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Stock-Based Compensation (Performance-Contingent Return on Invested Capital Shares) - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock granted by the EPIP | $ 4.3 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
Expected weighted-average period to recognize compensation cost (years) | 1 year
Performance Contingent Return On Invested Capital Shares | 2012 awards |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Percentage of actual ROI attainment | 125.00%flo_PercentageOfActualAverageReturnOnInvestedCapitalOnShareBasedCompensationArrangement / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = flo_TwentyTwelvePlanYearMember / us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis = flo_ReturnOnInvestedCapitalSharesMember
Return On Invested Capital |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Percentage of payout | 0.00%flo_PerformanceSharePayout / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = flo_ReturnOnInvestedCapitalMember
Return On Invested Capital | Range One |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC | 1.75%flo_PercentageOfTargetIncentiveRequiredPayout / us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis = flo_RangeOneMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = flo_ReturnOnInvestedCapitalMember
Return On Invested Capital | Range Two |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC | 3.75%flo_PercentageOfTargetIncentiveRequiredPayout / us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis = flo_RangeTwoMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = flo_ReturnOnInvestedCapitalMember
Return On Invested Capital | Range Three |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC | 4.75%flo_PercentageOfTargetIncentiveRequiredPayout / us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis = flo_RangeThreeMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = flo_ReturnOnInvestedCapitalMember
Weighted Average Cost of Capital |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Percentage of payout | 1.75%flo_PerformanceSharePayout / us-gaap_RangeAxis = flo_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalMember
Weighted Average Cost of Capital | Range One |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC | 50.00%flo_PercentageOfTargetIncentiveRequiredPayout / us-gaap_RangeAxis = flo_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalMember / us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis = flo_RangeOneMember
Weighted Average Cost of Capital | Range Two |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC | 100.00%flo_PercentageOfTargetIncentiveRequiredPayout / us-gaap_RangeAxis = flo_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalMember / us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis = flo_RangeTwoMember
Weighted Average Cost of Capital | Range Three |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Percentage of payout, ROIC above WACC | 125.00%flo_PercentageOfTargetIncentiveRequiredPayout / us-gaap_RangeAxis = flo_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalMember / us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis = flo_RangeThreeMember
Minimum |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Return on investment target over the two fiscal years immediately preceding the vesting date | 1.75%flo_ReturnOnInvestmentSharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPerformanceConditionPercentage / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember
Percentage of shares that can be earned | 0.00%flo_PercentageOfTargetShares / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember
Maximum |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Return on investment target over the two fiscal years immediately preceding the vesting date | 4.75%flo_ReturnOnInvestmentSharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPerformanceConditionPercentage / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
Percentage of shares that can be earned | 125.00%flo_PercentageOfTargetShares / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
Performance Contingent Return On Invested Capital Shares |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock granted by the EPIP | $ 4.0 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = flo_ReturnOnInvestedCapitalSharesMember
Expected weighted-average period to recognize compensation cost (years) | 1 year
Performance Contingent Return On Invested Capital Shares | Performance contingent Awards 2013 and 2014 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Vesting period | 2 years
Performance Contingent Return On Invested Capital Shares | Performance contingent Awards 2012 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Vesting period | 18 months

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