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PENDING ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified |  | 0 Months Ended |
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Sep. 28, 2014 | Jul. 28, 2014 Tyson Mexico | Jul. 28, 2014 Tyson Mexico employee distribution_center bird plant
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  | $ 400.0 |
Maximum processing capacity of employees per week (in birds) | 34,000,000 |  | 3,000,000
Number of processing plants acquired |  |  | 3
Number of employees acquired |  |  | 5,400
Number of distribution centers acquired |  |  | 7

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