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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2013
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION [Abstract] |
Number of Countries in Which Entity Exports Products | 100
Number of States in which Entity Operates | 12
Number Of Employees Entity | 37,500
Maximum Processing Capacity Of Employees Per Week | 35,600,000
Maximum Annual Processing Capacity Of Employees | 10,100,000,000
Number Of Contract Growers | 4,100
Percentage Of Beneficial Ownership By Holding Company | 75.50%

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- Definition Represents the maximum capacity in pounds of birds annually processed by the employees of entity. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | ppc_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Maximum number of birds produced in a week by the employees as per processing capacity of the entity. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ppc_MaximumProcessingCapacityOfEmployeesPerWeek
Namespace Prefix: | ppc_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Represents the number of contract growers who supply poultry for the operations. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ppc_NumberOfContractGrowers
Namespace Prefix: | ppc_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition The number of countries the entity exports products as of the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ppc_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityExportsProducts
Namespace Prefix: | ppc_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Number of persons employed by the Entity. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ppc_NumberOfEmployeesEntity
Namespace Prefix: | ppc_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Percentage of beneficial ownership by holding company. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ppc_PercentageOfBeneficialOwnershipByHoldingCompany
Namespace Prefix: | ppc_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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- Details
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Balance Type: | na
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