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Sales by Product Category in Each Reportable Segment (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
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
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
Branded Retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	650,516us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember	645,036us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember
Branded Retail | DSD Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	610,867us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	604,678us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Branded Retail | Warehouse Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	39,649us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember	40,358us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_BrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember
Store Branded Retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	170,895us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember	189,305us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember
Store Branded Retail | DSD Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	133,102us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	147,235us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Store Branded Retail | Warehouse Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	37,793us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember	42,070us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_StoreBrandedRetailMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember
Non-Retail and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	324,634us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember	319,576us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember
Non-Retail and Other | DSD Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	222,194us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember	211,209us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_DirectStoreDeliveryMember
Non-Retail and Other | Warehouse Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 102,440us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember	$ 108,367us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = flo_NonRetailAndOtherMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = flo_WarehouseDeliveryMember

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- Definition

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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