BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details) bird in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 employee grower pig country bird
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Number of countries in which entity exports products | country	100
Number of employees (over) | employee	61,600
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	82.50%
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	41.3
Number of contract growers	4,450
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	42,750
Number of contract growers	220