XML 85 R72.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9

Acquisitions (Acquired Hostess Bread Assets) - Additional Information (Detail) (Acquired Hostess Bread Asset, USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Jul. 19, 2013	Oct. 05, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Jan. 11, 2013	Apr. 20, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition	$ 355,342,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
Gain on legal settlement	1,400,000us-gaap_GainLossRelatedToLitigationSettlement	1,400,000us-gaap_GainLossRelatedToLitigationSettlement
Sales related to acquisition			180,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual	26,600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual
Agreement Two
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related costs			0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = flo_AcquiredHostessAssetsMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = flo_AgreementTwoMember	16,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = flo_AcquiredHostessAssetsMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = flo_AgreementTwoMember
Aggregate purchase price					30,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = flo_AcquiredHostessAssetsMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = flo_AgreementTwoMember
Breakup fee received for unsuccessful bid						$ 900,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPreacquisitionContingencyAmountOfSettlement / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = flo_AcquiredHostessAssetsMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = flo_AgreementTwoMember
Bakeries
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of assets acquired in acquisition	20flo_BusinessCombinationNumberOfAcquisitionsAssetPurchase / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = flo_AcquiredHostessAssetsMember / us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis = flo_BakeriesMember
Depots
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of assets acquired in acquisition	36flo_BusinessCombinationNumberOfAcquisitionsAssetPurchase / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = flo_AcquiredHostessAssetsMember / us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis = flo_DepotsMember

X

- Definition

Business Combination Number Of Bakeries and Depots Purchased

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	flo_BusinessCombinationNumberOfAcquisitionsAssetPurchase
Namespace Prefix:	flo_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Amount paid or received to resolve the preacquisition contingency.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (d)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=39739317&loc=d3e4845-128472



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 2

-Section A

-Subsection 7

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPreacquisitionContingencyAmountOfSettlement
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

X

- Definition

This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 25

-Paragraph 23

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34752592&loc=d3e1043-128460

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 30

-Paragraph 7

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911251&loc=d3e6578-128477



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 30

-Paragraph 8

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911251&loc=d3e6613-128477



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

This element represents the amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (h)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25497992&loc=d3e1392-128463

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in settlement of litigation and insurance claims. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 450

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14326-108349

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_GainLossRelatedToLitigationSettlement
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3213-108585

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration