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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Kansas City Sausage, LLC (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], Kansas City Sausage [Member], USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 28, 2013
Subsequent Event [Member] | Kansas City Sausage [Member] |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired | 50.00%
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price | $ 35,000,000
Business Acquisiton, Advance to Seller | 10,000,000
Business Acqusition, Revolving Loan with Acquisition | 20,000,000
Company's Percentage of U.S Sow Population | 15.00%
Total Annual U.S. Industry Sales, Breakfast and Dinner Sausage | $ 4,000,000,000

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