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Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired, Fair Value Inputs, Net Sales Growth Rate

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions, $ in Millions									3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 12, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 12, 2021 GBP (£)	Sep. 24, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 24, 2021 GBP (£)	Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2020 MXN ($)	Oct. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2019 GBP (£)	Dec. 26, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill									$ 1,337,252	$ 1,337,252	$ 1,005,245	$ 973,750
Trade names not subject to amotization
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired										214,047	0
Trade names not subject to amotization
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired										36,825	0
Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired										164,285	$ 0
Pilgrim’s Food Masters
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of equity acquired			100.00%
Cash consideration			$ 954,100	£ 695.3
Transaction costs									18,400	$ 18,400
Net sales of acquiree since acquisition date									293,600
Net income (loss) of acquiree since acquisition date									$ 2,300
Identified intangible assets			415,157
Goodwill			348,550
Pilgrim’s Food Masters \| Trade names not subject to amotization
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired			214,000
Pilgrim’s Food Masters \| Trade names not subject to amotization
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired			$ 36,800
Pilgrim’s Food Masters \| Trade names not subject to amotization \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identified intangible assets, useful life			15 years	15 years
Pilgrim’s Food Masters \| Trade names not subject to amotization \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identified intangible assets, useful life			20 years	20 years
Pilgrim’s Food Masters \| Customer and distributor relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired			$ 164,300
Pilgrim’s Food Masters \| Customer and distributor relationships \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identified intangible assets, useful life			15 years	15 years
Pilgrim’s Food Masters \| Customer and distributor relationships \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identified intangible assets, useful life			18 years	18 years
Randall Parker Foods Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of equity acquired	100.00%	100.00%
Cash consideration	$ 13,400	£ 10.0
Tulip Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of equity acquired							100.00%
Cash consideration							$ 393,300	£ 311.3
Transaction costs							1,400
Identified intangible assets							$ 40,418
Tulip Ltd. and Subsidiaries \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identified intangible assets, useful life							11 years	11 years
Net sales growth rate used in determination of fair value							2.00%	2.00%
Attrition rate for existing customers used in determination of fair value							10.00%	10.00%
Percentage of pre-tax income used to estimate income taxes year one							18.00%	18.00%
Percentage of pre-tax income used to estimate income taxes, thereafter							17.00%	17.00%
Discount rate							22.00%	22.00%
Identified intangible assets							$ 40,400
FAMPAT/Plan Pro
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of equity acquired					100.00%
Cash consideration					$ 3,000	$ 70.4
Goodwill					$ 2,200