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DERIVATIVES FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Derivatives Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2014
Derivative [Line Items] |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block] | All derivative contracts are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets or accrued expenses and other current liabilities within the consolidated balance sheets, as appropriate. The following tables present the fair values of our open derivative financial instruments on a gross basis:
|  | Assets |  | Liabilities
|  | December 28, 2014 | December 29, 2013 |  | December 28, 2014 | December 29, 2013
|  | (in millions) |  | (in millions)
Derivatives using the "hedge accounting" method: |  |  |  |  |  |
Grain contracts |  | $ | 4.8 |  | $ | 5.5 |  |  | $ | 24.8 |  | $ | 16.2 |
Livestock contracts |  | 60.7 |  | 0.7 |  |  | — |  | 1.1 |
Interest rate contracts |  | — |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | — |  | 0.6 |  |  | 0.2 |  | — |
Total |  | 65.5 |  | 6.8 |  |  | 25.1 |  | 17.3 |
Derivatives using the "mark-to-market" method: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grain contracts |  | 1.1 |  | 0.6 |  |  | 8.5 |  | 1.1 |
Livestock contracts |  | 5.9 |  | 2.8 |  |  | 8.6 |  | 9.5 |
Energy contracts |  | — |  | 2.9 |  |  | 10.1 |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 0.7 |  | 0.6 |  |  | 0.1 |  | 0.2 |
Total |  | 7.7 |  | 6.9 |  |  | 27.3 |  | 10.8 |
Total fair value of derivative instruments |  | $ | 73.2 |  | $ | 13.7 |  |  | $ | 52.4 |  | $ | 28.1 |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block] | The following tables reconcile the gross amounts of derivative assets and liabilities to the net amounts presented in our consolidated balance sheets and the related effects of cash collateral under netting arrangements that provide a legal right of offset of assets and liabilities:
|  | December 28, 2014
|  | Gross Amount of Derivative Assets/ Liabilities |  | Netting of Derivative Assets/Liabilities |  | Net Derivative Assets/Liabilities |  | Cash Collateral |  | Net Amount Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
|  | (in millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities |  | $ | 72.5 |  |  | $ | (14.6 | ) |  | $ | 57.9 |  |  | $ | (12.3 | ) |  | $ | 45.6 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 0.7 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | 0.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |
Total |  | $ | 73.2 |  |  | $ | (14.9 | ) |  | $ | 58.3 |  |  | $ | (12.3 | ) |  | $ | 46.0 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities |  | 52.0 |  |  | (14.6 | ) |  | 37.4 |  |  | (32.3 | ) |  | 5.1 |
Interest rate contracts |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 0.3 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 52.4 |  |  | $ | (14.9 | ) |  | $ | 37.5 |  |  | $ | (32.3 | ) |  | $ | 5.2 |
|  | December 29, 2013
|  | Gross Amount of Derivative Assets/ Liabilities |  | Netting of Derivative Assets/Liabilities |  | Net Derivative Assets/Liabilities |  | Cash Collateral |  | Net Amount Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
|  | (in millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities |  | $ | 12.5 |  |  | $ | (7.4 | ) |  | $ | 5.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5.1 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 1.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |
Total |  | $ | 13.7 |  |  | $ | (7.4 | ) |  | $ | 6.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6.3 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities |  | 27.9 |  |  | (7.4 | ) |  | 20.5 |  |  | (15.6 | ) |  | 4.9 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.2 |
Total |  | $ | 28.1 |  |  | $ | (7.4 | ) |  | $ | 20.7 |  |  | $ | (15.6 | ) |  | $ | 5.1 |
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] |
Derivative [Line Items] |
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block] | During 2014, the range of notional volumes associated with open derivative instruments designated in cash flow hedging relationships was as follows:
|  | Minimum |  | Maximum |  | Metric
Commodities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Corn |  | 42,575,000 |  |  | 99,580,000 |  |  | Bushels
Soybean meal |  | 346,500 |  |  | 827,300 |  |  | Tons
Lean hogs |  | 103,280,000 |  |  | 1,847,680,000 |  |  | Pounds
Interest rate |  | — |  |  | 20,886,129 |  |  | U.S. Dollars
Foreign currency (1) |  | 10,966,921 |  |  | 34,363,900 |  |  | U.S. Dollars
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(1) | Amounts represent the U.S. dollar equivalent of various foreign currency contracts.
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block] | The following tables present the effects on our consolidated financial statements of pre-tax gains and losses on derivative instruments designated in cash flow hedging relationships for the periods indicated:
|  | Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivative (Effective Portion) |  | Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) into Earnings (Effective Portion) |  | Loss Recognized in Earnings on Derivative (Ineffective Portion)
|  | Successor |  | Successor |  | Successor
|  | Twelve Months Ended |  |  |  | Twelve Months Ended |  |  |  | Twelve Months Ended |  |
|  | December 28, 2014 |  | September 27 - December 29, 2013 |  | December 28, 2014 |  | September 27 - December 29, 2013 |  | December 28, 2014 |  | September 27 - December 29, 2013
|  | (in millions) | (in millions) | (in millions)
Commodity contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grain contracts |  | $ | (28.9 | ) |  | $ | (8.9 | ) |  | $ | 1.7 |  |  | $ | (0.9 | ) |  | $ | (3.8 | ) |  | $ | (3.7 | )
Lean hog contracts |  | (137.0 | ) |  | 3.1 |  |  | (218.7 | ) |  | 3.0 |  |  | (6.4 | ) |  | — |
Interest rate contracts |  | (0.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | (0.3 | ) |  | 3.5 |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | (166.3 | ) |  | $ | (2.3 | ) |  | $ | (214.1 | ) |  | $ | 2.4 |  |  | $ | (10.2 | ) |  | $ | (3.7 | )
|  | Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivative (Effective Portion) |  | Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) into Earnings (Effective Portion) |  | Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative (Ineffective Portion)
|  | Predecessor |  | Predecessor |  | Predecessor
|  |  |  | Twelve Months Ended |  |  |  | Twelve Months Ended |  |  |  | Twelve Months Ended
|  | April 29 - September 26, 2013 |  | April 28, 2013 |  | April 29, 2012 |  | April 29 - September 26, 2013 |  | April 28, 2013 |  | April 29, 2012 |  | April 29 - September 26, 2013 |  | April 28, 2013 |  | April 29, 2012
|  | (in millions) |  | (in millions) |  | (in millions)
Commodity contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grain contracts |  | $ | 3.1 |  |  | $ | 39.1 |  |  | $ | 5.5 |  |  | $ | 23.6 |  |  | $ | 108.4 |  |  | $ | 75.1 |  |  | $ | 1.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (0.2 | )
Lean hog contracts |  | (29.3 | ) |  | 13.6 |  |  | 102.8 |  |  | 5.9 |  |  | 54.9 |  |  | 32.3 |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  | 0.4 |  |  | (0.5 | )
Interest rate contracts |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | (0.4 | ) |  | 0.4 |  |  | (2.5 | ) |  | (0.3 | ) |  | 2.1 |  |  | (4.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | (26.6 | ) |  | $ | 53.1 |  |  | $ | 105.8 |  |  | $ | 29.2 |  |  | $ | 165.4 |  |  | $ | 100.9 |  |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | 0.4 |  |  | $ | (0.7 | )
For the periods presented, foreign exchange contracts were determined to be highly effective. We have excluded from the assessment of effectiveness differences between spot and forward rates, which we have determined to be immaterial.
