SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 527,412	$ 508,206	$ 78,231	$ 68,180
Investment in available-for-sale securities	0	96,902
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts	404,866	376,678
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	4,376	2,388
Inventories	837,333	808,832
Income taxes receivable	0	64,868
Current deferred tax assets	2,227	2,227
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	82,066	61,848
Assets held for sale	5,415	7,033
Total current assets	1,863,695	1,928,982
Intercompany receivable	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred tax assets	87,544	18,921
Other long-lived assets	31,664	40,163
Identified intangible assets, net	29,654	32,525
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,173,868	1,151,811
Total assets	3,186,425	3,172,402
Accounts payable	387,466	370,360
Accounts payable to JBS USA, LLC	4,632	3,934
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	290,859	283,355
Income taxes payable	120,846	0
Current deferred tax liabilities	15,622	15,515
Current maturities of long-term debt	257	410,234
Total current liabilities	819,682	1,083,398
Long-term debt, less current maturities	502,039	501,999
Intercompany payable		0
Deferred tax liabilities	0	13,944
Other long-term liabilities	90,205	80,459
Total liabilities	1,411,926	1,679,800
Total Pilgrim's Pride Corporation stockholders' equity	1,771,228	1,489,818
Noncontrolling interest	3,271	2,784
Total stockholders' equity	1,774,499	1,492,602	1,191,420	908,997
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	3,186,425	3,172,402
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Investment in available-for-sale securities		0
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts	0	0
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Income taxes receivable	(588)	(587)
Current deferred tax assets	(8,181)	(7,190)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Assets held for sale	0	0
Total current assets	(8,769)	(7,777)
Intercompany receivable	(51,661)	(49,935)
Investment in subsidiaries	(531,806)	(472,431)
Deferred tax assets	(3,513)	(5,998)
Other long-lived assets	(180,000)	(180,000)
Identified intangible assets, net	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	(4,768)	(4,764)
Total assets	(780,517)	(720,905)
Accounts payable	0	0
Accounts payable to JBS USA, LLC	0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	0	0
Income taxes payable	(588)	(587)
Current deferred tax liabilities	(7,189)	(7,190)
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	(7,777)	(7,777)
Long-term debt, less current maturities	(25,000)	(25,000)
Intercompany payable	(51,661)	(49,935)
Deferred tax liabilities	(4,505)	(5,995)
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(88,943)	(88,707)
Total Pilgrim's Pride Corporation stockholders' equity	(691,574)	(632,198)
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	(691,574)	(632,198)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	(780,517)	(720,905)
Parent [Member]
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	320,029	413,092	35,866	27,657
Investment in available-for-sale securities		96,902
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts	353,579	327,367
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	4,376	2,388
Inventories	716,767	696,604
Income taxes receivable	588	52,662
Current deferred tax assets	0	3,213
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	52,195	34,881
Assets held for sale	5,415	6,798
Total current assets	1,452,949	1,633,907
Intercompany receivable	(83,226)	(64,772)
Investment in subsidiaries	531,806	472,431
Deferred tax assets	74,874	5,995
Other long-lived assets	30,601	37,282
Identified intangible assets, net	21,501	23,463
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,026,019	1,009,711
Total assets	3,054,524	3,118,017
Accounts payable	318,910	308,154
Accounts payable to JBS USA, LLC	4,632	3,934
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	236,644	269,062
Income taxes payable	118,768	0
Current deferred tax liabilities	7,189	7,190
Current maturities of long-term debt	257	410,234
Total current liabilities	686,400	998,574
Long-term debt, less current maturities	527,039	526,999
Intercompany payable	0
Deferred tax liabilities	0	13,944
Other long-term liabilities	86,826	77,228
Total liabilities	1,300,265	1,616,745
Total Pilgrim's Pride Corporation stockholders' equity	1,754,259	1,501,272
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	1,754,259	1,501,272
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	3,054,524	3,118,017
Subsidiary Guarantor [Member]
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	112	0
Investment in available-for-sale securities		0
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts	1,670	1,380
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	0	0
Inventories	21,986	20,215
Income taxes receivable	0	0
Current deferred tax assets	9,902	5,698
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	213	270
Assets held for sale	0	0
Total current assets	33,771	27,563
Intercompany receivable	134,884	114,707
Deferred tax assets	0	0
Other long-lived assets	0	0
Identified intangible assets, net	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	45,364	44,643
Total assets	214,019	186,913
Accounts payable	18,895	12,711
Accounts payable to JBS USA, LLC	0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	36,959	33,821
Income taxes payable	0	0
Current deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	55,854	46,532
Long-term debt, less current maturities	0	0
Intercompany payable
Deferred tax liabilities	4,204	5,698
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	60,058	52,230
Total Pilgrim's Pride Corporation stockholders' equity	153,961	134,683
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	153,961	134,683
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	214,019	186,913
Subsidiary Non-Guarantors [Member]
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	207,383	95,114	42,253	40,523
Investment in available-for-sale securities		0
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts	49,617	47,931
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	0	0
Inventories	98,580	92,013
Income taxes receivable	0	12,793
Current deferred tax assets	506	506
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	29,658	26,697
Assets held for sale	0	235
Total current assets	385,744	275,289
Intercompany receivable	3
Deferred tax assets	16,183	18,924
Other long-lived assets	181,063	182,881
Identified intangible assets, net	8,153	9,062
Property, plant and equipment, net	107,253	102,221
Total assets	698,399	588,377
Accounts payable	49,661	49,495
Accounts payable to JBS USA, LLC	0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	17,256	(19,528)
Income taxes payable	2,666	587
Current deferred tax liabilities	15,622	15,515
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	85,205	46,069
Long-term debt, less current maturities	0	0
Intercompany payable	51,661	49,935
Deferred tax liabilities	301	297
Other long-term liabilities	3,379	3,231
Total liabilities	140,546	99,532
Total Pilgrim's Pride Corporation stockholders' equity	554,582	486,061
Noncontrolling interest	3,271	2,784
Total stockholders' equity	557,853	488,845
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 698,399	$ 588,377