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Assets by Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 03, 2015		Dec. 28, 2013
Assets:
Assets	$ 2,408,974us-gaap_Assets		$ 2,504,014us-gaap_Assets
Corporate, Non-Segment
Assets:
Assets	113,687us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	[1]	124,214us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	[1]
DSD Segment | Operating Segments
Assets:
Assets	2,094,047us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember		2,163,606us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Warehouse Segment | Operating Segments
Assets:
Assets	$ 201,240us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember		$ 216,194us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember
[1] Represents the company's corporate head office assets including primarily cash and cash equivalents, deferred taxes and deferred financing costs.

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- Definition

Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

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