COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)			2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			97 Months Ended
	Jul. 10, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 16, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2024 USD ($) class_action	Sep. 24, 2023 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding purchase contracts, payable in 2025				$ 400,700,000		$ 400,700,000
Outstanding purchase contracts, payable in 2026				23,000,000.0		23,000,000.0
Outstanding purchase contracts, payable in 2027				1,900,000		1,900,000
Outstanding purchase contracts, payable in 2028				1,800,000		1,800,000
Outstanding purchase contracts, payable thereafter				10,700,000		10,700,000
Loss contingency, loss in period						0
Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation | Settled Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of certified classes | class_action									3
Amount awarded to other party									$ 195,500,000
Settlement expense									$ 582,500,000
Litigation settlement, gain		$ 100,000,000		45,000,000
Jien v. Perdue Farms, Inc. and Earnest v. Perdue Farms, Inc. et al | Settled Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount awarded to other party			$ 29,000,000
State of Alaska v. Agri Stats, Inc., et al., 3AN-21-04632 | Settled Litigation | Damages from Product Defects
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement expense	$ 1,250,000					41,500,000
State of Washington v. Tyson Foods Inc., et al., 21-2-14174-5 | Settled Litigation | Damages from Product Defects
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual										$ 11,000,000
State of New Mexico v. Koch Foods, et al., D-101-CV-2020-01891 | Settled Litigation | Damages from Product Defects
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual		$ 5,200,000
Mexico tax audit | Foreign Tax Jurisdiction
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimate of possible loss				269,500,000		269,500,000
Mexico tax audit | Foreign Tax Jurisdiction | Avícola Pilgrim’s Pride de Mexico, S.A. de C.V Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Taxes payable				$ 14,400,000		$ 14,400,000
Mexico tax audit | Foreign Tax Jurisdiction | Avícola Pilgrim’s Pride de Mexico, S.A. de C.V Litigation | Settled Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Tax settlement amount					$ 25,900,000
UK Revenue & Customs Authority | Foreign Tax Jurisdiction | Tax Year 2017
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Deduction, amount								$ 7,900,000
UK Revenue & Customs Authority | Foreign Tax Jurisdiction | Tax Year 2018
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Deduction, amount							$ 32,100,000