DEBT (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 15, 2012
Line of credit facility disclosures
Short-term borrowings	$ 4,100,000	$ 2,000,000
Short term borrowings interest rate at end of period	27.45%
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Jun. 30, 2019
Line of credit, maximum amount of outstanding borrowings and letters of credit permitted at any one time	750,000,000
Line of credit, potential maximum with Company's request and lender consent	$ 1,000,000,000
Credit Facility covenant, consolidated total debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio, numerator(cannot exceed)	3.50
Credit Facility covenant, consolidated total debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio, denominator	1.0
Credit Facility covenant, consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense ratio, numerator (cannot be less)	3.0
Credit Facility covenant, consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense ratio, denominator	1.0
Description of interest rate basis	LIBOR
Credit facility, commitment fee percentage	0.125%
Nutricion para el Conosur S.A.
Line of credit facility disclosures
Percentage of outstanding shares of capital stock acquired			80.00%
Lower limit
Line of credit facility disclosures
Range of margin added to base rate (as a percent)	0.00%
Upper limit
Line of credit facility disclosures
Range of margin added to base rate (as a percent)	1.375%