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Debt Instrument, Quarterly Principal Payment, Percent Of Original Principal Amount

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Feature to increase aggregate loan commitment to a specified amount.

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Line of Credit Facility, Capital Expenditures Limit

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Percentage of equity interest guaranteed for debt.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt premium.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash inflow from a borrowing with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer).

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DEBT - Narrative (Details)						12 Months Ended
DEBT - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 14, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 20, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2018 GBP (£)	Mar. 07, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 14, 2018 MXN ($)	Mar. 11, 2015 USD ($)
Revolving note payable at 1.39% \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding						$ 0	$ 0
Revolving note payable at 1.39% \| Credit facility \| CoBank, ACB
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 750,000,000.0
Term note payable at 1.40% \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding						450,000,000	475,000,000
Term note payable at 1.40% \| Credit facility \| CoBank, ACB
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		500,000,000.0
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%
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 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
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	$ 75,500,000							$ 1,500,000,000
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						$ 1,001,693,000	1,002,095,000
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						$ 845,149,000	$ 844,433,000
Credit facility \| Revolving note payable at 1.39% \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate						1.39%
Credit facility \| Term note payable at 1.40% \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate						1.40%
Debt outstanding						$ 450,000,000.0
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 \| 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 \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit issued						39,700,000
Current borrowing capacity						710,300,000
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 Bank of Ireland Revolving Facility with notes payable at LIBOR or EURIBOR plus 1.25% to 2.00% \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity						$ 135,600,000
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%