EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES (Schedule of Exit or Disposal Efforts) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		57 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		57 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		42 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 Facility Closures [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Facility Closures [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Facility Closures [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Facility Closures [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Facility Closures [Member]		Jun. 30, 2013 Administrative Integration [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Administrative Integration [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Administrative Integration [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Administrative Integration [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Administrative Integration [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Earliest implementation date										Oct. 01, 2008	[1]					Jan. 01, 2010	[2]
Latest expected completion date										Sep. 30, 2014	[1]					Sep. 30, 2012	[2]
Positions eliminated					2,890					2,410	[1]					480	[2]
Costs incurred and expected to be incurred:
Employee-related costs					$ 3,356					$ 2,492	[1]					$ 864	[2]
Asset impairment costs					50,145					13,249	[1]					36,896	[2]
Inventory valuation costs					344					344	[1]						[2]
Other exit or disposal costs					19,318					15,206	[1]					4,112	[2]
Total exit or disposal costs					73,163					31,291	[1]					41,872	[2]
Costs incurred since earliest implementation date:
Employee-related costs				78	3,356				78	2,492	[1]					864	[2]
Asset impairment costs				1,342	50,145				960	13,249	[1]				382	36,896	[2]
Inventory valuation costs					344					344	[1]						[2]
Other exit or disposal costs	480	389	964	1,932	17,298	480	389	964	1,932	13,186	[1]					4,112	[2]
Total exit or disposal costs	$ 480	$ 389	$ 964	$ 3,352	$ 71,143	$ 480	$ 389	$ 964	$ 2,970	$ 29,271	[1]				$ 382	$ 41,872	[2]

[1] Significant facilities closed included one processing plant in 2008, two processing plants in 2009, two processing plants in the transition period and one processing plant in 2011. The transition period began September 27, 2009 and ended December 27, 2009 and resulted from the Company's change in its fiscal year end from the Saturday nearest September 30 each year to the last Sunday in December of each year.

[2] Company management implemented certain activities to integrate the administrative functions of the Company into those of JBS USA. These included the closures of administrative offices in Georgia and Texas.