we present the impact of the Series A Preferred Stock dividend payments on an accrual basis. Accordingly, we included an adjustment to EPS to include $180 million of Series A Preferred Stock dividends in the first quarter of 2016 (to reflect the March 7, 2016 Series A Preferred Stock dividend that was paid in December 2015), and to exclude $51 million of Series A Preferred Stock dividends from the second quarter of 2016 (to reflect that it was redeemed on June 7, 2016).
(b)
Adjusted EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.
Adjusted EPS increased 10.0% to $2.65 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $2.41 in the prior period, primarily driven by the absence of a Series A Preferred Stock dividend in the current period and improved Adjusted EBITDA, partially offset by higher interest expense.
Results of Operations by Segment
Management evaluates segment performance based on several factors, including net sales, Organic Net Sales, and Segment Adjusted EBITDA. Management uses Segment Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is a tool that can assist management and investors in comparing our performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operations. These items include depreciation and amortization (including amortization of postretirement benefit plans prior service credits), equity award compensation expense, integration and restructuring expenses, merger costs, unrealized gains/(losses) on commodity hedges (the unrealized gains and losses are recorded in general corporate expenses until realized; once realized, the gains and losses are recorded in the applicable segment’s operating results), impairment losses, gains/(losses) on the sale of a business, and nonmonetary currency devaluation (e.g., remeasurement gains and losses).

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Net Sales:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
(in millions)
Net sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
4,380

 
$
4,395

 
$
13,566

 
$
13,802

Canada
559

 
550

 
1,599

 
1,692

Europe
599

 
558

 
1,737

 
1,766

Rest of World
776

 
764

 
2,453

 
2,370

Total net sales
$
6,314

 
$
6,267

 
$
19,355

 
$
19,630

Organic Net Sales:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
(in millions)
Organic Net Sales(a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
4,380

 
$
4,395

 
$
13,566

 
$
13,802

Canada
537

 
550

 
1,584

 
1,692

Europe
577

 
558

 
1,779

 
1,766

Rest of World
778

 
752

 
2,448

 
2,336

Total Organic Net Sales
$
6,272

 
$
6,255

 
$
19,377

 
$
19,596

(a)
Organic Net Sales is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.
Drivers of the changes in net sales and Organic Net Sales were:
 
Net Sales
 
Impact of Currency
 
Organic Net Sales
 
Price
 
Volume/Mix
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to
Three Months Ended October 2, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
(0.4
)%
 
0.0 pp
 
(0.4
)%
 
0.4 pp
 
(0.8) pp
Canada
1.6
 %
 
4.0 pp
 
(2.4
)%
 
(1.9) pp
 
(0.5) pp
Europe
7.3
 %
 
3.9 pp
 
3.4
 %
 
(0.7) pp
 
4.1 pp
Rest of World
1.6
 %
 
(2.0) pp
 
3.6
 %
 
3.8 pp
 
(0.2) pp
Kraft Heinz
0.7
 %
 
0.4 pp
 
0.3
 %
 
0.5 pp
 
(0.2) pp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to
Nine Months Ended October 2, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
(1.7
)%
 
0.0 pp
 
(1.7
)%
 
0.2 pp
 
(1.9) pp
Canada
(5.5
)%
 
0.9 pp
 
(6.4
)%
 
(2.4) pp
 
(4.0) pp
Europe
(1.6
)%
 
(2.3) pp
 
0.7
 %
 
(1.0) pp
 
1.7 pp
Rest of World
3.5
 %
 
(1.3) pp
 
4.8
 %
 
4.1 pp
 
0.7 pp
Kraft Heinz
(1.4
)%
 
(0.3) pp
 
(1.1
)%
 
0.4 pp
 
(1.5) pp

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Adjusted EBITDA:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
(in millions)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
1,440

 
$
1,349

 
$
4,478

 
$
4,360

Canada
162

 
148

 
477

 
491

Europe
206

 
191

 
578

 
592

Rest of World
149

 
145

 
475

 
513

General corporate expenses
(28
)
 
(30
)
 
(93
)
 
(115
)
Depreciation and amortization (excluding integration and restructuring expenses)
(165
)
 
(116
)
 
(434
)
 
(401
)
Integration and restructuring expenses
(95
)
 
