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Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 21, 2016 USD ($) Plantiffs | Dec. 21, 2016 PHP (₱) Plantiffs | Dec. 15, 2016 USD ($) Plantiffs | Dec. 15, 2016 PHP (₱) Plantiffs | Dec. 14, 2016 Plantiffs | Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2006 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2006 PHP (₱) | Jun. 23, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 23, 2014 PHP (₱)
Republic of the Philippines, Department of Labor and Employment and the National Labor Relations Commission [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages awarded |  |  | $ 285,000,000 | ₱ 14,858,495,937 |  |  | $ 66,000,000 | ₱ 3,453,664,710 |  |
Estimated Percentage of Settling Complainants | 18.00% | 18.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs | Plantiffs | 5,984 | 5,984 | 5,984 | 5,984 | 4,922 |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss Per Complainant | $ 1,300 | ₱ 68,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Republic of the Philippines, Department of Labor and Employment and the National Labor Relations Commission [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,600,000 | ₱ 342,287,800
Hillshire Brands Company vs. Mark Lopez [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages awarded | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |  |

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