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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details Textual) | Jun. 24, 2012 | Mar. 27, 2012
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Number Of Countries In Which Entity Exports Products | 105 |
Number of States in which Entity Operates | 12 |
Number Of Employees Entity | 38,000 |
Minimum Processing Capacity Of Employees Per Week | 36,000,000 |
Minimum Annual Processing Capacity Of Employees | 9,500,000,000 |
Number Of Contract Growers | 3,900 |
Percentage Of Beneficial Ownership By Related Party | 75.30% | 75.30%

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- Definition Represents the minimum capacity in pounds of birds annually processed by the employees of entity. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of birds produced in a week by the employees as per processing capacity of the entity. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the number of contract growers who supply poultry for the operations. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The number of countries the entity exports products as of the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of persons employed by the Entity. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Percentage of beneficial ownership by related party. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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