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Benefits Expected to be Paid from Plans Assets (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 1 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Plan No. 1 |
Schedule of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Expected Benefit Payments [Line Items] |
Distributions from existing plan assets | $ 48,400 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = flo_PlanOneMember
Plan No. 2 |
Schedule of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Expected Benefit Payments [Line Items] |
Distributions from existing plan assets | $ 2,000 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = flo_PlanTwoMember

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- Definition The amount that relates to an irrevocable action that relieves the employer (or the plan) of primary responsibility for a benefit obligation and eliminates significant risks related to the obligation and the assets used to effect the settlement. Examples of transactions that constitute a settlement include (a) making lump-sum cash payments to plan participants in exchange for their rights to receive specified benefits and (b) purchasing nonparticipating annuity contracts. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 30 -Section 15 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7577095&loc=d3e8001-114927 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(8) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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