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Information Regarding Operations in Reportable Segments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	4 Months Ended
	Apr. 25, 2015		Apr. 19, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 1,146,045us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet		$ 1,153,917us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Depreciation and amortization	39,817us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization		39,292us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Income from operations	96,538us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss		98,201us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense	(8,359)us-gaap_InterestExpense		(9,124)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Interest income	6,777us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest		5,952us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Income before income taxes	94,956us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments		95,029us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Intersegment Eliminations | Sales From Warehouse Segment To DSD Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	(44,852)us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_SubsegmentsConsolidationItemsAxis = flo_FromWarehouseDeliveryToDsdMember		(39,502)us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_SubsegmentsConsolidationItemsAxis = flo_FromWarehouseDeliveryToDsdMember
Intersegment Eliminations | Sales From DSD Segment To Warehouse Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	(20,407)us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_SubsegmentsConsolidationItemsAxis = flo_FromDsdToWarehouseDeliveryMember		(26,913)us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_SubsegmentsConsolidationItemsAxis = flo_FromDsdToWarehouseDeliveryMember
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	(143)us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	[1]	(148)us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	[1]
Income from operations	(18,954)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	[1]	(12,690)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	[1]
DSD Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	966,163us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember		963,122us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
DSD Segment | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	986,570us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember		990,035us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Depreciation and amortization	35,180us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember		34,784us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Income from operations	99,194us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember		96,782us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Warehouse Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	179,882us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember		190,795us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember
Warehouse Segment | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	224,734us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember		230,297us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember
Depreciation and amortization	4,780us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember		4,656us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember
Income from operations	$ 16,298us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember		$ 14,109us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember
[1] Represents the company's corporate head office amounts.

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