DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Notional Amounts (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 03, 2016 USD ($) lb gal bu MMBTU bbl bushels T
Cash Flow Hedging | Corn, in Bushels
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Other Units	64,945,000
Maximum Notional Volumes, Other Units	85,585,000
Cash Flow Hedging | Soybean Meal, in Tons
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Mass | T	508,300
Maximum Notional Volumes, Mass | T	715,300
Cash Flow Hedging | Lean Hogs, in Pounds
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Mass | lb	150,040,000
Maximum Notional Volumes, Mass | lb	831,040,000
Cash Flow Hedging | Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Monetary | $	$ 17,238,832
Maximum Notional Volumes, Monetary | $	17,756,583
Cash Flow Hedging | Foreign Exchange Contract
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Monetary | $	30,923,843
Maximum Notional Volumes, Monetary | $	$ 41,977,646
Fair Value Hedging | Corn, in Bushels
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Other Units	1,025,000
Maximum Notional Volumes, Other Units	4,950,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Corn, in Bushels
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Other Units	8,980,000
Maximum Notional Volumes, Other Units	15,555,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Soybean Meal, in Tons
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Mass | T	1,400
Maximum Notional Volumes, Mass | T	50,600
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Lean Hogs, in Pounds
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Mass | lb	200,000
Maximum Notional Volumes, Mass | lb	78,360,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Soybeans, in Bushels
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Other Units	610,000
Maximum Notional Volumes, Other Units	3,060,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Wheat, in Bushels [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Other Units | bushels	3,680,000
Maximum Notional Volumes, Other Units | bushels	5,190,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Natural Gas, in Million BTU
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Other Units | MMBTU	7,790,000
Maximum Notional Volumes, Other Units | MMBTU	10,190,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Heating Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Other Units | MMBTU	1,470,000
Maximum Notional Volumes, Other Units | MMBTU	2,100,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Live Cattle, in Pounds [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Other Units | lb	8,600,000
Maximum Notional Volumes, Other Units | lb	13,440,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Diesel, in Gallons
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Other Units | gal	3,619,000
Maximum Notional Volumes, Other Units | gal	12,362,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Crude Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Other Units | bbl	27,000
Maximum Notional Volumes, Other Units | bbl	36,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract
Derivative [Line Items]
Minimum Notional Volumes, Monetary | $	$ 20,189,882
Maximum Notional Volumes, Monetary | $	$ 42,763,669