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Senior Secured Facilities \| U.S. dollar \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate				1.625%
Senior Secured Facilities \| Term A-1 Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Company availability under revolving loan facility				$ 400.0
Senior Secured Facilities \| Term A-2 Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Company availability under revolving loan facility				$ 500.0
Valley Proteins \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			$ 1,200.0
FASA Group \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 560.0	R$ 2,800.0