INVESTMENTS Narrative (Details) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2012 Campofrio Food Group [Member] seats shareholders	Jan. 29, 2012 Campofrio Food Group [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2012 Campofrio Food Group [Member] USD ($) seats shareholders	Apr. 29, 2012 Campofrio Food Group [Member] EUR (€) seats shareholders	May 02, 2010 Campofrio Food Group [Member] USD ($)	May 02, 2010 Farasia Corporation [Member] USD ($)	May 02, 2010 Farasia Corporation [Member] CNY
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Shares Owned	37,811,302		37,811,302	37,811,302
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	37.00%		37.00%	37.00%
Entity's Number of Seats on Equity Method Investments Board of Directors	2		2	2
Number of Seats on Equity Method Investments Board of Directors	9		9	9
Number of Large Shareholders for Equity Method Investment	3		3	3
Approximate Ownership Percentage of Largest Shareholders in Equity Method Investment	74.00%		74.00%	74.00%
Average Daily Trading Volume as a Percentage of Total Number of Shares Outstanding for Equity Mehod Investment	0.009%
Average Daily Trading Volume of Equity Method Investment's Stock	9,800
Total Number of Shares Outstanding for Equity Method Investment	102,000,000		102,000,000	102,000,000
High Market Value Per Share in Euros				€ 9.28
High Market Value Per Share, in USD			$ 13.77
Low Market Value Per Share in Euros				€ 5.28
Low Market Value Per Share in USD			$ 7.35
Entity Portion of Equity Method Investment Restructuring Charges		$ 38.7	$ 38.7
Entity Portion of Equity Method Investment Debt Restructuring Charges					10.4
Equity Method Investment, Net Sales Proceeds						14.2	97.0
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal						$ 4.5