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Document And Entity Information - shares	Jun. 24, 2012	Jul. 27, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000802481
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	ppc
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		258,926,358
Document Period End Date	Jun. 24, 2012
Document Type	10-Q
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Amendment Flag	false

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 49,227	$ 41,609
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	4,666	7,680
Investment in available-for-sale securities	156	157
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts	347,389	349,222
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	24,932	21,198
Inventories	987,992	879,094
Income taxes receivable	65,495	59,067
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	43,395	52,350
Assets held for sale	44,713	53,816
Total current assets	1,567,965	1,464,193
Investment in available-for-sale securities	474	497
Deferred tax assets	71,099	71,099
Other long-lived assets	48,843	57,921
Identified intangible assets, net	41,230	44,083
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,209,796	1,241,752
Total assets	2,939,407	2,879,545
Accounts payable	342,101	328,864
Account payable to JBS USA, LLC	6,746	11,653
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	280,871	281,797
Current deferred tax liabilities	79,247	79,248
Current maturities of long-term debt	15,617	15,611
Total current liabilities	724,582	717,173
Long-term debt, less current maturities	1,214,619	1,408,001
Note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.	0	50,000
Other long-term liabilities	145,469	145,941
Total liabilities	2,084,670	2,321,115
Common stock	2,589	2,143
Additional paid-in capital	1,641,619	1,443,484
Accumulated deficit	(735,414)	(843,945)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(57,095)	(46,070)
Total Pilgrim's Pride Corporation stockholders' equity	851,699	555,612
Noncontrolling interest	3,038	2,818
Total stockholders' equity	854,737	558,430
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,939,407	$ 2,879,545

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Net sales	$ 1,974,469	$ 1,922,690	$ 3,863,242	$ 3,815,166
Cost of sales	1,830,380	1,966,961	3,609,088	3,911,199
Operational restructuring charges	0	1,957	0	3,305
Gross profit (loss)	144,089	(46,228)	254,154	(99,338)
Selling, general and administrative expense	44,439	51,628	89,695	104,876
Administrative restructuring charges	389	850	3,274	1,268
Operating income (loss)	99,261	(98,706)	161,185	(205,482)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	24,925	27,426	53,170	54,933
Interest income	(356)	(278)	(630)	(988)
Foreign currency transaction losses (gains)	8,212	44	2,284	(2,691)
Miscellaneous, net	(315)	(1,436)	(685)	(2,507)
Income (loss) before income taxes	66,795	(124,462)	107,046	(254,229)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(2,358)	3,470	(1,705)	(6,402)
Net income (loss)	69,153	(127,932)	108,751	(247,827)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(205)	209	220	1,074
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	69,358	(128,141)	108,531	(248,901)
Comprehensive income (loss)	57,708	(128,148)	97,726	(248,558)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(205)	209	220	1,074
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	$ 57,913	$ (128,357)	$ 97,506	$ (249,632)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic (Note 13. Stockholders' Equity) (in shares)	258,726	224,996	241,144	224,996
Effect of common stock equivalents (in shares)	115	0	92	0
Diluted (in shares)	258,841	224,996	241,236	224,996
Net income (loss) per share of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ (0.57)	$ 0.45	$ (1.11)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ (0.57)	$ 0.45	$ (1.11)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
Balance at Dec. 26, 2010	$ 2,143	$ 1,442,810	$ (348,653)	$ (23,637)	$ 5,933	$ 1,078,596
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 26, 2010	214,282
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$ 0	0	(248,901)	0	1,074	(247,827)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Net unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $0	0	0	0	(720)	0	(720)
Losses associated with pension and other postretirement benefit obligations, net of tax of $0	0	0	0	(11)	0	(11)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax						(731)
Total comprehensive income (loss)						(248,558)
Share-based compensation plans:
Share-based compensation	0	269	0	0	0	269
Other activity	0	107	1,480	0	(4,197)	(2,610)
Balance at Jun. 26, 2011	$ 2,143	1,443,186	(596,074)	(24,368)	2,810	827,697
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 26, 2011	214,282
Balance at Dec. 25, 2011	$ 2,143	1,443,484	(843,945)	(46,070)	2,818	558,430
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 25, 2011	214,282
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$ 0	0	108,531	0	220	108,751
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Losses associated with pension and other postretirement benefit obligations, net of tax of $0	0	0	0	(11,025)	0	(11,025)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax						(11,025)
Total comprehensive income (loss)						97,726
Issuance of common stock	$ 444	197,838	0	0	0	198,282
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	44,444
Share-based compensation plans:
Common stock issued under compensation plans	$ 2	0	0	0	0	2
Common stock issued under compensation plans (in shares)	200
Requisite service period recognition	$ 0	297	0	0	0	297
Balance at Jun. 24, 2012	$ 2,589	$ 1,641,619	$ (735,414)	$ (57,095)	$ 3,038	$ 854,737
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 24, 2012	258,926

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY [Parenthetical] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Tax		$ 0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Tax	$ 0	$ 0

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 108,751	$ (247,827)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	71,980	103,075
Foreign currency transaction losses	1,948	0
Accretion of bond discount	228	225
Impairment expense	1,342	2,808
Loss (gain) on property disposals	628	(342)
Share-based compensation	299	269
Deferred income tax benefit	0	(9,695)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	8,013	(530)
Trade accounts and other receivables	(2,123)	(55,676)
Inventories	(109,638)	64,748
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,763	(14,448)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	7,403	18,630
Income taxes	(14,698)	573
Deposits	160	2,180
Other operating assets and liabilities	(2,734)	(4,162)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	80,322	(140,172)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment	(37,561)	(103,152)
Purchases of investment securities	(162)	(3,383)
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investment securities	58	2,634
Proceeds from property disposals	12,461	4,877
Cash used in investing activities	(25,204)	(99,024)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving line of credit and long-term borrowings	391,300	580,289
Payments on revolving line of credit, long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations	(584,904)	(455,931)
Proceeds from note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.	0	50,000
Payment of note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.	(50,000)	0
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net	198,282	0
Purchase of remaining interest in subsidiary	0	(2,504)
Payment of capitalized loan costs	0	(4,395)
Other financing activities	0	(106)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(45,322)	167,353
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(2,178)	330
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	7,618	(71,513)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	41,609	106,077
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 49,227	$ 34,564

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Business

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (referred to herein as “Pilgrim’s,” “PPC,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or similar terms) is the second-largest chicken company in the world, with operations in the United States (“U.S.”), Mexico and Puerto Rico. Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The Company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the northern and central regions of Mexico. Additionally, the Company exports chicken products to approximately105countries. Pilgrim's fresh chicken products consist of refrigerated whole chickens, whole cut-up chickens and selected chicken parts that are either marinated or non-marinated. The Company's prepared chicken products include fully cooked, ready-to-cook and individually frozen chicken parts, strips, nuggets and patties, some of which are either breaded or non-breaded and either marinated or non-marinated. As a vertically integrated company, we control every phase of the production of our products. We operate feed mills, hatcheries, processing plants and distribution centers in12U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Pilgrim's has approximately38,000employees and has the capacity to process more than36million birds per week for a total of more than9.5billion pounds of live chicken annually. Approximately3,900contract growers supply poultry for the Company's operations. As of June24,2012, JBS USA Holdings, Inc. ("JBS USA") a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Brazil-based JBS S.A., beneficially owned75.3% of the Company's outstanding common stock.

Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form10-Q and Article10of Regulation S-X of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring adjustments unless otherwise disclosed) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December30,2012. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December25,2011.

Pilgrim’s operates on a52/53-week fiscal year that ends on the Sunday falling on or before December31. The reader should assume any reference we make to a particular year (for example,2012) in the notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements applies to our fiscal year and not the calendar year.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. We eliminate all significant affiliate accounts and transactions upon consolidation.

The Company measures the financial statements of its Mexico subsidiaries as if the U.S. dollar were the functional currency. Accordingly, we remeasure assets and liabilities, other than non-monetary assets, of the Mexico subsidiaries at current exchange rates. We remeasure non-monetary assets using the historical exchange rate in effect on the date of each asset’s acquisition. We remeasure income and expenses at average exchange rates in effect during the period. Currency exchange gains or losses are included in the line item Foreign currency transaction losses (gains) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Reclassifications

We have made certain reclassifications to the2011Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements with no impact to reported net loss in order to conform to the2012presentation.

Reportable Segment

We operate in one reportable business segment, as a producer and seller of chicken products we either produce or purchase for resale.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when all of the following circumstances are satisfied: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) price is fixed or determinable, (iii) collectability is reasonably assured and (iv) delivery has occurred. Delivery occurs in the period in which the customer takes title and assumes the risks and rewards of ownership of the products specified in the customer’s purchase order or sales agreement. Revenue is recorded net of estimated incentive offerings including special pricing agreements, promotions and other volume-based incentives. Revisions to these estimates are charged back to net sales in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known.

Book Overdraft

The majority of the Company's disbursement bank accounts are zero balance accounts where cash needs are funded as checks are presented for payment by the holder. Checks issued pending clearance that result in overdraft balances for accounting purposes are classified as accounts payable and the change in the related balance is reflected in operating activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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The entire disclosure for organization, consolidation and basis of presentation of financial statements disclosure.

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EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

2. EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES

From time to time, the Company will incur costs to implement exit or disposal efforts for specific operations. These exit or disposal plans, each of which is approved by the Company's Board of Directors, focus on various aspects of operations, including closing and consolidating certain processing facilities, rationalizing headcount and aligning operations in the most strategic and cost-efficient structure. Specific exit or disposal efforts that were ongoing during either the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012or the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June26,2011included the following:

			Administrative
	Facility Closures^(a)		Integration^(b)		Total
	(In thousands, except positions eliminated)
Earliest implementation date		October2008		January2010
Latest expected completion date		September2014		March2012
Positions eliminated		2,410		480		2,890
Costs expected to be incurred:
Employee-related costs	$	3,170	$	14,578	$	17,748
Asset impairment costs		17,902		32,530		50,432
Inventory valuation costs		850		—		850
Other exit or disposal costs		19,433		—		19,433
Total exit or disposal costs	$	41,355	$	47,108	$	88,463
Costs incurred since inception:
Employee-related costs	$	3,170	$	14,578	$	17,748
Asset impairment costs		17,902		32,530		50,432
Inventory valuation costs		850		—		850
Other exit or disposal costs		7,181		—		7,181
Total exit or disposal costs	$	29,103	$	47,108	$	76,211

	Thirteen Weeks Ended June 24, 2012						Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 24, 2012
	Facility		Administrative				Facility		Administrative
	Closures		Integration		Total		Closures		Integration		Total
	(In thousands)
Employee-related costs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	78	$	—	$	78
Asset impairment costs		—		—		—		960		382		1,342
Other exit or disposal costs		389		—		389		1,932		—		1,932
Total exit or disposal costs	$	389	$	—	$	389	$	2,970	$	382	$	3,352

	Thirteen Weeks Ended June 26, 2011						Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 26, 2011
	Facility		Administrative				Facility		Administrative
	Closures		Integration		Total		Closures		Integration		Total
	(In thousands)
Employee-related costs	$	—	$	76	$	76	$	—	$	616	$	616
Asset impairment costs		1,957		850		2,807		3,723		850		4,573
Total exit or disposal costs	$	1,957	$	926	$	2,883	$	3,723	$	1,466	$	5,189

(a)		Significant facilities closed included one processing plant in2008, two processing plants in2009, two processing plants in the transition period and one processing plant in2011. The transition period began September27,2009and ended December27,2009and resulted from the Company's change in its fiscal year end from the Saturday nearest September30each year to the last Sunday in December of each year.
(b)		Company management implemented certain activities to integrate the administrative functions of the Company into those of JBS USA. These included the closures of administrative offices in Georgia and Texas.

Accrued severance costs are included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and accrued inventory charges are included in Inventories on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table sets forth activity that was recorded through the Company’s accrued exit or disposal cost accounts during the twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012 and June26,2011:

				Accrued
	Accrued			Inventory
	Severance			Charges			Total
	(In thousands)
Balance at December25,2011	$	90		$	793		$	883
Accruals		—			—			—
Payment /Disposal		(155	)		(136	)		(291	)
Adjustments		78			—			78
Balance at June24,2012	$	13		$	657		$	670
Balance at December26,2010	$	4,150		$	793		$	4,943
Accruals		1,290			—			1,290
Payment /Disposal		(3,864	)		—			(3,864	)
Adjustments		(674	)		—			(674	)
Balance at June26,2011	$	902		$	793		$	1,695

Exit or disposal costs were included on the following lines in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	June 24, 2012		June 26, 2011		June 24, 2012		June 26, 2011
	(In thousands)
Cost of sales	$	0	$	0	$	78	$	0
Operational restructuring charges		—		1,957		—		3,305
Selling, general and administrative expense		—		76		0		616
Administrative restructuring charges		389		850		3,274		1,268
Total exit or disposal costs	$	389	$	2,883	$	3,352	$	5,189

Certain exit or disposal costs were classified as either Operational restructuring charges or Administrative restructuring charges on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations because management believed these costs were not directly related to the Company’s ongoing operations. Components of operating restructuring charges and administrative restructuring charges are summarized below:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	June 24, 2012		June 26, 2011		June 24, 2012		June 26, 2011
	(In thousands)
Operational restructuring charges:
Asset impairment costs (Note8. Property, Plant and
Equipment)	$	—	$	1,957	$	—	$	3,305
Administrative restructuring charges:
Asset impairment costs (Note8. Property, Plant and
Equipment)	$	—	$	850	$	1,342	$	1,268
Loss on egg sales and flock depletion expensed as
incurred		54		—		509		—
Other restructuring costs		335		—		1,423		—
Total administrative restructuring charges	$	389	$	850	$	3,274	$	1,268

We continue to review and evaluate various restructuring and other alternatives to streamline our operations, improve efficiencies and reduce costs. Such initiatives may include selling assets, consolidating operations and functions, employee relocation and voluntary and involuntary employee separation programs. Any such actions may require us to obtain the pre-approval of our lenders under our U.S. Credit Facility (as defined in Note10- Long-term Debt and Other Borrowing Arrangements). In addition, such actions will subject the Company to additional short-term costs, which may include asset impairment charges, lease commitment costs, employee retention and severance costs and other costs. Certain of these activities may have a disproportionate impact on our income relative to the cost savings in a particular period.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured On Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Abstract]

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The asset (liability) amounts recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (carrying amounts) and the estimated fair values of financial instruments at June24,2012and December25,2011consisted of the following:

	June 24, 2012						December 25, 2011
	Carrying			Fair			Carrying			Fair			Note
	Amount			Value			Amount			Value			Reference
	(In thousands)
Short-term investments in available-for-sale
securities	$	156		$	156		$	157		$	157		6
Commodity derivative assets^(a):													7
Futures		5,123			5,123			2,870			2,870
Options		2,348			2,348			—			—
Long-term investments in available-for-sale
securities		474			474			497			497		6
Commodity derivative liabilities^(b):													7
Futures		(1,353	)		(1,353	)		(2,120	)		(2,120	)
Options		—			—			(603	)		(603	)
Long-term debt and other borrowing
arrangements^(c)		(1,230,236	)		(1,261,818	)		(1,423,612	)		(1,421,517	)	10
Note payable to JBS USA		—			—			(50,000	)		(50,077	)	10,14

(a)		Commodity derivative assets are included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(b)		Commodity derivative liabilities are included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(c)		The fair values of the Company’s long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements were estimated by calculating the net present value of future payments for each debt obligation or borrowing by: (i) using a risk-free rate applicable for an instrument with a life similar to the remaining life of each debt obligation or borrowing plus the current estimated credit risk spread for the Company or (ii) using the quoted market price at June24,2012or December25,2011, as applicable.

The carrying amounts of our cash and cash equivalents, derivative trading accounts margin cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and certain other liabilities approximate their fair values due to their relatively short maturities. The Company adjusts its investments, commodity derivative assets and commodity derivative liabilities to fair value based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical instruments, quoted market prices in active markets for similar instruments with inputs that are observable for the subject instrument, or unobservable inputs such as discounted cash flow models or valuations.

The Company follows guidance under ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which establishes a framework for measuring fair value and required enhanced disclosures about fair value measurements. The guidance under ASC Topic820 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. ASC Topic820 also requires disclosure about how fair value was determined for assets and liabilities and established a hierarchy for which these assets and liabilities must be grouped, based on significant levels of inputs as follows:

Level1		Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level2		Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability; or

Level3		Unobservable inputs, such as discounted cash flow models or valuations.

The determination of where assets and liabilities fall within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

As of June24,2012, the Company held certain items that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These included cash and cash equivalents, derivative assets and liabilities, short-term investments in available-for-sale securities and long-term investments in available-for-sale securities. Cash equivalents consist of short-term, highly liquid, income-producing investments such as money market funds and other funds that have maturities of90days or less. Derivative assets and liabilities consist of long and short positions on both exchange-traded commodity futures and commodity options as well as margin cash on account with the Company’s derivatives brokers. Short-term investments in available-for-sale securities consist of short-term, highly liquid, income-producing investments such as municipal debt securities that have maturities of greater than90days but less than one year. Long-term investments in available-for-sale securities consist of income-producing investments such as municipal debt securities, corporate debt securities, equity securities and fund-of-funds units that have maturities of greater than one year.

The following items were measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June24,2012:

	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Short-term investments in available-for-sale securities	$	—		$	156	$	—	$	156
Commodity derivative assets:
Futures		5,123			—		—		5,123
Options		—			2,348		—		2,348
Long-term investments in available-for-sale securities		—			474		—		474
Commodity derivative liabilities:
Futures		(1,353	)		—		—		(1,353	)

Financial assets and liabilities classified in Level1at June24,2012include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, equity securities and commodity futures derivative instruments traded in active markets. The valuation of these instruments is determined using a market approach, taking into account current interest rates, creditworthiness, and liquidity risks in relation to current market conditions, and is based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets. The valuation of financial assets and liabilities in Level2is determined using a market approach based upon quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or other inputs that are observable for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level2securities primarily include fixed income securities and commodity option derivative instruments. The valuation of financial assets in Level3is determined using an income approach based on unobservable inputs such as discounted cash flow models or valuations.

