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Contingencies (Details) (USD $) |  | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended
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Oct. 20, 2010 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc [Member] Claims | Mar. 17, 2011 Garcia Case [Member] | Sep. 26, 2011 Bouaphakeo Case [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 Bouaphakeo Case [Member] | May 31, 2013 Acosta Case [Member] | Sep. 28, 2013 Carter Case [Member] | Oct. 20, 2010 Tyson Prepared Foods Plant [Member] Plantiffs Claims | Jun. 30, 2005 Attorney General and the Secretary of the Environment of the State of Oklahoma [Member] acre | Jun. 30, 2005 Poultry Integrators [Member] Attorney General and the Secretary of the Environment of the State of Oklahoma [Member] Plantiffs | Jun. 30, 2005 Subsidiaries [Member] Attorney General and the Secretary of the Environment of the State of Oklahoma [Member] Subsidiary | Oct. 26, 2013 Gomez Case [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases filed | 11 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Damages awarded |  | $ 503,011 | $ 5,784,758 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Filed application for attorneys' fees and expenses |  | 3,609,723 |  | 2,692,145 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Awarded unpaid overtime wages |  |  |  |  | 5,733,943 |  |  |  |  |  |
Updated unpaid overtime wages |  |  |  |  | 6,258,492 |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid overtime wages, damages and pentalties awarded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,960,787
Litigation Settlement, Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 950,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |
Number of defendants to the lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 3 |
Area of land encompassed, acres |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages sought |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |

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