Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended								3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 04, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jan. 04, 2013 Interest Rate Swap Contracts Minimum	Jan. 04, 2013 Interest Rate Swap Contracts Maximum	Jun. 30, 2013 Interest Rate Swap Contracts 2017 Swaps Novated To WhiteWave	Oct. 31, 2012 Interest Rate Swap Contracts 2017 Swaps Novated To WhiteWave	Jan. 04, 2013 Interest Rate Swap Contracts Cash Flow Hedging	Jan. 03, 2013 Interest Rate Swap Contracts Cash Flow Hedging	Sep. 30, 2013 WhiteWave Foods Common Class A	Dec. 31, 2013 WhiteWave Foods Common Class A	Jan. 04, 2013 Interest Expense	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest Expense Interest Rate Swap Contracts 2017 Swaps Novated To WhiteWave
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount of interest rate derivatives							$ 650,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000
Derivative instrument maturity year				2013	2016
Net change in value of derivative instruments	28,100,000											28,100,000
Net change in value of derivative instruments, net of tax	(17,300,000)											17,300,000
Losses in accumulated and other comprehensive income						63,400,000							63,400,000
Losses in accumulated and other comprehensive income, net of tax		(57,190,000)	(186,584,000)			38,900,000							38,900,000
Gain on sale of investment		$ 415,783,000								$ 415,800,000	$ 415,800,000