The following table presents activity for the twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012and June26,2011, respectively, related to the Company’s investment in a fund-of-funds asset that is measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level3inputs:

	Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	June 24, 2012			June 26, 2011
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	59		$	1,190
Included in other comprehensive income		—			51
Sale of securities		(59	)		—
Balance at end of period	$	—		$	1,241

In addition to assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company records certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Generally, assets are recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as a result of impairment charges when required by U.S. GAAP. Certain long-lived assets held for sale with a carrying amount of $2.0million were written down to their fair value of $0.7million, resulting in a loss of $1.3million recorded in earnings during the twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012. These assets are classified as Level2assets because their fair value can be corroborated based on observable market data.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]

Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]

4. TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts, consisted of the following:

	June 24, 2012			December 25, 2011
	(In thousands)
Trade accounts receivable	$	342,592		$	337,411
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC		24,932			21,198
Other receivables		9,630			16,974
Receivables, gross		377,154			375,583
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(4,833	)		(5,163	)
Receivables, net	$	372,321		$	370,420

- Definition

The entire disclosure for claims held for amounts due a entity, excluding financing receivables. Examples include, but are not limited to, trade accounts receivables, notes receivables, loans receivables. Includes disclosure for allowance for credit losses.

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INVENTORIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

5. INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following:

	June 24, 2012		December 25, 2011
	(In thousands)
Chicken:
Live chicken and hens	$	393,500	$	363,590
Feed, eggs and other		278,543		238,449
Finished chicken products		312,587		273,363
Total chicken inventories		984,630		875,402
Other products:
Commercial feed, table eggs and other		3,344		3,674
Distribution inventories (other than chicken products)		18		18
Total other products inventories		3,362		3,692
Total inventories	$	987,992	$	879,094

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]

6. INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

We recognize investments in available-for-sale securities as cash equivalents, current investments or long-term investments depending upon each security’s length to maturity. Additionally, those securities identified by management at the time of purchase for funding operations in less than one year are classified as current. The following table summarizes our investments in available-for-sale securities:

	June 24, 2012				December 25, 2011
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	(In thousands)
Cash equivalents:
Fixed income securities	$	50	$	51	$	—	$	—
Short-term investments:
Fixed income securities	$	151	$	156	$	152	$	157
Long-term investments:
Fixed income securities	$	400	$	474	$	367	$	438
Other		—		—		59		59

Maturities for the Company’s investments in fixed income securities as of June24,2012were as follows:

	Amount		Percent
	(In thousands)
Matures in less than one year	$	207	30	%
Matures between one and two years		54	8	%
Matures between two and five years		228	34	%
Matures in excess of five years		192	28	%
	$	681	100	%

The Company and certain retirement plans that it sponsors invest in a variety of financial instruments. Certain postretirement funds in which the Company participates hold significant amounts of mortgage-backed securities. However, none of the mortgages collateralizing these securities are considered subprime.

Certain investments are held in trust as compensating balance arrangements for our insurance liability and are classified as long-term based on a maturity date greater than one year from the balance sheet date and management’s intention not to use such assets in the next year.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for investments in certain debt and equity securities.

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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

7. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company utilizes various raw materials in its operations, including corn, soybean meal, soybean oil, sorghum and energy, such as natural gas, electricity and diesel fuel, which are all considered commodities. The Company considers these raw materials generally available from a number of different sources and believes it can obtain them to meet its requirements. These commodities are subject to price fluctuations and related price risk due to factors beyond our control, such as economic and political conditions, supply and demand, weather, governmental regulation and other circumstances. Generally, the Company purchases derivative financial instruments, specifically exchange-traded futures and options, in an attempt to mitigate price risk related to its anticipated consumption of commodity inputs for the next 12months. The Company may purchase longer-term derivative financial instruments on particular commodities if deemed appropriate. The fair value of derivative assets is included in the line item Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets while the fair value of derivative liabilities is included in the line item Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the same statements. Our counterparties require that we post cash collateral for changes in the net fair value of the derivative contracts.

We have not designated the derivative financial instruments that we have purchased to mitigate commodity purchase exposures as cash flow hedges. Therefore, we recognized changes in the fair value of these derivative financial instruments immediately in earnings. Gains or losses related to these derivative financial instruments are included in the line item Cost of sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company recognized net gains of $2.4 million and net losses of $5.7 million related to changes in the fair value of its derivative financial instruments during the thirteen weeks ended June24,2012 and June26,2011, respectively. We also recognized net losses of $2.2 million and net gains of $26.3 million related to changes in the fair value of our derivative financial instruments during the twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012 and June26,2011, respectively.

Information regarding the Company’s outstanding derivative instruments and cash collateral posted with (owed to) brokers is included in the following table:

	June 24, 2012			December 25, 2011
	(Fair values in thousands)
Fair values:
Commodity derivative assets	$	7,471		$	2,870
Commodity derivative liabilities		(1,353	)		(2,723	)
Cash collateral posted with (owed to) brokers		(1,682	)		3,271
Derivatives Coverage:
Corn		(a)			(a)
Soybean meal		1.6	%		(a)
Sorghum		50.6	%		n/a
Period through which stated percent of needs are covered:
Corn		(a)			(a)
Soybean meal		May2013			(a)
Sorghum		December2012			n/a
Written put options outstanding^(b):
Fair value	$	2,348		$	(603	)
Number of contracts:
Corn		—			500
Sorghum		1,395			—
Expiration dates		December2012			March2012
Short positions on outstanding futures derivative instruments^(b):
Fair value	$	2,643		$	495
Number of contracts:
Corn		1,286			2,531
Soybean meal		119			96

(a)		Derivatives coverage is the percent of anticipated corn and soybean meal needs covered by outstanding derivative instruments through a specified date. As of June24,2012, the Company's open short derivative positions for corn exceeded its long derivative positions. The Company will sometimes purchase short derivative instruments to offset negative price exposure on future fixed cash purchases. These positions expire by June2013.
(b)		A written put option is an option that the Company has sold that grants the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell the underlying asset at a certain price for a specified period of time. When the Company takes a short position on a futures derivative instrument, it agrees to sell the underlying asset in the future at a price established on the contract date. The Company writes put options and takes short positions on futures derivative instruments to minimize the impact of feed ingredients price volatility on its operating results.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the entity's entire derivative instruments and hedging activities. Describes an entity's risk management strategies, derivatives in hedging activities and non-hedging derivative instruments, the assets, obligations, liabilities, revenues and expenses arising therefrom, and the amounts of and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts of such items.

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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

8. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”), net consisted of the following:

	June 24, 2012			December 25, 2011
	(In thousands)
Land	$	64,030		$	65,413
Buildings		1,080,037			1,077,789
Machinery and equipment		1,492,689			1,492,251
Autos and trucks		58,248			58,518
Construction-in-progress		41,495			36,094
PP&E, gross		2,736,499			2,730,065
Accumulated depreciation		(1,526,703	)		(1,488,313	)
PP&E, net	$	1,209,796		$	1,241,752

The Company recognized depreciation expense of $32.3million and $48.2million during the thirteen weeks ended June24,2012and June26,2011, respectively. We also recognized depreciation expense of $64.2million and $95.1million during the twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012and June26,2011, respectively.

During the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012, the Company sold certain PP&E for cash of $9.4million and $12.5million, respectively, and recognized net gains on these sales of $0.3million and net losses of $0.6million, respectively. PP&E sold in2012included a vacant office building in Texas, an idled processing plant in Georgia, idled hatcheries in Alabama and Georgia, an idled distribution center in Louisiana, various broiler and breeder farms in Texas, both developed and undeveloped land in Texas and miscellaneous processing equipment. During the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June26,2011, the Company sold certain PP&E for cash of $0.5million and $4.9million, respectively, and recognized net losses of $0.8million and net gains of $0.3million, respectively, on these sales. PP&E sold in2011included an idled feed mill in Georgia, various broiler and breeder farms in Texas, undeveloped land in Texas and miscellaneous processing equipment.

Management has committed to the sale of certain properties and related assets, including, but not limited to, processing plants, office buildings and farms, which no longer fit into the operating plans of the Company. The Company is actively marketing these properties and related assets for immediate sale and believes a sale of each property can be consummated within the next 12months. At June 24, 2012and December 25, 2011, the Company reported properties and related assets totaling $44.7million and $53.8million, respectively, in Assets held for sale on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012, the Company recognized impairment expense of $1.3 million on certain of these assets. The Company did not recognize any impairment expense for the thirteen weeks ended June24,2012.

On July17,2012, the Company reached an agreement to sell its commercial egg operations, which have been classified as held for sale since December2011, to Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. The Company expects to close the transaction in August2012.

As part of the exit or disposal activities discussed in “Note2. Exit or Disposal Activities,” the Company closed or idled various processing complexes, processing plants, hatcheries and broiler farms throughout the U.S. Neither the Board of Directors nor JBS USA. has determined if it would be in the best interest of the Company to divest any of these idled assets. Management is therefore not certain that it can or will divest any of these assets within one year, is not actively marketing these assets and, accordingly, has not classified them as assets held for sale. The Company continues to depreciate these assets. At June24,2012, the carrying amount of these idled assets was $61.0million based on depreciable value of $151.5million and accumulated depreciation of $90.5million.

The Company last tested the recoverability of its long-lived assets held and used in December 2011. At that time, the Company determined that the carrying amount of its long-lived assets held and used was recoverable over the remaining life of the primary asset in the group and that long-lived assets held and used passed the Step 1recoverability test under ASC 360-10-35, Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. There were no indicators present during the twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012 that required the Company to test its long-lived assets held and used for recoverability.

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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CURRENT LIABILITIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

9. CURRENT LIABILITIES

Current liabilities, other than income taxes and current maturities of long-term debt, consisted of the following components:

	June 24, 2012		December 25, 2011
	(In thousands)
Accounts payable:
Trade accounts	$	275,958	$	294,662
Book overdrafts		65,277		32,958
Other payables		866		1,244
Total accounts payable		342,101		328,864
Accounts payable to JBS USA, LLC		6,746		11,653
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Compensation and benefits		80,288		72,328
Interest and debt-related fees		9,762		13,809
Insurance and self-insured claims		99,971		102,256
Commodity derivative liabilities:
Futures		1,353		2,120
Options		—		603
Other accrued expenses		89,215		89,855
Pre-petition obligations		282		826
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities		280,871		281,797
	$	629,718	$	622,314

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Long-Term Debt, Other Disclosures [Abstract]

Long-term Debt [Text Block]

10. LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS

Long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements consisted of the following components:

	Maturity	June 24, 2012			December 25, 2011
		(In thousands)
Senior notes, at 7⁷/₈%, net of unaccreted discount	2018	$	497,073		$	496,846
U.S. Credit Facility Term B-1note payable at4.75%	2014		275,443			275,443
U.S. Credit Facility Term B-2note payable at9.00%	2014		291,396			299,145
U.S. Credit Facility with one revolving note payable on which the
Company had funds borrowed at4.22% and6.25%	2014		161,500			347,300
Mexico Credit Facility with notes payable at TIIE Rate plus2.25% or
Equilibrium Interbank Interest Rate plus4.5%	2014		—			—
JBS USA Subordinated Loan Agreement with one term note payable at
9.845%	2015		—			50,000
Other	Various		4,824			4,878
Long-term debt			1,230,236			1,473,612
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt			(15,617	)		(15,611	)
Long-term debt, less current maturities		$	1,214,619		$	1,458,001

Senior and Subordinated Notes

At June 24, 2012, the Company had an aggregate principal balance of $500.0million of 7⁷/₈% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”) outstanding that are registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The 2018 Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by one of the Company’s subsidiaries. Interest is payable on December 15 and June 15 of each year, commencing on June 15, 2011. Additionally, the Company had an aggregate principal balance of $3.9 million of 7 ⁵/₈% senior unsecured notes, 8 ³/₈% senior subordinated unsecured notes and 9 ¹/₄% senior unsecured notes outstanding at June24,2012.

On June23,2011, the Company entered into a Subordinated Loan Agreement with JBS USA (the “Subordinated Loan Agreement”), which provided an aggregate commitment of $100.0million. On June23,2011, JBS USA made a term loan to the Company in the principal amount of $50.0million. Pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Loan Agreement, the Company has also agreed to reimburse JBS USA up to $56.5million for potential draws upon letters of credit issued on JBS USA's account that support certain obligations of the Company or its subsidiaries. On December16,2011, the Company and JBS USA executed an amendment to the Subordinated Loan Agreement that, among other things, provided that if the Company consummated a stock rights offering (the "Rights Offering") that allowed stockholders of record as of January17,2012to purchase an aggregate44,444,444shares of the Company's common stock on or before March24,2012, the loan commitment under the Subordinated Loan Agreement would be terminated. The Company consummated the Rights Offering on February29,2012. Further, under the U.S. Credit Facility (as defined below), following the consummation of the Rights Offering, (i) the Company, at its option, was permitted to prepay the outstanding $50.0million term loan under the Subordinated Loan Agreement and (ii) the existing commitment of JBS USA to make an additional $50.0million term loan to the Company under the Subordinated Loan Agreement would be terminated. On March7,2012, the Company repaid the outstanding $50.0million term loan under the Subordinated Loan Agreement, plus accrued interest, with proceeds received from the Rights Offering and the remaining commitment to make loans under the Subordinated Loan Agreement was terminated.

JBS USA agreed to arrange for letters of credit to be issued on its account in the amount of $56.5million to an insurance company serving the Company in order to allow that insurance company to return cash it held as collateral against potential workers compensation, auto and general liability claims. In return for providing this letter of credit, the Company reimburses JBS USA for the letter of credit costs the Company would otherwise incur under its U.S. Credit Facility. In the thirteen weeks ended June24,2012, the Company reimbursed JBS USA $1.4million for letter of credit costs incurred from November2011through May2012. As of June24,2012, the Company has accrued an obligation of $0.2million to reimburse JBS USA for letter of credit costs incurred on its behalf.

U.S. Credit Facility

Pilgrim’s and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into a credit agreement (the "U.S. Credit Facility") with CoBank ACB, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and other lenders party thereto, which currently provides a $700.0million revolving credit facility and a Term B facility. The U.S. Credit Facility also includes an accordion feature that allows us, at any time, to increase the aggregate revolving loan commitment by up to an additional $100.0million and to increase the aggregate Term B loans commitment by up to an additional $400.0million, in each case subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including obtaining the lenders' agreement to participate in the increase and an aggregate cap on all commitments under the U.S. Credit Facility of $1.85billion. On April22,2011, we increased the amount of the sub-limit for swingline loans under the U.S. Credit Facility to $100.0million. The revolving loan commitment and the Term B loans will mature on December28,2014.

On December28,2009, the Company paid loan costs totaling $50.0million related to the U.S. Credit Facility that it recognized as an asset on its balance sheet. The Company amortizes these capitalized costs to interest expense over the life of the U.S. Credit Facility.

Subsequent to the end of each fiscal year, a portion of our cash flow must be used to repay outstanding principal amounts under the Term B loans. In April2011, the Company paid approximately $46.3million of its excess cash flow toward the outstanding principal under the Term B loans. After giving effect to this prepayment and other prepayments of the Term B loans, the Term B loans must be repaid in16quarterly installments of approximately $3.9million beginning on April15,2011, with the final installment due on December28,2014. The Company did not have excess cash flow from2011to be applied toward the outstanding principal under the Term B loans. The U.S. Credit Facility also requires us to use the proceeds we receive from certain asset sales and specified debt or equity issuances and upon the occurrence of other events to repay outstanding borrowings under the U.S. Credit Facility. The cash proceeds received by the Company from the Rights Offering were not subject to this requirement. On June24,2012, a principal amount of $566.8million under the Term B loans commitment was outstanding.

Actual borrowings by the Company under the revolving credit commitment component of the U.S. Credit Facility are subject to a borrowing base, which is a formula based on certain eligible inventory, eligible receivables and restricted cash under the control of CoBank ACB. As of June24,2012, the applicable borrowing base was $676.9million, the amount available for borrowing under the revolving loan commitment was $476.2million and outstanding borrowings and letters of credit under the revolving loan commitment were $161.5million and $39.2million, respectively.

The U.S. Credit Facility contains financial covenants and various other covenants that may adversely affect our ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, incur liens, pay dividends or make certain restricted payments, consummate certain assets sales, enter into certain transactions with JBS USA and our other affiliates, merge, consolidate and/or sell or dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. On June23,2011and December16,2011, the Company entered into amendments to the U.S. Credit Facility, which, among other things, (i) temporarily suspended the requirement for the Company to comply with the fixed charge coverage ratio and senior secured leverage ratio financial covenants until the quarter ended December30,2012, (ii) modified the fixed charge coverage ratio financial covenant so that when the requirement to comply with this covenant resumes in the quarter ended December30,2012, the Company can calculate the fixed charge coverage ratio based upon a specified number of fiscal quarters selected by the Company, (iii) reduced the minimum allowable consolidated tangible net worth to the sum of $450million plus50% of the cumulative net income (excluding any losses) of the Company from December16,2011through such date of calculation and (iv) increased the maximum allowable senior secured leverage ratio, determined for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the last day of each fiscal quarter, to be no greater than4.00:1.00for periods calculated from September24,2012and thereafter. The Company is currently in compliance with the modified consolidated tangible net worth covenant. The Company also expects to be in compliance with the modified fixed charge coverage ratio and senior secured leverage ratio financial covenants when the requirement to comply with this covenant resumes in the quarter ended December30,2012.

