Discontinued Operations and Divestitures - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2012 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2011 Rachel's USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2013 Morningstar USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Morningstar USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Morningstar USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 WhiteWave Foods	May 23, 2013 WhiteWave Foods USD ($)	May 23, 2013 WhiteWave Foods Common Class A	Sep. 30, 2013 WhiteWave Foods Common Class A USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 WhiteWave Foods Common Class A USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of common stock shares to be retained										86.70%		19.90%
Common stock shares outstanding to be retained												34,400,000
Gain on sale of investment	$ 415,783,000												$ 415,800,000	$ 415,800,000
Unrealized holding gains													385,600,000
Net sales to related parties											10,300,000
Purchases from related parties											33,200,000
Net cash proceed for full repayment of debt		58,034,000	91,958,000				1,450,000,000
Net pre-tax gain related to divestiture								868,800,000
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	491,195,000	(2,053,000)	3,616,000			3,600,000		491,900,000
Discontinued operations transaction costs									22,900,000
Levies and Accrued Interest				7,200,000	5,700,000
Charges, net of tax				2,500,000
Gain on sale of discontinued operations			$ 13,800,000