LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 23, 2012

Long-Term Debt, Other Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

 Long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements consisted of the following components:

	Maturity	September 23, 2012			December 25, 2011
			(In thousands)
Senior notes, at 7 7/8%, net of unaccreted discount	2018	$	497,187		$	496,846
U.S. Credit Facility Term B-1 note payable at 4.75%	2014		275,443			275,443
U.S. Credit Facility Term B-2 note payable at 9.00%	2014		287,521			299,145
U.S. Credit Facility with one revolving note payable on which the
Company had funds borrowed at 4.25% and 6.25%	2014		101,800			347,300
Mexico Credit Facility with notes payable at TIIE Rate plus 2.25% or
Equilibrium Interbank Interest Rate plus 4.5%	2014		—			—
JBS USA Subordinated Loan Agreement with one term note payable
at 9.845%	2015		—			50,000
Other	Various		4,795			4,878
Long-term debt			1,166,746			1,473,612
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt			(15,619	)		(15,611	)
Long-term debt, less current maturities		$	1,151,127		$	1,458,001