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REPORTING SEGMENTS Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2013 | Dec. 28, 2014
Hog Production Segment |  |
Breeding Sows, Number |  | 894,000sfd_BreedingSowsNumber / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sfd_HogProductionSegmentMember
Market Hogs, Number |  | 14,660,000sfd_MarketHogsNumber / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sfd_HogProductionSegmentMember
International Segment |  |
hogs processed |  | 4,270,000sfd_Hogsprocessed / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sfd_InternationalSegmentMember
Fresh Pork Segment [Member] |  |
hogs processed |  | 27,874,000sfd_Hogsprocessed / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sfd_FreshPorkSegmentMember
Production of Live Hog Requirements, Percent |  | 47.00%sfd_ProductionOfLiveHogRequirementsPercent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sfd_FreshPorkSegmentMember
Packaged Meats Segment [Member] |  |
pounds sold |  | 2,844,300,000sfd_Poundssold / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sfd_PackagedMeatsSegmentMember
Successor | Operating Segments [Member] | Fresh Pork Segment [Member] |  |
WH Group Fresh Pork Sales | $ 601.7sfd_WHGroupFreshPorkSales / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sfd_FreshPorkSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember | $ 2,400.0sfd_WHGroupFreshPorkSales / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sfd_FreshPorkSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Packaged Meats [Member] | International Segment |  |
pounds sold |  | 489,300,000sfd_Poundssold / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = sfd_PackagedMeatsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sfd_InternationalSegmentMember
Fresh Pork [Member] | International Segment |  |
pounds sold |  | 533,700,000sfd_Poundssold / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = sfd_FreshPorkMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sfd_InternationalSegmentMember

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