TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

  Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts, consisted of the following:

	June 24, 2012			December 25, 2011
	(In thousands)
Trade accounts receivable	$	342,592		$	337,411
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC		24,932			21,198
Other receivables		9,630			16,974
Receivables, gross		377,154			375,583
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(4,833	)		(5,163	)
Receivables, net	$	372,321		$	370,420