BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Details) bird in Millions		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2020	Jun. 26, 2022 employee state grower country bird pig
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Number of countries in which entity exports products | country		120
Number of states in which entity operates | state		14
Number of employees (over) | employee		60,000
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%	81.70%
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		43.5
Number of contract growers		4,750
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
Number of contract growers		275