Property, Equipment And Leasehold Improvements, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Equipment And Leasehold Improvements, Net [Abstract]

Summary Of Property, Equipment And Leasehold Improvements

	Depreciable
	Lives
	(in years)		2011			2010
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements		3-45	$	601,681		$	381,880
Beef processing machinery and equipment		2-15		201,934			–
Other machinery and equipment		3-25		202,405			190,141
Corporate aircraft		5-10		111,279			99,437
Furniture and fixtures		2-10		23,285			21,346
Construction in progress		N/A		53,526			1,448
Other		3-7		13,162			2,287
				1,207,272			696,539
Accumulated depreciation and amortization				(323,163	)		(286,325	)
			$	884,109		$	410,214