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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) R$ in Billions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 37 Months Ended
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Oct. 14, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 13, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 02, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 03, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 05, 2017 BRL (R$) | Jan. 27, 2017 producer | Oct. 13, 2016 producer claim | Oct. 16, 2019 claim | Dec. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 15, 2021 claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding purchase contracts, payable in 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 450,400,000 |
Outstanding purchase contracts, payable in 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |
In Re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Limitation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of other producers named in lawsuits | producer |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 19 |  |  |
Number of complaints filed | claim |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Income (loss) from settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (75,000,000.0) |
In Re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Limitation | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of complaints filed | claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61
Sciabacucchi v. JBS S.A. et al. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from settlement |  |  | $ 34,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash payment from settlement |  |  |  | $ 42,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Jien v. Perdue Farms, Inc. and Earnest v. Perdue Farms, Inc. et al |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of complaints filed | claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Violation of Sherman Antitrust Act |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fines to be paid |  | $ 110,524,140 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leniency Agreement, Brazilian Federal Prosecutor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fines to be paid | R$ |  |  |  |  | R$ 10.3 |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement payment period |  |  |  |  | 25 years |  |  |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Amount Award to Other Party, Percent | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leniency Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fines to be paid | $ 256,497,026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leniency Agreement, Department of Justice |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fines to be paid | $ 128,248,513 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mexican Tax Authority | Tax Year 2009 | Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,300,000 |
Mexican Tax Authority | Tax Year 2010 | Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,100,000 |

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