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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Related Party Transactions) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jun. 25, 2017 | Jun. 26, 2016 | Jun. 25, 2017 | Jun. 26, 2016 | Dec. 25, 2016 | Apr. 01, 2016 | Mar. 07, 2016 | Oct. 26, 2011
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable to related parties | $ 3,622,000 |  | $ 3,622,000 |  | $ 1,421,000 |  |  |
JBS Food Company Holdings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letter of credit fees expensed | 0 | $ 0 | 0 | $ 202,000 |  |  |  |
Letter of credit, terminated |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,500,000 | $ 40,000,000 |
Interest paid |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |
JBS Food Company Holdings | Letter of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreed repayment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 56,500,000
JBS USA Food Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases from related parties | 24,994,000 | 26,377,000 | 52,283,000 | 46,888,000 |  |  |  |
Expenditures paid | 7,349,000 | 8,722,000 | 18,298,000 | 16,326,000 |  |  |  |
Sales to related party | 4,833,000 | 4,114,000 | 9,396,000 | 7,416,000 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable to related parties | 3,600,000 |  | 3,600,000 |  | 1,400,000 |  |  |
Account receivable from related parties | 2,100,000 |  | 2,100,000 |  | 3,800,000 |  |  |
Goods in transit | 1,100,000 |  | 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
JBS USA Food Company | Expenses Paid By Company On Behalf Of Related Party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenditures paid | 1,595,000 | 1,725,000 | 2,460,000 | 8,688,000 |  |  |  |
JBS Chile Ltda. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales to related party | 0 | 107,000 | 0 | 312,000 |  |  |  |
JBS Global (UK) Ltd. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales to related party | 0 | 0 | 19,000 | 122,000 |  |  |  |
JBS Five Rivers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales to related party | 9,394,000 | 0 | 16,516,000 | 0 |  |  |  |
Account receivable from related parties | 1,900,000 |  | 1,900,000 |  | $ 0 |  |  |
J&F Investimentos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales to related party | 0 | 0 | 104,000 | 0 |  |  |  |
JBS Seara |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales to related party | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 80,000 | $ 0 |  |  |  |

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