CURRENT LIABILITIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

  Current liabilities, other than income taxes and current maturities of long-term debt, consisted of the following components:

	June 24, 2012		December 25, 2011
	(In thousands)
Accounts payable:
Trade accounts	$	275,958	$	294,662
Book overdrafts		65,277		32,958
Other payables		866		1,244
Total accounts payable		342,101		328,864
Accounts payable to JBS USA, LLC		6,746		11,653
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Compensation and benefits		80,288		72,328
Interest and debt-related fees		9,762		13,809
Insurance and self-insured claims		99,971		102,256
Commodity derivative liabilities:
Futures		1,353		2,120
Options		—		603
Other accrued expenses		89,215		89,855
Pre-petition obligations		282		826
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities		280,871		281,797
	$	629,718	$	622,314