CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 260,568	$ 338,386
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	20,009	23,192
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts	741,281	561,549
Accounts receivable from related parties	944	1,331
Inventories	1,383,535	1,159,519
Income taxes receivable	60,204	38,479
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	131,695	112,201
Total current assets	2,598,236	2,234,657
Deferred tax assets	4,426	4,248
Other long-lived assets	36,325	16,717
Operating lease assets, net	301,513
Identified intangible assets, net	596,053	564,128
Goodwill	973,750	949,750
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,592,061
Property, plant and equipment, net		2,161,702
Total assets	7,102,364	5,931,202
Accounts payable	993,780	827,825
Accounts payable to related parties	3,819	7,269
Revenue contract liability	41,770	33,328
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	575,319	389,175
Income taxes payable	7,075	8,221
Current maturities of long-term debt	26,392	30,405
Total current liabilities	1,648,155	1,296,223
Noncurrent operating lease liability, less current maturities	235,382
Long-term debt, less current maturities	2,276,029	2,295,190
Noncurrent income taxes payable	7,731	7,731
Deferred tax liabilities	301,907	237,422
Other long-term liabilities	97,100	75,051
Total liabilities	4,566,304	3,911,617
Common stock, $.01 par value, 800,000,000 shares authorized; 261,119,064 and 260,396,032 shares issued at year-end 2019 and year-end 2018, respectively; 249,572,119 and 248,965,081 shares outstanding at year-end 2019 and year-end 2018, respectively	2,611	2,604
Treasury stock, at cost, 11,546,945 shares and 11,430,951 shares at year-end 2019 and year-end 2018, respectively	(234,892)	(231,994)
Additional paid-in capital	1,955,261	1,945,136
Retained earnings	877,812	421,888
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(75,129)	(127,834)
Total Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation stockholders’ equity	2,525,663	2,009,800
Noncontrolling interest	10,397	9,785
Total stockholders’ equity	2,536,060	2,019,585
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 7,102,364	$ 5,931,202