Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2017	May 03, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 01, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	APFH
Entity Registrant Name	AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001669792
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		78,202,575