Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment Net Revenues [Table Text Block]

Business Segment Net Revenues (in thousands):

	Year Ended
	December 31, 2011		January 1, 2011		January 2, 2010
Rendering	$	1,501,280	$	714,685	$	597,806
Bakery	295,969		10,224		—
Total	$	1,797,249	$	724,909	$	597,806

Business Segment Profit/(Loss) [Table Text Block]

Business Segment Profit/(Loss)  (in thousands):

	Year Ended
	December 31, 2011			January 1, 2011			January 2, 2010
Rendering	$	329,791		$	132,502		$	109,697
Bakery	62,259			1,425			—
Corporate Activities	(185,469		)	(80,947		)	(64,802		)
Interest expense	(37,163		)	(8,737		)	(3,105		)
Net income	$	169,418		$	44,243		$	41,790

Business Segment Assets [Table Text Block]

Business Segment Assets (in thousands):

	December 31, 2011		January 1, 2011
Rendering	$	1,092,988	$	1,102,719
Bakery	165,885		166,658
Corporate Activities	158,157		112,881
Total	$	1,417,030	$	1,382,258

Business Segment Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Business Segment Property, Plant and Equipment (in thousands):

	December 31, 2011		January 1, 2011		January 2, 2010
Depreciation and amortization:
Rendering	$	66,412	$	27,959	$	21,932
Bakery	8,647		426		—
Corporate Activities	3,850		3,523		3,294
Total	$	78,909	$	31,908	$	25,226
Capital expenditures:
Rendering	$	51,888	$	21,431	$	19,666
Bakery	6,247		165		—
Corporate Activities	2,018		3,124		3,972
Total (a)	$	60,153	$	24,720	$	23,638

(a) Excludes the capital assets acquired as part of the acquisition of assets related to the Griffin Transaction and Nebraska Transaction in fiscal 2010 of approximately$243.7 million, the Sanimax Transaction and Boca Transaction in fiscal 2009 of approximately $8.0 million.

Geographic Area Net Trade Revenues [Table Text Block]

Geographic Area Net Trade Revenues (in thousands):

	December 31, 2011		January 1, 2011		January 2, 2010
Domestic	$	1,526,351	$	653,909	$	526,975
Foreign	270,898		71,000		70,831
Total	$	1,797,249	$	724,909	$	597,806