(237
)
 
(237
)
 
(781
)
Merger costs
—

 
(4
)
 
—

 
(33
)
Unrealized gains/(losses) on commodity hedges
5

 
(22
)
 
(24
)
 
23

Impairment losses
(1
)
 
—

 
(49
)
 
(53
)
Nonmonetary currency devaluation
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(4
)
Equity award compensation expense (excluding integration and restructuring expenses)
(12
)
 
(10
)
 
(38
)
 
(30
)
Operating income
1,661

 
1,413

 
5,133

 
4,562

Interest expense
306

 
311

 
926

 
824

Other expense/(income), net
(4
)
 
(3
)
 
8

 
(5
)
Income/(loss) before income taxes
$
1,359

 
$
1,105

 
$
4,199

 
$
3,743

United States:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
Net sales
$
4,380

 
$
4,395

 
(0.4
)%
 
$
13,566

 
$
13,802

 
(1.7
)%
Organic Net Sales(a)
4,380

 
4,395

 
(0.4
)%
 
13,566

 
13,802

 
(1.7
)%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
1,440

 
1,349

 
6.8
 %
 
4,478

 
4,360

 
2.7
 %
(a)
Organic Net Sales is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Three Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Net sales and Organic Net Sales decreased 0.4% to $4.4 billion due to the unfavorable volume/mix (0.8 pp) partially offset by higher pricing (0.4 pp). Unfavorable volume/mix was primarily driven by distribution losses in nuts and cheese as well as lower shipments of meat and coffee, partially offset by gains in refrigerated meal combinations and foodservice. Pricing was higher driven primarily by price increases in cheese and desserts, partially offset by timing of promotional activity in several categories.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 6.8% primarily driven by Integration Program savings, lower overhead costs in the current period, and higher pricing, partially offset by unfavorable key commodity costs, primarily in meat and cheese.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Net sales and Organic Net Sales decreased 1.7% to $13.6 billion due to the unfavorable volume/mix (1.9 pp) partially offset by higher pricing (0.2 pp). Unfavorable volume/mix was primarily driven by distribution losses in cheese and meat, declines in nuts, and lower shipments in foodservice. The decline was partially offset by gains in refrigerated meal combinations, boxed dinners, and frozen meals. Higher pricing primarily reflected current year price increases in cheese.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 2.7% primarily driven by Integration Program savings and lower overhead costs in the current period, partially offset by unfavorable key commodity costs, primarily in cheese, meat, and, coffee, and volume/mix declines.

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Canada:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
Net sales
$
559

 
$
550

 
1.6
 %
 
$
1,599

 
$
1,692

 
(5.5
)%
Organic Net Sales(a)
537

 
550

 
(2.4
)%
 
1,584

 
1,692

 
(6.4
)%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
162

 
148

 
9.0
 %
 
477

 
491

 
(2.9
)%
(a)
Organic Net Sales is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Three Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Net sales increased 1.6% to $559 million, driven by the favorable impact of foreign currency (4.0 pp). Organic Net Sales decreased 2.4% due to lower pricing (1.9 pp) and the unfavorable volume/mix (0.5 pp). Lower pricing was due to higher promotional activity, primarily in cheese. Unfavorable volume/mix was primarily due to lower shipments in boxed dinners, partially offset by growth in condiments and sauces.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 9.0%, including the favorable impact of foreign currency (4.2 pp). Excluding the currency impact, Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased primarily due to Integration Program savings, lower overhead costs in the current period, and improved product mix, which were partially offset by lower pricing.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Net sales decreased 5.5% to $1.6 billion, including the favorable impact of foreign currency (0.9 pp). Organic Net Sales decreased 6.4% due to the unfavorable volume/mix (4.0 pp) and lower pricing (2.4 pp). Volume/mix was unfavorable across several categories and was most pronounced in cheese, coffee, and boxed dinners, primarily due to delayed execution of go-to-market agreements with key retailers and retail distribution losses (primarily in cheese). Lower pricing was primarily due to higher promotional levels versus the prior period.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA decreased 2.9% despite the favorable impact of foreign currency (0.6 pp). Excluding the currency impact, the decrease was primarily due to lower Organic Net Sales, partially offset by Integration Program savings and lower overhead costs in the current period.
Europe:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
Net sales
$
599

