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REPORTING SEGMENTS Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended													5 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended									5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2013	Jan. 27, 2013	Oct. 28, 2012	Jul. 29, 2012	Apr. 29, 2012	Jan. 29, 2012	Oct. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2011	Apr. 28, 2013	Apr. 29, 2012	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Operating Segments [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Pork Segment	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Pork Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Pork Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Hog Production Segment	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Hog Production Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Hog Production Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor International Segment	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor International Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor International Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Corporate	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor	Dec. 30, 2012 Predecessor	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor	May 01, 2011 Predecessor	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Operating Segments [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Operating Segments [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Operating Segments [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Operating Segments [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Pork Segment	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Pork Segment	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Pork Segment	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Pork Segment	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Pork Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Pork Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Pork Segment Operating Segments [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Pork Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Pork Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Pork Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Pork Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Pork Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Hog Production Segment	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Hog Production Segment	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Hog Production Segment	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Hog Production Segment	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Hog Production Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Hog Production Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Hog Production Segment Operating Segments [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Hog Production Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Hog Production Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Hog Production Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Hog Production Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Hog Production Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor International Segment	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor International Segment	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor International Segment	May 01, 2011 Predecessor International Segment	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor International Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor International Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor International Segment Operating Segments [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor International Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor International Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor International Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor International Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor International Segment Intersegment Eliminations [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Other Segment	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Other Segment	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Other Segment	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Other Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Other Segment Operating Segments [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Other Segment Operating Segments [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Corporate	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Corporate	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Corporate	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Corporate	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Unallocated	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Unallocated	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Unallocated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment sales												$ 4,633.6	$ (739.4)		$ 3,316.2	$ (12.2)		$ 889.2	$ (716.8)		$ 428.2	$ (10.4)							$ 6,864.7	$ 15,679.7	$ 15,612.3	$ 14,384.4	$ (1,185.2)	$ (2,458.6)	$ (2,518.0)	$ (2,181.7)					$ 4,782.0	$ 11,076.1	$ 11,093.0	$ 10,263.9	$ (19.0)	$ (41.4)	$ (37.1)	$ (30.5)					$ 1,439.1	$ 3,135.1	$ 3,052.6	$ 2,705.1	$ (1,150.3)	$ (2,380.1)	$ (2,444.6)	$ (2,113.0)					$ 643.6	$ 1,468.5	$ 1,466.7	$ 1,340.7	$ (15.9)	$ (37.1)	$ (36.3)	$ (38.2)				$ 0	$ 0	$ 74.7
Sales	3,320.7	3,583.3	3,225.8	3,091.3	3,209.2	3,478.3	3,312.6	3,094.2	13,221.1	13,094.3	3,894.2													5,679.5	8,898.7	13,221.1	13,094.3	12,202.7
Depreciation and amortization											55.4			36.3			10.8			7.7			0.6	106.5		239.9	242.8	231.9									60.3	136.1	127.8	125.5									28.1	63.8	71.9	65.7									16.8	35.8	39.9	38.1									0	0	0.1				1.3	4.2	3.2	2.5
Interest expense (income)											59.0			(0.3)			53.3			6.0			0	64.6		168.7	176.7	245.4									(0.7)	(5.5)	28.7	42.4									83.8	167.0	131.8	124.5									11.1	28.2	29.8	28.2									0	0	4.2				(29.6)	(21.0)	(13.6)	46.1
(Income) loss from equity method investments											2.6			0.2			(0.1)			2.5				0.5	(6.5)	(15.0)	9.9	(50.1)									(1.5)	(1.5)	(2.7)	(2.0)									(0.1)	0.1	0.3	(0.4)									2.1	(13.6)	12.3	(46.5)									0	0	(1.2)
Operating profit	72.9	136.3	178.3	131.8	154.2	170.5	224.7	173.2	519.3	722.6	111.2			177.7			(40.6)			25.4			(51.3)	129.2	421.2	519.3	722.6	1,095.0									98.5	631.6	623.7	753.4									81.4	(119.1)	166.1	224.4									15.9	108.2	42.8	115.9									0	0	(2.4)				(66.6)	(101.4)	(110.0)	3.7
Total assets											9,954.8			2,242.8			2,132.6			1,639.7			2,317.2			7,716.4	7,422.2	7,611.8										2,291.3	2,245.6	2,620.2										2,299.2	2,145.4	2,074.2										1,703.1	1,651.4	1,902.3																1,422.8	1,379.8	1,015.1
Goodwill											1,622.5															782.4	768.2	793.3										231.8	215.7	216.1										420.0	420.0	420.0										130.6	132.5	157.2																			0	0	0
Investments											496.5			19.7			3.3			473.3			0.2			532.4	522.6	582.5										18.9	18.6	17.4										3.1	2.6	2.7										510.2	501.2	562.1																0.2	0.2	0.3
Capital expenditures											$ 69.9			$ 27.1			$ 37.4			$ 5.3			$ 0.1	$ 139.8		$ 278.0	$ 290.7	$ 176.8									$ 80.0	$ 156.9	$ 143.5	$ 81.3									$ 51.6	$ 90.0	$ 89.4	$ 68.6									$ 7.6	$ 24.8	$ 26.5	$ 26.8															$ 0.6	$ 6.3	$ 31.3	$ 0.1