CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 3,075,121	$ 2,777,970	$ 8,974,072	$ 8,345,730
Cost of sales	2,761,279	2,495,773	8,363,272	7,476,731
Gross profit	313,842	282,197	610,800	868,999
Selling, general and administrative expense	219,554	94,032	404,837	264,313
Administrative restructuring activity	0	(20)	0	(90)
Operating income	94,288	188,185	205,963	604,776
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	30,564	32,028	95,575	99,184
Interest income	(1,763)	(4,698)	(4,611)	(11,481)
Foreign currency transaction loss (gain)	9,092	3,027	(3,768)	7,923
Miscellaneous, net	360	1,367	(33,873)	2,521
Income before income taxes	56,035	156,461	152,640	506,629
Income tax expense	22,344	46,365	57,900	142,328
Net income	33,691	110,096	94,740	364,301
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	245	331	62	457
Net income attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation	$ 33,446	$ 109,765	$ 94,678	$ 363,844
Weighted average shares of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	244,186	249,467	246,740	249,344
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)	190	262	158	308
Diluted (in shares)	244,376	249,729	246,898	249,652
Net income attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation per share of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.44	$ 0.38	$ 1.46
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.44	$ 0.38	$ 1.46