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INVENTORIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 27, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2014
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Inventory [Line Items] |  |
Total inventories | $ 841,273 | $ 790,305
Live Chicken and Hens [Member] |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |
Total inventories | 395,860 | 363,438
Feed, Eggs and Other [Member] |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |
Total inventories | 216,034 | 198,681
Finished Chicken Products [Member] |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |
Total inventories | 225,735 | 227,649
Chicken Inventories [Member] |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |
Total inventories | 837,629 | 789,768
Commercial Feed and Other [Member] |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |
Total inventories | $ 3,644 | $ 537

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