DERIVATIVES FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Pretax impact of Cash Flow Hedges on Consolidated Statement of Income (Details) (Cash Flow Hedging [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended									5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Grain Contracts [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Grain Contracts [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Lean Hog Contracts [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Lean Hog Contracts [Member] Sales [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Successor Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] Operating Expense [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor	May 01, 2011 Predecessor	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Grain Contracts [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Grain Contracts [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Grain Contracts [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Grain Contracts [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Grain Contracts [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Grain Contracts [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Grain Contracts [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Grain Contracts [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Lean Hog Contracts [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Lean Hog Contracts [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Lean Hog Contracts [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Lean Hog Contracts [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Lean Hog Contracts [Member] Sales [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Lean Hog Contracts [Member] Sales [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Lean Hog Contracts [Member] Sales [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Lean Hog Contracts [Member] Sales [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Interest Rate Swap [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Interest Rate Swap [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Interest Rate Swap [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Interest Rate Swap [Member] Interest Expense	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Interest Rate Swap [Member] Interest Expense	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Interest Rate Swap [Member] Interest Expense	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Sep. 26, 2013 Predecessor Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] Operating Expense [Member]	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] Operating Expense [Member]	Apr. 29, 2012 Predecessor Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] Operating Expense [Member]	May 01, 2011 Predecessor Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] Operating Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net		$ (2.3)	$ (8.9)		$ 3.1		$ 3.5						$ (26.6)	$ 53.1	$ 105.8	$ 144.8	$ 3.1	$ 39.1	$ 5.5	$ 232.9					$ (29.3)	$ 13.6	$ 102.8	$ (82.8)					$ 0	$ 0	$ (1.2)				$ (0.4)	$ 0.4	$ (2.5)	$ (4.1)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	2.4			(0.9)		3.0		0.3	29.2	165.4	100.9	26.6									23.6	108.4	75.1	80.7					5.9	54.9	32.3	(44.5)				0	(2.4)	(7.0)					(0.3)	2.1	(4.1)	(2.6)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net	$ (3.7)			$ (3.7)		$ 0		$ 0	$ 0.5	$ 0.4	$ (0.7)	$ 0.9									$ 1.3	$ 0	$ (0.2)	$ 1.9					$ (0.8)	$ 0.4	$ (0.5)	$ (1.0)				$ 0	$ 0	$ 0					$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0