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INVENTORIES (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 24, 2012
Inventory, Net [Abstract] |
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block] | Inventories consisted of the following:
| June 24, 2012 |  | December 25, 2011
| (In thousands)
Chicken: |  |  |  |  |
Live chicken and hens | $ | 393,500 |  | $ | 363,590
Feed, eggs and other |  | 278,543 |  |  | 238,449
Finished chicken products |  | 312,587 |  |  | 273,363
Total chicken inventories |  | 984,630 |  |  | 875,402
Other products: |  |  |  |  |
Commercial feed, table eggs and other |  | 3,344 |  |  | 3,674
Distribution inventories (other than chicken products) |  | 18 |  |  | 18
Total other products inventories |  | 3,362 |  |  | 3,692
Total inventories | $ | 987,992 |  | $ | 879,094

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 2 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a,b,c -Article 5 + Details
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