All obligations under the U.S. Credit Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by certain of the Company's subsidiaries and are secured by a first priority lien on (i) the accounts receivable and inventories of the Company and its non-Mexico subsidiaries, (ii)65% of the equity interests in the Company's direct foreign subsidiaries and100% of the equity interests in the Company's other subsidiaries and (iii) substantially all of the personal property and intangibles of the borrowers and guarantors under the U.S. Credit Facility and (iv) substantially all of the real estate and fixed assets of the Company and the guarantor subsidiaries under the U.S. Credit Facility.

Mexico Credit Facility

On October19,2011, Avícola Pilgrim's Pride de México, S.A. de C.V. , Pilgrim's Pride S. de R.L. de C.V. and certain Mexican subsidiaries entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Mexico Credit Facility”) with ING Bank (México), S.A. Institución de Banca Múltiple, ING Grupo Financiero, as lender and ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent. The Mexico Credit Facility has a final maturity date of September25,2014. The Mexico Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company's Mexico subsidiaries. As of June24,2012, the U.S. dollar-equivalent of the loan commitment under the Mexico Credit Facility was $40.2million. There were no outstanding borrowings under the Mexico Credit Facility at June24,2012.

INCOME TAXES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

11. INCOME TAXES

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $1.7million, a (1.6)% effective tax rate, for the twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012, compared to an income tax benefit of $6.4million, a2.5% effective tax rate, for the twenty-six weeks ended June26,2011. The income tax benefit recognized for the twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012was primarily the result of a decrease in reserves for unrecognized tax benefits and a decrease in valuation allowance as a result of earnings in the current period, offset by the tax expense recorded on the Company's year-to-date income.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities (including the impact of available carry back and carry forward periods), projected future taxable income and tax-planning strategies in making this assessment. As of June24,2012, the Company does not believe it has sufficient positive evidence to conclude that realization of its federal, state and foreign net deferred tax assets is more likely than not to be realized.

For the twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012and June26,2011, there is no tax effect reflected in other comprehensive loss because the Company has a valuation allowance.

With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state or local income tax examinations for years prior to2003and is no longer subject to Mexico income tax examinations for years prior to2006. The Company continues to be under examination for Gold Kist and its subsidiaries for the tax years ended June30,2004through December27,2006. The Company is currently working with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) through the normal processes and procedures that are available to all taxpayers outside of bankruptcy to resolve the IRS' proofs of claim. There has been no significant change in the resolution of the IRS' claim since December25,2011. See “Note15. Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information.

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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

General Discussion of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

12. PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The Company sponsors programs that provide retirement benefits to most of its employees. These programs include qualified defined benefit pension plans, nonqualified defined benefit retirement plans, a defined benefit postretirement life insurance plan, defined contribution retirement savings plans and deferred compensation plans. Under all of our retirement plans, the Company’s expenses were $2.4 million and $3.0 million in the thirteen weeks ended June 24, 2012 and June 26, 2011, respectively, and $4.6 million and $5.3 million in the twenty-six weeks ended June 24, 2012 and June 26, 2011, respectively.

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for the defined benefit plans mentioned above:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended											Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	June 24, 2012						June 26, 2011					June 24, 2012						June 26, 2011
	Pension			Other			Pension			Other		Pension			Other			Pension			Other
	Benefits			Benefits			Benefits			Benefits		Benefits			Benefits			Benefits			Benefits
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	13		$	—		$	47		$	—	$	25		$	—		$	99		$	—
Interest cost		2,028			23			2,211			30		4,057			47			4,676			64
Estimated return on plan assets		(1,436	)		—			(1,665	)		—		(2,871	)		—			(3,521	)		—
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			1			—		—			—			2			—
Amortization of net loss (gain)		416			(1	)		26			—		831			(1	)		54			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,021		$	22		$	620		$	30	$	2,042		$	46		$	1,310		$	64

During the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 24, 2012, the Company contributed $2.8 million and $4.4 million to its defined benefit plans, respectively.

Beginning in the current year, the Company began remeasuring both plan assets and obligations on a quarterly basis.

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

13. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Rights Offering

In January 2012, Pilgrim's commenced the Rights Offering for stockholders of record as of January 17, 2012(the “Record Date”). The basic subscription privilege gave stockholders the option to purchase 0.2072shares of Pilgrim's common stock, rounded up to the next largest whole number, at a subscription price of $4.50per share for each share of Pilgrim's common stock they owned as of the Record Date. The multiplier was determined by dividing the 44,444,444shares being offered in the Rights Offering by the total number of shares owned by all stockholders on the Record Date. Those stockholders that exercised their basic subscription privilege in full also received an over-subscription privilege that afforded them the opportunity to purchase additional shares at the subscription price of $4.50per share from a pool of the shares left over had all stockholders not elected to exercise their basic subscription privileges in full. JBS USA committed to participate in the Rights Offering and exercise its basic and over-subscription privileges in full. The last day a stockholder could exercise either their basic subscription rights or their over-subscription rights was February 29, 2012. On March 7, 2012, the Company issued 44,444,444shares of common stock to stockholders that exercised their basic subscription privileges and over-subscription privileges under the Rights Offering. Gross proceeds received under the Rights Offering totaled $200.0million. The Company incurred costs directly attributable to the Rights Offering of $1.7million that it deferred and charged against the proceeds of the Rights Offering in Additional Paid-in Capital on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company used the net proceeds of $198.3 million for additional working capital to improve its capital position and for general corporate purposes. Pilgrim's also used a portion of the net proceeds to repay the outstanding principal amount of $50.0 million, plus accrued interest, of its subordinated debt owed to JBS USA and to repay indebtedness under the U.S. Credit Facility.

The Rights Offering contained a subscription price that was less than the fair value of the Company's common stock on the last day the rights could be exercised. This price discount is considered a bonus element similar to a stock dividend. Because of this bonus element, the Company adjusted both the weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding as reported in the Quarterly Report on Form10-Q filed with the SEC on April29,2011by multiplying those weighted average shares by an adjustment factor that represented the $6.40fair value of a share of the Company's common stock immediately prior to the exercise of the basic and over-subscription privileges under the Rights Offering divided by the $6.07theoretical ex-rights fair value of a share of the Company's common stock immediately prior to the exercise of the basic and over-subscription privileges under the Rights Offering. Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding and net loss per weighted average basic and diluted share for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June26,2011as originally reported and as adjusted for this bonus element were as follows:

	As Originally Reported			As Adjusted			Effect of Change
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Thirteen weeks ended June 26, 2011:
Weighted average basic shares outstanding		214,282			224,996			10,714
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding		214,282			224,996			10,714
Net loss per weighted average basic share	$	(0.60	)	$	(0.57	)	$	0.03
Net loss per weighted average diluted share	$	(0.60	)	$	(0.57	)	$	0.03
Twenty-six weeks ended June 26, 2011:
Weighted average basic shares outstanding		214,282			224,996			10,714
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding		214,282			224,996			10,714
Net loss per weighted average basic share	$	(1.16	)	$	(1.11	)	$	0.05
Net loss per weighted average diluted share	$	(1.16	)	$	(1.11	)	$	0.05

Share-Based Compensation

The Company granted200,000restricted shares of its common stock to William W. Lovette, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective January14,2011in connection with the employment agreement with Mr. Lovette. Restrictions on fifty percent of these shares will lapse on January3,2013and restrictions on the remaining shares will lapse on January3,2014, subject to Mr. Lovette’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The $1.4million fair value of the shares as of the grant date was determined by multiplying the number of shares granted by the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Assuming no forfeiture of shares, the Company will recognize share-based compensation expense of $0.7million ratably from January14,2011to January3,2013. The Company will also recognize share-based compensation expense of $0.7million ratably from January14,2011to January3,2014. The Company recognized share-based compensation expense totaling $0.2million during both the thirteen weeks ended June24,2012and June26,2011and share-based compensation expense totaling $0.3million during both the twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012and June26,2011.

Anti-dilutive Common Stock Equivalents

Due to the net loss incurred in the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June26,2011, the Company did not include8,157and11,591common stock equivalents, respectively, in the calculations of the denominators used for net loss per weighted average diluted common share outstanding as these common stock equivalents would be anti-dilutive.

Restrictions on Retained Earnings

The U.S. Credit Facility prohibits us from paying dividends on the common stock of the Company. Further, the indenture governing the2018Notes restricts, but does not prohibit, the Company from declaring dividends.

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The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity, comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, if any, including other comprehensive income (as applicable). Including, but not limited to: (1) balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings; (2) accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and total amount of comprehensive income; (3) amount and nature of changes in separate accounts, including the number of shares authorized and outstanding, number of shares issued upon exercise and conversion, and for other comprehensive income, the adjustments for reclassifications to net income; (4) rights and privileges of each class of stock authorized; (5) basis of treasury stock, if other than cost, and amounts paid and accounting treatment for treasury stock purchased significantly in excess of market; (6) dividends paid or payable per share and in the aggregate for each class of stock for each period presented; (7) dividend restrictions and accumulated preferred dividends in arrears (in aggregate and per share amount); (8) retained earnings appropriations or restrictions, such as dividend restrictions; (9) impact of change in accounting principle, initial adoption of new accounting principle and correction of an error in previously issued financial statements; (10) shares held in trust for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); (11) deferred compensation related to issuance of capital stock; (12) note received for issuance of stock; (13) unamortized discount on shares; (14) description, terms, and number of warrants or rights outstanding; (15) shares under subscription and subscription receivables, effective date of new retained earnings after quasi-reorganization and deficit eliminated by quasi-reorganization and, for a period of at least ten years after the effective date, the point in time from which the new retained dates; and (16) retroactive effective of subsequent change in capital structure.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Pilgrim's has been and, in some cases, continues to be a party to certain transactions with affiliated persons and our current and former directors and executive officers. Company management has analyzed the terms of all contracts executed with related parties and believes that they are substantially similar to, and contain terms no less favorable to us than, those obtainable from unaffiliated parties.

On December28,2009, JBS USA became the holder of the majority of the common stock of the Company. Until March26,2012, Lonnie A. “Bo” Pilgrim and certain entities related to Mr. Pilgrim collectively owned the second-largest block of our common stock. On March12,2012, Mr. Pilgrim (the "Founder Director") resigned as a director of Pilgrim's. On March26,2012, Mr. Pilgrim and certain entities related to Mr. Pilgrim sold18,924,438shares of our common stock to JBS USA. This transaction increased JBS USA's beneficial ownership to75.3% of the total outstanding shares of our common stock.

Transactions with JBS USA, a JBS USA subsidiary and the former Founder Director recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are summarized below:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	June 24,		June 26,		June 24,		June 26,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
JBS USA:
Subordinated loan interest^(a)	$	—	$	—	$	971	$	—
Letter of credit fees^(b)		592		—		1,184		—
JBS USA, LLC:
Purchases from JBS USA, LLC^(c)		16,982		37,981		31,711		78,027
Expenditures paid by JBS USA, LLC on behalf of Pilgrim’s Pride
Corporation^(d)		14,400		6,281		29,725		14,150
Sales to JBS USA, LLC^(c)		61,225		17,989		119,367		41,723
Expenditures paid by Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation on behalf of JBS
USA, LLC^(d)		1,432		479		2,556		650
Former Founder Director:
Consulting fee paid to former Founder Director^(e)		—		374		374		748
Board fees paid to former Founder Director^(e)		—		39		45		76
Contract grower compensation paid to former Founder Director^(f)		—		369		297		669
Sales to former Founder Director		—		4		1		5

(a)		On June23,2011, we executed a subordinated loan agreement with JBS USA that provided an aggregate loan commitment of $100.0million and immediately borrowed $50.0million under the resulting facility at an interest rate of9.845% per annum. On March7,2012, we repaid the outstanding $50.0million loan, along with $3.5million accrued interest, and terminated the loan commitment under the agreement.
(b)		Beginning on October26,2011, JBS USA arranged for letters of credit to be issued on its account in the amount of $56.5million to an insurance company on our behalf in order to allow that insurance company to return cash it held as collateral against potential liability claims. We agreed to reimburse JBS USA up to $56.5million for potential draws upon these letters of credit. We reimburse JBS USA for the letter of credit costs we would have otherwise incurred under our credit facilities. During2012, we have paid JBS USA $1.4million for letter of credit costs. At June24,2012, the outstanding payable to JBS USA for letter of credit costs was $0.2million.
(c)		We routinely execute transactions to both purchase products from JBS USA, LLC and sell products to them. As of June24,2012and December25,2011, the outstanding payable to JBS USA, LLC was $6.7million and $11.7million, respectively. As of June24,2012and December25,2011, the outstanding receivable from JBS USA, LLC was $24.9million and $21.2million, respectively. As of June24,2012, approximately $1.9million of goods from JBS USA, LLC were in transit and not reflected on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(d)		On January19,2010, we executed an agreement with JBS USA, LLC in order to allocate costs associated with the procurement of SAP licenses and maintenance services by JBS USA, LLC for the combined companies. Under this agreement, the fees associated with procuring SAP licenses and maintenance services are allocated between us and JBS USA, LLC in proportion to the percentage of licenses used by each company. The agreement expires on the date of expiration, or earlier termination, of each underlying SAP license agreement. During2012, we have paid JBS USA $0.6million for the procurement of such licenses and services. On May5,2010, we executed an agreement with JBS USA, LLC in order to allocate the costs of supporting the business operations through one consolidated corporate team. Expenditures paid by JBS USA, LLC on our behalf are reimbursed by us and expenditures paid by us on behalf of JBS USA, LLC are reimbursed by JBS USA, LLC. This agreement expires on May5,2015. During2012, we have paid JBS USA, LLC $14.4million for net expenditures paid by JBS USA, LLC on our behalf. At June24,2012, the outstanding net payable to JBS USA resulting from affiliate trade, procurement of SAP licenses and maintenance services and support of the business operations through one consolidated corporate team was $5.4million.
(e)		On December28,2009, we executed a consulting agreement with the former Founder Director. The terms of the agreement on that date included, among other things, that the former Founder Director (i) will provide services to us that are comparable in the aggregate with the services provided by him to us prior to December28,2009, (ii) will be appointed to our Board of Directors and, during the term of the agreement, will be nominated for subsequent terms on the Board, (iii) will be compensated for services rendered to us at a rate of $1.5million per annum for a term of five years, (iv) will be subject to customary non-solicitation and non-competition provisions and (v) will be, along with his spouse, provided with medical benefits (or will be compensated for medical coverage) that are comparable in the aggregate to the medical benefits afforded to our employees. As a result of his resignation as Founder Director, we are no longer required to nominate the Former Director to serve subsequent terms on the Board. During2012, we have paid $0.4million to the former Founder Director under this agreement.
(f)		We have executed various grower contracts with the former Founder Director that provide for the placement of our flocks on farms owned by the former Founder Director during the grow-out phase of production. These contracts include terms that are substantially identical to those included in contracts executed by us with unaffiliated parties. The former Founder Director can terminate the contracts upon completion of the grow-out phase for each flock. We can terminate the contracts within a specified period of time pursuant to regulations by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. During2012, we have paid $0.3million to the former Founder Director under these contracts.

On March2,2011, the Company agreed to purchase the home of Bill Lovette, our Chief Executive Officer, in Arkansas on reasonable and customary commercial terms and at a purchase price not to exceed approximately $2.1million. Consequently, Mr. Lovette transferred all of the rights and the Company assumed all obligations relative to the property for a purchase price of $2.1million. His home has not yet been resold. The Company will be responsible for commissions and closing costs on the resale of the home.

The Company executed a brand license agreement on June19,2012under which it has granted to JBS Aves Ltda. a license to use the Company's name, trademark and various other intellectual property and materials in connection with certain of their poultry products. The license fee will be calculated based on metric tons of poultry product sold by JBS Aves Ltda. bearing the Company's name and trademark. The Company did not recognize any income under the license agreement during the thirteen weeks ended June24,2012.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We are a party to many routine contracts in which we provide general indemnities in the normal course of business to third parties for various risks. Among other considerations, we have not recorded a liability for any of these indemnities as based upon the likelihood of payment, the fair value of such indemnities would not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of business. In the Company’s opinion, it has made appropriate and adequate accruals for claims where necessary; however, the ultimate liability for these matters is uncertain, and if significantly different than the amounts accrued, the ultimate outcome could have a material effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company. For a discussion of the material legal proceedings and claims, see Part II, Item1. “Legal Proceedings.” Below is a summary of some of these material proceedings and claims. The Company believes it has substantial defenses to the claims made and intends to vigorously defend these cases.

On December1,2008, Pilgrim’s and six of its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter11of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. The cases were jointly administered under Case No.08-45664. The Company emerged from Chapter11on December28,2009. The Company is the named defendant in several pre-petition lawsuits that, as of June24,2012, have not been resolved. Among the claims presently pending are claims brought against certain current and former directors, executive officers and employees of the Company, the Pilgrim’s Pride Administrative Committee and the Pilgrim’s Pride Pension Committee seeking unspecified damages under section502of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of1974(“ERISA”),29U.S.C. §1132. These claims were brought by individual participants in the Pilgrim’s Pride Retirement Savings Plan, individually and on behalf of a putative class, alleging that the defendants breached fiduciary duties to plan participants and beneficiaries or otherwise violated ERISA. Although the Company is not a named defendant in these claims, our bylaws require us to indemnify our current and former directors and officers from any liabilities and expenses incurred by them in connection with actions they took in good faith while serving as an officer or director. In these actions the plaintiffs assert claims in excess of $35.0million. The likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the amount or range of any possible loss to the Company cannot be determined at this time.