Fair Value Hedging [Member] |
Derivative [Line Items] |
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block] | During 2014, the range of notional volumes associated with open derivative instruments designated in fair value hedging relationships was as follows:
|  | Minimum |  | Maximum |  | Metric
Commodities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Corn |  | 450,000 |  |  | 9,195,000 |  |  | Bushels
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block] | The following tables present the effects on our consolidated statements of income of gains and losses on derivative instruments designated in fair value hedging relationships and the related hedged items for the periods indicated:
|  | Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative
|  | Successor |  | Predecessor
|  | Twelve Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  | Twelve Months Ended
|  | December 28, 2014 |  | September 27 - December 29, 2013 |  | April 29 - September 26, 2013 |  | April 28, 2013 |  | April 29, 2012
|  | (in millions)
Commodity contracts (1) |  | $ | 2.4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | (12.8 | ) |  | $ | 21.9 |
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(1) | Includes losses of $7.5 million in the twelve months ended April 28, 2013 and gains of $5.1 million in the twelve months ended April 29, 2012, representing differences between the spot and futures prices for fair value hedges of hog inventory, which are recorded directly into earnings as they occur. There were no fair value hedges of hog inventory during 2014 nor during the three months ended December 29, 2013 nor during the five months ended September 26, 2013 and, therefore, no differences between spot and futures prices were recognized in those periods.
|  | Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Related Hedged Item
|  | Successor |  | Predecessor
|  | Twelve Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  | Twelve Months Ended
|  | December 28, 2014 |  | September 27 - December 29, 2013 |  | April 29 - September 26, 2013 |  | April 28, 2013 |  | April 29, 2012
|  | (in millions)
Commodity contracts |  | $ | (2.0 | ) |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | (0.5 | ) |  | $ | 5.0 |  |  | $ | (16.7 | )
We recognized gains of $2.8 million and $4.1 million in 2014 and the five months ended September 26, 2013, losses of $2.5 million in the twelve months ended April 28, 2013 and gains of $6.0 million in twelve months ended April 29, 2012, respectively, on closed commodity derivative contracts as the underlying cash transactions affected earnings.
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] |
Derivative [Line Items] |
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block] | During 2014, the range of notional volumes associated with open derivative instruments using the “mark-to-market” method was as follows:
|  | Minimum |  | Maximum |  | Metric
Commodities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Lean hogs |  | 600,000 |  |  | 414,600,000 |  |  | Pounds
Corn |  | 490,000 |  |  | 24,640,000 |  |  | Bushels
Soybean meal |  | — |  |  | 18,500 |  |  | Tons
Soybeans |  | 75,000 |  |  | 3,545,000 |  |  | Bushels
Wheat |  | — |  |  | 85,000 |  |  | Bushels
Natural gas |  | 8,030,000 |  |  | 11,040,000 |  |  | Million BTU
Diesel |  | — |  |  | 6,888,000 |  |  | Gallons
Live cattle |  | — |  |  | 80,000 |  |  | Pounds
Propane |  | — |  |  | 966,000 |  |  | Gallons
Foreign currency (1) |  | 6,272,810 |  |  | 85,251,053 |  |  | U.S. Dollars
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(1) | Amounts represent the U.S. dollar equivalent of various foreign currency contracts.
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the amount of gains (losses) recognized in the consolidated statements of income on derivative instruments using the “mark-to-market” method by type of derivative contract for the periods indicated:
|  | Successor |  | Predecessor
|  | Twelve Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  | Twelve Months Ended
|  | December 28, 2014 |  | September 27 - December 29, 2013 |  | April 29 - September 26, 2013 |  | April 28, 2013 |  | April 29, 2012
|  | (in millions)
Commodity contracts |  | $ | 2.4 |  |  | $ | (5.9 | ) |  | $ | 8.5 |  |  | $ | 42.6 |  |  | $ | 6.4 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 0.5 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | 3.7 |  |  | 7.7 |
Total |  | $ | 2.9 |  |  | $ | (4.7 | ) |  | $ | 8.3 |  |  | $ | 46.3 |  |  | $ | 14.1 |
The table above reflects gains and losses from both open and closed contracts including, among other things, gains and losses related to contracts designed to hedge price movements that occur entirely within the period presented. The table includes amounts for both realized and unrealized gains and losses. The table is not, therefore, a simple representation of unrealized gains and losses recognized in the income statement during any period presented.

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