General (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, R$ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2024 USD ($) Facility segment continent $ / shares shares	Dec. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2022 BRL (R$)	Jun. 09, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2019	May 02, 2018
General [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Sale	$ 560,500	$ 532,600	$ 582,000
Expected Business Combination, Number of Continents in which Entity Operates | continent	5
Number of Operating Segments | segment	3
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Investments Classified As Cash Equivalents, Original Maturity	3 months
Goodwill [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 2,322,593	2,484,502	1,970,377
Basic:
Net income	$ 278,880	$ 647,726	$ 737,690
Shares (in shares) | shares	159,513,000	159,861,000	161,000,000
Basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.75	$ 4.05	$ 4.58
Effect of dilutive securities: [Abstract]
Add: Option shares in the money and dilutive effect of nonvested stock (in shares) | shares	2,932,000	3,314,000	3,831,000
Less: Pro-forma treasury shares (in shares) | shares	(1,027,000)	(788,000)	(710,000)
Diluted:
Net Income	$ 278,880	$ 647,726	$ 737,690
Shares (in shares) | shares	161,418,000	162,387,000	164,121,000
Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.73	$ 3.99	$ 4.49
Stock Based Compensation [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 20,900	$ 33,200	$ 25,000
Employee service share-based compensation, tax benefit from compensation expense	2,000	2,600	1,700
Foreign currency translation	(417,100)	142,700	(84,800)
Financing Receivable, Significant Sales, Transaction Fees	$ 8,100	7,500	4,000
Lease, Term of Contract Not Recognized	12 months
Asset impairment	$ 0	4,734	29,666
Cash and cash equivalents	75,973	126,502
Restricted cash	37,579	292
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent	103,755	137,656
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	217,307	264,450	150,168				$ 69,072
Revision of Prior Period, Error Correction, Adjustment
Stock Based Compensation [Abstract]
Net Income (Loss), Period Adjustments	17,900
Revision of Prior Period, Error Correction, Adjustment | Overstatement
Stock Based Compensation [Abstract]
Inventory, Period Adjustments		25,100
FASA Group
Goodwill [Abstract]
Goodwill				$ 301,937
Stock Based Compensation [Abstract]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability				$ 83,000	R$ 428.2
Food Ingredients
Goodwill [Abstract]
Goodwill	771,828	897,537	317,637
Stock Based Compensation [Abstract]
Asset impairment	1,800	18,400
Feed Ingredients
Goodwill [Abstract]
Goodwill	1,437,763	1,471,322	1,540,941
Stock Based Compensation [Abstract]
Asset impairment	2,900	8,600
Fuel Ingredients
Goodwill [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 113,002	$ 115,643	$ 111,799
Stock Options [Member]
Antidilutive Securities [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount | shares	0	0	0
Non Vested Stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount | shares	403,615	311,919	266,246
Minimum
General [Line Items]
Number of Processing and Transfer Facilities | Facility	260
Minimum | Buildings and improvements [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	15 years
Minimum | Machinery and equipment [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Minimum | Vehicles [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Minimum | Aircraft [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	7 years
Minimum | Routes [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	5 years
Minimum | Permits [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	10 years
Minimum | Non-compete agreements [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	3 years
Minimum | Trade Names [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	4 years
Minimum | Customer Relationships
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	10 years
Maximum [Member] | Buildings and improvements [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	30 years
Maximum [Member] | Machinery and equipment [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	10 years
Maximum [Member] | Vehicles [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	8 years
Maximum [Member] | Aircraft [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	10 years
Maximum [Member] | Routes [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	21 years
Maximum [Member] | Permits [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	20 years
Maximum [Member] | Non-compete agreements [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	7 years
Maximum [Member] | Trade Names [Member]
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	15 years
Maximum [Member] | Customer Relationships
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	20 years
Senior Notes 5.25% Due 2027 | Senior Notes
General [Line Items]
Annual interest rate	5.25%							5.25%
Senior Notes 3.625% Due 2026 | Senior Notes
General [Line Items]
Annual interest rate	3.625%								3.625%
Senior Notes 6% Due 2030 | Senior Notes
General [Line Items]
Annual interest rate	6.00%					6.00%