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Feature to increase aggregate loan commitment to a specified amount.

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Percentage of equity interest guaranteed for debt.

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

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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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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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption/repayments of debt						$ 500,000,000																									$ 204,900,000		$ 205,200,000
Stated interest rate				7.875%				7.875%	8.375%	7.625%																					2.4375%		9.00%
Redemption price, percentage of principal						103.9375%
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Agreed reimbursement of debt, up to													56,500,000
Credit facility availed																	56,500,000
Reimbursement to JBS USA for letter of credit cost														1,300,000	2,200,000	2,200,000
Maximum borrowing capacity																				1,850,000,000.00			700,000,000.0		700,000,000.0	100,000,000		200,000,000								560,000,000	38,100,000								700,000,000	25,000,000	1,000,000,000.0	75,000,000	125,000,000
Delayed draw term loan commitment, up to																				400,000,000
Feature to increase revolving loan commitment																				250,000,000																				1,000,000,000.0
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment, Principal, Percentage of Principal Outstanding																																							1.25%
Delayed draw term loan, feature to increase commitment																				500,000,000
Maturity date																		Aug. 07, 2018											Aug. 07, 2018
Delayed draw term loan, quarterly installments of principal, percentage of principal outstanding																				1.875%
Payment of capitalized loan costs																		5,000,000	50,000,000
Current borrowing capacity																							679,900,000
Percentage of equity interests securing obligations																					65.00%	100.00%																			65.00%	100.00%
Proceeds of Borrowings, Funding of Special Cash Dividend																																							1,500,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Capital Expenditures Limit																		350,000,000																					500,000,000
Basis spread on variable interest rate																																						1.05%					1.50%	0.50%						1.25%	0.25%	2.75%	1.75%
Number of Days Past Due																																							15 days
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