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Acquisitions - Recognized Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Jan. 07, 2014	Oct. 28, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 1,320,419,000us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 701,637,000us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 381,369,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Vion Ingredients [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Provisional Information Initial Accounting Incomplete Adjustment Working Capital	84,000,000
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Property, Plant, and Equipment	27,300,000
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles	17,600,000
Business Combination Provisional Information Initial Accounting Incomplete Adjustment Goodwill	72,100,000
Business Combination Provisional Information Initial Accounting Incomplete Adjustment Other	27,000,000
Accounts receivable				337,278,000
Inventory				375,306,000
Other current assets				23,135,000
Property and equipment				981,009,000
Goodwill				702,672,000
Accounts payable				(210,477,000)
Accrued expenses				(149,345,000)
Deferred tax liability				(350,003,000)
Other non-current liabilities				(57,721,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other				3,525,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets Noncurrent				48,639,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill				464,193,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Equity Method Investments				27,069,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets				1,101,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt				(26,347,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt				(4,109,000)
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value				(90,919,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Less Noncontrolling Interest				2,075,006,000
Rothsay [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Accounts receivable					13,220,000
Inventory					5,479,000
Other current assets					312,000
Property and equipment					138,175,000
Identifiable intangibles					240,386,000
Goodwill					262,797,000
Accounts payable					(12,159,000)
Accrued expenses					(5,701,000)
Deferred tax liability					(15,031,000)
Capital lease obligation					(10,741,000)
Other non-current liabilities					(4,102,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net					$ 612,635,000