BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Details) lb in Millions, bird in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2020	Mar. 27, 2022 employee grower bird country pig state lb
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of countries in which entity exports products | country		120
Number of states in which entity operates | state		14
Number of employees (over) | employee		59,000
Pilgrims Pride Corporation | JBS S.A.
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Percentage of beneficial ownership by holding company	80.00%	80.50%
Chicken
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Maximum processing capacity of employees per week (in animals per week) | bird		43.3
Maximum annual processing capacity of employees (in pounds) (more than) | lb		12,800.0
Number of contract growers | grower		4,780
Pork
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Maximum processing capacity of employees per week (in animals per week) | pig		49,500
Maximum annual processing capacity of employees (in pounds) (more than) | lb		534.2
Number of contract growers | grower		240