DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2012	Feb. 15, 2013	Jun. 24, 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 Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 459,039,553