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REPORTING SEGMENTS Narrative (Details) pounds in Millions, hogs in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2016 USD ($) sows hogs pounds	Dec. 28, 2014 USD ($)
Hog Production Segment
Breeding Sows, Number | sows		897,000
Market Hogs, Number | hogs		15.9
International Segment
hogs processed | hogs		4.6
Fresh Pork Segment [Member]
hogs processed | hogs		30.5
Production of Live Hog Requirements, Percent		47.00%
Packaged Meats Segment [Member]
pounds sold | pounds		3,000.0
Successor | Operating Segments [Member] | Fresh Pork Segment [Member]
WH Group Fresh Pork Sales | $	$ 600.0	$ 1,947.0	$ 2,400.0
Packaged Meats [Member] | International Segment
pounds sold | pounds		463.2
Fresh Pork [Member] | International Segment
pounds sold | pounds		826.7

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