Rowland Coffee Acquisition (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	May 16, 2011
Rowland Coffee Acquisition (Textuals) [Abstract]
One time costs related to the acquisition estimated, Maximum	$ 30,000,000
One time costs related to the acquisition estimated	25,000,000
Noncash charges associated with consolidating coffee production	15,000,000
Expects costs to be incurred	2 to 4 years
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes	Goodwill of $84.9 million and $6.8 million was assigned to the U.S. Retail Coffee and the International, Foodservice, and Natural Foods segments, respectively, all of which is deductible for tax purposes.
Rowland Coffee Company [Member]
Rowland Coffee Acquisition (Textuals) [Abstract]
Cost of Acquired Entity			362,800,000
Net sales generated by the acquired company		110,000,000
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	180,000,000
Additional cost directly related to merger and integration	2,400,000
Noncash expenses included in additional merger and integration	800,000
Rowland goodwill assigned to the U.S. Retail Coffee and International, Foodservice and Natural Food segment			91,714,000
Business acquisition net sales	23,200,000
Business acquisition segment profit	1,700,000
U.S. Retail Coffee Market [Member]
Rowland Coffee Acquisition (Textuals) [Abstract]
Rowland goodwill assigned to the U.S. Retail Coffee and International, Foodservice and Natural Food segment			84,900,000
International, Foodservice and Natural Foods [Member]
Rowland Coffee Acquisition (Textuals) [Abstract]
Rowland goodwill assigned to the U.S. Retail Coffee and International, Foodservice and Natural Food segment			$ 6,800,000
Customer Relationships [Member]
Rowland Coffee Acquisition (Textuals) [Abstract]
Weighted-average useful life of the finite-lived intangible assets (in years)	19
Trademark [Member]
Rowland Coffee Acquisition (Textuals) [Abstract]
Weighted-average useful life of the finite-lived intangible assets (in years)	10