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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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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt premium.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS (Narrative) (Details)									1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2016 MXN	Jan. 29, 2016 GBP (£)	Apr. 22, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 11, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2009 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2017 GBP (£)	Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 24, 2017 EUR (€)	Sep. 08, 2017 GBP (£)	May 08, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2015 GBP (£)	Mar. 19, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 19, 2015 GBP (£)	Mar. 11, 2015 USD ($)	May 29, 2014 GBP (£)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	$ 2,709,350,000									$ 2,709,350,000						$ 1,429,981,000
US Credit Facility \| Credit facility \| Radobank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payment, percent of original principal amount															1.25%
Current borrowing capacity	631,900,000									631,900,000
Letters of credit issued	$ 44,800,000									$ 44,800,000
Revolving note payable at 2.84% \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	2.84%									2.84%
Debt outstanding	$ 73,262,000									$ 73,262,000						0
Revolving note payable at 2.84% \| Credit facility \| Radobank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings	73,300,000									73,300,000
Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE rate plus 0.90% \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	76,307,000									$ 76,307,000						23,304,000
Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE rate plus 0.90% \| Credit facility \| TIIE Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate										0.90%
Moy Park Multicurrency Revolving Facility with notes payable at LIBOR rate plus 2.5% \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	27,000,000.0									$ 27,000,000.0									£ 20,000,000.0
Debt outstanding	$ 9,590,000									$ 9,590,000						11,985,000
Current borrowing capacity																		$ 17,400,000
Moy Park Multicurrency Revolving Facility with notes payable at LIBOR rate plus 2.5% \| Credit facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	2.17%									2.50%
Moy Park Receivables Finance Agreement with payables at LIBOR plus 1.5% \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	$ 0									$ 0						0
Moy Park Receivables Finance Agreement with payables at LIBOR plus 1.5% \| Credit facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate										1.50%
Moy Park France Invoice Discounting Revolver with payables at EURIBOR plus 0.8% \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	36,000,000.0									$ 36,000,000.0
Debt outstanding	1,815,000									1,815,000						8,918,000
Current borrowing capacity	$ 34,200,000									$ 34,200,000
Moy Park France Invoice Discounting Revolver with payables at EURIBOR plus 0.8% \| Credit facility \| EURIBOR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate										0.80%
Moy Park France Invoice Discounting Revolver with payables at EURIBOR plus 0.8% \| Receivables finance agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €								€ 20,000,000.0					€ 30,000,000.0
Increase of line of credit \| €									€ 10,000,000
Moy Park France Invoice Discounting Revolver with payables at EURIBOR plus 0.8% \| Receivables finance agreement \| EURIBOR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate								0.80%
Senior notes \| Senior notes payable, net of unaccreted premium at 5.75%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 250,000,000.0																		$ 500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	5.75%									5.75%										5.75%
Add-on issuance percentage of face value		102.00%
Gross amount		$ 255,000,000
Debt premium		5,000,000
Debt outstanding	$ 754,820,000									$ 754,820,000						500,000,000
Senior notes \| Senior notes payable at 5.875%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 600,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	5.875%	5.875%								5.875%
Debt outstanding	$ 600,000,000									$ 600,000,000						0
Senior notes \| Senior notes payable at 6.25%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount \| £																	£ 100,000,000				£ 200,000,000
Stated interest rate	6.25%									6.25%											6.25%
Tendered amount \| £											£ 1,185,000
Debt outstanding	$ 403,444,000									$ 403,444,000						$ 369,736,000
Credit facility \| US Credit Facility \| Revolving loan \| Radobank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt					$ 150,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 750,000,000.0
Feature to increase revolving loan commitment							1,000,000,000.0
Credit facility, capital expenditures limit							$ 500,000,000.0
Credit facility \| US Credit Facility \| Revolving loan \| Radobank \| US and Puerto Rico Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interests securing obligations							100.00%
Credit facility \| US Credit Facility \| Revolving loan \| Radobank \| Foreign Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interests securing obligations							65.00%
Credit facility \| US Credit Facility \| Revolving loan \| Radobank \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate							1.50%
Credit facility \| US Credit Facility \| Revolving loan \| Radobank \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate							1.25%
Credit facility \| US Credit Facility \| Revolving loan \| Radobank \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate							2.75%
Credit facility \| US Credit Facility \| Revolving loan \| Radobank \| Alternate base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate							0.50%
Credit facility \| US Credit Facility \| Revolving loan \| Radobank \| Alternate base rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate							0.25%
Credit facility \| US Credit Facility \| Revolving loan \| Radobank \| Alternate base rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate							1.75%
Credit facility \| US Credit Facility \| Term loan \| Radobank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 800,000,000
Debt outstanding	780,000,000									780,000,000
Credit facility \| US Credit Facility \| Swingline loans \| Radobank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							75,000,000.0
Credit facility \| US Credit Facility \| Letter of credit \| Radobank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 125,000,000.0
Credit facility \| Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE rate plus 0.90% \| Revolving loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	76,300,000.0		MXN 1,500,000,000.0							76,300,000.0
Current borrowing capacity	100,000									100,000
Outstanding borrowings	$ 76,300,000									$ 76,300,000
Credit facility, interest rate at end of period	8.34%									8.34%
Credit facility \| Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE rate plus 0.90% \| Revolving loan \| TIIE Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate			0.95%
Credit facility \| Moy Park Receivables Finance Agreement with payables at LIBOR plus 1.5% \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 60,800,000.0			£ 45,000,000.0						$ 60,800,000.0
Debt outstanding												$ 0
Option to increase borrowing capacity on line of credit	$ 20,300,000			£ 15,000,000						$ 20,300,000
Credit facility \| Moy Park Receivables Finance Agreement with payables at LIBOR plus 1.5% \| Credit facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate				1.50%
Subordinated debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding \| £														£ 562,500,000
Subordinated debt \| JBS S.A. Promissory Note at 0.0% \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate														4.00%
Subordinated debt \| JBS S.A. Promissory Note at 0.0% \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate														6.00%
Subordinated debt \| JBS S.A. Promissory Note at 0.0% \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate														8.00%