Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions							1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2022 EUR (€)	Oct. 18, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2022 USD ($) numberOfPlants	Aug. 01, 2022 BRL (R$)	May 02, 2022 USD ($) numberOfPlants	Feb. 25, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2022 BRL (R$) numberOfPlants	Dec. 21, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired												$ 1,772,437	$ 2,059	$ 29,793
Goodwill									$ 1,970,377			1,970,377	1,219,116	1,260,240
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Noncurrent									169,903			169,903	0
Repayments of Holdback Amount													1,700
Net sales												6,532,204	4,741,369	3,571,923
Net income												737,690	650,914	$ 296,819
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs												16,400
Senior Secured Facilities [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit									515,000			515,000
Senior Secured Facilities [Member] | Term A-1 Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit									400,000			400,000
Senior Secured Facilities [Member] | Term A-2 Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit									500,000			500,000
Marengo
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill																$ 5,700
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets																1,500
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment																$ 3,600
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross							$ 10,500
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred							10,800
Business Combination, Holdback Amount							$ 300
Belgium
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill																	$ 9,100
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life								12 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment																	14,800
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles																	6,400
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross								$ 19,300
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred								24,600
Business Combination, Holdback Amount								$ 5,300
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other																	$ (5,700)
FASA Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired			$ 525,743
Goodwill			408,589
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Operating Lease Righ- of-Use Assets			583
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets			55,191
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets			8,144
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable			(15,920)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-Term Debt			(18,680)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accrued Liabilities			(38,708)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-Term Debt			(41,926)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Operating Lease liabilities, Noncurrent			(583)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities			$ (79,691)
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life			11 years 6 months	11 years 6 months
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment			$ 142,931
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill			161,182
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles			150,200
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			562,600	R$ 2,900,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other			(503)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Less Noncontrolling Interest			(18,058)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net			715,576
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred			21,705
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Noncurrent			$ 168,128
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate			5.16												5.16
Business Combination, Number of Facilities Acquired | numberOfPlants			14												14
Business Combination, Number of Facilities Acquired Under Construction | numberOfPlants			2												2
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, Low | R$															R$ 0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High | R$															1,000,000,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Future Earnings Growth Period			3 years	3 years
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability			$ 168,100												R$ 867,500,000
Business Combination, Purchase Price Adjustments									$ 7,100
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Accounts Receivable			76,640
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory			43,058
Net sales												146,700
Net income												(3,600)
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs												3,200
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other			$ 33,327
FASA Group | Routes [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life			12 years	12 years
FASA Group | Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life			5 years	5 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles			$ 11,000
Valley Proteins
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					$ 358,298
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Operating Lease Righ- of-Use Assets					16,380
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets					14,164
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets					1,075
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable					(47,615)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-Term Debt					(2,043)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Operating Lease Liability, Current					(4,779)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accrued Liabilities					(66,034)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-Term Debt					(5,995)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Operating Lease liabilities, Noncurrent					$ (11,601)
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life					15 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment					$ 409,405
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill					389,200
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross					1,177,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other					(19,436)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net					$ 1,171,648
Business Combination, Number of Facilities Acquired | numberOfPlants					18
Business Combination, Purchase Price Adjustments										$ 6,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Accounts Receivable					$ 68,558
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory					58,246
Net sales												624,900
Net income												(38,300)
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs												5,600
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other					$ 13,825
Valley Proteins | Routes [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life					15 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles					$ 292,100
Valley Proteins | Permits [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life					15 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles					$ 97,100
Group Op de Beeck
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill						$ 29,600
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life						15 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment						$ 28,100
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						27,200
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred						71,300						75,500
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other						(9,400)
Business Combination, Purchase Price Adjustments											$ 4,200
Business Combination, Price of Acquisition						$ 91,700
gelnex
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Price of Acquisition, Expected		$ 1,200,000
Miropasz
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Price of Acquisition, Expected | €	€ 110.0
Valley Proteins and FASA Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue												7,059,871	5,826,297
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)												$ 724,064	$ 625,834