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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 34 Months Ended |
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Feb. 23, 2021 USD ($) | Oct. 13, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 27, 2017 producer | Oct. 13, 2016 producer claim | Oct. 16, 2019 claim | Dec. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 14, 2020 claim | Mar. 28, 2021 USD ($)
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 |  |  | 72 |
Income (expense) from settlement |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75,000,000.0 |  |
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 | $ 107,900,000 | $ 110,524,140 |  |  |  |  |  |
Mexican Tax Authority | Tax Year 2009 | Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29,600,000
Mexican Tax Authority | Tax Year 2010 | Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17,900,000

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