DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Pretax Impact of Cash Flow Hedges on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (Details) (Cash Flow Hedging, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2014	Mar. 30, 2014 Grain Contracts Cost of Sales	Mar. 30, 2014 Lean Hog Contracts Sales	Mar. 30, 2014 Foreign Exchange Contract Operating Expense	Mar. 30, 2014 Successor	Mar. 30, 2014 Successor Grain Contracts Cost of Sales	Mar. 30, 2014 Successor Lean Hog Contracts Sales	Mar. 30, 2014 Successor Foreign Exchange Contract Operating Expense	Mar. 31, 2013 Predecessor	Mar. 31, 2013 Predecessor Grain Contracts Cost of Sales	Mar. 31, 2013 Predecessor Lean Hog Contracts Sales	Mar. 31, 2013 Predecessor Foreign Exchange Contract Operating Expense
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net					$ (239.0)	$ 58.3	$ (297.6)	$ 0.3	$ (0.2)	$ (40.0)	$ 39.2	$ 0.6
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	(24.1)	(1.4)	(25.7)	3.0					52.7	46.2	5.1	1.4
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net	$ (13.1)	$ 2.4	$ (15.5)	$ 0					$ (2.0)	$ (2.2)	$ 0.2	$ 0