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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
 1 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 4 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 4 Months Ended
Feb. 23, 2013
Jul. 21, 2012
Apr. 20, 2013
Jul. 21, 2012
DSD
Apr. 20, 2013
State Taxes and Others
Feb. 23, 2013
Maximum
Apr. 20, 2013
Lepage Bakeries Inc
Dec. 29, 2012
Lepage Bakeries Inc
Jul. 21, 2012
Lepage Bakeries Inc
Apr. 20, 2013
Lepage Bakeries Inc
Pennsylvania
Facility
Apr. 20, 2013
Lepage Bakeries Inc
Maine
Facility
Apr. 20, 2013
Lepage Bakeries Inc
Vermont
Facility
Apr. 20, 2013
Sara Lee and Earthgrains acquisition of trademark licenses
Feb. 23, 2013
Sara Lee and Earthgrains acquisition of trademark licenses
Aug. 17, 2014
Sara Lee and Earthgrains acquisition of trademark licenses
Scenario, Forecast
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                              
Business acquisition                 $ 300,000,000         $ 49,950,000  
Intangible assets amortization period 12 months                            
Holdback 10,000,000                         7,600,000 7,600,000
Co-pack arrangement period           18 months                  
Acquisition-related costs               7,100,000         1,300,000    
Sales related to acquisition                         10,700,000    
Cost of acquisition                 318,400,000            
Deferred cash payment                 17,700,000            
Fair value of gross payments of deferred obligation                 20,000,000            
Shares issued during acquisition   2,178,648                          
Number of Bakeries operated                   3 2 1      
Aggregate purchase price                 381,900,000            
Cash payment to equity holders for preliminary tax adjustment             18,400,000   18,426,000            
Additional tax adjustment to be paid         2,100,000                    
Increase in goodwill             300,000                
Deferred acquisition payment                 17,663,000            
Business acquisition deferred payment terms   The $17.7 million obligation for the deferred payments represents the fair value of the fixed payments of $1,250,000 beginning on the first business day of each of the sixteen calendar quarters following the fourth anniversary of the closing of the acquisition (total of $20.0 million in gross payments). The first payment will be made by Flowers on October 1, 2016 and the final payment will be made on July 1, 2020. The difference between the fair value and the gross payments of $2.3 million is recorded as a reduction to the liability and is being amortized to interest expense over eight years.                          
Business acquisition deferred payments fixed periodic payments   1,250,000                          
Business acquisition deferred payments, frequency of periodic payment   Sixteen calendar quarters following the fourth anniversary of the closing of the acquisition                          
Business acquisition gross deferred payment   20,000,000 150,000,000                        
Business acquisition deferred payment unamortized discount   2,300,000                          
Deferred payment unamortized discount amortization period   8 years                          
Implied fair value of restricted shares   45,887,000             45,887,000            
Value of Flowers shares issued   50,000,000                          
Stock price, last trading day before closing   $ 20.48                          
Indefinite lived trademark   185,000,000                          
Goodwill       50,200,000         50,206,000            
Goodwill deductible for income tax purposes   10,200,000                          
Fair value of trade receivable     7,400,000                        
Gross amount receivable     7,500,000                        
Bad debt     $ 100,000