Other claims presently pending against the Company are claims seeking unspecified damages brought by current or former contract chicken growers who allege, along with other assertions, that the Company breached grower contracts and made false representations to induce the plaintiffs into building chicken farms and entering into chicken growing agreements with the Company. In the case styled Shelia Adams, et al. v. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, on September30,2011, the trial court issued its findings of fact and conclusions of law stating that the Company violated section192(e) of the Packers and Stockyards Act of1921by purportedly attempting to manipulate the price of chicken by idling the El Dorado, Arkansas complex and rejecting the El Dorado growers' contracts. The trial court awarded damages in the amount of $25.8million. Afterward, the Company filed post-judgment motions attacking the trial court's findings of fact and conclusions of law, which, on December28,2011, were granted in part and resulted in a reduction of the damages award from $25.8million to $25.6million. On January19,2012, the Company appealed the findings of fact and conclusions of law and decision concerning the post-judgment motions to the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Company intends to vigorously pursue its appellate rights and defend against the underlying judgment. While the outstanding judgment is reasonably possible, the Company has recorded an estimated probable loss that is less than the outstanding judgment. The remaining growers' claims are now scheduled to be tried in the summer and fall of2012. The Company intends to vigorously defend against these claims. Although the likelihood of financial loss related to the remaining growers' claims is reasonably possible, an estimate of potential loss cannot be determined at this time because of now conflicting legal authority, the factual nature of the various growers' individual claims, and a new judge who will preside over the remaining bench trials. There can be no assurances that other similar claims may not be brought against the Company.

The IRS has filed an amended proof of claim in the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to which the IRS asserts claims that total $74.7million. We have filed in the Bankruptcy Court (i) an objection to the IRS' amended proof of claim, and (ii) a motion requesting the Bankruptcy Court to determine our U.S. federal tax liability pursuant to Sections105and505of the Bankruptcy Code. The objection and motion assert that the Company has no liability for the additional U.S. federal taxes that have been asserted for pre-petition periods by the IRS. The IRS has responded in opposition to our objection and motion. On July8,2010, the Bankruptcy Court granted our unopposed motion requesting that the Bankruptcy Court abstain from determining our federal tax liability. As a result, we intend to work with the IRS through the normal processes and procedures that are available to all taxpayers outside of bankruptcy (including the United States Tax Court (“Tax Court”) proceedings discussed below) to resolve the IRS' amended proof of claim.

In connection with the amended proof of claim, on May26,2010, we filed a petition in Tax Court in response to a Notice of Deficiency that was issued to the Company as the successor in interest to Gold Kist. The Notice of Deficiency and the Tax Court proceeding relate to a loss that Gold Kist claimed for its tax year ended June30,2004. The matter is currently in litigation before the Tax Court.

On August10,2010, we filed two petitions in Tax Court. The first petition relates to three Notices of Deficiency that were issued to us with respect to our2003,2005and2007tax years. The second petition relates to a Notice of Deficiency that was issued to us with respect to Gold Kist’s tax year ended June30,2005and its short tax year ended September30,2005. Both cases are currently in litigation before the Tax Court.

We express no opinion as to the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the amount or range of any possible loss to us related to the above Tax Court cases. If adversely determined, the outcome could have a material effect on the Company’s operating results and financial position.

The Notices of Deficiency and the Tax Court proceedings discussed above cover the same tax years and the same amounts that were asserted by the IRS in its $74.7million amended proof of claim that was filed in the Bankruptcy Court.

Among the other claims that were pending against the Company were two identical claims seeking unspecified damages, each brought by a stockholder, individually and on behalf of a putative class, alleging violations of certain antifraud provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of1934. The court consolidated these cases into one matter. The parties reached an agreement to settle this matter for $1.5million, which the court approved on May2,2012. The case has been dismissed with prejudice in accordance with the terms of the settlement agreement.

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The entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.

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SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Guarantees [Abstract]

Guarantees [Text Block]

16. SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION

On December 15, 2010, the Company closed on the sale of $500.0 million of 7 ⅞% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”). The 2018 Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation of West Virginia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Guarantor”). In accordance with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, the following condensed consolidating financial statements present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company (referred to as “Parent” for the purpose of this note only) on a Parent-only basis, the Guarantor on a Guarantor-only basis, the combined non-Guarantor subsidiaries and elimination entries necessary to arrive at the information for the Parent, the Guarantor and non-Guarantor subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the Company using the equity method for this presentation.

The tables below present the condensed consolidating balance sheets as of June 24, 2012 and December 25, 2011, as well as the condensed consolidating statements of operations and cash flows for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 24, 2012 and June 26, 2011 based on the guarantor structure.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
June 24, 2012

			Subsidiary		Subsidiary		Eliminations/
	Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantors		Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	24,988	$	—	$	24,239	$	—		$	49,227
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		—		—		4,666		—			4,666
Investment in available-for-sale securities		—		—		156		—			156
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for
doubtful accounts		292,044		15,285		40,060		—			347,389
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC		24,932		—		—		—			24,932
Inventories		869,863		22,767		95,362		—			987,992
Income taxes receivable		59,722		—		6,781		(1,008	)		65,495
Current deferred tax assets		—		4,003		1,492		(5,495	)		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		21,478		188		21,729		—			43,395
Assets held for sale		28,778		—		15,935		—			44,713
Total current assets		1,321,805		42,243		210,420		(6,503	)		1,567,965
Investment in available-for-sale securities		—		—		474		—			474
Intercompany receivable		33,609		32,218		—		(65,827	)		—
Investment in subsidiaries		339,489		—		—		(339,489	)		—
Deferred tax assets		75,392		—		7		(4,300	)		71,099
Other long-lived assets		48,351		—		180,492		(180,000	)		48,843
Identified intangible assets, net		29,423		—		11,807		—			41,230
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,063,036		47,112		103,536		(3,888	)		1,209,796
Total assets	$	2,911,105	$	121,573	$	506,736	$	(600,007	)	$	2,939,407
Accounts payable	$	294,107	$	12,276	$	35,718	$	—		$	342,101
Account payable to JBS USA, LLC		6,746		—		—		—			6,746
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		221,578		19,864		39,426		3			280,871
Income taxes payable		—		—		1,008		(1,008	)		—
Current deferred tax liabilities		83,809		—		933		(5,495	)		79,247
Current maturities of long-term debt		15,617		—		—		—			15,617
Total current liabilities		621,857		32,140		77,085		(6,500	)		724,582
Long-term debt, less current maturities		1,239,619		—		—		(25,000	)		1,214,619
Intercompany payable		—		—		65,830		(65,830	)		—
Deferred tax liabilities		—		4,003		297		(4,300	)		—
Other long-term liabilities		297,264		—		3,205		(155,000	)		145,469
Total liabilities		2,158,740		36,143		146,417		(256,630	)		2,084,670
Total Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation stockholders’
equity		752,365		85,430		357,281		(343,377	)		851,699
Noncontrolling interest		—		—		3,038		—			3,038
Total stockholders’ equity		752,365		85,430		360,319		(343,377	)		854,737
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,911,105	$	121,573	$	506,736	$	(600,007	)	$	2,939,407

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
December 25, 2011

			Subsidiary		Subsidiary		Eliminations/
	Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantors		Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	13,733	$	30	$	27,846	$	—		$	41,609
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		—		—		7,680		—			7,680
Investment in available-for-sale securities		—		—		157		—			157
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for
doubtful accounts		302,809		1,575		44,838		—			349,222
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC		21,198		—		—		—			21,198
Inventories		766,227		21,144		91,723		—			879,094
Income taxes receivable		62,160		—		528		(3,621	)		59,067
Current deferred tax assets		—		4,003		1,478		(5,481	)		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		35,877		87		16,386		—			52,350
Assets held for sale		37,754		—		16,062		—			53,816
Total current assets		1,239,758		26,839		206,698		(9,102	)		1,464,193
Investment in available-for-sale securities		—		—		497		—			497
Intercompany receivable		50,064		33,978		—		(84,042	)		—
Investment in subsidiaries		304,395		—		—		(304,395	)		—
Deferred tax assets		75,392		—		7		(4,300	)		71,099
Other long-lived assets		57,460		—		180,461		(180,000	)		57,921
Identified intangible assets, net		31,384		—		12,699		—			44,083
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,090,376		49,336		105,928		(3,888	)		1,241,752
Total assets	$	2,848,829	$	110,153	$	506,290	$	(585,727	)	$	2,879,545
Accounts payable	$	270,538	$	13,033	$	45,293	$	—		$	328,864
Account payable to JBS USA, LLC		11,653		—		—		—			11,653
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		226,016		17,193		38,588		—			281,797
Income taxes payable		—		—		3,621		(3,621	)		—
Current deferred tax liabilities		83,795		—		934		(5,481	)		79,248
Current maturities of long-term debt		15,611		—		—		—			15,611
Total current liabilities		607,613		30,226		88,436		(9,102	)		717,173
Long-term debt, less current maturities		1,433,001		—		—		(25,000	)		1,408,001
Note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.		50,000		—		—		—			50,000
Intercompany payable		—		—		84,042		(84,042	)		—
Deferred tax liabilities		—		4,003		297		(4,300	)		—
Other long-term liabilities		289,697		—		11,675		(155,431	)		145,941
Total liabilities		2,380,311		34,229		184,450		(277,875	)		2,321,115
Total Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation stockholders’
equity		468,518		75,924		319,022		(307,852	)		555,612
Noncontrolling interest		—		—		2,818		—			2,818
Total stockholders’ equity		468,518		75,924		321,840		(307,852	)		558,430
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,848,829	$	110,153	$	506,290	$	(585,727	)	$	2,879,545

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Thirteen Weeks Ended June 24, 2012

				Subsidiary			Subsidiary			Eliminations/
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantors			Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	1,743,061		$	71,854		$	227,555		$	(68,001	)	$	1,974,469
Cost of sales		1,626,219			65,539			206,623			(68,001	)		1,830,380
Gross profit		116,842			6,315			20,932			—			144,089
Selling, general and administrative expense		39,336			—			5,103			—			44,439
Administrative restructuring charges		389			—			—			—			389
Operating income		77,117			6,315			15,829			—			99,261
Interest expense, net		24,694			—			231			—			24,925
Interest income		(7	)		—			(349	)		—			(356	)
Foreign currency transaction losses		25			—			8,187			—			8,212
Miscellaneous, net		(363	)		(2	)		129			(79	)		(315	)
Income before income taxes		52,768			6,317			7,631			79			66,795
Income tax expense (benefit)		(2,410	)		2,385			(2,333	)		—			(2,358	)
Income before equity in earnings of consolidated
subsidiaries		55,178			3,932			9,964			79			69,153
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		14,105			—			—			(14,105	)		—
Net income (loss)		69,283			3,932			9,964			(14,026	)		69,153
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		—			—			(205	)		—			(205	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride
Corporation	$	69,283		$	3,932		$	10,169		$	(14,026	)	$	69,358

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	57,838		$	3,932		$	9,964		$	(14,026	)	$	57,708
Comprehensive loss attributable to
noncontrolling interests		—			—			(205	)		—			(205	)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	$	57,838			3,932		$	10,169		$	(14,026	)	$	57,913

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Thirteen Weeks Ended June 26, 2011

				Subsidiary		Subsidiary			Eliminations/
	Parent			Guarantor		Non-Guarantors			Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	1,547,207		$	119,650	$	321,531		$	(65,698	)	$	1,922,690
Cost of sales		1,582,084			106,940		343,635			(65,698	)		1,966,961
Operational restructuring charges		1,957			—		—			—			1,957
Gross profit (loss)		(36,834	)		12,710		(22,104	)		—			(46,228	)
Selling, general and administrative expense		43,663			—		7,965			—			51,628
Administrative restructuring charges		850			—		—			—			850
Operating income (loss)		(81,347	)		12,710		(30,069	)		—			(98,706	)
Interest expense, net		27,312			—		114			—			27,426
Interest income		(53	)		—		(225	)		—			(278	)
Foreign currency transaction losses		28			—		16			—			44
Miscellaneous, net		26,579			1,225		(29,150	)		(90	)		(1,436	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		(135,213	)		11,485		(824	)		90			(124,462	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(1,222	)		4,336		356			—			3,470
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of
consolidated subsidiaries		(133,991	)		7,149		(1,180	)		90			(127,932	)
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		5,764			—		—			(5,764	)		—
Net income (loss)		(128,227	)		7,149		(1,180	)		(5,674	)		(127,932	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests		—			—		209			—			209
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride
Corporation	$	(128,227	)	$	7,149	$	4,998		$	(5,674	)	$	(128,141	)

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(128,443	)	$	7,149	$	(1,180	)	$	(5,674	)	$	(128,148	)
Comprehensive income attributable to
noncontrolling interests		—			—		209			—			209
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	$	(128,443	)	$	7,149	$	(1,389	)	$	(5,674	)	$	(128,357	)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 24, 2012

				Subsidiary			Subsidiary			Eliminations/
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantors			Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	3,382,624		$	148,340		$	460,844		$	(128,566	)	$	3,863,242
Cost of sales		3,193,571			133,082			411,001			(128,566	)		3,609,088
Gross profit		189,053			15,258			49,843			—			254,154
Selling, general and administrative expense		79,554			—			10,141			—			89,695
Administrative restructuring charges		3,269			—			5			—			3,274
Operating income		106,230			15,258			39,697			—			161,185
Interest expense, net		52,770			—			400			—			53,170
Interest income		(16	)		—			(614	)		—			(630	)
Foreign currency transaction losses		48			—			2,236			—			2,284
Miscellaneous, net		(481	)		(11	)		(400	)		207			(685	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		53,909			15,269			38,075			(207	)		107,046
Income tax expense (benefit)		(7,087	)		5,764			(382	)		—			(1,705	)
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of
consolidated subsidiaries		60,996			9,505			38,457			(207	)		108,751
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		47,745			—			—			(47,745	)		—
Net income (loss)		108,741			9,505			38,457			(47,952	)		108,751
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interest		—			—			220			—			220
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride
Corporation	$	108,741		$	9,505		$	38,237		$	(47,952	)	$	108,531

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	97,716		$	9,505		$	38,457		$	(47,952	)	$	97,726
Comprehensive income attributable to
noncontrolling interests		—			—			220			—			220
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	$	97,716			9,505		$	38,237		$	(47,952	)	$	97,726

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 26, 2011

				Subsidiary		Subsidiary			Eliminations/
	Parent			Guarantor		Non-Guarantors			Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	3,089,877		$	229,660	$	645,154		$	(149,525	)	$	3,815,166
Cost of sales		3,170,191			209,011		681,522			(149,525	)		3,911,199
Operational restructuring charges		3,305			—		—			—			3,305
Gross profit (loss)		(83,619	)		20,649		(36,368	)		—			(99,338	)
Selling, general and administrative expense		88,824			—		16,052			—			104,876
Administrative restructuring charges		1,268			—		—			—			1,268
Operating income (loss)		(173,711	)		20,649		(52,420	)		—			(205,482	)
Interest expense, net		54,499			—		434			—			54,933
Interest income		(354	)		—		(634	)		—			(988	)
Foreign currency transaction gains		(173	)		—		(2,518	)		—			(2,691	)
Miscellaneous, net		51,757			2,352		(57,048	)		432			(2,507	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		(279,440	)		18,297		7,346			(432	)		(254,229	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(15,972	)		6,907		2,663			—			(6,402	)
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of
consolidated subsidiaries		(263,468	)		11,390		4,683			(432	)		(247,827	)
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		15,000			—		—			(15,000	)		—
Net income (loss)		(278,468	)		11,390		4,683			14,568			(247,827	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interest		—			—		1,074			—			1,074
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride
Corporation	$	(278,468	)	$	11,390	$	3,609		$	14,568		$	(248,901	)

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(279,199	)	$	11,390	$	4,683		$	14,568		$	(248,558	)
Comprehensive income attributable to
noncontrolling interests		—			—		1,074			—			1,074
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	$	(279,199	)		11,390	$	3,609		$	14,568		$	(249,632	)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 24, 2012

				Subsidiary			Subsidiary			Eliminations/
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantors			Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Cash provided by operating activities	$	77,717		$	620		$	1,761		$	224		$	80,322
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment		(32,535	)		(642	)		(4,384	)		—			(37,561	)
Purchases of investment securities		(73	)		—			(89	)		—			(162	)
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investment securities		58			—			—			—			58
Proceeds from property sales and disposals		11,640			—			821			—			12,461
Cash used in investing activities		(20,910	)		(642	)		(3,652	)		—			(25,204	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.		(50,000	)		—			—			—			(50,000	)
Proceeds from long-term debt		391,300			—			—			—			391,300
Payments on long-term debt		(584,904	)		—			—			—			(584,904	)
Proceeds from sale of common stock		198,282			—			—			—			198,282
Other financing activities		—			—			224			(224	)		—
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(45,322	)		—			224			(224	)		(45,322	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			—			(2,178	)		—			(2,178	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		11,485			(22	)		(3,845	)		—			7,618
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		13,733			30			27,846			—			41,609
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	25,218		$	8		$	24,001		$	—		$	49,227

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 26, 2011

				Subsidiary			Subsidiary			Eliminations/
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantors			Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(194,575	)	$	7,740		$	44,485		$	2,178		$	(140,172	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment		(91,020	)		(7,746	)		(4,386	)		—			(103,152	)
Purchases of investment securities		—			—			(3,383	)		—			(3,383	)
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investment securities		—			—			2,634			—			2,634
Proceeds from property sales and disposals		3,799			6			1,072			—			4,877
Cash used in investing activities		(87,221	)		(7,740	)		(4,063	)		—			(99,024	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt		580,289			—			—			—			580,289
Payments on long-term debt		(455,931	)		—			—			—			(455,931	)
Proceeds from note payable to JBS Holdings, Inc.		50,000			—			—			—			50,000
Purchase of remaining interest in subsidiary		106			—			—			(2,610	)		(2,504	)
Payment of capitalized loan costs		(4,395	)		—			—			—			(4,395	)
Other financing activities		—			—			(538	)		432			(106	)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities		170,069			—			(538	)		(2,178	)		167,353
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			—			330			—			330
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(111,727	)		—			40,214			—			(71,513	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		67,685			—			38,392			—			106,077
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	(44,042	)	$	—		$	78,606		$	—		$	34,564

EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

Specific exit or disposal efforts that were ongoing during either the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012 or the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June26,2011included the following:

			Administrative
	Facility Closures^(a)		Integration^(b)		Total
	(In thousands, except positions eliminated)
Earliest implementation date		October2008		January2010
Latest expected completion date		September2014		March2012
Positions eliminated		2,410		480		2,890
Costs expected to be incurred:
Employee-related costs	$	3,170	$	14,578	$	17,748
Asset impairment costs		17,902		32,530		50,432
Inventory valuation costs		850		—		850
Other exit or disposal costs		19,433		—		19,433
Total exit or disposal costs	$	41,355	$	47,108	$	88,463
Costs incurred since inception:
Employee-related costs	$	3,170	$	14,578	$	17,748
Asset impairment costs		17,902		32,530		50,432
Inventory valuation costs		850		—		850
Other exit or disposal costs		7,181		—		7,181
Total exit or disposal costs	$	29,103	$	47,108	$	76,211

	Thirteen Weeks Ended June 24, 2012						Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 24, 2012
	Facility		Administrative				Facility		Administrative
	Closures		Integration		Total		Closures		Integration		Total
	(In thousands)
Employee-related costs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	78	$	—	$	78
Asset impairment costs		—		—		—		960		382		1,342
Other exit or disposal costs		389		—		389		1,932		—		1,932
Total exit or disposal costs	$	389	$	—	$	389	$	2,970	$	382	$	3,352

	Thirteen Weeks Ended June 26, 2011						Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 26, 2011
	Facility		Administrative				Facility		Administrative
	Closures		Integration		Total		Closures		Integration		Total
	(In thousands)
Employee-related costs	$	—	$	76	$	76	$	—	$	616	$	616
Asset impairment costs		1,957		850		2,807		3,723		850		4,573
Total exit or disposal costs	$	1,957	$	926	$	2,883	$	3,723	$	1,466	$	5,189

(a)		Significant facilities closed included one processing plant in2008, two processing plants in2009, two processing plants in the transition period and one processing plant in2011. The transition period began September27,2009and ended December27,2009and resulted from the Company's change in its fiscal year end from the Saturday nearest September30each year to the last Sunday in December of each year.
(b)		Company management implemented certain activities to integrate the administrative functions of the Company into those of JBS USA. These included the closures of administrative offices in Georgia and Texas.

