Segment Reporting (Details) - Major segments of the business (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 15, 2013	Jun. 16, 2012	Jun. 15, 2013	Jun. 16, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 17,127	$ 16,477	$ 24,775	$ 29,950
Sales To External Customer [Member] | Military [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	537,529	526,201	1,069,572	1,060,529
Sales To External Customer [Member] | Food Distribution [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	487,153	441,587	872,481	874,345
Sales To External Customer [Member] | Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	180,070	136,454	356,940	239,213
Sales To External Customer [Member] | Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue
Sales To External Customer [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,204,752	1,104,242	2,298,993	2,174,087
Military [Member] | Inter-Segment Sales [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue
Military [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	3,942	8,570	8,659	19,044
Food Distribution [Member] | Inter-Segment Sales [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	95,095	71,793	187,500	123,663
Food Distribution [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	8,874	5,517	9,021	7,855
Retail [Member] | Inter-Segment Sales [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue
Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	4,311	2,390	7,095	3,051
Elimination [Member] | Inter-Segment Sales [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	(95,095)	(71,793)	(187,500)	(123,663)
Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue
Inter-Segment Sales [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue