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GENERAL - Additional Information (Details) lb in Millions |  | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 27, 2020 | Sep. 27, 2020 employee grower country bird state lb
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |  |
Number of countries in which entity exports products | country |  | 110
Number of states in which entity operates | state |  | 14
Number of employees | employee |  | 55,400
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |
Number of employees | employee |  | 55,400
Chicken |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |
Maximum processing capacity of employees per week (in birds per week) | bird |  | 44,900,000
Maximum annual processing capacity of employees (in pounds) (more than) | lb |  | 13,200.0
Number of contract growers | grower |  | 4,800
Pork |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |
Maximum processing capacity of employees per week (in birds per week) | bird |  | 44,000
Maximum annual processing capacity of employees (in pounds) (more than) | lb |  | 423.6
Number of contract growers | grower |  | 295
JBS SA |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of beneficial ownership by holding company | 80.00% | 80.20%

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