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Financial Contracts Hedging Commodity Risk (Detail) - Cash Flow Hedging $ in Thousands	Jul. 15, 2017 USD ($)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Aggregate Notional Amount	$ 128,709
Wheat Contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Aggregate Notional Amount	91,991
Soybean Oil Contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Aggregate Notional Amount	23,112
Natural Gas Contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Aggregate Notional Amount	$ 13,606

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
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