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BUSINESS SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC REPORTING (Schedule of Sales by Product Lines) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 24, 2017	Jun. 25, 2017	Mar. 26, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016	Sep. 25, 2016	Jun. 26, 2016	Mar. 27, 2016	Dec. 27, 2015	Sep. 27, 2015	Jun. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016	Dec. 27, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total	$ 2,742,352	$ 2,793,885	$ 2,752,286	$ 2,479,340	$ 2,370,883	$ 2,495,281	$ 2,551,990	$ 2,460,410	$ 2,533,348	$ 2,112,529	$ 2,053,876	$ 2,052,919	$ 10,767,863	$ 9,878,564	$ 8,752,672
Total chicken
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													10,125,690	9,344,901	8,300,020
Total other products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													642,173	533,663	452,652
United States | Fresh chicken
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													5,700,503	4,627,137	4,701,943
United States | Prepared chicken
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													950,378	1,269,010	1,672,693
United States | Export and other chicken
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													213,595	313,827	358,877
United States | Total chicken
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													6,864,476	6,209,974	6,733,513
United States | Total other products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													578,746	461,429	409,841
U.K. and Europe | Fresh chicken
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													846,575	811,127	240,815
U.K. and Europe | Prepared chicken
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													792,284	794,880	241,589
U.K. and Europe | Export and other chicken
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													318,699	283,276	67,903
U.K. and Europe | Total chicken
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													1,957,558	1,889,283	550,307
U.K. and Europe | Total other products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													38,761	58,158	22,261
Mexico | Total chicken
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													1,303,656	1,245,644	1,016,200
Mexico | Total other products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total													$ 24,666	$ 14,076	$ 20,550

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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