Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 03, 2014 MW
Segment Information
Total investment in affiliate	$ 539,004,000			$ 523,063,000
Notes receivable from affiliates	201,555,000			197,270,000
Loss from affiliates	(11,227,000)	(6,644,000)
Pork
Segment Information
Total investment in affiliate	80,769,000			79,832,000
Loss from affiliates	(2,653,000)
Commodity Trading and Milling segment
Segment Information
Total investment in affiliate	182,914,000			178,344,000
Loss from affiliates	9,249,000	35,000
Commodity Trading and Milling segment | Democratic Republic of Congo
Segment Information
Percentage of ownership interest accounted as equity method investment				50.00%
Power
Segment Information
Capacity of power facility leased (in megawatts)						72
Turkey
Segment Information
Total investment in affiliate	254,253,000			244,560,000
Loss from affiliates	(16,754,000)	(6,374,000)
Marine
Segment Information
Total investment in affiliate	17,729,000			17,333,000
Loss from affiliates	(653,000)
Butterball, LLC | Long-term note receivable
Segment Information
Notes receivable from affiliates	145,450,000
Butterball, LLC | Turkey
Segment Information
Net sales	397,698,000	355,763,000
Operating income (loss)	42,597,000	20,748,000
Total assets	1,008,592,000			1,021,182,000
Bakery business | Democratic Republic of Congo
Segment Information
Total investment in affiliate	56,939,000
Bakery business | Democratic Republic of Congo | Supplier concentration risk
Segment Information
Number of suppliers	1
Bakery business | Commodity Trading and Milling segment | Democratic Republic of Congo
Segment Information
Note Receivable from Affiliates	34,556,000
Flour production in Brazil | Flour | Long-term note receivable
Segment Information
Interest received in cash (as a percent)			50.00%
Interest receivable in kind (as a percent)			50.00%
Flour production in Brazil | Flour | Brazil
Segment Information
Percentage of ownership interest accounted as equity method investment			50.00%
Amount contributed as additional equity to provide additional working capital to equity method investee	2,502,000			3,886,000
Total investment in affiliate	1,950,000			11,669,000
Amount invested for acquiring non-controlling interest			17,000,000
Receivable from affiliates	14,207,000			13,969,000
Loss from affiliates	11,666,000
Proportionate share of deferred income tax asset allowance from affiliates	5,846,000
Flour production in Brazil | Flour | Brazil | Long-term note receivable
Segment Information
Note Receivable from Affiliates	14,018,000			13,849,000
Notes receivable from affiliates			13,000,000
Cargo terminal operator in Jamaica | Marine
Segment Information
Percentage of ownership interest accounted as equity method investment					21.00%
Amount invested for acquiring non-controlling interest					$ 17,333,000
Daily's
Segment Information
Number of processing units				2
Daily's | Pork
Segment Information
Percentage of ownership interest accounted as equity method investment					50.00%
Divestiture of a 50% interest in Daily's | Triumph | Pork
Segment Information
Percentage of ownership interest sold					50.00%