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General (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment facilities $ / shares | Oct. 01, 2016 $ / shares | Jul. 02, 2016 $ / shares | Apr. 02, 2016 $ / shares | Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares | Oct. 03, 2015 $ / shares | Jul. 04, 2015 $ / shares | Apr. 04, 2015 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) weeks segment facilities $ / shares shares | Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($) weeks $ / shares shares | Jan. 03, 2015 USD ($) weeks $ / shares shares | Jan. 07, 2014 USD ($) continent | Dec. 29, 2013 segment
General [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Operating Segments | segment | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Weeks Year To Date | weeks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52 | 52 | 53 |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments Classified As Cash Equivalents, Original Maturity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 months |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 1,225,893 |  |  |  | $ 1,233,102 |  |  |  | $ 1,225,893 | $ 1,233,102 | $ 1,320,419 |  |
Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 102,313 | $ 78,531 | $ 64,215 |  |
Shares (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 164,600,000 | 165,031,000 | 164,627,000 |  |
Basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.25 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.51 | $ (0.06) | $ 0.02 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.62 | $ 0.48 | $ 0.39 |  |
Effect of dilutive securities: [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Add: Option shares in the money and dilutive effect of nonvested stock (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,329,000 | 168,000 | 806,000 |  |
Less: Pro-forma treasury shares (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (717,000) | (80,000) | (374,000) |  |
Diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 102,313 | $ 78,531 | $ 64,215 |  |
Shares (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 165,212,000 | 165,119,000 | 165,059,000 |  |
Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.25 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.51 | $ (0.06) | $ 0.02 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.62 | $ 0.48 | $ 0.39 |  |
Stock Based Compensation [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,300 | $ 9,000 | $ 20,900 |  |
Employee service share-based compensation, tax benefit from compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,400 | 3,300 | 5,900 |  |
Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (400) | (400) |  |  |
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 2,420 |  |
Foreign currency translation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (3,700) | $ (164,800) | $ (125,900) |  |
Stock Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,148,707 | 790,092 | 319,240 |  |
Non Vested Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 758,557 | 587,961 | 751,444 |  |
Vion Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected Business Combination, Number of Continents in which Entity Operates | continent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |
Goodwill [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 702,672 |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Processing and Transfer Facilities | facilities | 200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Weeks Year To Date | weeks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52 |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Buildings and improvements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Machinery and equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Vehicles [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Aircraft [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Routes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Permits [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Non-compete agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Weeks Year To Date | weeks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53 |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Buildings and improvements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 years |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Machinery and equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Vehicles [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 years |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Aircraft [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Routes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21 years |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Permits [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Non-compete agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |
Best Hides GmbH [Member] | Vion Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00% |

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