CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 26, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 4,361,934	$ 4,165,628
Cost of sales	3,978,025	3,992,581
Gross profit	383,909	173,047
Selling, general and administrative expense	119,076	133,678
Restructuring activities	14,559	8,026
Operating income	250,274	31,343
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	41,243	42,662
Interest income	(10,346)	(3,600)
Foreign currency transaction losses (gains)	(4,337)	18,143
Miscellaneous, net	(3,286)	(22,653)
Income (loss) before income taxes	227,000	(3,209)
Income tax expense (benefit)	52,062	(8,840)
Net income	174,938	5,631
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	517	444
Net income attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation	$ 174,421	$ 5,187
Weighted average shares of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	236,844	236,585
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)	647	579
Diluted (in shares)	237,491	237,164
Net income attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation per share of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.74	$ 0.02
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.73	$ 0.02