CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 25, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 25, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 4,559,314	$ 4,308,091	$ 8,921,248	$ 8,473,719
Cost of sales	3,867,688	4,029,666	7,845,713	8,022,247
Gross profit	691,626	278,425	1,075,535	451,472
Selling, general and administrative expense	214,161	148,436	333,237	282,114
Restructuring activities	36,675	29,718	51,234	37,744
Operating income	440,790	100,271	691,064	131,614
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	31,201	47,152	72,444	89,814
Interest income	(15,863)	(7,628)	(26,209)	(11,228)
Foreign currency transaction losses (gains)	(2,225)	16,395	(6,562)	34,538
Miscellaneous, net	504	(1,331)	(2,782)	(23,984)
Income before income taxes	427,173	45,683	654,173	42,474
Income tax expense (benefit)	100,650	(15,225)	152,712	(24,065)
Net income	326,523	60,908	501,461	66,539
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	220	452	737	896
Net income attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation	$ 326,303	$ 60,456	$ 500,724	$ 65,643
Weighted average shares of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	236,943	236,733	236,894	236,659
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)	790	476	721	527
Diluted (in shares)	237,733	237,209	237,615	237,186
Net income attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation per share of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.38	$ 0.26	$ 2.11	$ 0.28
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.37	$ 0.25	$ 2.11	$ 0.28