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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jul. 27, 2013 Seaboard Marine item | Jul. 27, 2013 Seaboard Marine | Jul. 28, 2012 Commodity Trading and Milling | Jun. 30, 2012 Commodity Trading and Milling item | Dec. 31, 2013 Hog procurement contracts | Dec. 31, 2013 Hog procurement contracts Pork segment | Dec. 31, 2012 Hog procurement contracts Pork segment | Dec. 31, 2011 Hog procurement contracts Pork segment | Dec. 31, 2013 Grain and feed ingredients | Dec. 31, 2013 Grain purchase contracts for resale | Dec. 31, 2013 Fuel supply contract | Dec. 31, 2013 Equipment purchases and facility improvements | Dec. 31, 2013 Construction of new dry bulk vessels | Dec. 31, 2013 Other purchase commitments | Dec. 31, 2013 Total firm purchase commitments | Dec. 31, 2013 Vessel, time and voyage-charters | Dec. 31, 2013 Vessel, time and voyage-charters Marine | Dec. 31, 2012 Vessel, time and voyage-charters Marine | Dec. 31, 2011 Vessel, time and voyage-charters Marine | Dec. 31, 2013 Vessel, time and voyage-charters Marine Minimum | Dec. 31, 2013 Vessel, time and voyage-charters Marine Maximum | Dec. 31, 2013 Contract grower finishing agreements | Dec. 31, 2013 Contract grower finishing agreements Pork segment | Dec. 31, 2012 Contract grower finishing agreements Pork segment | Dec. 31, 2011 Contract grower finishing agreements Pork segment
Commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 | $ 1,058,170,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 169,691,000 |  |  |  | $ 69,280,000 | $ 536,367,000 | $ 65,678,000 | $ 42,312,000 | $ 62,233,000 | $ 14,268,000 | $ 959,829,000 | $ 67,108,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,507,000 |  |  |
2015 | 210,338,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 113,004,000 |  |  |  | 3,659,000 |  |  |  | 14,681,000 | 3,413,000 | 134,757,000 | 44,244,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 10,060,000 |  |  |
2016 | 143,820,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90,424,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,465,000 | 91,889,000 | 20,837,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 10,269,000 |  |  |
2017 | 122,059,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70,651,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,000 | 70,685,000 | 18,993,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 10,187,000 |  |  |
2018 | 53,786,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,582,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,000 | 4,617,000 | 19,157,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 7,397,000 |  |  |
Thereafter | 297,618,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103,000 | 103,000 | 62,393,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,703,000 |  |  |
Operating Leases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 | 19,726,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 | 21,277,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2016 | 20,825,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 | 22,194,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2018 | 22,615,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Thereafter | 232,419,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental expense for operating leases | 33,995,000 | 29,224,000 | 25,916,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conditional and Unconditional Commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incentive payments for achieving certain performance standards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |
Amount paid under the contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 190,519,000 | 190,471,000 | 181,383,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90,784,000 | 88,110,000 | 87,895,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of dry bulk vessels to be built |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of dry bulk vessels to be built |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount paid under the agreement |  |  |  |  |  | 8,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,194,000 | 13,641,000 | 13,037,000
Contract period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year | 10 years |  |  |  |
Renewal option period |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in terminal agreement total minimum payments over the initial term of the agreement |  |  |  |  | $ 75,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of five-year renewal options |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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