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Future Ratio of Debt to Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation And Amortization

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Interest coverage ratio

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount of Credit Increase

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Ratio of Debt to Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow for the extinguishment of long-term borrowing, with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation, before its maturity.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended									9 Months Ended
LONG-TERM DEBT (Narrative) (Details)	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018	Sep. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility borrowings, maximum								$ 375,000,000				$ 375,000,000
Unused borrowing capacity, amount								$ 287,000,000		$ 148,000,000		287,000,000
Repayments of lines of credit												283,500,000	$ 75,000,000
Proceeds from revolving credit facility												144,500,000	147,000,000
Ratio of debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization								3.76
Payments of debt issuance costs												$ 2,441,000	6,047,000
Interest coverage ratio												5.25
Loss on early extinguishment of debt								$ 0			$ 0	$ 0	$ 4,749,000
Five Year Senior Unsecured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt	$ 100,000,000
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	90,000,000
Cash repayments of debt	$ 10,000,000
Unsecured U.S. dollar-denominated revolving credit facility due May 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, increase (decrease)								$ 200,000,000				$ 200,000,000
Private Placement Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt		$ 100,000,000
Early repayment of senior debt		106,000,000
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		$ 4,749,000
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio												2.50
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum total debt to EBITDA ratio after eight quarter following acquisition								3.75	4.00
Ratio of debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization								4.25		4.25	4.75
EBITDA, non-recurring cost and expenses paid												$ 20,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Diamond Foods, Inc. \| Five Year Senior Unsecured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount								$ 830,000,000.0				$ 830,000,000.0
Senior unsecured term loan, term												5 years
Unsecured Debt \| Diamond Foods, Inc. \| Ten Year Senior Unsecured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount								300,000,000.0				$ 300,000,000.0
Senior unsecured term loan, term												10 years
Term Loan \| Diamond Foods, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount								$ 1,130,000,000.00				$ 1,130,000,000.00
Credit Agreement \| Unsecured U.S. dollar-denominated revolving credit facility due May 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage												0.25%
Credit Agreement \| Minimum \| Unsecured U.S. dollar-denominated revolving credit facility due May 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage												0.08%
Credit Agreement \| Maximum \| Unsecured U.S. dollar-denominated revolving credit facility due May 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage												0.25%
Eurodollar \| Unsecured U.S. dollar-denominated revolving credit facility due May 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate during the period												1.45%
Eurodollar \| Minimum \| Unsecured U.S. dollar-denominated revolving credit facility due May 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate												0.795%
Eurodollar \| Maximum \| Unsecured U.S. dollar-denominated revolving credit facility due May 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate												1.45%
Base Rate \| Unsecured U.S. dollar-denominated revolving credit facility due May 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate during the period												0.45%
Base Rate \| Minimum \| Unsecured U.S. dollar-denominated revolving credit facility due May 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate												0.00%
Base Rate \| Maximum \| Unsecured U.S. dollar-denominated revolving credit facility due May 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate												0.45%
Subsequent Event \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum total debt to EBITDA ratio after eight quarter following acquisition							3.50
Ratio of debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization			3.50	3.75	4.00	4.25