 
$
558

 
7.3
%
 
$
1,737

 
$
1,766

 
(1.6
)%
Organic Net Sales(a)
577

 
558

 
3.4
%
 
1,779

 
1,766

 
0.7
 %
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
206

 
191

 
7.9
%
 
578

 
592

 
(2.4
)%
(a)
Organic Net Sales is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Three Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Net sales increased 7.3% to $599 million, including the favorable impact of foreign currency (3.9 pp). Organic Net Sales increased 3.4% driven by favorable volume/mix (4.1 pp), partially offset by lower pricing (0.7 pp). Favorable volume/mix was primarily driven by growth in condiments and sauces across the region and gains in foodservice, partially offset by ongoing declines in infant nutrition in Italy. Lower pricing was primarily due to higher promotional activity in infant nutrition in Italy.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 7.9%, including the favorable impact of foreign currency (2.4 pp). Excluding the currency impact, the increase was primarily driven by productivity savings and favorable volume/mix, partially offset by higher input costs in local currency.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Net sales decreased 1.6% to $1.7 billion, reflecting the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (2.3 pp). Organic Net Sales increased 0.7% driven by favorable volume/mix (1.7 pp), partially offset by lower pricing (1.0 pp). Favorable volume/mix was primarily driven by higher shipments in foodservice and growth in condiments and sauces, partially offset by ongoing declines in infant nutrition in Italy. Lower pricing was primarily due to higher promotional activity in Italy and the UK versus the prior period.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA decreased 2.4%, reflecting the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (4.7 pp). Excluding the currency impact, Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased primarily due to productivity savings, partially offset by higher input costs in local currency.
Rest of World:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
% Change
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
Net sales
$
776

 
$
764

 
1.6
%
 
$
2,453

 
$
2,370

 
3.5
 %
Organic Net Sales(a)
778

 
752

 
3.6
%
 
2,448

 
2,336

 
4.8
 %
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
149

 
145

 
2.7
%
 
475

 
513

 
(7.6
)%
(a)
Organic Net Sales is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Three Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Net sales increased 1.6% to $776 million despite the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (2.0 pp). Organic Net Sales increased 3.6% driven by higher pricing (3.8 pp) partially offset by the unfavorable volume/mix (0.2 pp). Higher pricing was primarily driven by pricing actions taken to offset higher input costs in local currency. Unfavorable volume/mix was primarily due to declines in several markets associated with distributor network re-alignment and lower shipments in Brazil. These volume/mix declines were partially offset by growth in condiments and sauces, primarily in China.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 2.7% despite the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (3.7 pp). Excluding the currency impact, Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased primarily driven by Organic Net Sales growth and lower overhead costs, partially offset by higher input costs in local currency.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2016:
Net sales increased 3.5% to $2.5 billion despite the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (1.3 pp). Organic Net Sales increased 4.8% driven by higher pricing (4.1 pp) and favorable volume/mix (0.7 pp). Higher pricing was primarily driven by pricing actions taken to offset higher input costs in local currency, primarily in Latin America. Favorable volume/mix was primarily driven by growth in condiments and sauces across the region, partially offset by volume/mix declines in several markets associated with distributor network re-alignment.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA decreased 7.6%, including the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (3.1 pp). Excluding the currency impact, Segment Adjusted EBITDA decreased primarily due to higher input costs in local currency and higher commercial investments, partially offset by Organic Net Sales growth.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We believe that cash generated from our operating activities, securitization programs, commercial paper programs, and Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below) will provide sufficient liquidity to meet our working capital needs, expected Integration Program and restructuring expenditures, planned capital expenditures, contributions to our postemployment benefit plans, future contractual obligations (including repayments of long-term debt), and payment of our anticipated quarterly common stock dividends. We intend to use our cash on hand and our commercial paper programs for daily funding requirements. Overall, we do not expect any negative effects on our funding sources that would have a material effect on our short-term or long-term liquidity.
Cash Flow Activity for 2017 compared to 2016:
Net Cash Provided by/Used for Operating Activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities was $16 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $1.0 billion for the nine months ended October 2, 2016. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by lower collections on receivables as more were non-cash exchanged for sold receivables and the timing of payments related to income taxes, customer promotional activities, employee bonuses, and interest.

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Net Cash Provided by/Used for Investing Activities:
Net cash provided by investing activities was $724 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $1.1 billion for the nine months ended October 2, 2016. The decrease in cash provided by investing activities was primarily due to lower cash inflows from our accounts receivable securitization and factoring programs as well as increased capital expenditures of $120 million. The increase in capital expenditures was primarily attributable to current year investments in facilities and software in Latin America and increased footprint costs as part of our ongoing Integration Program in the U.S. and Canada. We expect 2017 capital expenditures to be approximately $1.1 billion, including capital expenditures required for our ongoing integration and restructuring activities.
Net Cash Provided by/Used for Financing Activities:
Net cash used for financing activities was $3.5 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $3.0 billion for the nine months ended October 2, 2016. This increase was primarily driven by long-term debt repayments in the second and third quarter of 2017 (partially offset by the New Notes issued in the third quarter of 2017), as well as increased cash distributions related to common stock dividends. Together, these items exceeded prior year net cash outflows related to our Series A Preferred Stock redemption and the related preferred dividends prior to redemption on June 7, 2016. We funded this redemption primarily through the issuance of long-term debt in May 2016, as well as other sources of liquidity, including our commercial paper program, U.S. securitization program, and cash on hand. See Equity and Dividends for additional information on our dividends.
Cash Held by International Subsidiaries:
Of the $1.4 billion cash and cash equivalents on our condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2017, $1.2 billion was held by international subsidiaries.
We consider the unremitted earnings of our international subsidiaries that have not been previously taxed in the U.S. to be indefinitely reinvested. For those undistributed earnings considered to be indefinitely reinvested, our intent is to reinvest these earnings in our international operations, and our current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate the accumulated earnings to fund our U.S. cash requirements. If we decide at a later date to repatriate these earnings to the U.S., we would be required to pay taxes on these amounts based on the applicable U.S. tax rates net of credits for foreign taxes already paid.
Certain previously taxed earnings have not yet been remitted and certain intercompany loans have not yet been repaid. As a result, in future periods, we believe that we could remit up to approximately $2.1 billion of cash to the U.S. without incurring any additional significant income tax expense.
Total Debt:
We had commercial paper outstanding of $443 million at September 30, 2017 and $642 million at December 31, 2016. The maximum amount of commercial paper outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $1.2 billion.
We maintain our $4.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Senior Credit Facility”). Subject to certain conditions, we may increase the amount of revolving commitments and/or add additional tranches of term loans in a combined aggregate amount of up to $1.0 billion. Our Senior Credit Facility contains customary representations, covenants, and events of default. We repaid the $600 million aggregate principal amount of our previously outstanding Term Loan Facility in the third quarter of 2017, and no amounts were outstanding at September 30, 2017. See Note 13, Commitments, Contingencies and Debt, for additional information. No amounts were drawn on our Senior Credit Facility at September 30, 2017 or during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Our long-term debt, including the current portion, was $31.1 billion at September 30, 2017 and $31.8 billion at December 31, 2016. The decrease in long-term debt was primarily due to our repayment of approximately $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes that matured in the period and our $600 million aggregate principal amount Term Loan Facility. The decrease was partially offset by approximately $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of New Notes issued. See Note 13, Commitments, Contingencies and Debt, for additional information. Our long-term debt contains customary representations, covenants, and events of default. We were in compliance with all such covenants at September 30, 2017.

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Commodity Trends
We purchase and use large quantities of commodities, including dairy products, meat products, coffee beans, nuts, tomatoes, potatoes, soybean and vegetable oils, sugar and other sweeteners, corn products, and wheat to manufacture our products. In addition, we purchase and use significant quantities of resins, metals, and cardboard to package our products and natural gas to operate our facilities. We continuously monitor worldwide supply and cost trends of these commodities.
We define our key commodities as dairy, meat, coffee, and nuts. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we experienced increases in our key commodities, including cheese, meat, and coffee, while costs for nuts were flat. We expect commodity cost volatility to continue over the remainder of the year. We manage commodity cost volatility primarily through pricing and risk management strategies. As a result of these risk management strategies, our commodity costs may not immediately correlate with market price trends.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations
In the third quarter of 2017, we issued approximately $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of long-term debt. We used the proceeds to repay our Term Loan Facility with an aggregate principal amount of $600 million. See Note 13, Commitments, Contingencies and Debt, for additional information.
In the second quarter of 2017, we repaid $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes that matured in the period. We funded these long-term debt repayments primarily with cash on hand and our commercial paper programs.
There were no other material changes to our off-balance sheet arrangements or aggregate contractual obligations from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Equity and Dividends
Series A Preferred Stock Dividends:
On June 7, 2016, we redeemed all outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock, therefore we no longer pay any associated dividends.
Prior to the redemption, we made cash distributions of $180 million in the nine months ended October 2, 2016 related to the Series A Preferred Stock dividend. There were no cash distributions related to our Series A Preferred Stock for the three months ended April 3, 2016 because, concurrent with the declaration of our common stock dividend on December 8, 2015, we also declared and paid the Series A Preferred Stock dividend that would otherwise have been payable on March 7, 2016.
Common Stock Dividends:
We paid common stock dividends of $2.2 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $2.1 billion for the nine months ended October 2, 2016. Additionally, on November 1, 2017, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.625 per share of common stock, which is payable on December 15, 2017 to shareholders of record on November 17, 2017.
The declaration of dividends is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and depends on various factors, including our net income, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects, and other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant to its analysis and decision making.
Significant Accounting Estimates
We prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires the use of estimates, judgments, and assumptions. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1, Background and Basis of Presentation, to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our significant accounting assumptions and estimates are described in our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2016 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
See Note 1, Background and Basis of Presentation, to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recently issued accounting standards.
Contingencies
See Note 13, Commitments, Contingencies and Debt, to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our contingencies.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The non-GAAP financial measures we provide in this report should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
To supplement the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we have presented Organic Net Sales, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EPS, which are considered non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures presented may differ from similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies, and other companies may not define these non-GAAP financial measures in the same way. These measures are not substitutes for their comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures, such as net sales, net income/(loss), diluted earnings per common share, or other measures prescribed by U.S. GAAP, and there are limitations to using non-GAAP financial measures.
Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to assist in comparing our performance on a consistent basis for purposes of business decision making by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operations. Management believes that presenting our non-GAAP financial measures (i.e., Organic Net Sales, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EPS) is useful to investors because it (i) provides investors with meaningful supplemental information regarding financial performance by excluding certain items, (ii) permits investors to view performance using the same tools that management uses to budget, make operating and strategic decisions, and evaluate historical performance, and (iii) otherwise provides supplemental information that may be useful to investors in evaluating our results. We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with the corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to those measures, provides investors with additional understanding of the factors and trends affecting our business than could be obtained absent these disclosures.
Organic Net Sales is defined as net sales excluding, when they occur, the impact of acquisitions, currency, divestitures, and a 53rd week of shipments. We calculate the impact of currency on net sales by holding exchange rates constant at the previous year’s exchange rate, with the exception of Venezuela following our June 28, 2015 currency devaluation, for which we calculate the previous year’s results using the current year’s exchange rate. Organic Net Sales is a tool that can assist management and investors in comparing our performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operations.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income/(loss) from continuing operations before interest expense, other expense/(income), net, provision for/(benefit from) income taxes; in addition to these adjustments, we exclude, when they occur, the impacts of depreciation and amortization (excluding integration and restructuring expenses) (including amortization of postretirement benefit plans prior service credits), integration and restructuring expenses, merger costs, unrealized losses/(gains) on commodity hedges, impairment losses, losses/(gains) on the sale of a business, nonmonetary currency devaluation (e.g., remeasurement gains and losses), and equity award compensation expense (excluding integration and restructuring expenses). Adjusted EBITDA is a tool that can assist management and investors in comparing our performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operations.
Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted earnings per share excluding, when they occur, the impacts of integration and restructuring expenses, merger costs, unrealized losses/(gains) on commodity hedges, impairment losses, losses/(gains) on the sale of a business, and nonmonetary currency devaluation (e.g., remeasurement gains and losses), and including when they occur, adjustments to reflect preferred stock dividend payments on an accrual basis. We believe Adjusted EPS provides important comparability of underlying operating results, allowing investors and management to assess operating performance on a consistent basis.

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The Kraft Heinz Company
Reconciliation of Net Sales to Organic Net Sales
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 and October 2, 2016
(dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
Net Sales
 
Impact of Currency
 
Organic Net Sales
 
Price
 
Volume/Mix
September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
4,380

 
$
—

 
$
4,380

 
 
 
 
Canada
559

 
22

 
537

 
 
 
 
Europe
599

 
22

 
577

 
 
 
 
Rest of World
776

 
(2
)
 
778

 
 
 
 
 
$
6,314

 
$
42

 
$
6,272

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
October 2, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
4,395

 
$
—

 
$
4,395

 
 
 
 
Canada
550

 
—

 
550

 
 
 
 
Europe
558

 
—

 
558

 
 
 
 
Rest of World
764

 
12

 
752

 
 
 
 
 
$
6,267

 
$
12

 
$
6,255

 
 
 
 
Year-over-year growth rates
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
(0.4
)%
 
0.0 pp
 
(0.4
)%
 
0.4 pp
 
(0.8) pp
Canada
1.6
 %
 
4.0 pp
 
(2.4
)%
 
(1.9) pp
 
(0.5) pp
Europe
7.3
 %
 
3.9 pp
 
3.4
 %
 
(0.7) pp
 
4.1 pp
Rest of World
1.6
 %
 
(2.0) pp
 
3.6
 %
 
3.8 pp
 
(0.2) pp
Kraft Heinz
0.7
 %
 
0.4 pp
 
0.3
 %
 
0.5 pp
 
(0.2) pp

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The Kraft Heinz Company
Reconciliation of Net Sales to Organic Net Sales
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and October 2, 2016
(dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
Net Sales
 
Impact of Currency
 
Organic Net Sales
 
Price
 
Volume/Mix
September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
13,566

 
$
—

 
$
13,566

 
 
 
 
Canada
1,599

 
15

 
1,584

 
 
 
 
Europe
1,737

 
(42
)
 
1,779

 
 
 
 
Rest of World
2,453

 
5

 
2,448

 
 
 
 
 
$
19,355

 
$
(22
)
 
$
19,377

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
October 2, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
13,802

 
$
—

 
$
13,802

 
 
 
 
Canada
1,692

 
—

 
1,692

 
 
 
 
Europe
1,766

 
—

 
1,766

 
 
 
 
Rest of World
2,370

 
34

 
2,336

 
 
 
 
 
$
19,630

 
$
34

 
$
19,596

 
 
 
 
Year-over-year growth rates
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
(1.7
)%
 
0.0 pp
 
(1.7
)%
 
0.2 pp
 
(1.9) pp
Canada
(5.5
)%
 
0.9 pp
 
(6.4
)%
 
(2.4) pp
 
(4.0) pp
Europe
(1.6
)%
 
(2.3) pp
 
0.7
 %
 
(1.0) pp
 
1.7 pp
Rest of World
3.5
 %
 
(1.3) pp
 
4.8
 %
 
4.1 pp
 
0.7 pp
Kraft Heinz
(1.4
)%
 
(0.3) pp
 
(1.1
)%
 
0.4 pp
 
(1.5) pp


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The Kraft Heinz Company
Reconciliation of Net Income/(Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
Net income/(loss)
$
943

 
$
843

 
$
2,994

 
$
2,698

Interest expense
306

 
311

 
926

 
824

Other expense/(income), net
(4
)
 
(3
)
 
8

 
(5
)
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes
416

 
262

 
1,205

 
1,045

Operating income
1,661

 
1,413

 
5,133

 
4,562

Depreciation and amortization (excluding integration and restructuring expenses)
165

 
116

 
434

 
401

Integration and restructuring expenses
95

 
237

 
237

 
781

Merger costs
—

 
4

 
—

 
33

Unrealized losses/(gains) on commodity hedges
(5
)
 
22

 
24

 
(23
)
Impairment losses
1

 
—

 
49

 
53

Nonmonetary currency devaluation
—

 
1

 
—

 
4

Equity award compensation expense (excluding integration and restructuring expenses)
12

