DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 23, 2012	Oct. 26, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000802481
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	ppc
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		258,999,033
Document Period End Date	Sep. 23, 2012
Document Type	10-Q
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Amendment Flag	false