Reimbursement agreed upon with holding company for potential draws upon debt.

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The percentage of the principal outstanding which determines the quarterly installments amount.

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Feature to increase aggregate loan commitment to a specified amount.

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Percentage of equity interest guaranteed for debt.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS (Narrative) (Details)									0 Months Ended					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 US and Puerto Rico Subsidiaries [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 7.625% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2015 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 8.375% Senior Subordinated Unsecured Notes Due 2017 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Loan Commitment Under Mexico ING Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Loan Commitment Under Mexico ING Credit Facility [Member] MXN	Jul. 23, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Loan Commitment Under Mexico ING Credit Facility [Member] TIIE Rate [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Senior Notes [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2013 Senior Notes [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 Senior Subordinated and Unsecured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2011 Subordinated Loan [Member] JBS USA [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 Letter Of Credit [Member] JBS USA [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 Letter Of Credit [Member] JBS USA [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2011 Letter Of Credit [Member] JBS USA [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 07, 2013 Us Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2009 Us Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 Us Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 Term B Loan [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility and Term B Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 Line Of Credit Sublimit Swingline Loans [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 Us Credit Facility Letters Of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2013 U.S. Credit Facility Term Note Payable B1 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 U.S. Credit Facility Term Note Payable B1 [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2014 U.S. Credit Facility Term Note Payable B2 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 U.S. Credit Facility Term Note Payable B2 [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2013 U.S. Credit Facility Term Note Payable B2 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 Us Credit Facility Revolving Loan [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal balance										$ 500,000,000
Long-term debt	502,375,000	912,233,000								498,098,000	497,757,000	3,600,000		100,000	100,000								20,100,000	204,880,000	0		0	205,219,000
Stated interest rate					7.625%	8.375%				7.875%															2.4375%		9.00%
Agreed repayment of debt													56,500,000.0
Credit facility availed																56,500,000.0
Maximum borrowing capacity							41,700,000	560,000,000.0											700,000,000.0		1,850,000,000.00	100,000,000	200,000,000
Repayments of lines of credit														300,000	1,000,000
Delayed Draw Term Loan, Maximum amount																			400,000,000
Available increase to aggregate revolving loan commitment																			250,000,000.0
Delayed Draw Term Loan, Increase in maximum amount																			500,000,000.0
Periodic payments as a percentage of principal outstanding																			1.875%
Maturity date																				Dec. 28, 2014	Aug. 07, 2018
Payment of capitalized loan costs																	5,000,000	50,000,000
Repayments of debt																								204,900,000		205,200,000
Current borrowing capacity																													679,900,000.0
Maximum credit facility capital expenditures																			350,000,000.0
Percentage of equity interest guaranteed for debt			65.00%	100.00%
Basis spread on variable rate									1.05%
Outstanding borrowings							$ 0																						$ 0