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Fair Value Measurements; Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2016 USD ($)
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning	$ 18,136
Gain on settlement	(1,684)
Reclassification from Level 3	(2,660)
Changes in fair value	(131)
Balance at ending	13,661
Del Monte [Member]
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning	13,792
Changes in fair value	(131)
Balance at ending	13,661
Allen Brothers, Inc And Subsidiaries [Member]
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning	4,344
Gain on settlement	(1,684)
Reclassification from Level 3	$ (2,660)

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Amount of gain (loss) on settlements of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as a liability out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
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Amount of increase (decrease) of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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