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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income) Related to Derivative Transactions (Detail) (USD $)
4 Months Ended
Apr. 25, 2015
Apr. 19, 2014
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to commodity price risk and interest rate risk derivative transactions $ (4,428,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet $ 15,302,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
Closed or Expiring Over Next Three Years    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to commodity price risk and interest rate risk derivative transactions 14,300,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= flo_ClosedOrExpiringOverNextThreeYearsMember
 
Closed or Expiring Over Next Three Years | Closed Contracts    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Estimated amount of derivatives to be reclassified in income from AOCI 1,400,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassificationFromAccumulatedOCIToIncomeEstimatedNetAmountToBeTransferred
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= flo_ClosedOrExpiringOverNextThreeYearsMember
/ flo_DerivativeContractExpirationAxis
= flo_ContractsClosedMember
 
Closed or Expiring Over Next Three Years | Expiring in 2015    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to commodity price risk and interest rate risk derivative transactions 10,200,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= flo_ClosedOrExpiringOverNextThreeYearsMember
/ flo_DerivativeContractExpirationAxis
= flo_ExpiringYearOneMember
 
Closed or Expiring Over Next Three Years | Expiring in 2016 and beyond    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to commodity price risk and interest rate risk derivative transactions 2,700,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= flo_ClosedOrExpiringOverNextThreeYearsMember
/ flo_DerivativeContractExpirationAxis
= flo_ExpiringYearThreeMember
 
Commodity price risk derivatives | Closed or Expiring Over Next Three Years    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to commodity price risk and interest rate risk derivative transactions 13,200,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= flo_ClosedOrExpiringOverNextThreeYearsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityOptionMember
 
Commodity price risk derivatives | Closed or Expiring Over Next Three Years | Closed Contracts    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Estimated amount of derivatives to be reclassified in income from AOCI 300,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassificationFromAccumulatedOCIToIncomeEstimatedNetAmountToBeTransferred
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= flo_ClosedOrExpiringOverNextThreeYearsMember
/ flo_DerivativeContractExpirationAxis
= flo_ContractsClosedMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityOptionMember
 
Commodity price risk derivatives | Closed or Expiring Over Next Three Years | Expiring in 2015    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to commodity price risk and interest rate risk derivative transactions 10,200,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= flo_ClosedOrExpiringOverNextThreeYearsMember
/ flo_DerivativeContractExpirationAxis
= flo_ExpiringYearOneMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityOptionMember
 
Commodity price risk derivatives | Closed or Expiring Over Next Three Years | Expiring in 2016 and beyond    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to commodity price risk and interest rate risk derivative transactions 2,700,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= flo_ClosedOrExpiringOverNextThreeYearsMember
/ flo_DerivativeContractExpirationAxis
= flo_ExpiringYearThreeMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityOptionMember
 
Interest rate risk derivatives | Closed or Expiring Over Next Three Years    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to commodity price risk and interest rate risk derivative transactions 1,100,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= flo_ClosedOrExpiringOverNextThreeYearsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
 
Interest rate risk derivatives | Closed or Expiring Over Next Three Years | Closed Contracts    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Estimated amount of derivatives to be reclassified in income from AOCI $ 1,100,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassificationFromAccumulatedOCIToIncomeEstimatedNetAmountToBeTransferred
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= flo_ClosedOrExpiringOverNextThreeYearsMember
/ flo_DerivativeContractExpirationAxis
= flo_ContractsClosedMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember