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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Contract Grower Arrangements

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of liabilities incurred by the acquirer as part of consideration transferred in a business combination.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions Narrative (Details) layer in Thousands, $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Feb. 19, 2017 layer	Oct. 16, 2016 USD ($) layer	Feb. 25, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition purchase price allocation goodwill expected tax deductible period			15 years
Foodonics International, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration paid \| $		$ 68,643
Business combination, consideration transferred, assumed liabilities \| $		$ 3,000
Production and processing capacity		1,600
Contract grower arrangements		1,500
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests		100.00%
Happy Hen Egg Farms, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Production and processing capacity	350
Designed production and processing capacity	1,200
Trademarks \| Happy Hen Egg Farms, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life	8 years
Franchise Rights \| Foodonics International, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life		15 years
Customer Relationships \| Happy Hen Egg Farms, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life	8 years
Noncompete Agreements \| Happy Hen Egg Farms, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life	10 years