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CURRENT LIABILITIES (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 29, 2015
Dec. 28, 2014
Accounts payable:    
Trade accounts $ 367,117us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent $ 347,107us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
Book overdrafts 41,091ppc_AccountsPayableUnfundedPaymentsCurrent 47,320ppc_AccountsPayableUnfundedPaymentsCurrent
Other payables 4,134us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent 5,059us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
Total accounts payable 412,342us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 399,486us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accounts payable to related parties 3,698us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent 4,862us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:    
Compensation and benefits 94,042us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent 123,495us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
Interest and debt-related fees 2,313us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 780us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Insurance and self-insured claims 92,936us-gaap_AccruedInsuranceCurrent 85,240us-gaap_AccruedInsuranceCurrent
Derivative liabilities:    
Other accrued expenses 78,250us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 79,681us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities 272,063ppc_AccruedExpensesAndOtherCurrentLiabilities 311,879ppc_AccruedExpensesAndOtherCurrentLiabilities
Total accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities 688,103us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 716,227us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Futures [Member]    
Derivative liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 3,751us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_FutureMember
8,580us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_FutureMember
Options [Member]    
Derivative liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 531us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_OptionMember
14,103us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_OptionMember
Foreign currency [Member]    
Derivative liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities $ 240us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember
$ 0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember