CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Noncontrolling Interest	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Common Stock	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Treasury Stock	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Additional Paid-in Capital	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Noncontrolling Interest	Granite Holdings Sarl	Granite Holdings Sarl Common Stock	Granite Holdings Sarl Treasury Stock	Granite Holdings Sarl Additional Paid-in Capital	Granite Holdings Sarl Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	Granite Holdings Sarl Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Granite Holdings Sarl Noncontrolling Interest
Balance, shares at Dec. 27, 2015		272,685	(4,862)						259,685	(4,862)						13,000	0
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 27, 2015	$ 2,659,875	$ 307,288	$ (99,233)	$ 3,090,390	$ (548,920)	$ (91,473)	$ 1,823	$ 1,261,810	$ 2,597	$ (99,233)	$ 1,675,674	$ (261,252)	$ (58,930)	$ 2,954	$ 1,398,065	$ 304,691	$ 0	$ 1,414,716	$ (287,668)	$ (32,543)	$ (1,131)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	394,685				395,019		(334)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	(178,295)					(178,295)
Share-based compensation plans:
Requisite service period recognition	5,404			5,404
Common stock purchased from retirement plan participants (in shares)		(3)
Common stock purchased under share repurchase program (in shares)			(925)
Common stock purchased under share repurchase program	(20,333)		$ (20,333)
Common stock purchased from retirement plan participants	(73)			(73)
Equity contributions to subsidiary by noncontrolling stockholders	7,252						7,252
Dividend paid by Granite Holdings Sàrl to JBS S.A.	(14,870)				(14,870)
Special cash dividend	(699,915)				(699,915)
Other	1,126			(1,126)	0
Balance, shares at Sep. 25, 2016		272,682	(5,787)
Balance, end of period at Sep. 25, 2016	2,152,604	$ 307,288	$ (119,566)	3,094,595	(868,686)	(269,768)	8,741
Balance, shares at Dec. 25, 2016		272,682	(10,636)						259,682	(10,636)						13,000	0
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 25, 2016	2,086,132	$ 307,288	$ (217,117)	3,100,332	(782,785)	(329,858)	8,272	$ 896,747	$ 2,597	$ (217,117)	$ 1,686,742	$ (520,635)	$ (64,243)	$ 9,403	$ 1,189,385	$ 304,691	$ 0	$ 1,413,590	$ (262,150)	$ (265,615)	$ (1,131)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	584,242				583,728		514
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	90,132					90,132
Share-based compensation plans:
Common stock issued under compensation plans (in shares)		486
Common stock issued under compensation plans	0	$ 5		(5)
Requisite service period recognition	2,454			2,454
Common stock purchased from retirement plan participants (in shares)		0
Common stock purchased under share repurchase program (in shares)			(780)
Common stock purchased under share repurchase program	(14,641)		$ (14,641)
Common stock purchased from retirement plan participants				0
Deemed equity contribution resulting from the transfer of Granite Holdings Sàrl net assets from JBS S.A. to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation in a common-control transaction	237,195			237,195
Transfer of Granite Holdings Sàrl net assets from JBS S.A. to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation in a common-control transaction (in shares)		(13,000)	0
Transfer of Granite Holdings Sàrl net assets from JBS S.A. to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation in a common-control transaction	(1,275,278)	$ (304,691)	$ 0	(1,413,590)	238,663	203,209	1,131
Balance, shares at Sep. 24, 2017		260,168	(11,416)
Balance, end of period at Sep. 24, 2017	$ 1,710,236	$ 2,602	$ (231,758)	$ 1,926,386	$ 39,606	$ (36,517)	$ 9,917