Schedule Of Restructuring Reserve Reconciliation Activity Table Text Block

The following table sets forth activity that was recorded through the Company’s accrued exit or disposal cost accounts during the twenty-six weeks ended June24,2012and June26,2011:

				Accrued
	Accrued			Inventory
	Severance			Charges			Total
	(In thousands)
Balance at December25,2011	$	90		$	793		$	883
Accruals		—			—			—
Payment /Disposal		(155	)		(136	)		(291	)
Adjustments		78			—			78
Balance at June24,2012	$	13		$	657		$	670
Balance at December26,2010	$	4,150		$	793		$	4,943
Accruals		1,290			—			1,290
Payment /Disposal		(3,864	)		—			(3,864	)
Adjustments		(674	)		—			(674	)
Balance at June26,2011	$	902		$	793		$	1,695

Schedule Of Restructuring Costs Included In Statement Of Operations Table Text Block

Exit or disposal costs were included on the following lines in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	June 24, 2012		June 26, 2011		June 24, 2012		June 26, 2011
	(In thousands)
Cost of sales	$	0	$	0	$	78	$	0
Operational restructuring charges		—		1,957		—		3,305
Selling, general and administrative expense		—		76		0		616
Administrative restructuring charges		389		850		3,274		1,268
Total exit or disposal costs	$	389	$	2,883	$	3,352	$	5,189

Schedule Of Operating and Administrative Restructuring Charges Indirectly Related To Operations Table Text Block

Components of operating restructuring charges and administrative restructuring charges are summarized below:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	June 24, 2012		June 26, 2011		June 24, 2012		June 26, 2011
	(In thousands)
Operational restructuring charges:
Asset impairment costs (Note8. Property, Plant and
Equipment)	$	—	$	1,957	$	—	$	3,305
Administrative restructuring charges:
Asset impairment costs (Note8. Property, Plant and
Equipment)	$	—	$	850	$	1,342	$	1,268
Loss on egg sales and flock depletion expensed as
incurred		54		—		509		—
Other restructuring costs		335		—		1,423		—
Total administrative restructuring charges	$	389	$	850	$	3,274	$	1,268

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured On Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Abstract]

Schedule Of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values Of Investments In Available For Sale Securities [Table Text Block]

	June 24, 2012						December 25, 2011
	Carrying			Fair			Carrying			Fair			Note
	Amount			Value			Amount			Value			Reference
	(In thousands)
Short-term investments in available-for-sale
securities	$	156		$	156		$	157		$	157		6
Commodity derivative assets^(a):													7
Futures		5,123			5,123			2,870			2,870
Options		2,348			2,348			—			—
Long-term investments in available-for-sale
securities		474			474			497			497		6
Commodity derivative liabilities^(b):													7
Futures		(1,353	)		(1,353	)		(2,120	)		(2,120	)
Options		—			—			(603	)		(603	)
Long-term debt and other borrowing
arrangements^(c)		(1,230,236	)		(1,261,818	)		(1,423,612	)		(1,421,517	)	10
Note payable to JBS USA		—			—			(50,000	)		(50,077	)	10,14

(a)		Commodity derivative assets are included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(b)		Commodity derivative liabilities are included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(c)		The fair values of the Company’s long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements were estimated by calculating the net present value of future payments for each debt obligation or borrowing by: (i) using a risk-free rate applicable for an instrument with a life similar to the remaining life of each debt obligation or borrowing plus the current estimated credit risk spread for the Company or (ii) using the quoted market price at June24,2012or December25,2011, as applicable.

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The following items were measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June24,2012:

	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Short-term investments in available-for-sale securities	$	—		$	156	$	—	$	156
Commodity derivative assets:
Futures		5,123			—		—		5,123
Options		—			2,348		—		2,348
Long-term investments in available-for-sale securities		—			474		—		474
Commodity derivative liabilities:
Futures		(1,353	)		—		—		(1,353	)

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	June 24, 2012			June 26, 2011
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	59		$	1,190
Included in other comprehensive income		—			51
Sale of securities		(59	)		—
Balance at end of period	$	—		$	1,241

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TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts, consisted of the following:

	June 24, 2012			December 25, 2011
	(In thousands)
Trade accounts receivable	$	342,592		$	337,411
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC		24,932			21,198
Other receivables		9,630			16,974
Receivables, gross		377,154			375,583
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(4,833	)		(5,163	)
Receivables, net	$	372,321		$	370,420

INVENTORIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

Inventories consisted of the following:

	June 24, 2012		December 25, 2011
	(In thousands)
Chicken:
Live chicken and hens	$	393,500	$	363,590
Feed, eggs and other		278,543		238,449
Finished chicken products		312,587		273,363
Total chicken inventories		984,630		875,402
Other products:
Commercial feed, table eggs and other		3,344		3,674
Distribution inventories (other than chicken products)		18		18
Total other products inventories		3,362		3,692
Total inventories	$	987,992	$	879,094

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes our investments in available-for-sale securities:

	June 24, 2012				December 25, 2011
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	(In thousands)
Cash equivalents:
Fixed income securities	$	50	$	51	$	—	$	—
Short-term investments:
Fixed income securities	$	151	$	156	$	152	$	157
Long-term investments:
Fixed income securities	$	400	$	474	$	367	$	438
Other		—		—		59		59

Schedule Of Available For Sale Fixed Income Securities Maturities [Table Text Block]

Maturities for the Company’s investments in fixed income securities as of June24,2012were as follows:

	Amount		Percent
	(In thousands)
Matures in less than one year	$	207	30	%
Matures between one and two years		54	8	%
Matures between two and five years		228	34	%
Matures in excess of five years		192	28	%
	$	681	100	%

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

Information regarding the Company’s outstanding derivative instruments and cash collateral posted with (owed to) brokers is included in the following table:

	June 24, 2012			December 25, 2011
	(Fair values in thousands)
Fair values:
Commodity derivative assets	$	7,471		$	2,870
Commodity derivative liabilities		(1,353	)		(2,723	)
Cash collateral posted with (owed to) brokers		(1,682	)		3,271
Derivatives Coverage:
Corn		(a)			(a)
Soybean meal		1.6	%		(a)
Sorghum		50.6	%		n/a
Period through which stated percent of needs are covered:
Corn		(a)			(a)
Soybean meal		May2013			(a)
Sorghum		December2012			n/a
Written put options outstanding^(b):
Fair value	$	2,348		$	(603	)
Number of contracts:
Corn		—			500
Sorghum		1,395			—
Expiration dates		December2012			March2012
Short positions on outstanding futures derivative instruments^(b):
Fair value	$	2,643		$	495
Number of contracts:
Corn		1,286			2,531
Soybean meal		119			96

(a)		Derivatives coverage is the percent of anticipated corn and soybean meal needs covered by outstanding derivative instruments through a specified date. As of June24,2012, the Company's open short derivative positions for corn exceeded its long derivative positions. The Company will sometimes purchase short derivative instruments to offset negative price exposure on future fixed cash purchases. These positions expire by June2013.
(b)		A written put option is an option that the Company has sold that grants the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell the underlying asset at a certain price for a specified period of time. When the Company takes a short position on a futures derivative instrument, it agrees to sell the underlying asset in the future at a price established on the contract date. The Company writes put options and takes short positions on futures derivative instruments to minimize the impact of feed ingredients price volatility on its operating results.

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”), net consisted of the following:

	June 24, 2012			December 25, 2011
	(In thousands)
Land	$	64,030		$	65,413
Buildings		1,080,037			1,077,789
Machinery and equipment		1,492,689			1,492,251
Autos and trucks		58,248			58,518
Construction-in-progress		41,495			36,094
PP&E, gross		2,736,499			2,730,065
Accumulated depreciation		(1,526,703	)		(1,488,313	)
PP&E, net	$	1,209,796		$	1,241,752

CURRENT LIABILITIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Current liabilities, other than income taxes and current maturities of long-term debt, consisted of the following components:

	June 24, 2012		December 25, 2011
	(In thousands)
Accounts payable:
Trade accounts	$	275,958	$	294,662
Book overdrafts		65,277		32,958
Other payables		866		1,244
Total accounts payable		342,101		328,864
Accounts payable to JBS USA, LLC		6,746		11,653
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Compensation and benefits		80,288		72,328
Interest and debt-related fees		9,762		13,809
Insurance and self-insured claims		99,971		102,256
Commodity derivative liabilities:
Futures		1,353		2,120
Options		—		603
Other accrued expenses		89,215		89,855
Pre-petition obligations		282		826
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities		280,871		281,797
	$	629,718	$	622,314

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Long-Term Debt, Other Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

Long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements consisted of the following components:

	Maturity	June 24, 2012			December 25, 2011
		(In thousands)
Senior notes, at 7⁷/₈%, net of unaccreted discount	2018	$	497,073		$	496,846
U.S. Credit Facility Term B-1note payable at4.75%	2014		275,443			275,443
U.S. Credit Facility Term B-2note payable at9.00%	2014		291,396			299,145
U.S. Credit Facility with one revolving note payable on which the
Company had funds borrowed at4.22% and6.25%	2014		161,500			347,300
Mexico Credit Facility with notes payable at TIIE Rate plus2.25% or
Equilibrium Interbank Interest Rate plus4.5%	2014		—			—
JBS USA Subordinated Loan Agreement with one term note payable at
9.845%	2015		—			50,000
Other	Various		4,824			4,878
Long-term debt			1,230,236			1,473,612
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt			(15,617	)		(15,611	)
Long-term debt, less current maturities		$	1,214,619		$	1,458,001

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Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

General Discussion of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for the defined benefit plans mentioned above:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended											Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	June 24, 2012						June 26, 2011					June 24, 2012						June 26, 2011
	Pension			Other			Pension			Other		Pension			Other			Pension			Other
	Benefits			Benefits			Benefits			Benefits		Benefits			Benefits			Benefits			Benefits
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	13		$	—		$	47		$	—	$	25		$	—		$	99		$	—
Interest cost		2,028			23			2,211			30		4,057			47			4,676			64
Estimated return on plan assets		(1,436	)		—			(1,665	)		—		(2,871	)		—			(3,521	)		—
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			1			—		—			—			2			—
Amortization of net loss (gain)		416			(1	)		26			—		831			(1	)		54			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,021		$	22		$	620		$	30	$	2,042		$	46		$	1,310		$	64

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares [Table Text Block]

Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding and net loss per weighted average basic and diluted share for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June26,2011as originally reported and as adjusted for this bonus element were as follows:

	As Originally Reported			As Adjusted			Effect of Change
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Thirteen weeks ended June 26, 2011:
Weighted average basic shares outstanding		214,282			224,996			10,714
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding		214,282			224,996			10,714
Net loss per weighted average basic share	$	(0.60	)	$	(0.57	)	$	0.03
Net loss per weighted average diluted share	$	(0.60	)	$	(0.57	)	$	0.03
Twenty-six weeks ended June 26, 2011:
Weighted average basic shares outstanding		214,282			224,996			10,714
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding		214,282			224,996			10,714
Net loss per weighted average basic share	$	(1.16	)	$	(1.11	)	$	0.05
Net loss per weighted average diluted share	$	(1.16	)	$	(1.11	)	$	0.05

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Transactions with JBS USA, a JBS USA subsidiary and the former Founder Director recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are summarized below:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	June 24,		June 26,		June 24,		June 26,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
JBS USA:
Subordinated loan interest^(a)	$	—	$	—	$	971	$	—
Letter of credit fees^(b)		592		—		1,184		—
JBS USA, LLC:
Purchases from JBS USA, LLC^(c)		16,982		37,981		31,711		78,027
Expenditures paid by JBS USA, LLC on behalf of Pilgrim’s Pride
Corporation^(d)		14,400		6,281		29,725		14,150
Sales to JBS USA, LLC^(c)		61,225		17,989		119,367		41,723
Expenditures paid by Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation on behalf of JBS
USA, LLC^(d)		1,432		479		2,556		650
Former Founder Director:
Consulting fee paid to former Founder Director^(e)		—		374		374		748
Board fees paid to former Founder Director^(e)		—		39		45		76
Contract grower compensation paid to former Founder Director^(f)		—		369		297		669
Sales to former Founder Director		—		4		1		5

(a)		On June23,2011, we executed a subordinated loan agreement with JBS USA that provided an aggregate loan commitment of $100.0million and immediately borrowed $50.0million under the resulting facility at an interest rate of9.845% per annum. On March7,2012, we repaid the outstanding $50.0million loan, along with $3.5million accrued interest, and terminated the loan commitment under the agreement.
(b)		Beginning on October26,2011, JBS USA arranged for letters of credit to be issued on its account in the amount of $56.5million to an insurance company on our behalf in order to allow that insurance company to return cash it held as collateral against potential liability claims. We agreed to reimburse JBS USA up to $56.5million for potential draws upon these letters of credit. We reimburse JBS USA for the letter of credit costs we would have otherwise incurred under our credit facilities. During2012, we have paid JBS USA $1.4million for letter of credit costs. At June24,2012, the outstanding payable to JBS USA for letter of credit costs was $0.2million.
(c)		We routinely execute transactions to both purchase products from JBS USA, LLC and sell products to them. As of June24,2012and December25,2011, the outstanding payable to JBS USA, LLC was $6.7million and $11.7million, respectively. As of June24,2012and December25,2011, the outstanding receivable from JBS USA, LLC was $24.9million and $21.2million, respectively. As of June24,2012, approximately $1.9million of goods from JBS USA, LLC were in transit and not reflected on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(d)		On January19,2010, we executed an agreement with JBS USA, LLC in order to allocate costs associated with the procurement of SAP licenses and maintenance services by JBS USA, LLC for the combined companies. Under this agreement, the fees associated with procuring SAP licenses and maintenance services are allocated between us and JBS USA, LLC in proportion to the percentage of licenses used by each company. The agreement expires on the date of expiration, or earlier termination, of each underlying SAP license agreement. During2012, we have paid JBS USA $0.6million for the procurement of such licenses and services. On May5,2010, we executed an agreement with JBS USA, LLC in order to allocate the costs of supporting the business operations through one consolidated corporate team. Expenditures paid by JBS USA, LLC on our behalf are reimbursed by us and expenditures paid by us on behalf of JBS USA, LLC are reimbursed by JBS USA, LLC. This agreement expires on May5,2015. During2012, we have paid JBS USA, LLC $14.4million for net expenditures paid by JBS USA, LLC on our behalf. At June24,2012, the outstanding net payable to JBS USA resulting from affiliate trade, procurement of SAP licenses and maintenance services and support of the business operations through one consolidated corporate team was $5.4million.
(e)		On December28,2009, we executed a consulting agreement with the former Founder Director. The terms of the agreement on that date included, among other things, that the former Founder Director (i) will provide services to us that are comparable in the aggregate with the services provided by him to us prior to December28,2009, (ii) will be appointed to our Board of Directors and, during the term of the agreement, will be nominated for subsequent terms on the Board, (iii) will be compensated for services rendered to us at a rate of $1.5million per annum for a term of five years, (iv) will be subject to customary non-solicitation and non-competition provisions and (v) will be, along with his spouse, provided with medical benefits (or will be compensated for medical coverage) that are comparable in the aggregate to the medical benefits afforded to our employees. As a result of his resignation as Founder Director, we are no longer required to nominate the Former Director to serve subsequent terms on the Board. During2012, we have paid $0.4million to the former Founder Director under this agreement.
(f)		We have executed various grower contracts with the former Founder Director that provide for the placement of our flocks on farms owned by the former Founder Director during the grow-out phase of production. These contracts include terms that are substantially identical to those included in contracts executed by us with unaffiliated parties. The former Founder Director can terminate the contracts upon completion of the grow-out phase for each flock. We can terminate the contracts within a specified period of time pursuant to regulations by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. During2012, we have paid $0.3million to the former Founder Director under these contracts.

SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Guarantees [Abstract]

Schedule of Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
June 24, 2012

			Subsidiary		Subsidiary		Eliminations/
	Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantors		Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	24,988	$	—	$	24,239	$	—		$	49,227
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		—		—		4,666		—			4,666
Investment in available-for-sale securities		—		—		156		—			156
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for
doubtful accounts		292,044		15,285		40,060		—			347,389
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC		24,932		—		—		—			24,932
Inventories		869,863		22,767		95,362		—			987,992
Income taxes receivable		59,722		—		6,781		(1,008	)		65,495
Current deferred tax assets		—		4,003		1,492		(5,495	)		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		21,478		188		21,729		—			43,395
Assets held for sale		28,778		—		15,935		—			44,713
Total current assets		1,321,805		42,243		210,420		(6,503	)		1,567,965
Investment in available-for-sale securities		—		—		474		—			474
Intercompany receivable		33,609		32,218		—		(65,827	)		—
Investment in subsidiaries		339,489		—		—		(339,489	)		—
Deferred tax assets		75,392		—		7		(4,300	)		71,099
Other long-lived assets		48,351		—		180,492		(180,000	)		48,843
Identified intangible assets, net		29,423		—		11,807		—			41,230
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,063,036		47,112		103,536		(3,888	)		1,209,796
Total assets	$	2,911,105	$	121,573	$	506,736	$	(600,007	)	$	2,939,407
Accounts payable	$	294,107	$	12,276	$	35,718	$	—		$	342,101
Account payable to JBS USA, LLC		6,746		—		—		—			6,746
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		221,578		19,864		39,426		3			280,871
Income taxes payable		—		—		1,008		(1,008	)		—
Current deferred tax liabilities		83,809		—		933		(5,495	)		79,247
Current maturities of long-term debt		15,617		—		—		—			15,617
Total current liabilities		621,857		32,140		77,085		(6,500	)		724,582
Long-term debt, less current maturities		1,239,619		—		—		(25,000	)		1,214,619
Intercompany payable		—		—		65,830		(65,830	)		—
Deferred tax liabilities		—		4,003		297		(4,300	)		—
Other long-term liabilities		297,264		—		3,205		(155,000	)		145,469
Total liabilities		2,158,740		36,143		146,417		(256,630	)		2,084,670
Total Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation stockholders’
equity		752,365		85,430		357,281		(343,377	)		851,699
Noncontrolling interest		—		—		3,038		—			3,038
Total stockholders’ equity		752,365		85,430		360,319		(343,377	)		854,737
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,911,105	$	121,573	$	506,736	$	(600,007	)	$	2,939,407

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
December 25, 2011

			Subsidiary		Subsidiary		Eliminations/
	Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantors		Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	13,733	$	30	$	27,846	$	—		$	41,609
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		—		—		7,680		—			7,680
Investment in available-for-sale securities		—		—		157		—			157
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for
doubtful accounts		302,809		1,575		44,838		—			349,222
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC		21,198		—		—		—			21,198
Inventories		766,227		21,144		91,723		—			879,094
Income taxes receivable		62,160		—		528		(3,621	)		59,067
Current deferred tax assets		—		4,003		1,478		(5,481	)		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		35,877		87		16,386		—			52,350
Assets held for sale		37,754		—		16,062		—			53,816
Total current assets		1,239,758		26,839		206,698		(9,102	)		1,464,193
Investment in available-for-sale securities		—		—		497		—			497
Intercompany receivable		50,064		33,978		—		(84,042	)		—
Investment in subsidiaries		304,395		—		—		(304,395	)		—
Deferred tax assets		75,392		—		7		(4,300	)		71,099
Other long-lived assets		57,460		—		180,461		(180,000	)		57,921
Identified intangible assets, net		31,384		—		12,699		—			44,083
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,090,376		49,336		105,928		(3,888	)		1,241,752
Total assets	$	2,848,829	$	110,153	$	506,290	$	(585,727	)	$	2,879,545
Accounts payable	$	270,538	$	13,033	$	45,293	$	—		$	328,864
Account payable to JBS USA, LLC		11,653		—		—		—			11,653
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		226,016		17,193		38,588		—			281,797
Income taxes payable		—		—		3,621		(3,621	)		—
Current deferred tax liabilities		83,795		—		934		(5,481	)		79,248
Current maturities of long-term debt		15,611		—		—		—			15,611
Total current liabilities		607,613		30,226		88,436		(9,102	)		717,173
Long-term debt, less current maturities		1,433,001		—		—		(25,000	)		1,408,001
Note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.		50,000		—		—		—			50,000
Intercompany payable		—		—		84,042		(84,042	)		—
Deferred tax liabilities		—		4,003		297		(4,300	)		—
Other long-term liabilities		289,697		—		11,675		(155,431	)		145,941
Total liabilities		2,380,311		34,229		184,450		(277,875	)		2,321,115
Total Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation stockholders’
equity		468,518		75,924		319,022		(307,852	)		555,612
Noncontrolling interest		—		—		2,818		—			2,818
Total stockholders’ equity		468,518		75,924		321,840		(307,852	)		558,430
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,848,829	$	110,153	$	506,290	$	(585,727	)	$	2,879,545

Schedule of Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Thirteen Weeks Ended June 24, 2012

				Subsidiary			Subsidiary			Eliminations/
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantors			Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	1,743,061		$	71,854		$	227,555		$	(68,001	)	$	1,974,469
Cost of sales		1,626,219			65,539			206,623			(68,001	)		1,830,380
Gross profit		116,842			6,315			20,932			—			144,089
Selling, general and administrative expense		39,336			—			5,103			—			44,439
Administrative restructuring charges		389			—			—			—			389
Operating income		77,117			6,315			15,829			—			99,261
Interest expense, net		24,694			—			231			—			24,925
Interest income		(7	)		—			(349	)		—			(356	)
Foreign currency transaction losses		25			—			8,187			—			8,212
Miscellaneous, net		(363	)		(2	)		129			(79	)		(315	)
Income before income taxes		52,768			6,317			7,631			79			66,795
Income tax expense (benefit)		(2,410	)		2,385			(2,333	)		—			(2,358	)
Income before equity in earnings of consolidated
subsidiaries		55,178			3,932			9,964			79			69,153
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		14,105			—			—			(14,105	)		—
Net income (loss)		69,283			3,932			9,964			(14,026	)		69,153
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		—			—			(205	)		—			(205	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride
Corporation	$	69,283		$	3,932		$	10,169		$	(14,026	)	$	69,358

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	57,838		$	3,932		$	9,964		$	(14,026	)	$	57,708
Comprehensive loss attributable to
noncontrolling interests		—			—			(205	)		—			(205	)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	$	57,838			3,932		$	10,169		$	(14,026	)	$	57,913

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Thirteen Weeks Ended June 26, 2011

				Subsidiary		Subsidiary			Eliminations/
	Parent			Guarantor		Non-Guarantors			Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	1,547,207		$	119,650	$	321,531		$	(65,698	)	$	1,922,690
Cost of sales		1,582,084			106,940		343,635			(65,698	)		1,966,961
Operational restructuring charges		1,957			—		—			—			1,957
Gross profit (loss)		(36,834	)		12,710		(22,104	)		—			(46,228	)
Selling, general and administrative expense		43,663			—		7,965			—			51,628
Administrative restructuring charges		850			—		—			—			850
Operating income (loss)		(81,347	)		12,710		(30,069	)		—			(98,706	)
Interest expense, net		27,312			—		114			—			27,426
Interest income		(53	)		—		(225	)		—			(278	)
Foreign currency transaction losses		28			—		16			—			44
Miscellaneous, net		26,579			1,225		(29,150	)		(90	)		(1,436	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		(135,213	)		11,485		(824	)		90			(124,462	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(1,222	)		4,336		356			—			3,470
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of
consolidated subsidiaries		(133,991	)		7,149		(1,180	)		90			(127,932	)
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		5,764			—		—			(5,764	)		—
Net income (loss)		(128,227	)		7,149		(1,180	)		(5,674	)		(127,932	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests		—			—		209			—			209
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride
Corporation	$	(128,227	)	$	7,149	$	4,998		$	(5,674	)	$	(128,141	)

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(128,443	)	$	7,149	$	(1,180	)	$	(5,674	)	$	(128,148	)
Comprehensive income attributable to
noncontrolling interests		—			—		209			—			209
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	$	(128,443	)	$	7,149	$	(1,389	)	$	(5,674	)	$	(128,357	)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 24, 2012

				Subsidiary			Subsidiary			Eliminations/
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantors			Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	3,382,624		$	148,340		$	460,844		$	(128,566	)	$	3,863,242
Cost of sales		3,193,571			133,082			411,001			(128,566	)		3,609,088
Gross profit		189,053			15,258			49,843			—			254,154
Selling, general and administrative expense		79,554			—			10,141			—			89,695
Administrative restructuring charges		3,269			—			5			—			3,274
Operating income		106,230			15,258			39,697			—			161,185
Interest expense, net		52,770			—			400			—			53,170
Interest income		(16	)		—			(614	)		—			(630	)
Foreign currency transaction losses		48			—			2,236			—			2,284
Miscellaneous, net		(481	)		(11	)		(400	)		207			(685	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		53,909			15,269			38,075			(207	)		107,046
Income tax expense (benefit)		(7,087	)		5,764			(382	)		—			(1,705	)
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of
consolidated subsidiaries		60,996			9,505			38,457			(207	)		108,751
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		47,745			—			—			(47,745	)		—
Net income (loss)		108,741			9,505			38,457			(47,952	)		108,751
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interest		—			—			220			—			220
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride
Corporation	$	108,741		$	9,505		$	38,237		$	(47,952	)	$	108,531

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	97,716		$	9,505		$	38,457		$	(47,952	)	$	97,726
Comprehensive income attributable to
noncontrolling interests		—			—			220			—			220
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	$	97,716			9,505		$	38,237		$	(47,952	)	$	97,726

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 26, 2011

				Subsidiary		Subsidiary			Eliminations/
	Parent			Guarantor		Non-Guarantors			Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Net sales	$	3,089,877		$	229,660	$	645,154		$	(149,525	)	$	3,815,166
Cost of sales		3,170,191			209,011		681,522			(149,525	)		3,911,199
Operational restructuring charges		3,305			—		—			—			3,305
Gross profit (loss)		(83,619	)		20,649		(36,368	)		—			(99,338	)
Selling, general and administrative expense		88,824			—		16,052			—			104,876
Administrative restructuring charges		1,268			—		—			—			1,268
Operating income (loss)		(173,711	)		20,649		(52,420	)		—			(205,482	)
Interest expense, net		54,499			—		434			—			54,933
Interest income		(354	)		—		(634	)		—			(988	)
Foreign currency transaction gains		(173	)		—		(2,518	)		—			(2,691	)
Miscellaneous, net		51,757			2,352		(57,048	)		432			(2,507	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		(279,440	)		18,297		7,346			(432	)		(254,229	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(15,972	)		6,907		2,663			—			(6,402	)
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of
consolidated subsidiaries		(263,468	)		11,390		4,683			(432	)		(247,827	)
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		15,000			—		—			(15,000	)		—
Net income (loss)		(278,468	)		11,390		4,683			14,568			(247,827	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interest		—			—		1,074			—			1,074
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim’s Pride
Corporation	$	(278,468	)	$	11,390	$	3,609		$	14,568		$	(248,901	)

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(279,199	)	$	11,390	$	4,683		$	14,568		$	(248,558	)
Comprehensive income attributable to
noncontrolling interests		—			—		1,074			—			1,074
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	$	(279,199	)		11,390	$	3,609		$	14,568		$	(249,632	)

Schedule of Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table Text Block]

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 24, 2012

				Subsidiary			Subsidiary			Eliminations/
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantors			Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Cash provided by operating activities	$	77,717		$	620		$	1,761		$	224		$	80,322
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment		(32,535	)		(642	)		(4,384	)		—			(37,561	)
Purchases of investment securities		(73	)		—			(89	)		—			(162	)
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investment securities		58			—			—			—			58
Proceeds from property sales and disposals		11,640			—			821			—			12,461
Cash used in investing activities		(20,910	)		(642	)		(3,652	)		—			(25,204	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.		(50,000	)		—			—			—			(50,000	)
Proceeds from long-term debt		391,300			—			—			—			391,300
Payments on long-term debt		(584,904	)		—			—			—			(584,904	)
Proceeds from sale of common stock		198,282			—			—			—			198,282
Other financing activities		—			—			224			(224	)		—
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(45,322	)		—			224			(224	)		(45,322	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			—			(2,178	)		—			(2,178	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		11,485			(22	)		(3,845	)		—			7,618
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		13,733			30			27,846			—			41,609
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	25,218		$	8		$	24,001		$	—		$	49,227

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 26, 2011

				Subsidiary			Subsidiary			Eliminations/
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantors			Adjustments			Consolidation
	(In thousands)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(194,575	)	$	7,740		$	44,485		$	2,178		$	(140,172	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment		(91,020	)		(7,746	)		(4,386	)		—			(103,152	)
Purchases of investment securities		—			—			(3,383	)		—			(3,383	)
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investment securities		—			—			2,634			—			2,634
Proceeds from property sales and disposals		3,799			6			1,072			—			4,877
Cash used in investing activities		(87,221	)		(7,740	)		(4,063	)		—			(99,024	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt		580,289			—			—			—			580,289
Payments on long-term debt		(455,931	)		—			—			—			(455,931	)
Proceeds from note payable to JBS Holdings, Inc.		50,000			—			—			—			50,000
Purchase of remaining interest in subsidiary		106			—			—			(2,610	)		(2,504	)
Payment of capitalized loan costs		(4,395	)		—			—			—			(4,395	)
Other financing activities		—			—			(538	)		432			(106	)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities		170,069			—			(538	)		(2,178	)		167,353
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			—			330			—			330
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(111,727	)		—			40,214			—			(71,513	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		67,685			—			38,392			—			106,077
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	(44,042	)	$	—		$	78,606		$	—		$	34,564

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details Textual)	Jun. 24, 2012	Mar. 27, 2012
Number Of Countries In Which Entity Exports Products	105
Number of States in which Entity Operates	12
Number Of Employees Entity	38,000
Minimum Processing Capacity Of Employees Per Week	36,000,000
Minimum Annual Processing Capacity Of Employees	9,500,000,000
Number Of Contract Growers	3,900
Percentage Of Beneficial Ownership By Related Party	75.30%	75.30%

EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		30 Months Ended	44 Months Ended
EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2012 USD ($)
Positions eliminated						2,890
Costs Expected To Be Incurred [Abstract]
Employee-related costs						$ 17,748
Asset impairment costs						50,432
Inventory valuation costs						850
Other exit or disposal costs						19,433
Total exit or disposal costs						88,463
Employee-related costs	$ 0	$ 76	$ 78	$ 616		17,748
Asset impairment costs	0	2,807	1,342	4,573		50,432
Inventory valuation costs						850
Other exit or disposal costs	389		1,932			7,181
Total exit or disposal costs	389	2,883	3,352	5,189		$ 76,211
Facility Closing [Member]
Earliest implementation date						Oct. 01, 2008
Latest expected completion date						Sep. 01, 2014
Positions eliminated						2,410
Costs Expected To Be Incurred [Abstract]
Employee-related costs						$ 3,170
Asset impairment costs						17,902
Inventory valuation costs						850
Other exit or disposal costs						19,433
Total exit or disposal costs						41,355
Employee-related costs	0	0	78	0		3,170
Asset impairment costs	0	1,957	960	3,723		17,902
Inventory valuation costs						850
Other exit or disposal costs	389		1,932			7,181
Total exit or disposal costs	389	1,957	2,970	3,723		$ 29,103
Administrative Integration [Member]
Earliest implementation date					Jan. 01, 2010
Latest expected completion date					Mar. 01, 2012
Positions eliminated					480
Costs Expected To Be Incurred [Abstract]
Employee-related costs					$ 14,578
Asset impairment costs					32,530
Inventory valuation costs					0
Other exit or disposal costs					0
Total exit or disposal costs					47,108
Employee-related costs	0	76	0	616	14,578
Asset impairment costs	0	850	382	850	32,530
Inventory valuation costs					0
Other exit or disposal costs	0		0		0
Total exit or disposal costs	$ 0	$ 926	$ 382	$ 1,466	$ 47,108

EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Balance	$ 883	$ 4,943
Accruals	0	1,290
Payment /Disposal	(291)	(3,864)
Adjustments	78	(674)
Balance	670	1,695
Employee Severance [Member]
Balance	90	4,150
Accruals	0	1,290
Payment /Disposal	(155)	(3,864)
Adjustments	78	(674)
Balance	13	902
Other Restructuring [Member]
Balance	793	793
Accruals	0	0
Payment /Disposal	(136)	0
Adjustments	0	0
Balance	$ 657	$ 793

- Definition

Amount of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of a previously accrued liability for a specified type of restructuring cost, excluding adjustments for costs incurred during the period, costs settled during the period, and foreign currency translation adjustments.

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EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Restructuring Charges	$ 389	$ 850	$ 3,274	$ 1,268
Exit or disposal costs	389	2,883	3,352	5,189
Cost Of Sales [Member]
Restructuring Charges	0	0	78	0
Operational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Restructuring Charges	0	1,957	0	3,305
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Restructuring Charges	0	76	0	616
Administrative Restructuring Charges [Member]
Restructuring Charges	$ 389	$ 850	$ 3,274	$ 1,268

EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Impairment expense			$ 1,342	$ 2,808
Administrative Restructuring Charges	$ 389	$ 850	3,274	1,268
Operational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Impairment expense	0	1,957	0	3,305
Administrative Restructuring Charges [Member]
Impairment expense	0	850	1,342	1,268
Loss on egg sales and flock depletion expensed as incurred	54	0	509	0
Other restructuring costs	$ 335	$ 0	$ 1,423	$ 0

- Definition

The charge against earnings in the period, comprised of costs associated with restructuring activities not otherwise specified in the taxonomy pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding a discontinued operation as defined by generally accepted accounting principles. Costs of such activities include those for one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, but excludes costs associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset and severance costs associated with established compensation plans.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Jbs Usa Holdings, Inc [Member]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 0	$ (50,077)
Commodity derivative assets	7,471	2,870
Commodity derivative liabilities	(1,353)	(2,723)
Long-term Debt	(1,230,236)	(1,473,612)
Notes Payable, Related Parties	0	(50,000)
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	(1,261,818)	(1,421,517)
Future [Member]
Commodity derivative assets	5,123	2,870
Commodity derivative liabilities	(1,353)	(2,120)
Future [Member] \| Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Commodity derivative assets	5,123	2,870
Commodity derivative liabilities	(1,353)	(2,120)
Options Held [Member]
Commodity derivative assets	2,348	0
Commodity derivative liabilities	0	(603)
Options Held [Member] \| Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Commodity derivative assets	2,348	0
Commodity derivative liabilities	0	(603)
Short-Term Investments [Member]
Investments in available-for-sale securities, carrying value	156	157
Investments in available-for-sale securities, fair value	156	157
Long Term Investments [Member]
Investments in available-for-sale securities, carrying value	474	497
Investments in available-for-sale securities, fair value	$ 474	$ 497

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Commodity derivative assets	$ 7,471	$ 2,870
Commodity derivative liabilities	(1,353)	(2,723)
Options Held [Member]
Commodity derivative assets	2,348
Future [Member]
Commodity derivative assets	5,123	2,870
Commodity derivative liabilities	(1,353)	(2,120)
Short-Term Investments [Member]
Investments in available-for-sale securities, fair value	156	157
Long Term Investments [Member]
Investments in available-for-sale securities, fair value	474	$ 497
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Options Held [Member]
Commodity derivative assets	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Future [Member]
Commodity derivative assets	5,123
Commodity derivative liabilities	(1,353)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Short-Term Investments [Member]
Investments in available-for-sale securities, fair value	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Long Term Investments [Member]
Investments in available-for-sale securities, fair value	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Options Held [Member]
Commodity derivative assets	2,348
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Future [Member]
Commodity derivative assets	0
Commodity derivative liabilities	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Short-Term Investments [Member]
Investments in available-for-sale securities, fair value	156
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Long Term Investments [Member]
Investments in available-for-sale securities, fair value	474
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Options Held [Member]
Commodity derivative assets	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Future [Member]
Commodity derivative assets	0
Commodity derivative liabilities	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Short-Term Investments [Member]
Investments in available-for-sale securities, fair value	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Long Term Investments [Member]
Investments in available-for-sale securities, fair value	$ 0

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details 2) - Fund Of Funds Investment [Member] - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Balance at beginning of period	$ 59	$ 1,190
Included in other comprehensive income	0	51
Sale of securities	(59)	0
Balance at end of period	$ 0	$ 1,241

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details Textual) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Jun. 24, 2012 USD ($)
Impairment Of Long-Lived Assets To Be Disposed Of	$ 1.3
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Assets Held-for-sale, Long Lived	2.0
Estimate Of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Assets Held-for-sale, Long Lived	$ 0.7

TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Trade accounts receivable	$ 342,592	$ 337,411
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	24,932	21,198
Other receivables	9,630	16,974
Receivables, gross	377,154	375,583
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(4,833)	(5,163)
Receivables, net	$ 372,321	$ 370,420

- Definition

Amount of receivables arising from transactions with related parties due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3(a)(2))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39603-107864

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(k)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39622-107864

Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 08
-Paragraph k
-Subparagraph 1
-Article 4

Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 57
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph d
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph a
-Article 5

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INVENTORIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Inventories	$ 987,992	$ 879,094
Chicken Inventories Live Chicken and Hens [Member]
Inventories	393,500	363,590
Chicken Inventories Feed Eggs and Other [Member]
Inventories	278,543	238,449
Chicken Inventories Finished Chicken Products [Member]
Inventories	312,587	273,363
Chicken Inventories [Member]
Inventories	984,630	875,402
Commercial Feed Table Eggs and Other [Member]
Inventories	3,344	3,674
Other Than Chicken Distribution Inventories [Member]
Inventories	18	18
Other Products Inventories [Member]
Inventories	$ 3,362	$ 3,692

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Short-Term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale securities	$ 156	$ 157
Long Term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale securities	474	497
Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Available-for-sale securities	681
Fixed Income Securities [Member] \| Short-Term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	151	152
Available-for-sale securities	156	157
Fixed Income Securities [Member] \| Long Term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	400	367
Available-for-sale securities	474	438
Other Long-Term Investments [Member] \| Long Term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	0	59
Available-for-sale securities	0	59
Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	50	0
Available-for-sale securities	$ 51	$ 0

- Definition

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Available-for-sale Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized as Available-for-sale.

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INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (Details 1) - Fixed Income Securities [Member] $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2012 USD ($)
Matures in less than one year	$ 207
Matures between one and two years	54
Matures between two and five years	228
Matures in excess of five years	192
Available-for-sale securities	$ 681
Matures in less than one year	30.00%
Matures between one and two years	8.00%
Matures between two and five years	34.00%
Matures in excess of five years	28.00%
Available for sale securities maturity percentage	100.00%

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details)
$ in Thousands

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

USD ($)

Jun. 26, 2011

Dec. 25, 2011

USD ($)

Fair values:

Commodity derivative assets

$ 7,471

$ 2,870

Commodity derivative liabilities

(1,353)

(2,723)

Cash collateral posted with (owed to) brokers

$ (1,682)

3,271

Corn [Member]

Derivatives Coverage:

Derivatives Coverage

^[1]

0.00%

Soybeanmeal [Member]

Derivatives Coverage:

Derivatives Coverage

1.60%

0.00%

^[1]

Period through which stated percent of needs are covered:

Derivative, Maturity Date

May 31, 2013

Sorghum [Member]

Derivatives Coverage:

Derivatives Coverage

50.60%

Period through which stated percent of needs are covered:

Derivative, Maturity Date

Dec. 31, 2012

Put Options Written [Member]

Period through which stated percent of needs are covered:

Open Option Contracts Written, at Fair Value

$ 2,348

$ (603)

Number of contracts:

Open Option Contracts Written, Expiration Date

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2012

Put Options Written [Member] | Corn [Member]

Number of contracts:

Open Option Contracts Written, Number of Contracts

500

Put Options Written [Member] | Sorghum [Member]

Number of contracts:

Open Option Contracts Written, Number of Contracts

1,395

Short Positions On Outstanding Futures [Member]

Period through which stated percent of needs are covered:

Open Option Contracts Written, at Fair Value

$ 2,643

$ 495

Short Positions On Outstanding Futures [Member] | Corn [Member]

Number of contracts:

Open Option Contracts Written, Number of Contracts

1,286

2,531

Short Positions On Outstanding Futures [Member] | Soybeanmeal [Member]

Number of contracts:

Open Option Contracts Written, Number of Contracts

119

[1]

Derivatives coverage is the percent of anticipated corn and soybean meal needs covered by outstanding derivative instruments through a specified date. As of June 24, 2012, the Company's open short derivative positions for corn exceeded its long derivative positions. The Company will sometimes purchase short derivative instruments to offset negative price exposure on future fixed cash purchases. These positions expire by June 2013.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	$ 2.4	$ 5.7	$ 2.2	$ 26.3

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Land	$ 64,030	$ 65,413
Buildings	1,080,037	1,077,789
Machinery and equipment	1,492,689	1,492,251
Autos and trucks	58,248	58,518
Construction-in-progress	41,495	36,094
PP&E, gross	2,736,499	2,730,065
Accumulated depreciation	(1,526,703)	(1,488,313)
PP&E, net	$ 1,209,796	$ 1,241,752

- Definition

The cumulative amount of depreciation, depletion and amortization (related to property, plant and equipment, but not including land) that has been recognized in the income statement.

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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Dec. 25, 2011
Depreciation	$ 32,300	$ 48,200	$ 64,200	$ 95,100
Proceeds From Sale Of Property, Plant, and Equipment	9,400	500	12,461	4,877
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment	300	$ 800	(628)	$ 342
Assets Held For Sale	44,713		44,713		$ 53,816
Impairment Of Long-Lived Assets To Be Disposed Of			1,300
Idled Asset Accumulated Depreciation	61,000		61,000
Idled Asset Property Plant and Equipment Gross	151,500		151,500
Idled Assets Property, Plant and Equipment Net	$ 90,500		$ 90,500

CURRENT lIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Accounts payable:
Trade accounts	$ 275,958	$ 294,662
Book overdrafts	65,277	32,958
Other payables	866	1,244
Total accounts payable	342,101	328,864
Account payable to JBS USA, LLC	6,746	11,653
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Compensation and benefits	80,288	72,328
Interest and debt-related fees	9,762	13,809
Insurance and self-insured claims	99,971	102,256
Commodity Derivative Liabilities [Abstract]
Other accrued expenses	89,215	89,855
Pre-petition obligations	282	826
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	280,871	281,797
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current	629,718	622,314
Future [Member]
Commodity Derivative Liabilities [Abstract]
Derivative Liabilities	1,353	2,120
Options Held [Member]
Commodity Derivative Liabilities [Abstract]
Derivative Liabilities	$ 0	$ 603

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Maturity	28-Dec-14
Long-term debt	$ 1,230,236	$ 1,473,612
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	(15,617)	(15,611)
Long-term debt, less current maturities	$ 1,214,619	1,408,001
Holding Company, Jbs Usa [Member]
Maturity	2015
Long-term debt	$ 0	50,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Maturity	2018
Long-term debt	$ 500,000	496,846
Us Credit Facility Term Notes Payable B1 [Member]
Maturity	2014
Long-term debt	$ 275,443	275,443
Us Credit Facility Term Notes Payable B2 [Member]
Maturity	2014
Long-term debt	$ 291,396	299,145
Us Credit Facility Revolving Note Payable [Member]
Maturity	2014
Long-term debt	$ 161,500	347,300
Mexico Credit Facility Notes Payable [Member]
Maturity	2014
Long-term debt	$ 0	0
Other Long Term Debt [Member]
Maturity	Various
Long-term debt	$ 4,824	$ 4,878

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Feb. 29, 2012	Dec. 16, 2011	Oct. 26, 2011	Jun. 23, 2011	Apr. 22, 2011	Dec. 15, 2010	Dec. 28, 2009
Long-term debt	$ 1,230,236	$ 1,473,612
Maturity	28-Dec-14
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis	Mexico Credit Facility with notes payable at TIIE Rate plus 2.25% or Equilibrium Interbank Interest Rate plus 4.5
Us and Puertorico Subsidiaries [Member]
Percentage Of Equity Interest Guaranteed For Debt	10.00%
Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]
Percentage Of Equity Interest Guaranteed For Debt	65.00%
Holding Company, Jbs Usa [Member]
Long-term debt	$ 0	50,000
Maturity	2015
Senior Notes [Member]
Long-term debt	$ 500,000	496,846
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.875%							7.875%
Maturity	2018
Senior Subordinated and Unsecured Notes [Member]
Long-term debt	$ 3,900
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.375%
Senior Unsecured Notes One [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.625%
Senior Unsecured Notes Two [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	9.25%
Revolving Credit Facility and Term B Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 700,000
Us Credit Facility Term Notes Payable B [Member]
Long-term debt	566,800
Repayments of Debt		46,300
Line Of Credit Facility Feature To Increase Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment	$ 400,000
Accumulated Capitalized Interest Costs									$ 50,000
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment	16 quarterly installments
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal	$ 3,900
Debt Instrument, Date of First Required Payment	Apr. 15, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility Feature To Increase Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment	$ 100,000
Us Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term debt	676,900
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,850,000
Reduced Minimum Allowable Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Description	$450 million plus 50% of the cumulative net income (excluding any losses)
Line Of Credit Sublimit Swingline Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 100,000
Us Credit Facility Revolving Loan [Member]
Long-term debt	$ 476,200
Us Credit Facility Outstanding Borrowings [Member]
Long-term debt	161,500
Us Credit Facility Letters Of Credit [Member]
Long-term debt	39,200
Mexico Credit Facility Notes Payable [Member]
Long-term debt	$ 0	0
Maturity	2014
Subordinated Loan [Member] \| Holding Company, Jbs Usa [Member]
Credit Facility Availed						$ 100,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 50,000
Number Of Shares Granted To Stockholders As Per Loan Agreement				44,444,444
Debt Amount Permitted To Be Prepaid Following Consummation Of Rights Offering			$ 50,000
Termination Of Agreement Relating To Remaining Borrowing Capacity			$ 50,000
Repayments of Debt	$ 50,000
Letter Of Credit [Member] \| Holding Company, Jbs Usa [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 56,500
Agreed Repayment Of Debt					$ 56,500
Debt Issuance Cost Payable	1,400	$ 200
Loan Commitment Under Mexico Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term debt	$ 40,200

INCOME TAXES (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ (2,358)	$ 3,470	$ (1,705)	$ (6,402)
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations			1.60%	2.50%

PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Service cost	$ 13	$ 47	$ 25	$ 99
Interest cost	2,028	2,211	4,057	4,676
Estimated return on plan assets	(1,436)	(1,665)	(2,871)	(3,521)
Amortization of prior service cost	0	1	0	2
Amortization of net loss (gain)	416	26	831	54
Net periodic benefit cost	1,021	620	2,042	1,310
Other Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Service cost	0	0	0	0
Interest cost	23	30	47	64
Estimated return on plan assets	0	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0	0	0
Amortization of net loss (gain)	(1)	0	(1)	0
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 22	$ 30	$ 46	$ 64

- Definition

An amount calculated as a basis for determining the extent of delayed recognition of the effects of changes in the fair value of assets. The expected return on plan assets is determined based on the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and the market-related value of plan assets.

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- Definition

The increase in a defined benefit pension plan's projected benefit obligation or a defined benefit postretirement plan's accumulated postretirement benefit obligation due to the passage of time.

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- Definition

The actuarial present value of benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to services rendered by employees during the period. The portion of the expected postretirement benefit obligation attributed to employee service during the period. The service cost component is a portion of the benefit obligation and is unaffected by the funded status of the plan.

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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense	$ 2.4	$ 3.0	$ 4.6	$ 5.3
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Contributions	$ 2.8		$ 4.4

- Definition

The amount of pension and other (such as medical, dental and life insurance) postretirement benefit costs recognized during the period for (1) defined benefit plans (periodic benefit costs include the following components: service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss) on assets, prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) due to settlements or curtailments) and for (2) defined contribution plans (to the extent that a plan's defined contributions to an individual's account are to be made for periods in which that individual renders services, the net cost for a period is the contribution called for in that period; if a plan calls for contributions for periods after an individual retires or terminates, the estimated cost is accrued during the employee's service period).

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) - $ / shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Weighted average basic shares outstanding (in shares)	258,726	224,996	241,144	224,996
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	258,841	224,996	241,236	224,996
Net loss per weighted average basic share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ (0.57)	$ 0.45	$ (1.11)
Net loss per weighted average diluted share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ (0.57)	$ 0.45	$ (1.11)
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Weighted average basic shares outstanding (in shares)		214,282		214,282
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (in shares)		214,282		214,282
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Net loss per weighted average diluted share (in dollars per share)		$ (0.60)		$ (1.16)
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Weighted average basic shares outstanding (in shares)		10,714		10,714
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (in shares)		10,714		10,714
Net loss per weighted average basic share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.03		$ 0.05
Net loss per weighted average diluted share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.03		$ 0.05
As Adjusted [Member]
Weighted average basic shares outstanding (in shares)		224,996		224,996
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Net loss per weighted average basic share (in dollars per share)		$ (0.57)		$ (1.11)
Net loss per weighted average diluted share (in dollars per share)		$ (0.57)		$ (1.11)

- Definition

The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.

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-Paragraph 18
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The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period.

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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.

