CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022	Mar. 28, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 4,240,395	$ 3,273,425
Cost of sales	3,698,415	3,012,182
Gross profit	541,980	261,243
Selling, general and administrative expense	139,967	102,779
Operating income	402,013	158,464
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	36,296	30,334
Interest income	(1,274)	(2,366)
Foreign currency transaction losses	11,536	2,514
Miscellaneous, net	(324)	(7,844)
Income before income taxes	355,779	135,826
Income tax expense	75,219	35,358
Net income	280,560	100,468
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	122	260
Net income attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation	$ 280,438	$ 100,208
Weighted average shares of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	243,670	243,580
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)	630	278
Diluted (in shares)	244,300	243,858
Net income attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation per share of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.15	$ 0.41
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.15	$ 0.41