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Ownership Percentage Acquired From Other Equity Owners

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Amount of distribution received from equity method investee for return on investment, classified as operating activities AND distribution for return of investment, classified as investing activities.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 05, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) director	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 04, 2018
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income allocated to redeemable noncontrolling interests		$ (138)	$ 14,796
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes			54,400
Income related to associated companies		27,313	32,100
Consolidated income before income taxes		$ 49,317	37,763
National Beef
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage				79.00%
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	31.00%	31.00%
Income related to associated companies		$ 27,105	0
Distributions received		$ 25,600
National Beef
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		100.00%
Number of directors appointed by Company \| director		2
Lockup period related to divestiture of businesses	5 years
Income allocated to redeemable noncontrolling interests			$ 14,450
Consolidated income before income taxes		$ 94,500
Marfrig Global Foods S.A.
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	51.00%
Ownership percentage to be acquired further from other equity owners	3.00%
Discontinued operations, disposed of by sale \| National Beef
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	48.00%
Cash from sale of subsidiary	$ 907,700