BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details) bird in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2020	Mar. 26, 2023 employee country bird grower pig state
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Number of countries in which entity exports products | country		109
Number of states in which entity operates | state		14
Number of employees (over) | employee		62,000
Pilgrims Pride Corporation | JBS SA
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Percentage of beneficial ownership by holding company	80.00%	82.60%
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		42.1
Number of contract growers		5,650
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		51,000
Number of contract growers		230