CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 25, 2023	Jun. 26, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 66,539,000	$ 642,581,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	203,114,000	201,996,000
Deferred income tax benefit	(56,151,000)	(35,538,000)
Loss (gain) on property disposals	(9,316,000)	2,718,000
Loan cost amortization	4,733,000	2,827,000
Asset impairment	4,011,000	0
Stock-based compensation	3,300,000	4,346,000
Accretion of discount related to Senior Notes	980,000	859,000
Loss on equity-method investments	328,000	4,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts and other receivables	(54,971,000)	(216,523,000)
Inventories	(45,242,000)	(309,360,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(27,754,000)	13,173,000
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	5,139,000	96,083,000
Income taxes	9,933,000	21,959,000
Long-term pension and other postretirement obligations	944,000	(1,717,000)
Other operating assets and liabilities	(16,246,000)	(2,189,000)
Cash provided by operating activities	89,341,000	421,219,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment	(286,630,000)	(196,205,000)
Proceeds from insurance recoveries	20,681,000	0
Proceeds from property disposals	15,008,000	2,362,000
Purchase of acquired business, net of cash acquired	0	(4,847,000)
Cash used in investing activities	(250,941,000)	(198,690,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving line of credit and long-term borrowings	1,078,032,000	351,065,000
Payments on revolving line of credit, long-term borrowings and finance lease obligations	(565,658,000)	(170,022,000)
Payments of capitalized loan costs	(10,353,000)	(3,052,000)
Payment of equity distribution under Tax Sharing Agreement between JBS USA Holdings and Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation	(1,592,000)	(1,961,000)
Purchase of common stock under share repurchase program	0	(119,989,000)
Cash provided by financing activities	500,429,000	56,041,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	3,422,000	(6,067,000)
Increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	342,251,000	272,503,000
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period	434,759,000	450,121,000
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of period	$ 777,010,000	$ 722,624,000