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Business Segments (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment | Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Jul. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 04, 2015 USD ($) | Apr. 04, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment | Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 29, 2013 segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Business Segments | segment |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3
Net Sales |  | $ 887,277 | $ 853,856 | $ 877,341 | $ 779,641 | $ 809,675 | $ 853,762 | $ 859,315 | $ 874,694 | $ 3,398,115 | $ 3,397,446 | $ 3,956,443 |
Capital expenditures: | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 243,523 | 229,848 | $ 228,918 |
Vion Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 984,200 |  |
[1] | Excludes the immaterial capital assets acquired in fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015 and the VION Acquisition and Custom Blenders acquisition in fiscal 2014 of approximately $984.2 million

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