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- Definition

Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Dec. 16, 2011	Apr. 29, 2011
Rights Offering Options To Purchase Number Of Shares At Subscription Price For Each Shares Owned			0.2072
Rights Offering Subscription Price Per Share			4.50
Rights Offering Shares Offered			44,444,444
Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock Rights Gross			$ 200.0
Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Rights Issued Issuance Costs			1.7
Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock Rights Net			198.3
Line Of Credit Facility Amount Outstanding	$ 50.0		$ 50.0
Rights Offering Exercise Price						$ 6.40
Rights Offering Exercise Price For Over Subscription						$ 6.07
Lapse Of Restriction On Shares Percentage On Total Restricted Shares Granted Year Two	50.00%		50.00%
Lapse Of Restriction On Shares Percentage On Total Restricted Shares Granted Year Three	50.00%		50.00%
Grant Date Fair Value Of Restricted Shares			$ 1.4
Share Based Compensation Expense Recognized Ratably			0.7
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 0.2	$ 0.2	$ 0.3	$ 0.3
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount		8,157		11,591
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Common stock issued under compensation plans (in shares)			200,000
Holding Company, Jbs Usa [Member] \| Subordinated Loan [Member]
Number Of Shares Granted To Stockholders As Per Loan Agreement					44,444,444

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Jbs Usa Subordinated Loan [Member]
JBS USA:
Interest Expense, Related Party	$ 0	$ 0	$ 971	$ 0
Holding Company, Jbs Usa [Member] \| Letter Of Credit [Member]
JBS USA:
Interest Expense, Related Party	592	0	1,184	0
Jbs Usa Llc [Member]
Jbs Usa, Llc [Abstract]
Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party	16,982	37,981	31,711	78,027
Revenue from Related Parties	61,225	17,989	119,367	41,723
Jbs Usa Llc [Member] \| Expenses Paid By Related Party On Behalf Of Company [Member]
Jbs Usa, Llc [Abstract]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	14,400	6,281	29,725	14,150
Jbs Usa Llc [Member] \| Expenses Paid By Company On Behalf Of Related Party [Member]
Jbs Usa, Llc [Abstract]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	1,432	479	2,556	650
Director [Member] \| Consulting Fee Paid To Former Founder Director [Member]
Jbs Usa, Llc [Abstract]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	0	374	374	748
Director [Member] \| Board Fees Paid To Former Founder Director [Member]
Jbs Usa, Llc [Abstract]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	0	39	45	76
Director [Member] \| Contract Grower Compensation Paid To Former Founder Director [Member]
Jbs Usa, Llc [Abstract]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	0	369	297	669
Director [Member] \| Sales To Former Founder Director [Member]
Jbs Usa, Llc [Abstract]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$ 0	$ 4	$ 1	$ 5

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2010	Dec. 25, 2011	Mar. 27, 2012	Oct. 26, 2011	Jun. 23, 2011
Number Of Common Stock Shares Transferred From Founder Director To Related Party	18,924,438
Percentage Of Beneficial Ownership By Related Party	75.30%		75.30%				75.30%
Account payable to JBS USA, LLC	$ 6,746		$ 6,746			$ 11,653
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	24,932		24,932			$ 21,198
Holding Company, Jbs Usa [Member] \| Letter Of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 56,500
Agreed Repayment Of Debt								$ 56,500
Debt Issuance Cost Payable	200		200
Holding Company, Jbs Usa [Member] \| Subordinated Loan [Member]
Credit Facility Availed									$ 100,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount									$ 50,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period						9.845%
Repayments of Debt			50,000
Interest Paid			3,500
Jbs Usa Llc [Member]
Account payable to JBS USA, LLC	6,700		6,700			$ 11,700
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	24,900		24,900			21,200
Other Inventory, in Transit, Gross	1,900		1,900
Jbs Usa Llc [Member] \| Payments To Procure Licenses and Services [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction			600
Jbs Usa Llc [Member] \| Payments Towards Reimbursement Of Expenses [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction			14,400
Jbs Usa Llc [Member] \| Letter Of Credit [Member]
Debt Issuance Cost Payable						$ 1,400
Director [Member] \| Directors Compensation Per Annum As Per Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction					$ 1,500
Number Of Years To Be Compensated As Per Agreement With Director					5 years
Director [Member] \| Compensation Paid To Former Founder Director [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction			400
Director [Member] \| Contract Grower Compensation Paid To Former Founder Director [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$ 0	$ 369	297	$ 669
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction			$ 2,100

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Breached Fiduciary Duties [Member]
Loss Contingency Damages Sought Minimum Value	$ 35.0
Violations Of Certain Antifraud Provisions [Member]
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value	1.5
Breached Grower Contracts [Member] \| Loss Contingencies Awarded Original Value [Member]
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value		$ 25.8
Breached Grower Contracts [Member] \| Loss Contingencies Awarded Revised Value [Member]
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value		$ 25.6
Due To Internal Revenue Service [Member]
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$ 74.7

- Definition

The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 20
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SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Jun. 26, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 49,227	$ 41,609	$ 34,564	$ 106,077
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	4,666	7,680
Investment in available-for-sale securities	156	157
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts	347,389	349,222
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	24,932	21,198
Inventories	987,992	879,094
Income taxes receivable	65,495	59,067
Current deferred tax assets	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	43,395	52,350
Assets held for sale	44,713	53,816
Total current assets	1,567,965	1,464,193
Investment in available-for-sale securities	474	497
Intercompany receivable	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred tax assets	71,099	71,099
Other long-lived assets	48,843	57,921
Identified intangible assets, net	41,230	44,083
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,209,796	1,241,752
Total assets	2,939,407	2,879,545
Accounts payable	342,101	328,864
Account payable to JBS USA, LLC	6,746	11,653
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	280,871	281,797
Income taxes payable	0	0
Current deferred tax liabilities	79,247	79,248
Current maturities of long-term debt	15,617	15,611
Total current liabilities	724,582	717,173
Long-term debt, less current maturities	1,214,619	1,408,001
Note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.	0	50,000
Intercompany payable	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	145,469	145,941
Total liabilities	2,084,670	2,321,115
Total Pilgrim's Pride Corporation stockholders' equity	851,699	555,612
Noncontrolling interest	3,038	2,818
Total stockholders' equity	854,737	558,430	827,697	1,078,596
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,939,407	2,879,545
Parent Company [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	25,218	13,733	(44,042)	67,685
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Investment in available-for-sale securities	0	0
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts	292,044	302,809
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	24,932	21,198
Inventories	869,863	766,227
Income taxes receivable	59,722	62,160
Current deferred tax assets	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	21,478	35,877
Assets held for sale	28,778	37,754
Total current assets	1,321,805	1,239,758
Investment in available-for-sale securities	0	0
Intercompany receivable	33,609	50,064
Investment in subsidiaries	339,489	304,395
Deferred tax assets	75,392	75,392
Other long-lived assets	48,351	57,460
Identified intangible assets, net	29,423	31,384
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,063,036	1,090,376
Total assets	2,911,105	2,848,829
Accounts payable	294,107	270,538
Account payable to JBS USA, LLC	6,746	11,653
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	221,578	226,016
Income taxes payable	0	0
Current deferred tax liabilities	83,809	83,795
Current maturities of long-term debt	15,617	15,611
Total current liabilities	621,857	607,613
Long-term debt, less current maturities	1,239,619	1,433,001
Note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.		50,000
Intercompany payable	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	297,264	289,697
Total liabilities	2,158,740	2,380,311
Total Pilgrim's Pride Corporation stockholders' equity	752,365	468,518
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	752,365	468,518
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,911,105	2,848,829
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	8	30	0	0
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Investment in available-for-sale securities	0	0
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts	15,285	1,575
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	0	0
Inventories	22,767	21,144
Income taxes receivable	0	0
Current deferred tax assets	4,003	4,003
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	188	87
Assets held for sale	0	0
Total current assets	42,243	26,839
Investment in available-for-sale securities	0	0
Intercompany receivable	32,218	33,978
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred tax assets	0	0
Other long-lived assets	0	0
Identified intangible assets, net	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	47,112	49,336
Total assets	121,573	110,153
Accounts payable	12,276	13,033
Account payable to JBS USA, LLC	0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	19,864	17,193
Income taxes payable	0	0
Current deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	32,140	30,226
Long-term debt, less current maturities	0	0
Note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.		0
Intercompany payable	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities	4,003	4,003
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	36,143	34,229
Total Pilgrim's Pride Corporation stockholders' equity	85,430	75,924
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	85,430	75,924
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	121,573	110,153
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	24,001	27,846	78,606	38,392
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	4,666	7,680
Investment in available-for-sale securities	156	157
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts	40,060	44,838
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	0	0
Inventories	95,362	91,723
Income taxes receivable	6,781	528
Current deferred tax assets	1,492	1,478
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	21,729	16,386
Assets held for sale	15,935	16,062
Total current assets	210,420	206,698
Investment in available-for-sale securities	474	497
Intercompany receivable	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred tax assets	7	7
Other long-lived assets	180,492	180,461
Identified intangible assets, net	11,807	12,699
Property, plant and equipment, net	103,536	105,928
Total assets	506,736	506,290
Accounts payable	35,718	45,293
Account payable to JBS USA, LLC	0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	39,426	38,588
Income taxes payable	1,008	3,621
Current deferred tax liabilities	933	934
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	77,085	88,436
Long-term debt, less current maturities	0	0
Note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.		0
Intercompany payable	65,830	84,042
Deferred tax liabilities	297	297
Other long-term liabilities	3,205	11,675
Total liabilities	146,417	184,450
Total Pilgrim's Pride Corporation stockholders' equity	357,281	319,022
Noncontrolling interest	3,038	2,818
Total stockholders' equity	360,319	321,840
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	506,736	506,290
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Investment in available-for-sale securities	0	0
Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts	0	0
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Income taxes receivable	(1,008)	(3,621)
Current deferred tax assets	(5,495)	(5,481)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Assets held for sale	0	0
Total current assets	(6,503)	(9,102)
Investment in available-for-sale securities	0	0
Intercompany receivable	(65,827)	(84,042)
Investment in subsidiaries	(339,489)	(304,395)
Deferred tax assets	(4,300)	(4,300)
Other long-lived assets	(180,000)	(180,000)
Identified intangible assets, net	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	(3,888)	(3,888)
Total assets	(600,007)	(585,727)
Accounts payable	0	0
Account payable to JBS USA, LLC	0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	3	0
Income taxes payable	(1,008)	(3,621)
Current deferred tax liabilities	(5,495)	(5,481)
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	(6,500)	(9,102)
Long-term debt, less current maturities	(25,000)	(25,000)
Note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.		0
Intercompany payable	(65,830)	(84,042)
Deferred tax liabilities	(4,300)	(4,300)
Other long-term liabilities	(155,000)	(155,431)
Total liabilities	(256,630)	(277,875)
Total Pilgrim's Pride Corporation stockholders' equity	(343,377)	(307,852)
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	(343,377)	(307,852)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ (600,007)	$ (585,727)

SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Net sales	$ 1,974,469	$ 1,922,690	$ 3,863,242	$ 3,815,166
Cost of sales	1,830,380	1,966,961	3,609,088	3,911,199
Operational restructuring charges	0	1,957	0	3,305
Gross profit	144,089	(46,228)	254,154	(99,338)
Selling, general and administrative expense	44,439	51,628	89,695	104,876
Restructuring Charges	389	850	3,274	1,268
Operating income	99,261	(98,706)	161,185	(205,482)
Interest expense, net	24,925	27,426	53,170	54,933
Interest income	(356)	(278)	(630)	(988)
Foreign currency transaction losses	8,212	44	2,284	(2,691)
Miscellaneous, net	(315)	(1,436)	(685)	(2,507)
Income (loss) before income taxes	66,795	(124,462)	107,046	(254,229)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(2,358)	3,470	(1,705)	(6,402)
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	69,153	(127,932)	108,751	(247,827)
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	69,153	(127,932)	108,751	(247,827)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(205)	209	220	1,074
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	69,358	(128,141)	108,531	(248,901)
Comprehensive income (loss)	57,708	(128,148)	97,726	(248,558)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(205)	209	220	1,074
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	57,913	(128,357)	97,506	(249,632)
Parent Company [Member]
Net sales	1,743,061	1,547,207	3,382,624	3,089,877
Cost of sales	1,626,219	1,582,084	3,193,571	3,170,191
Operational restructuring charges		1,957		3,305
Gross profit	116,842	(36,834)	189,053	(83,619)
Selling, general and administrative expense	39,336	43,663	79,554	88,824
Restructuring Charges	389	850	3,269	1,268
Operating income	77,117	(81,347)	106,230	(173,711)
Interest expense, net	24,694	27,312	52,770	54,499
Interest income	(7)	(53)	(16)	(354)
Foreign currency transaction losses	25	28	48	(173)
Miscellaneous, net	(363)	26,579	(481)	51,757
Income (loss) before income taxes	52,768	(135,213)	53,909	(279,440)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(2,410)	(1,222)	(7,087)	(15,972)
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	55,178	(133,991)	60,996	(263,468)
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	14,105	5,764	47,745	15,000
Net income (loss)	69,283	(128,227)	108,741	(278,468)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	69,283	(128,227)	108,741	(278,468)
Comprehensive income (loss)	57,838	(128,443)	97,716	(279,199)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	57,838	(128,443)	97,716	(279,199)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net sales	71,854	119,650	148,340	229,660
Cost of sales	65,539	106,940	133,082	209,011
Operational restructuring charges		0		0
Gross profit	6,315	12,710	15,258	20,649
Selling, general and administrative expense	0	0	0	0
Restructuring Charges	0	0	0	0
Operating income	6,315	12,710	15,258	20,649
Interest expense, net	0	0	0	0
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency transaction losses	0	0	0	0
Miscellaneous, net	(2)	1,225	(11)	2,352
Income (loss) before income taxes	6,317	11,485	15,269	18,297
Income tax expense (benefit)	2,385	4,336	5,764	6,907
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	3,932	7,149	9,505	11,390
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	3,932	7,149	9,505	11,390
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	3,932	7,149	9,505	11,390
Comprehensive income (loss)	3,932	7,149	9,505	11,390
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	3,932	7,149	9,505	11,390
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net sales	227,555	321,531	460,844	645,154
Cost of sales	206,623	343,635	411,001	681,522
Operational restructuring charges		0		0
Gross profit	20,932	(22,104)	49,843	(36,368)
Selling, general and administrative expense	5,103	7,965	10,141	16,052
Restructuring Charges	0	0	5	0
Operating income	15,829	(30,069)	39,697	(52,420)
Interest expense, net	231	114	400	434
Interest income	(349)	(225)	(614)	(634)
Foreign currency transaction losses	8,187	16	2,236	(2,518)
Miscellaneous, net	129	(29,150)	(400)	(57,048)
Income (loss) before income taxes	7,631	(824)	38,075	7,346
Income tax expense (benefit)	(2,333)	356	(382)	2,663
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	9,964	(1,180)	38,457	4,683
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	9,964	(1,180)	38,457	4,683
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(205)	209	220	1,074
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	10,169	4,998	38,237	3,609
Comprehensive income (loss)	9,964	(1,180)	38,457	4,683
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(205)	209	220	1,074
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	10,169	(1,389)	38,237	3,609
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Net sales	(68,001)	(65,698)	(128,566)	(149,525)
Cost of sales	(68,001)	(65,698)	(128,566)	(149,525)
Operational restructuring charges		0		0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expense	0	0	0	0
Restructuring Charges	0	0	0	0
Operating income	0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net	0	0	0	0
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency transaction losses	0	0	0	0
Miscellaneous, net	(79)	(90)	207	432
Income (loss) before income taxes	79	90	(207)	(432)
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	79	90	(207)	(432)
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	(14,105)	(5,764)	(47,745)	(15,000)
Net income (loss)	(14,026)	(5,674)	(47,952)	14,568
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	(14,026)	(5,674)	(47,952)	14,568
Comprehensive income (loss)	(14,026)	(5,674)	(47,952)	14,568
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	$ (14,026)	$ (5,674)	$ (47,952)	$ 14,568

SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities			$ 80,322	$ (140,172)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment			(37,561)	(103,152)
Purchases of investment securities			162	3,383
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investment securities			58	2,634
Proceeds from property sales and disposals	$ 9,400	$ 500	12,461	4,877
Cash used in investing activities			(25,204)	(99,024)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.			(50,000)	0
Proceeds from long-term debt			391,300	580,289
Payments on long-term debt			(584,904)	(455,931)
Proceeds from note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.			0	50,000
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net			198,282	0
Purchase of remaining interest in subsidiary			0	(2,504)
Payment of capitalized loan costs			0	(4,395)
Other financing activities			0	(106)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(45,322)	167,353
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(2,178)	330
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			7,618	(71,513)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			41,609	106,077
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	49,227	34,564	49,227	34,564
Parent Company [Member]
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities			77,717	(194,575)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment			(32,535)	(91,020)
Purchases of investment securities			(73)	0
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investment securities			58	0
Proceeds from property sales and disposals			11,640	3,799
Cash used in investing activities			(20,910)	(87,221)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.			(50,000)
Proceeds from long-term debt			391,300	580,289
Payments on long-term debt			(584,904)	(455,931)
Proceeds from note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.				50,000
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net			198,282
Purchase of remaining interest in subsidiary				106
Payment of capitalized loan costs				(4,395)
Other financing activities			0	0
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(45,322)	170,069
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			11,485	(111,727)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			13,733	67,685
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	25,218	(44,042)	25,218	(44,042)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities			620	7,740
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment			(642)	(7,746)
Purchases of investment securities			0	0
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investment securities			0	0
Proceeds from property sales and disposals			0	6
Cash used in investing activities			(642)	(7,740)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.			0	0
Proceeds from long-term debt			0	0
Payments on long-term debt			0	0
Proceeds from note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.			0	0
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net			0	0
Purchase of remaining interest in subsidiary				0
Payment of capitalized loan costs				0
Other financing activities			0	0
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			0	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(22)	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			30	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	8	0	8	0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities			1,761	44,485
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment			(4,384)	(4,386)
Purchases of investment securities			(89)	(3,383)
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investment securities			0	2,634
Proceeds from property sales and disposals			821	1,072
Cash used in investing activities			(3,652)	(4,063)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.			0	0
Proceeds from long-term debt			0	0
Payments on long-term debt			0	0
Proceeds from note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.			0	0
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net			0	0
Purchase of remaining interest in subsidiary				0
Payment of capitalized loan costs				0
Other financing activities			224	(538)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			224	(538)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(2,178)	330
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(3,845)	40,214
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			27,846	38,392
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	24,001	78,606	24,001	78,606
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities			224	2,178
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment			0	0
Purchases of investment securities			0	0
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investment securities			0	0
Proceeds from property sales and disposals			0	0
Cash used in investing activities			0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.			0	0
Proceeds from long-term debt			0	0
Payments on long-term debt			0	0
Proceeds from note payable to JBS USA Holdings, Inc.			0	0
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net			0
Purchase of remaining interest in subsidiary				(2,610)
Payment of capitalized loan costs				0
Other financing activities			(224)	432
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(224)	(2,178)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details Textual) - Senior Notes [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 24, 2012	Dec. 15, 2010
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt	$ 500.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		7.875%	7.875%