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SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2012
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block] | SCHEDULE II PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
|  |  |  |  | Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Beginning |  | Charged to |  | Charged to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ending
|  | Balance |  | Operating Results |  | Other Accounts |  | Deductions |  |  |  | Balance
|  | (In thousands)
Trade Accounts and Other Receivables— |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 |  | $ | 5,163 |  | $ | (1,629 | ) |  | $ | — |  | $ | (223 | ) |  | (a) |  | $ | 3,757
2011 |  |  | 6,063 |  |  | (1,095 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | (195 | ) |  | (a) |  |  | 5,163
2010 |  |  | 5,752 |  |  | 887 |  |  |  | — |  |  | 576 |  |  | (a) |  |  | 6,063
Trade Accounts and Other Receivables— |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Sales Adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 |  | $ | 8,030 |  | $ | 147,125 |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | 145,004 |  |  | (b) |  | $ | 10,151
2011 |  |  | 22,929 |  |  | 154,842 |  |  |  | — |  |  | 169,741 |  |  | (b) |  |  | 8,030
2010 |  |  | 7,999 |  |  | 121,383 |  |  |  | — |  |  | 106,453 |  |  | (b) |  |  | 22,929
Deferred Tax Assets— |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation Allowance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 |  | $ | 230,336 |  | $ | (50,455 | ) |  | $ | 8,473 |  | $ | — |  |  | (c) |  | $ | 188,354
2011 |  |  | 53,938 |  |  | 168,368 |  |  |  | 8,030 |  |  | — |  |  | (c) |  |  | 230,336
2010 |  |  | 59,795 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | 5,857 |  |  | (c) |  |  | 53,938
(a) |  | Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries.
(b) |  | Deductions either written off, rebilled or reclassified as liabilities for market development fund rebates.
(c) |  | Reductions in the valuation allowance.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any allowance and reserve accounts (their beginning and ending balances, as well as a reconciliation by type of activity during the period). Alternatively, disclosure of the required information may be within the footnotes to the financial statements or a supplemental schedule to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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