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VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2014
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | Schedule II SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (in millions)
Column A |  |  |  | Column B |  | Column C Additions |  | Column D |  | Column E
Description |  |  |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Charged to costs and expenses |  | Charged to other accounts (1) |  | Deductions |  | Balance at End of Period
Reserve for uncollectible accounts receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Twelve months ended December 28, 2014 |  | Successor |  | $ | 3.2 |  |  | $ | 4.5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | $ | 7.5 |
Three months ended December 29, 2013 |  | Successor |  | — |  |  | 3.8 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  | 3.2 |
Five months ended September 26, 2013 |  | Predecessor |  | 14.6 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | — |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  | 15.1 |
Twelve months ended April 28, 2013 |  | Predecessor |  | 16.0 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | (3.8 | ) |  | 14.6 |
Twelve months ended April 29, 2012 |  | Predecessor |  | 17.6 |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | (2.5 | ) |  | (1.5 | ) |  | 16.0 |
Lower of cost or market allowance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Twelve months ended December 28, 2014 |  | Successor |  | $ | 10.2 |  |  | $ | 7.8 |  |  | $ | 1.4 |  |  | $ | (2.2 | ) |  | $ | 17.2 |
Three months ended December 29, 2013 |  | Successor |  | — |  |  | 11.2 |  |  | — |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | 10.2 |
Five months ended September 26, 2013 |  | Predecessor |  | 17.1 |  |  | 4.3 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | (3.8 | ) |  | 17.9 |
Twelve months ended April 28, 2013 |  | Predecessor |  | 15.5 |  |  | 5.4 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (3.7 | ) |  | 17.1 |
Twelve months ended April 29, 2012 |  | Predecessor |  | 14.8 |  |  | 3.2 |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  | (1.9 | ) |  | 15.5 |
Deferred tax valuation allowance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Twelve months ended December 28, 2014 |  | Successor |  | $ | 42.3 |  |  | $ | 3.3 |  |  | $ | (3.4 | ) |  | $ | (7.3 | ) |  | $ | 34.9 |
Three months ended December 29, 2013 |  | Successor |  | 37.7 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 14.6 |  |  | (11.2 | ) |  | 42.3 |
Five months ended September 26, 2013 |  | Predecessor |  | 43.5 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | (7.6 | ) |  | 37.7 |
Twelve months ended April 28, 2013 |  | Predecessor |  | 54.6 |  |  | 7.2 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (17.9 | ) |  | 43.5 |
Twelve months ended April 29, 2012 |  | Predecessor |  | 66.8 |  |  | 7.8 |  |  | (7.4 | ) |  | (12.6 | ) |  | 54.6 |
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(1) | Activity primarily includes the reserves recorded in connection with the creation of the opening balance sheets of entities acquired and currency translation adjustments.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any allowance and reserve accounts (their beginning and ending balances, as well as a reconciliation by type of activity during the period). Alternatively, disclosure of the required information may be within the footnotes to the financial statements or a supplemental schedule to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 + Details
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