BUSINESS REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES - REALIGNMENT RELATED CHARGES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	$ 107,571	$ 120,975	$ 34,290
Cost of Sales [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	58,106	8,801	1,622
Selling, marketing and administrative
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	16,939	17,368	2,947
Business realignment charges
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	32,526	94,806	29,721
Operation optimization program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	88,293
2015 productivity initiative
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	19,278
Next Century program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	0	0	9,087
Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	0	2,667	22,256
Severance | Operation optimization program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	17,872	0	0
Severance | 2015 productivity initiative
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	0	81,290	0
Severance | Other international restructuring programs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	0	6,651	2,947
Accelerated depreciation and amortization | Operation optimization program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	48,590	0	0
Accelerated depreciation and amortization | Other international restructuring programs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	0	5,904	0
Other program costs | Operation optimization program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	21,831	0	0
Other program costs | 2015 productivity initiative
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	5,609	14,285	0
Pension settlement charge | 2015 productivity initiative
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business realignment charges	$ 13,669	$ 10,178	$ 0