COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Millions, R$ in Billions				1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	18 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2017 BRL (R$)	Jan. 27, 2017 producer	Oct. 13, 2016 producer claim	Oct. 16, 2019 claim	Jun. 21, 2019 claim	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)
In Re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Limitation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of other producers named in lawsuits | producer			4	13
Claims filed | claim				3		31
Leniency Agreement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fines to be paid | R$		R$ 10.3
Litigation settlement payment period		25 years
Mexican Tax Authority | Tax Year 2009 | Foreign Tax Authority
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimate of possible loss							$ 24.3
Mexican Tax Authority | Tax Year 2010 | Foreign Tax Authority
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimate of possible loss							$ 16.1
Subsequent Event | Sciabacucchi v. JBS S.A. et al.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cash payment from settlement	$ 42.5
Subsequent Event | Jien v. Perdue Farms, Inc. and Earnest v. Perdue Farms, Inc. et al
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims filed | claim					4