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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	6 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	Jun. 29, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On July 23, 2014, Avícola and certain Mexican subsidiaries entered into the Mexico Bancomer Credit Facility. See “Note 9. Long-Term Debt and Other Borrowing Arrangements” for additional information. On July 28, 2014, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Tyson Operaciones S. de R.L. de C.V. and its subsidiaries (together, “Tyson Mexico”) from Tyson Foods, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries for approximately $400.0 million. The transaction is expected to be completed during the second half of 2014 and will be settled in cash. Tyson Mexico is a vertically integrated poultry business based in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico. It has a production capacity of 3 million chickens per week in its three plants and employs more than 5,400 team members in its plants, offices and seven distribution centers.