CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 25, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 400,988	$ 427,661
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	33,771	22,460
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for credit losses	1,097,212	1,013,437
Accounts receivable from related parties	2,512	1,345
Inventories	1,990,184	1,575,658
Income taxes receivable	155,859	27,828
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	211,092	237,565
Total current assets	3,891,618	3,305,954
Deferred tax assets	1,969	5,314
Other long-lived assets	41,574	32,410
Operating lease assets, net	305,798	351,226
Intangible assets, net	846,020	963,243
Goodwill	1,227,944	1,337,252
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,940,846	2,917,806
Total assets	9,255,769	8,913,205
Accounts payable	1,587,939	1,378,077
Accounts payable to related parties	12,155	22,317
Revenue contract liabilities	34,486	22,321
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	850,899	859,885
Income taxes payable	58,411	81,977
Current maturities of long-term debt	26,279	26,246
Total current liabilities	2,570,169	2,390,823
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities, less current maturities	230,701	271,366
Long-term debt, less current maturities	3,166,432	3,191,161
Deferred tax liabilities	364,184	369,185
Other long-term liabilities	71,007	101,736
Total liabilities	6,402,493	6,324,271
Common stock, $.01 par value, 800,000,000 shares authorized; 261,610,518 and 261,348,030 shares issued at year-end 2022 and year-end 2021, respectively; 236,469,365 and 243,675,522 shares outstanding at year-end 2022 and year-end 2021, respectively	2,617	2,614
Treasury stock, at cost, 25,141,153 shares at year-end 2022 and 17,672,508 shares at year-end 2021	(544,687)	(345,134)
Additional paid-in capital	1,969,833	1,964,028
Retained earnings	1,749,499	1,003,569
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(336,448)	(47,997)
Total Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation stockholders’ equity	2,840,814	2,577,080
Noncontrolling interest	12,462	11,854
Total stockholders’ equity	2,853,276	2,588,934
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 9,255,769	$ 8,913,205