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Noncontrolling Interest
12 Months Ended
Dec. 25, 2011
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]  
Noncontrolling Interest
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

In December 2007, the Company assumed a 54% ownership interest in GC Properties General Partnership ("GC Properties") through its acquisition of Gold Kist. GC Properties owns and maintains an office building in Atlanta, Georgia at which the Company, among other tenants, leases office space. In September 2010, the Company purchased the remaining 46% ownership interest in GC Properties from Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company for $7.6 million.
    
In April 2007, the Company purchased a 49% ownership interest in Merit Provisions LLC (“Merit”). Until March 2011, Merit purchased inventory from the Company for ultimate distribution to a major foodservice company. In June 2011, the Company purchased the remaining 51% ownership interest in Merit for $2.5 million.