 
10

 
38

 
30

Adjusted EBITDA
$
1,929

 
$
1,803

 
$
5,915

 
$
5,841



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The Kraft Heinz Company
Reconciliation of Diluted EPS to Adjusted EPS
(Unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 2,
2016
Diluted EPS
$
0.77

 
$
0.69

 
$
2.44

 
$
2.05

Integration and restructuring expenses(a)(c)
0.06

 
0.13

 
0.14

 
0.43

Merger costs(a)(b)
—

 
—

 
—

 
0.02

Unrealized losses/(gains) on commodity hedges(a)(b)
—

 
0.01

 
0.01

 
(0.02
)
Impairment losses(a)(b)
—

 
—

 
0.03

 
0.03

Nonmonetary currency devaluation(a)(d)
—

 
—

 
0.03

 
—

Preferred dividend adjustment(e)
—

 
—

 
—

 
(0.10
)
Adjusted EPS
$
0.83

 
$
0.83

 
$
2.65

 
$
2.41

(a) 
Income tax expense associated with these items is based on applicable jurisdictional tax rates and deductibility assessments of individual items.
(b) 
Refer to the reconciliation of net income/(loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for the related gross expenses.
(c) 
Integration and restructuring expenses include the following gross expenses:
•
Expenses recorded in cost of products sold of $80 million for the three months and $124 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $152 million for the three months and $532 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016;
•
Expenses recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses of $15 million for the three months and $113 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $85 million for the three months and $249 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016; and
•
Expenses recorded in other expense/(income), net, of $2 million for the three months and nine months ended October 2, 2016 (there were no such expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017).
(d) 
Nonmonetary currency devaluation includes the following gross expenses/(income):
•
Expenses recorded in cost of products sold of $1 million for the three months and $4 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016 (there were no such expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017); and
•
Expenses/(income) recorded in other expense/(income), net, including expenses of $3 million for the three months and $36 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and income of $6 million for the three months and expense of $1 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2016.
(e)  
For Adjusted EPS, we present the impact of the Series A Preferred Stock dividend payments on an accrual basis. Accordingly, we included an adjustment to EPS to include $180 million of Series A Preferred Stock dividends in the first quarter of 2016 (to reflect the March 7, 2016 Series A Preferred Stock dividend that was paid in December 2015), and to exclude $51 million of Series A Preferred Stock dividends from the second quarter of 2016 (to reflect that it was redeemed on June 7, 2016).

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Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains a number of forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “improve,” “assess,” “remain,” “evaluate,” “will,” “plan,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our plans, segment changes, growth, taxes, cost savings, impacts of accounting guidance, and dividends. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and beyond our control.
Important factors that affect our business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; our ability to maintain, extend and expand our reputation and brand image; our ability to differentiate our products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; our ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; our ability to drive revenue growth in our key product categories, increase our market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite-lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in our management team or other key personnel; our inability to realize the anticipated benefits from our cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of our international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of Kraft Heinz in the expected time frame; our ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people-related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; our inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or our customers, suppliers or regulators operate; our indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; restatements of our consolidated financial statements and our ability to remediate material weaknesses; and other factors. For additional information on these and other factors that could affect our forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” below in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We disclaim and do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this report, except as required by applicable law or regulation.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
There have been no material changes to our market risk during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. For additional information, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report to determine if our disclosure controls and procedures as of the period covered by this report, were effective and provided reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based on this evaluation, we concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2017 due to the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to the misapplication of ASU 2016-15, as described below.
Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We did not maintain effective controls over the adoption of new accounting standards. Specifically, we did not maintain effective controls to evaluate and document the impact of new accounting standards, including communication with the appropriate individuals in coming to our conclusions on the application of new standards.
This control deficiency resulted in the misstatement of our operating and investing cash flows and related financial disclosures, and in the restatement of our consolidated financial statements for the quarters ended April 1, 2017 and July 1, 2017, including the comparable prior periods. Additionally, this control deficiency could result in a misstatement of the aforementioned account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.  Accordingly, our management has determined that this control deficiency constitutes a material weakness.
Remediation of Material Weakness
The remediation of this material weakness will primarily include steps to improve the evaluation and documentation of new accounting standards’ impacts and communication with the appropriate individuals. We plan to have these remediation steps in place during our 2017 fiscal year but will allow for testing to determine operating effectiveness before concluding on remediation.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with other members of management, evaluated the changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2017. We determined that there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
See Note 13, Commitments, Contingencies and Debt, to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of legal proceedings.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors.
We recently restated our condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarters ended April 1, 2017 and July 1, 2017 and, relatedly, identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that could, if not remediated, result in additional material misstatements in our financial statements. 
On November 6, 2017, we restated our consolidated financial statements for the quarters ended April 1, 2017 and July 1, 2017.  Our financial statements were restated to correctly classify cash receipts from the payments on sold receivables (which are cash receipts on the underlying trade receivables that have already been securitized) to cash provided by investing activities (from cash provided by operating activities) within our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. In connection with these restatements, management identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. As a result of this material weakness, our management concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of April 1, 2017 and July 1, 2017. Our Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended April 1, 2017 and July 1, 2017 were amended to, among other things, reflect the change in management's conclusion regarding the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. We plan to have these remediation steps in place during our 2017 fiscal year but will allow for testing to determine operating effectiveness before concluding on remediation. If our remedial measures are insufficient to address the material weakness, if additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal control are discovered or occur in the future or we otherwise must restate our financial statements, it could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations or financial condition, restrict our ability to access the capital markets, require us to expend significant resources to correct the weaknesses or deficiencies, subject us to fines, penalties, investigations or judgments, harm our reputation or otherwise cause a decline in investor confidence.
There have been no other material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Our share repurchase activity in the three months ended September 30, 2017 was:
 
