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Assets Held for Sale (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013
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Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Total assets held for sale | $ 39,108 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation | $ 54,752 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
Distributor Territories |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Total assets held for sale | 20,491 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = flo_DistributorTerritoriesMember | 26,564 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = flo_DistributorTerritoriesMember
Acquired Hostess Bread Assets Plants and Depots |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Total assets held for sale | 13,406 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = flo_AcquiredHostessAssetsPlantsAndDepotsMember | 22,743 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = flo_AcquiredHostessAssetsPlantsAndDepotsMember
Other |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Total assets held for sale | $ 5,211 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = flo_OtherAssetsHeldForSaleMember | $ 5,445 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = flo_OtherAssetsHeldForSaleMember

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