CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 26, 2023	Mar. 27, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 4,165,628	$ 4,240,395
Cost of sales	3,992,581	3,698,415
Gross profit	173,047	541,980
Selling, general and administrative expense	133,678	139,967
Restructuring activities	8,026	0
Operating income	31,343	402,013
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	42,662	36,296
Interest income	(3,600)	(1,274)
Foreign currency transaction losses	18,143	11,536
Miscellaneous, net	(22,653)	(324)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(3,209)	355,779
Income tax expense (benefit)	(8,840)	75,219
Net income	5,631	280,560
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	444	122
Net income attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation	$ 5,187	$ 280,438
Weighted average shares of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	236,585	243,670
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)	579	630
Diluted (in shares)	237,164	244,300
Net income attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation per share of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.02	$ 1.15
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.02	$ 1.15