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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
Dec. 28, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]      
Depreciation $ 34,000,000us-gaap_Depreciation $ 33,200,000us-gaap_Depreciation  
Payments for capital projects 32,591,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment 47,760,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Transfer of property, plant and equipment 45,200,000ppc_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTransfer    
Proceeds from property disposals 867,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 1,511,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Gain (loss) on property disposals 900,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment (600,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment  
Assets held for sale 1,419,000us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent   1,419,000us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
Idled assets property, plant and equipment, net 66,600,000ppc_IdledAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet    
Idled asset property, plant and equipment gross 178,700,000ppc_IdledAssetPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross    
Idled asset accumulated depreciation $ 112,100,000ppc_IdledAssetAccumulatedDepreciation