DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Outstanding Derivative Instruments and Cash Collateral

Information regarding the Company's outstanding derivative instruments and cash collateral posted with (owed to) brokers is included in the following table:

	December 27, 2015			December 28, 2014
	(Fair values in thousands)
Fair values:
Commodity derivative assets	$	1,677		$	8,416
Commodity derivative liabilities	(5,436		)	(22,683		)
Foreign currency derivative assets	—			2,563
Cash collateral posted with brokers	9,381			25,205
Derivatives Coverage(a):
Corn	7.0		%	(8.2		)%
Soybean meal	4.1		%	(16.1		)%
Period through which stated percent of needs are covered:
Corn	March 2017			September 2016
Soybean meal	July 2016			July 2015

(a) Derivatives coverage is the percent of anticipated corn and soybean meal needs covered by outstanding derivative instruments through a specified date.