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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Schedule of Related Party Transactions
Transactions with JBS USA and JBS USA, LLC (a JBS USA subsidiary) recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income are summarized below:
 
Thirteen Weeks Ended
 
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
 
June 29, 2014
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
June 30, 2013
 
(In thousands)
 
(In thousands)
JBS USA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Letter of credit fees(a)
335

 
592

 
670

 
1,184

JBS USA, LLC:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases from JBS USA, LLC(b)
28,350

 
25,956

 
53,339

 
40,790

Expenditures paid by JBS USA, LLC on behalf of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation(c)
6,456

 
10,459

 
18,914

 
23,378

Sales to JBS USA, LLC(b)
18,116

 
19,148

 
33,471

 
35,267

Expenditures paid by Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation on behalf of JBS USA, LLC(c)
773

 
225

 
1,306

 
683

(a)
Beginning on October 26, 2011, JBS USA arranged for letters of credit to be issued on its account in the amount of $56.5 million to an insurance company on our behalf in order to allow that insurance company to return cash it held as collateral against potential liability claims. We agreed to reimburse JBS USA up to $56.5 million for potential draws upon these letters of credit. We reimburse JBS USA for the letter of credit costs we would have otherwise incurred under our credit facilities. During 2014, we have paid JBS USA $0.7 million for letter of credit costs. As of June 29, 2014, the Company has accrued an obligation of $0.1 million to reimburse JBS USA for letter of credit costs incurred on its behalf.
(b)
We routinely execute transactions to both purchase products from JBS USA, LLC and sell products to them. As of June 29, 2014 and December 29, 2013, the outstanding payable to JBS USA, LLC was $4.6 million and $3.9 million, respectively. As of June 29, 2014 and December 29, 2013, the outstanding receivable from JBS USA, LLC was $4.4 million and $2.4 million, respectively. As of June 29, 2014, approximately $2.1 million of goods from JBS USA, LLC were in transit and not reflected on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(c)
On January 19, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with JBS USA, LLC in order to allocate costs associated with JBS USA, LLC's procurement of SAP licenses and maintenance services for its combined companies. Under this agreement, the fees associated with procuring SAP licenses and maintenance services are allocated between the Company and JBS USA, LLC in proportion to the percentage of licenses used by each company. The agreement expires on the date of expiration, or earlier termination, of the underlying SAP license agreement. On May 5, 2010, the Company also entered into an agreement with JBS USA, LLC in order to allocate the costs of supporting the business operations by one consolidated corporate team, which have historically been supported by their respective corporate teams. Expenditures paid by JBS USA, LLC on behalf of the Company will be reimbursed by the Company and expenditures paid by the Company on behalf of JBS USA, LLC will be reimbursed by JBS USA, LLC. This agreement expires on May 5, 2015.