Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2015

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

			October 3, 2015
			Fair value
			asset (liability)	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
			$	$	$	$
(a)	Commodity futures and forward contracts(1)
		Unrealized short-term derivative asset	1,707	677	1,030	-
		Unrealized long-term derivative asset	10	-	10	-
		Unrealized short-term derivative liability	(1,704)	-	(1,704)	-
		Unrealized long-term derivative liability	(20)	-	(20)	-
(b)	Inventories carried at market(2)		5,942	-	5,942	-
(c)	Interest rate swaps(3)		(390)	-	(390)	-
(d)	Forward foreign currency contracts(4)		(48)	-	(48)	-
(e)	Contingent consideration(5)		(22,686)	-	-	(22,686)
(f)	Embedded derivative(6)		3,409	-	-	3,409
			January 3, 2015
			Fair value
			asset (liability)	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
			$	$	$	$
(a)	Commodity futures and forward contracts(1)
		Unrealized short-term derivative asset	2,450	44	2,406	-
		Unrealized long-term derivative asset	50	-	50	-
		Unrealized short-term derivative liability	(2,951)	-	(2,951)	-
		Unrealized long-term derivative liability	(90)	-	(90)	-
(b)	Inventories carried at market(2)		7,713	-	7,713	-
(c)	Interest rate swaps(3)		(285)	-	(285)	-
(d)	Forward foreign currency contracts(4)		1,026	-	1,026	-
(e)	Contingent consideration(5)		(396)	-	-	(396)
(f)	Embedded derivative(6)		3,409	-	-	3,409

Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block]

	Number of bushels purchased (sold)
	Corn	Soybeans
Forward commodity purchase contracts	1,133	757
Forward commodity sale contracts	(456)	(974)
Commodity futures contracts	(905)	(310)

Schedule Of Business Acquisitions By Acquisition Contingent Consideration [Table Text Block]

	January 3, 2015			Fair value	Foreign	October 3, 2015
		Issuances(1)	Payments(2)	adjustments(3)	exchange(4)
	$	$	$	$	$	$
Contingent consideration	(396)	(22,330)	253	(238)	25	(22,686)