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Stock-Based Compensation (Performance-Contingent Total Shareholder Return Shares) - Additional Information (Detail)
4 Months Ended
Apr. 25, 2015
Apr. 19, 2014
Apr. 20, 2013
Total Shareholder Return      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Percentage of actual ROI attainment 88.00%flo_PercentageOfActualAverageReturnOnInvestedCapitalOnShareBasedCompensationArrangement
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= flo_TotalShareholderReturnMember
   
2012 awards | Total Shareholder Return      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Percentage of actual ROI attainment 195.00%flo_PercentageOfActualAverageReturnOnInvestedCapitalOnShareBasedCompensationArrangement
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= flo_TwentyTwelvePlanYearMember
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= flo_TotalShareholderReturnMember
   
Performance Contingent Total Shareholder Return Shares | Performance contingent Awards 2013, 2014 and 2015      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Vesting period 2 years 2 years 2 years
Performance Contingent Total Shareholder Return Shares | Performance contingent Awards 2012      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Vesting period 18 months    
Total Shareholders Return      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based payment award, fair value assumptions, method used Inputs into the model included the following for the company and comparator companies (i) TSR from the beginning of the performance cycle through the measurement date; (ii) volatility; (iii) risk-free interest rates; and (iv) the correlation of the comparator companies' TSR. The inputs are based on historical capital market data.