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Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		4 Months Ended
	Jul. 12, 2014	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Apr. 19, 2014	Dec. 29, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance		$ 282,404us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 269,897us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 282,404us-gaap_Goodwill
Goodwill impairment	(2,600)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss	(2,624)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Change in goodwill related to acquisitions		3,180us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease	12,507us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Ending balance		282,960us-gaap_Goodwill	282,404us-gaap_Goodwill
DSD Segment
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance		277,927us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	265,420us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	277,927us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Goodwill impairment		(2,624)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Change in goodwill related to acquisitions		3,180us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	12,507us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	2,600us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Ending balance		278,483us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	277,927us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Warehouse Segment
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance		4,477us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember		4,477us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember	4,477us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember
Goodwill impairment
Change in goodwill related to acquisitions
Ending balance		$ 4,477us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember			$ 4,477us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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