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Commitments and Contingencies - Numbers of Items (Details) - item |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Jul. 02, 2015 | Apr. 29, 2015 | Oct. 17, 2014 | Sep. 18, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 19, 2012
Notes Payable, Long-term Debt, Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of foreign companies, where records requested by court |  | 37 |  |  |  |
Number of individuals, where records requested by court |  | 5 | 1 | 1 |  |
Number of entities, where records requested by court |  |  | 8 | 9 |  |
Number of search warrants executed authorizing the seizure of certain records from Seaboard's offices in Merriam, Kansas and at the Seaboard Foods employment office and the human resources department in Guymon, Oklahoma. |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Number of civil or criminal proceedings or charges filed |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Number of subpoenas received | 2 |  |  |  |  |

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