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	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Packaged Meats Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Packaged Meats Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Hog Production Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Hog Production Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Corporate Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Corporate Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] International Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] International Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Fresh Pork Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Fresh Pork Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations Packaged Meats Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations Packaged Meats Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations Hog Production Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations Hog Production Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations International Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations International Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations Fresh Pork Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations Fresh Pork Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Packaged Meats Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Packaged Meats Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Hog Production Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Hog Production Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Corporate Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Corporate Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] International Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] International Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Fresh Pork Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Fresh Pork Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations Packaged Meats Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations Packaged Meats Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations Hog Production Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations Hog Production Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations International Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations International Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations Fresh Pork Segment [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Successor [Member] Intersegment Eliminations Fresh Pork Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment sales			$ 4,015.1	$ 7,981.1	$ 1,450.5	$ 3,045.0	$ 857.4	$ 1,691.4			$ 382.8	$ 733.1	$ 1,324.4	$ 2,511.6	$ (677.3)	$ (1,316.4)	$ (0.2)	$ (0.9)	$ (656.5)	$ (1,274.7)	$ (9.9)	$ (20.0)	$ (10.7)	$ (20.8)	$ 4,617.0	$ 8,776.8	$ 1,728.2	$ 3,276.7	$ 857.0	$ 1,706.5			$ 426.0	$ 800.7	$ 1,605.8	$ 2,992.9	$ (803.0)	$ (1,540.7)	$ (0.1)	$ (0.1)	$ (777.8)	$ (1,491.2)	$ (10.3)	$ (20.2)	$ (14.8)	$ (29.2)
Sales			3,337.8	6,664.7																					3,814.0	7,236.1
Operating profit			89.8	148.6	111.8	218.8	30.6	(29.8)	(37.2)	(61.1)	3.5	17.8	(18.9)	2.9											260.2	456.6	97.5	218.8	129.0	138.5	(29.9)	(60.1)	33.9	70.8	29.7	88.6
Goodwill	$ 1,629.8	$ 1,622.5