LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS - Narrative (Details)								1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 14, 2018 MXN ($)	Dec. 03, 2018 EUR (€)	Jul. 20, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2018 EUR (€)	Mar. 07, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2009 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 11, 2015 USD ($)
Revolving note payable at 5.25% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding									$ 0	$ 0
Revolving note payable at 5.25% | Credit facility | CoBank, ACB
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 750,000,000.0
Outstanding borrowings									0
Term note payable at 3.65% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding									493,750,000	500,000,000
Term note payable at 3.65% | Credit facility | CoBank, ACB
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding									493,800,000
Maximum borrowing capacity			500,000,000.0
US Credit Facility | Credit facility | CoBank, ACB
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Feature to increase revolving loan commitment			$ 1,250,000,000
Quarterly principal payment, percent of original principal amount			1.25%
Current borrowing capacity									708,400,000
Letters of credit issued									41,600,000
Credit facility, capital expenditures limit			$ 500,000,000.0
US Credit Facility | Credit facility | CoBank, ACB | US and Puerto Rico Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interests securing obligations			100.00%
US Credit Facility | Credit facility | CoBank, ACB | Foreign Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interests securing obligations			65.00%
Moy Park Bank of Ireland Revolving Facility with notes payable at LIBOR or EURIBOR plus 1.25% to 2.00% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding									14,471,000	0
Moy Park Bank of Ireland Revolving Facility with notes payable at LIBOR or EURIBOR plus 1.25% to 2.00% | Credit facility | LIBOR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate				1.25%
Moy Park Bank of Ireland Revolving Facility with notes payable at LIBOR or EURIBOR plus 1.25% to 2.00% | Credit facility | EURIBOR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate				2.00%
Moy Park Bank of Ireland Revolving Facility with notes payable at LIBOR or EURIBOR plus 1.25% to 2.00% | Credit facility | Bank of Ireland
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				€ 100,000,000.0					130,300,000
Current borrowing capacity									115,800,000
Outstanding borrowings									14,500,000
Moy Park France Invoice Discounting Revolver with payables at EURIBOR plus 0.8% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding									0	2,277,000
Maximum borrowing capacity									11,200,000
Moy Park Credit Agricole Bank Overdraft with notes payable at EURIBOR plus 1.50% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding									0	88,000
Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE plus 0.95% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding									0	0
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,500,000,000								$ 77,200,000
Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE plus 0.95% | Credit facility | TIIE Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	1.50%
Senior notes | Senior notes payable, net of premium and discount at 5.75%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					$ 250,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0					$ 500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate									5.75%		5.75%
Add-on issuance percentage of face value					99.25%	102.00%
Gross amount					$ 248,100,000	$ 255,000,000.0
Debt premium						5,000,000.0
Discount					1,900,000
Debt outstanding									$ 1,002,396,000	1,002,497,000
Senior notes | Senior notes payable, net of discount at 5.875%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					$ 250,000,000.0	$ 600,000,000.0
Stated interest rate						5.875%			5.875%
Add-on issuance percentage of face value					97.25%
Gross amount					$ 243,100,000
Discount					$ 6,900,000
Debt outstanding									$ 843,896,000	$ 843,717,000
Credit facility | Revolving note payable at 5.25% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate									5.25%
Credit facility | Term note payable at 3.65% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate									3.65%
Credit facility | US Credit Facility | CoBank, ACB | LIBOR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate			1.25%
Credit facility | US Credit Facility | CoBank, ACB | LIBOR Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate			1.25%
Credit facility | US Credit Facility | CoBank, ACB | LIBOR Rate | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate			2.75%
Credit facility | US Credit Facility | CoBank, ACB | Alternate base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate			0.25%
Credit facility | US Credit Facility | CoBank, ACB | Alternate base rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate			0.25%
Credit facility | US Credit Facility | CoBank, ACB | Alternate base rate | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate			1.75%
Credit facility | US Credit Facility | Swingline loans | CoBank, ACB
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 75,000,000.0
Credit facility | US Credit Facility | Letter of credit | CoBank, ACB
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 125,000,000.0
Credit facility | Moy Park Bank of Ireland Revolving Facility with notes payable at LIBOR or EURIBOR plus 1.25% to 2.00% | Credit facility | LIBOR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate									1.25%
Credit facility | Moy Park Bank of Ireland Revolving Facility with notes payable at LIBOR or EURIBOR plus 1.25% to 2.00% | Credit facility | EURIBOR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate									2.00%
Credit facility | Moy Park France Invoice Discounting Revolver with payables at EURIBOR plus 0.8% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity | €							€ 20,000,000.0
Decrease in credit facility								50.00%
Credit facility | 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%		0.80%
Credit facility | Moy Park Credit Agricole Bank Overdraft with notes payable at EURIBOR plus 1.50% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding									$ 0
Maximum borrowing capacity | €		€ 500,000
Credit facility | Moy Park Credit Agricole Bank Overdraft with notes payable at EURIBOR plus 1.50% | Credit facility | EURIBOR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate		1.50%							1.50%
Credit facility | Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE plus 0.95% | Credit facility | TIIE Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate									0.95%