CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 25, 2023	Jun. 26, 2022	Jun. 25, 2023	Jun. 26, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 4,308,091	$ 4,631,648	$ 8,473,719	$ 8,872,043
Cost of sales	4,029,666	3,954,877	8,022,247	7,653,292
Gross profit	278,425	676,771	451,472	1,218,751
Selling, general and administrative expense	148,436	163,867	282,114	303,834
Restructuring activities	29,718	0	37,744	0
Operating income	100,271	512,904	131,614	914,917
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	47,152	38,112	89,814	74,408
Interest income	(7,628)	(1,010)	(11,228)	(2,284)
Foreign currency transaction losses	16,395	2,758	34,538	14,294
Miscellaneous, net	(1,331)	(1,688)	(23,984)	(2,012)
Income before income taxes	45,683	474,732	42,474	830,511
Income tax expense (benefit)	(15,225)	112,711	(24,065)	187,930
Net income	60,908	362,021	66,539	642,581
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	452	(95)	896	27
Net income attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation	$ 60,456	$ 362,116	$ 65,643	$ 642,554
Weighted average shares of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	236,733	240,366	236,659	242,018
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)	476	607	527	619
Diluted (in shares)	237,209	240,973	237,186	242,637
Net income attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation per share of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 1.51	$ 0.28	$ 2.65
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 1.50	$ 0.28	$ 2.65