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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Sales to related party	$ 45,632,000
Purchases from related party	$ 10,633,000
Head of cattle to be purchased per year from members of USPB	735,385
Percentage of cattle requirements obtained through USPB	20.00%

Revenues arising from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's' management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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