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VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 29, 2012
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | Schedule II SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED APRIL 29, 2012 (in millions)
Column A |  | Column B |  | Column C Additions |  | Column D |  | Column E
Description |  | Balance at Beginning of Year |  | Charged to costs and expenses |  | Charged to other accounts (1) |  | Deductions |  | Balance at End of Year
Reserve for uncollectible accounts receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal year ended April 29, 2012 |  | $ | 9.2 |  |  | $ | 1.5 |  |  | $ | (1.2 | ) |  | $ | (0.5 | ) |  | $ | 9.0 |
Fiscal year ended May 1, 2011 |  | 8.1 |  |  | 3.5 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | (2.1 | ) |  | 9.2 |
Fiscal year ended May 2, 2010 |  | 9.9 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | (3.2 | ) |  | 8.1 |
Reserve for obsolete inventory: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal year ended April 29, 2012 |  | $ | 14.8 |  |  | $ | 3.2 |  |  | $ | (0.6 | ) |  | $ | (1.9 | ) |  | $ | 15.5 |
Fiscal year ended May 1, 2011 |  | 17.4 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | (4.6 | ) |  | 14.8 |
Fiscal year ended May 2, 2010 |  | 21.0 |  |  | 6.3 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | (10.1 | ) |  | 17.4 |
Deferred tax valuation allowance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal year ended April 29, 2012 |  | $ | 66.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (8.0 | ) |  | $ | (4.2 | ) |  | $ | 54.6 |
Fiscal year ended May 1, 2011 |  | 91.5 |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | 4.7 |  |  | (30.8 | ) |  | 66.8 |
Fiscal year ended May 2, 2010 |  | 98.7 |  |  | 2.3 |  |  | (7.5 | ) |  | (2.0 | ) |  | 91.5 |
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(1) | Activity primarily includes the reserves recorded in connection with the creation of the opening balance sheets of entities acquired and currency translation adjustments.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any allowance and reserve accounts (their beginning and ending balances, as well as a reconciliation by type of activity during the period). Alternatively, disclosure of the required information may be within the footnotes to the financial statements or a supplemental schedule to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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