DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt

Long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements, including current notes payable to banks, consisted of the following components:

	Maturity	December 26, 2021		December 27, 2020
		(In thousands)
Senior notes payable, net of discount of 3.50%	2032	$	900,000	$	—
Senior notes payable, net of discount of 4.25%	2031	990,691		—
Senior notes payable, net of discount at 5.875%	2027	845,866		845,149
Senior notes payable, net of premium and discount at 5.75%	2025	—		1,001,693
Fifth Amended and Restated U.S. Credit Facility (defined below)
Term note payable at 1.33%	2026	506,250		—
Revolving note payable at 3.50%	2026	—		—
Fourth Amended and Restated U.S. Credit Facility (defined below)
Term note payable at 1.33%	2023	—		450,000
Revolving note payable at 3.50%	2023	—		—
Moy Park Bank of Ireland Revolving Facility with notes payable at      LIBOR or EURIBOR plus 1.25% to 2.00%	2023	—		—
Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at      TIIE Rate plus 1.50%	2023	—		—
Secured loans with payables at weighted average of 3.34%	Various	3		38
Finance lease obligations	Various	4,548		1,664
Long-term debt		3,247,358		2,298,544
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt		(26,246)		(25,455)
Long-term debt, less current maturities		3,221,112		2,273,089
Less: Capitalized financing costs		(29,951)		(17,543)
Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of capitalized financing costs		$	3,191,161	$	2,255,546