DEBT - Schedule of Long-term Debt and Other Borrowing Arrangements (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 14, 2018	Jun. 02, 2018	Mar. 27, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021	Sep. 02, 2021	Apr. 08, 2021	Sep. 29, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Finance lease obligations			$ 4,320,000	$ 4,548,000
Long-term debt			3,444,029,000	3,247,358,000
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt			(36,162,000)	(26,246,000)
Long-term debt, less current maturities			3,407,867,000	3,221,112,000
Less: Capitalized financing costs			(29,974,000)	(29,951,000)
Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of capitalized financing costs			$ 3,377,893,000	3,191,161,000
Term note payable at 2.09% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			2.09%
Long-term debt			$ 692,812,000	506,250,000
Revolving note payable at 3.50% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			3.50%
Long-term debt			$ 0	0
Pilgrim's Pride Limited Bank of Ireland Invoice Discounting Facility with notes payable at 2.25% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			2.25%
Long-term debt			$ 9,911,000	0
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]
Long-term debt			0	0
Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE plus 1.50% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 0	0
Senior notes | Senior notes payable at 3.50%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			3.50%		3.50%
Long-term debt			$ 900,000,000	900,000,000
Senior notes | Senior notes payable, net of discount, at 4.25%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			4.25%			4.25%
Long-term debt			$ 990,941,000	990,691,000
Senior notes | Senior notes payable, net of discount, at 5.875%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			5.875%				5.875%
Long-term debt			$ 846,045,000	845,866,000
Credit facility | Moy Park Bank of Ireland Revolving Facility with notes payable at LIBOR or EURIBOR plus 1.25% to 2.00% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 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 | LIBOR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate		1.25%	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%	2.00%
Credit facility | Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE plus 1.50% | Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 0
Credit facility | Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE plus 1.50% | Credit facility | TIIE Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	1.50%		1.50%
Secured loans with payables at weighted average of 3.34%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate			3.34%
Long-term debt			$ 0	$ 3,000