CURRENT LIABILITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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:

	March 31, 2013		December 30, 2012
	(In thousands)
Accounts payable:
Trade accounts	$	231,244	$	252,644
Book overdrafts		58,470		58,066
Other payables		819		1,655
Total accounts payable		290,533		312,365
Accounts payable to JBS USA, LLC		7,045		13,436
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Compensation and benefits		76,007		77,376
Interest and debt-related fees		19,405		10,740
Insurance and self-insured claims		115,514		108,806
Commodity derivative liabilities:
Futures		1,825		1,530
Options		953		—
Foreign currency derivative liabilities:
Forwards		42		—
Other accrued expenses		70,895		85,088
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities		284,641		283,540
	$	582,219	$	609,341