 
Total Number
of Shares(a)
 
Average Price 
Paid Per Share
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(b)
 
Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
7/2/2017 - 8/5/2017
 
3,260

 
$
84.86

 
—

 
 
8/6/2017 - 9/2/2017
 
1,964

 
82.78

 
—

 
 
9/3/2017 - 9/30/2017
 
443

 
79.76

 
—

 
$
—

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
5,667

 
 
 
—

 
 
(a)  
Includes the following types of share repurchase activity, when they occur: (1) shares repurchased in connection with the exercise of stock options (including periodic repurchases using accumulated option exercise proceeds), (2) shares withheld for tax liabilities associated with the vesting of RSUs, and (3) shares repurchased related to employee benefit programs (including our annual bonus swap program).
(b) 
We do not have any publicly announced share repurchase plans or programs.

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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
 
Descriptions
4.1
 
4.2
 
31.1
 
31.2
 
32.1
 
32.2
 
101.1
 
The following materials from The Kraft Heinz Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2017 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and (vii) document and entity information.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
The Kraft Heinz Company
Date:
November 6, 2017
 
 
 
 
By: 
/s/ David Knopf
 
 
 
David Knopf
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)

 
 
The Kraft Heinz Company
Date:
November 6, 2017
 
 
 
 
By: 
/s/ Christopher R. Skinger
 
 
 
Christopher R. Skinger
 
 
 
Vice President, Global Controller
 
 
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Exhibit


Exhibit 31.1
I, Bernardo Hees, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2017 of The Kraft Heinz Company;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



By:
/s/ Bernardo Hees
 
Bernardo Hees
 
Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 6, 2017



Exhibit


Exhibit 31.2
I, David Knopf, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2017 of The Kraft Heinz Company;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


By:
/s/ David Knopf
 
David Knopf
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 6, 2017



Exhibit


Exhibit 32.1
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION
I, Bernardo Hees, Chief Executive Officer of The Kraft Heinz Company (the “Company”), hereby certify that, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, to my knowledge:
1.
The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2017 (the “Form 10-Q”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.
The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:
/s/ Bernardo Hees
Name:
Bernardo Hees
Title:
Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 6, 2017

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to The Kraft Heinz Company and will be retained by The Kraft Heinz Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.



Exhibit


Exhibit 32.2
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION
I, David Knopf, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Kraft Heinz Company (the “Company”), hereby certify that, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, to my knowledge:
1.
The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2017 (the “Form 10-Q”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.
The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:
/s/ David Knopf
Name:
David Knopf
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 6, 2017

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to The Kraft Heinz Company and will be retained by The Kraft Heinz Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.