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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Related Party Transactions) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 25, 2016 | Dec. 27, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2014 | Apr. 01, 2016 | Mar. 07, 2016 | Oct. 26, 2011
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital contribution under tax sharing agreement | $ 3,690 | $ 0 | $ 3,849 |  |  |
Interest paid | 41,774 | 24,210 | 71,558 |  |  |
Accounts payable to related parties | 1,421 | 7,000 |  |  |  |
JBS USA Food Company Holding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Letter of credit, terminated |  |  |  | $ 16,500 | $ 40,000 |
Interest paid | 200 |  |  |  |  |
JBS USA Food Company Holding [Member] | Letter of credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreed reimbursement of debt, up to |  |  |  |  |  | $ 56,500
JBS USA Food Company Holding [Member] | Letter of credit fees [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Letter of credit fees | 202 | 1,268 | 1,339 |  |  |
JBS USA Food Company Holding [Member] | Tax sharing agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital contribution under tax sharing agreement | 5,038 | 3,690 | 3,849 |  |  |
JBS USA Food Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases from related parties | 139,476 | 103,542 | 115,337 |  |  |
Sales to related parties | 16,534 | 21,743 | 39,682 |  |  |
Accounts payable to related parties | 1,400 | 7,000 |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable to related parties | 3,800 | 2,600 |  |  |  |
Goods in transit | 2,900 |  |  |  |  |
JBS USA Food Company [Member] | Expenditures paid by related party [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenditures paid on our behalf/on behalf of related parties | 40,519 | 40,611 | 31,149 |  |  |
JBS USA Food Company [Member] | Expenditures paid on behalf of related party [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenditures paid on our behalf/on behalf of related parties | 10,586 | 3,998 | 4,925 |  |  |
Seara International Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases from related parties | 2,746 | 2,784 | 2,091 |  |  |
JBS Global (UK) Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales to related parties | 122 | 305 | 255 |  |  |
JBS Chile Ltda [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales to related parties | 615 | 100 | 463 |  |  |
Macedo Agroindustrial Ltda. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases from related parties | 0 | 60 | 0 |  |  |
JBS Aves Ltda. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases from related parties | 0 | 0 | 4,072 |  |  |
JBS Five Rivers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales to related parties | 14,126 | 0 | 0 |  |  |
J & F Investimentos Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales to related parties | $ 69 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |

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