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DEBT Debt Extinguishments (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2015 | Dec. 29, 2013 | Apr. 28, 2013 | Apr. 29, 2012 | Sep. 26, 2013
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount | $ 258.0us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Reacquisition Price | 275.0sfd_ExtinguishmentOfDebtReacquisitionPrice | 18.1sfd_ExtinguishmentOfDebtReacquisitionPrice |  |  |
Loss on debt extinguishment |  | 1.7us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | 120.7us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt |  |
Senior Unsecured Notes, Seven Percent, Due August 2011 |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount |  |  |  | 77.8us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sfd_SeniorUnsecuredNotesSevenPercentDueAugust2011Member |
Senior Unsecured Notes, Seven Point Seven Five Percent, Due May 2013 |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount |  |  |  |  | 55.0us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sfd_SeniorUnsecuredNotesSevenPointSevenFivePercentDueMay2013Member
Senior Secured Notes, Ten Percent, Due July 2014, Including Discounts |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount |  |  |  | 59.7us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sfd_SeniorSecuredNotesTenPercentDueJuly2014IncludingDiscountsMember |
Extinguishment of Debt, Reacquisition Price |  |  |  | 68.3sfd_ExtinguishmentOfDebtReacquisitionPrice / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sfd_SeniorSecuredNotesTenPercentDueJuly2014IncludingDiscountsMember |
Loss on debt extinguishment |  |  |  | 11.0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sfd_SeniorSecuredNotesTenPercentDueJuly2014IncludingDiscountsMember |
Senior Unsecured Notes, Seven Point Seven Five Percent, Due July 2017 |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount |  | 15.6us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sfd_SeniorUnsecuredNotesSevenPointSevenFivePercentDueJuly2017Member |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Notes, Six Point Six Two Five Percent, Due August 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount |  | 0.4us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sfd_SeniorUnsecuredNotesSixPointSixTwoFivePercentDueAugust2022Member |  |  |
Bank of America Term Loan |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount |  | 200.0us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sfd_BankOfAmericaTermLoanMember |  |  |
July 2012 Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Reacquisition Price |  |  | 649.4sfd_ExtinguishmentOfDebtReacquisitionPrice / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = sfd_July2012TenderOfferMember |  |
July 2012 Tender Offer | Senior Unsecured Notes, Seven Point Seven Five Percent, Due May 2013 |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount |  |  | 105.0us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sfd_SeniorUnsecuredNotesSevenPointSevenFivePercentDueMay2013Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = sfd_July2012TenderOfferMember |  |
July 2012 Tender Offer | Senior Secured Notes, Ten Percent, Due July 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount |  |  | 456.6us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sfd_SeniorSecuredNotesTenPercentDueJuly2014Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = sfd_July2012TenderOfferMember |  |
Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss on debt extinguishment | 12.1us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Senior Secured Notes, Ten Percent, Due July 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount |  |  | 132.8us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sfd_SeniorSecuredNotesTenPercentDueJuly2014Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Reacquisition Price |  |  | $ 155.5sfd_ExtinguishmentOfDebtReacquisitionPrice / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sfd_SeniorSecuredNotesTenPercentDueJuly2014Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember |  |

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