v3.26.1
Provisions for Legal Proceedings (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Aug. 13, 2025
Dec. 06, 2024
Jun. 24, 2024
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2009
Dec. 31, 2021
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Expense to cover settlements       $ 683,100                
Provision         $ 759,000              
Claim amount                       $ 29,000
General and administrative expense       2,187,276 2,278,392 $ 2,315,074            
Voting right percentage                 50.00% 50.00%    
Tax paid amount                     $ 25,900  
Other liabilities       16,300                
Penalties and interest       230,000                
Accruals       88,200 0              
Possible loss       3,580,000 3,320,000              
Tax and social security proceedings       6,010,000 5,770,000              
Loss considers       150,488 122,128              
Potential loss       191,000 151,000              
Issuance of amended assessment value       181,000                
Deductions             $ 32,100 $ 7,900        
Broiler Antitrust Litigation [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Incremental increase       100,600                
Provision       64,500 70,300              
Broiler Chicken Grower Litigation [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Aggregate settlement amount     $ 100,000                  
Pork Antitrust Litigation [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Total amount provision       24,200              
Received final approval amount                       $ 57,300
Incremental increase       75,900                
Aggregate settlement amount       158,400                
Beef Antitrust Litigation [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Aggregate settlement amount       163,200 5,500              
Other expense, by function       163,200                
General and administrative expense       21,400 83,500              
Canadian Beef Antitrust Litigation [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
General and administrative expense       4,600 5,500              
US Litigation [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Aggregate settlement amount   $ 41,500                    
Colorado Court Compensation Class Action [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Aggregate settlement amount           $ 55,000            
Pilgrims Pride Corporation PPC [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Received final approval amount       195,500                
Attorney General [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Aggregate settlement amount $ 1,600                      
Disallowance of PIS and COFINS Tax Credits [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Potential loss       $ 683,000 302,000              
Labor [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Average time on provision       2 years 6 months                
Possible loss       $ 219,277 211,591              
Civil [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Average time on provision       4 years                
Total amount provision       $ 59,075 59,796              
Possible loss       390,771 334,851              
Tax and Social Security [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Provision       $ 52,700 68,516              
Tax and Social Security [Member] | Bottom of range [member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Average time on provision       5 years                
Tax and Social Security [Member] | Top of range [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Average time on provision       10 years                
Brazil [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Total amount provision       $ 97,503 87,075              
Brazil [Member] | Civil [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Provision       632,000                
United States [Member]                        
Provisions for Legal Proceedings [Line Items]                        
Total amount provision       $ 71,017 $ 280,804