LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS - Narrative (Details) $ in Billions						1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 14, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 20, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2018 GBP (£)	Mar. 07, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2009 EUR (€)	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 14, 2018 MXN ($)	Dec. 03, 2018 EUR (€)	Mar. 11, 2015 USD ($)
Revolving note payable at 5.00% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding								$ 0	$ 0
Revolving note payable at 5.00% | Credit facility | CoBank, ACB
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 750,000,000.0
Outstanding borrowings								0
Term note payable at 2.94% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding								475,000,000	500,000,000
Term note payable at 2.94% | Credit facility | CoBank, ACB
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		500,000,000.0
Debt outstanding								475,000,000.0
US Credit Facility | Credit facility | CoBank, ACB
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accordion feature		$ 1,250,000,000
Quarterly principal payment, percent of original principal amount		1.25%
Letters of credit issued								41,600,000
Current borrowing capacity								708,400,000
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 France Invoice Discounting Revolver with payables at EURIBOR plus 0.8% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding								0	2,277,000
Current borrowing capacity								11,100,000
Outstanding borrowings								0
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
Outstanding borrowings								0
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								0	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
Current borrowing capacity								130,800,000
Outstanding borrowings								0
Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE Rate plus 1.50% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 79,600,000									$ 1.5
Debt outstanding								0	0
Outstanding borrowings								$ 0
Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE Rate plus 1.50% | 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
Debt discount				1,900,000
Debt outstanding								$ 1,002,095,000	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
Debt discount				$ 6,900,000
Debt outstanding								$ 844,433,000	$ 843,717,000
Credit facility | Revolving note payable at 5.00% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate								5.00%
Credit facility | Term note payable at 2.94% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate								2.94%
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 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]
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%
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 | Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE Rate plus 1.50% | Credit facility | TIIE Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate								1.50%