DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2016

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Outstanding Derivative Instruments and Cash Collateral

Information regarding the Company’s outstanding derivative instruments and cash collateral posted with (owed to) brokers is included in the following table:

	December 25, 2016			December 27, 2015
	(Fair values in thousands)
Fair values:
Commodity derivative assets	$	5,439		$	1,677
Commodity derivative liabilities	(6,827		)	(5,436		)
Cash collateral posted with brokers	4,979			9,381
Derivatives Coverage(a):
Corn	2.3		%	7.0		%
Soybean meal	0.3		%	4.1		%
Period through which stated percent of needs are covered:
Corn	September 2018			March 2017
Soybean meal	July 2017			July 2016

(a) Derivatives coverage is the percent of anticipated corn and soybean meal needs covered by outstanding derivative instruments through a specified date.