COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) R$ in Millions, $ in Millions				1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	22 Months Ended	34 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2017 BRL (R$)	Jan. 27, 2017 producer	Oct. 13, 2016 producer claim	Oct. 16, 2019 plan	Oct. 22, 2019 claim	Mar. 31, 2020 BRL (R$) payment	Mar. 29, 2020 USD ($)
Joesley Mendonca Batista and Wesley Mendonca Batista | J&F Investimentos S.A.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Ownership percentage								100.00%
In Re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Limitation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of other producers named in lawsuits | producer			4	13
Number of complaints filed | claim				3		32
Sciabacucchi v. JBS S.A. et al.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cash payment from settlement | $	$ 42.5
Jien v. Perdue Farms, Inc. and Earnest v. Perdue Farms, Inc. et al
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of complaints filed | plan					4
Leniency Agreement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fines to be paid | R$		R$ 10,300.0
Litigation settlement payment period		25 years
Number of payments made | payment							5
Periodic payment | R$							R$ 50.0
Payments litigation settlement | R$							R$ 250.0
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