SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Kansas City Sausage, LLC (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], Kansas City Sausage [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
Apr. 28, 2013
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Kansas City Sausage [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	50.00%
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price	$ 35,000,000
Business Acquisiton, Advance to Seller	10,000,000
Business Acqusition, Revolving Loan with Acquisition	20,000,000
Company's Percentage of U.S Sow Population	15.00%
Total Annual U.S. Industry Sales, Breakfast and Dinner Sausage	$ 4,000,000,000

The amount of an advance provided by the company to the seller in an acqusiition in exchange for a promissory note.

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The amount of a revolving credit loan provided as part of the company's acquition of a new investment/subsidiary.

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- Definition

The approximate percentage of the U.S. sow population owned by the company.

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- Definition

The approximate total annual U.S. industry sales of breakfast and dinner sausage.

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

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- Definition

Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in the business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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