Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

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Segment Information (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012 Segment Totals	Oct. 01, 2011 Segment Totals	Sep. 29, 2012 Segment Totals	Oct. 01, 2011 Segment Totals	Dec. 31, 2011 Segment Totals	Sep. 29, 2012 Pork	Oct. 01, 2011 Pork	Sep. 29, 2012 Pork	Oct. 01, 2011 Pork	Dec. 31, 2011 Pork	Sep. 29, 2012 Commodity Trading and Milling	Oct. 01, 2011 Commodity Trading and Milling	Sep. 29, 2012 Commodity Trading and Milling	Oct. 01, 2011 Commodity Trading and Milling	Dec. 31, 2011 Commodity Trading and Milling	Sep. 29, 2012 Marine	Oct. 01, 2011 Marine	Sep. 29, 2012 Marine	Oct. 01, 2011 Marine	Dec. 31, 2011 Marine	Sep. 29, 2012 Sugar	Oct. 01, 2011 Sugar	Sep. 29, 2012 Sugar	Oct. 01, 2011 Sugar	Dec. 31, 2011 Sugar	Sep. 29, 2012 Power	Oct. 01, 2011 Power	Sep. 29, 2012 Power	Oct. 01, 2011 Power	Dec. 31, 2011 Power	Sep. 29, 2012 Turkey	Oct. 01, 2011 Turkey	Sep. 29, 2012 Turkey	Oct. 01, 2011 Turkey	Dec. 31, 2011 Turkey	Sep. 29, 2012 All Other	Oct. 01, 2011 All Other	Sep. 29, 2012 All Other	Oct. 01, 2011 All Other	Dec. 31, 2011 All Other	Sep. 29, 2012 Corporate	Oct. 01, 2011 Corporate	Sep. 29, 2012 Corporate	Oct. 01, 2011 Corporate	Dec. 31, 2011 Corporate
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers:	$ 1,479,146	$ 1,476,718	$ 4,461,122	$ 4,343,484							$ 413,077	$ 446,138	$ 1,214,405	$ 1,311,530		$ 675,649	$ 717,188	$ 2,125,263	$ 2,050,426		$ 242,330	$ 225,594	$ 712,141	$ 691,815		$ 69,025	$ 55,611	$ 220,277	$ 195,208		$ 75,778	$ 28,614	$ 178,562	$ 85,629							$ 3,557	$ 3,573	$ 10,474	$ 8,876
Operating Income (Loss):	85,057	66,989	239,136	334,230		91,888	66,671	258,693	343,030		29,863	53,755	103,582	195,844		16,662	7,054	53,822	45,356		13,006	(8,150)	14,578	(12,182)		13,615	10,566	51,326	54,591		18,649	3,718	35,123	60,324							93	(272)	262	(903)		(6,831)	318	(19,557)	(8,800)
Income (loss) from affiliates	2,318	(2,677)	21,703	8,850												2,143	1,384	7,155	11,782							(122)	93	(184)	311							297	(4,154)	14,732	(3,243)
Total Assets:	3,358,913		3,358,913		3,006,728	2,866,766		2,866,766		2,509,361	735,525		735,525		738,574	1,003,661		1,003,661		755,903	279,449		279,449		261,781	255,481		255,481		269,564	252,621		252,621		165,118	334,663		334,663		312,164	5,366		5,366		6,257	492,147		492,147		497,367
Investment in and Advances to Affiliates:	$ 388,003		$ 388,003		$ 364,840											$ 169,098		$ 169,098		$ 160,402						$ 2,752		$ 2,752		$ 3,177						$ 216,153		$ 216,153		$ 201,261