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Summary of Potential Payment of Holdback Amount (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 23, 2013	May 19, 2014	Feb. 18, 2014	Nov. 20, 2013	Aug. 17, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Potential payment holdback amount	$ 10,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
Co-pack decision
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Potential payment holdback amount		5,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / flo_ContingentConsiderationsAxis = flo_CopackDecisionMember	7,500us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / flo_ContingentConsiderationsAxis = flo_CopackDecisionMember	10,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / flo_ContingentConsiderationsAxis = flo_CopackDecisionMember
Bakery decision
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Potential payment holdback amount		$ 7,500us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / flo_ContingentConsiderationsAxis = flo_BakeryDecisionMember	$ 10,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / flo_ContingentConsiderationsAxis = flo_BakeryDecisionMember	$ 10,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / flo_ContingentConsiderationsAxis = flo_BakeryDecisionMember	$ 5,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / flo_ContingentConsiderationsAxis = flo_BakeryDecisionMember

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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