CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,824,023	$ 2,843,085	$ 5,898,951	$ 5,567,760
Cost of sales	2,704,164	2,475,221	5,601,993	4,980,957
Gross profit	119,859	367,864	296,958	586,803
Selling, general and administrative expense	92,570	88,357	185,283	170,281
Administrative restructuring activity	0	(43)	0	(70)
Operating income	27,289	279,550	111,675	416,592
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	32,323	33,594	65,011	67,156
Interest income	(1,158)	(3,444)	(2,848)	(6,784)
Foreign currency transaction loss (gain)	5,525	2,260	(12,860)	4,896
Miscellaneous, net	(45)	1,513	(34,233)	1,156
Income (loss) before income taxes	(9,356)	245,627	96,605	350,168
Income tax expense (benefit)	(2,956)	75,547	35,556	95,963
Net income (loss)	(6,400)	170,080	61,049	254,205
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(364)	12	(183)	126
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation	$ (6,036)	$ 170,068	$ 61,232	$ 254,079
Weighted average shares of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	246,687	249,400	248,017	249,283
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)	331	236	291	320
Diluted (in shares)	247,018	249,636	248,308	249,603
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation per share of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.02)	$ 0.68	$ 0.25	$ 1.02
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.02)	$ 0.68	$ 0.25	$ 1.02