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Sales by Product Category in Each Reportable Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Oct. 04, 2014	Jul. 12, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Oct. 05, 2013	Jul. 13, 2013	Apr. 19, 2014	Apr. 20, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 877,333us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 844,932us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 872,791us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 839,989us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 874,129us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 893,576us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,153,917us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,124,922us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 3,748,973us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 3,732,616us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 3,031,124us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
DSD Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									3,155,607us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	3,080,255us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	2,494,927us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Warehouse Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									593,366us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember	652,361us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember	536,197us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember
Branded Retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									2,102,131us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember	2,038,726us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember	1,583,887us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember
Branded Retail | DSD Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									1,971,931us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	1,898,016us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	1,480,048us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Branded Retail | Warehouse Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									130,200us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember	140,710us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember	103,839us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember
Store Branded Retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									610,899us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember	645,858us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember	544,479us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember
Store Branded Retail | DSD Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									486,845us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	504,707us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	426,580us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Store Branded Retail | Warehouse Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									124,054us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember	141,151us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember	117,899us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember
Non-Retail and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									1,035,943us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember	1,048,032us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember	902,758us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember
Non-Retail and Other | DSD Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									696,831us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	677,532us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	588,299us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Non-Retail and Other | Warehouse Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									$ 339,112us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember	$ 370,500us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember	$ 314,459us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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