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Kellogg Co – ‘10-K’ for 1/2/16 – ‘XML’

On:  Wednesday, 2/24/16, at 4:42pm ET   ·   For:  1/2/16   ·   Accession #:  1628280-16-11639   ·   File #:  1-04171

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 2/24/16  Kellogg Co                        10-K        1/02/16  146:25M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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18: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement                HTML    126K 
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29: R15         Stock Compensation                                  HTML    173K 
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33: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML    232K 
34: R20         Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML    320K 
35: R21         Contingencies                                       HTML     50K 
36: R22         Venezuela                                           HTML     56K 
37: R23         Quarterly Financial Data                            HTML    159K 
38: R24         Reportable Segments                                 HTML    228K 
39: R25         Supplemental Financial Statement Data               HTML    123K 
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                Restructuring and Cost Reduction Activities                      
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                Commitments (Tables)                                             
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                Other Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details)                    
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                Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Acquired                   
                Assets and Assumed Liabilities (Details)                         
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                Other Intangible Assets - Carrying Amount of                     
                Goodwill (Details)                                               
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                Other Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets                      
                Subject to Amortization (Details)                                
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                Other Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets Not                  
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                Combined Financial Information (Details)                         
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                Restructuring and Cost Reduction Activities                      
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                Schedule of Restructuring and Cost Reduction                     
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                Restructuring and Cost Reduction Reserves                        
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                Income (Loss) (Details)                                          
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                Commitments(Details)                                             
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                Benefits (Details)                                               
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Benefits Components of Postretirement Expense                    
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                Benefits Assumptions (Details)                                   
108: R94         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML     57K  
                Benefits Health Care Cost Trend Rates (Details)                  
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                Benefits Plan Assets (Details)                                   
110: R96         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML     51K  
                Benefits VEBA Trusts (Details)                                   
111: R97         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML    123K  
                Benefits Change in Projected Benefit Obligations,                
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Benefits Components of Postretirement Expense,                   
                Postemployment (Details)                                         
113: R99         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML     60K  
                Benefits Benefit Payments (Details)                              
114: R100        Multipemployer Pension and Postretirement Plans     HTML     49K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
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                Multiemployer Pension Plans Trusts Funds (Details)               
116: R102        Multipemployer Pension and Postretirement Plans     HTML     56K  
                Multiemployer Pension Plans Trusts Funds                         
                Contributions (Details)                                          
117: R103        Multipemployer Pension and Postretirement Plans     HTML     51K  
                Multiemployer Pension Plans Curtailments,                        
                Settlements and Termination Benefits (Details)                   
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119: R105        Income Taxes Income before income taxes and the     HTML     78K  
                provision for U.S. federal, state and foreign                    
                taxes on earnings (Details)                                      
120: R106        Income Taxes Difference Between U.S. Federal        HTML     73K  
                Statutory Tax Rate and the Company's Effective                   
                Income Tax Rate (Details)                                        
121: R107        Income Taxes Deferred tax assets and deferred tax   HTML    106K  
                liabilities (Details)                                            
122: R108        Income Taxes Change in Valuation Allowance Against  HTML     51K  
                Deferred Tax Assets (Details)                                    
123: R109        Income Taxes Unrecognized Tax Benefit               HTML     55K  
                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
124: R110        Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML     57K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
125: R111        Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML     49K  
                Total Notional Amounts of the Company's Derivative               
                Instruments (Details)                                            
126: R112        Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML    116K  
                Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a               
                Recurring Basis (Details)                                        
127: R113        Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML     67K  
                Schedule of Offsetting Assets and Liabilities                    
                (Details)                                                        
128: R114        Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML     91K  
                The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the                      
                Consolidated Statement of Income (Details)                       
129: R115        Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML     49K  
                Assets Measured at Fair Value (Details)                          
130: R116        Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML     54K  
                Fair Value of Long-term Debt (Details)                           
131: R117        Venezuela (Details)                                 HTML     91K  
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133: R119        Quarterly Financial Data Net sales and gross        HTML     47K  
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134: R120        Quarterly Financial Data Net income and earnings    HTML     56K  
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135: R121        Quarterly Financial Data Dividends and stock        HTML     49K  
                prices (Details)                                                 
136: R122        Quarterly Financial Data Asset impairment and MTM   HTML     49K  
                gains and losses (Details)                                       
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139: R125        Reportable Segments Net sales to external           HTML     56K  
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140: R126        Reportable Segments Supplemental product            HTML     54K  
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141: R127        Supplemental Financial Statement Data Consolidated  HTML     46K  
                Statement of Income (Details)                                    
142: R128        Supplemental Financial Statement Data Consolidated  HTML    129K  
                Balance Sheet (Details)                                          
143: R129        Supplemental Financial Statement Data Allowance     HTML     49K  
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