Equity Components [Axis]
Common Stock [Member]
Capital in Excess of Par Value[Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]
Retirement Plan Type [Axis]
Executive Post-retirement Benefits [Member]
One Percent Increase in Healthcare Cost Trend Rate [Member]
Income Tax Authority [Axis]
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Tax Period [Axis]
Latest Tax Year [Member]
Earliest Tax Year [Member]
Credit Facility [Axis]
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Variable Rate [Axis]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Segments [Axis]
Frozen Food Products [Member]
Snack Food Products [Member]
Other [Member]
Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]
Large Cap Equities [Member]
Mid Cap Equities [Member]
Small Cap Equities [Member]
International (Equities Only) [Member]
Fixed Income [Member]
Other (Government/Corporate, Bonds) [Member]
Cash [Member]
Fair Value, Hierarchy [Axis]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Post-retirement Healthcare Benefits [Member]
Postretirement Health Coverage [Member]
Range [Axis]
Minimum [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Report Date [Axis]
Fiscal 2018 [Member]
Fiscal 2019 [Member]
Fiscal 2020 [Member]
Fiscal 2021 [Member]
Fiscal 2022 [Member]
Deferred Bonus and Profit Sharing Arrangements, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Axis]
Plan Type, 401K [Member]
Plan Name [Axis]
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Executive Retirement Plans [Member]
Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis]
Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Customer [Axis]
Wal-Mart [Member]
Accounts Receivable [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Transportation Equipment [Member]
One Percent Decrease In Healthcare Cost Trend Rate [Member]
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name
Entity Central Index Key
Document Type
Document Period End Date
Amendment Flag
Current Fiscal Year End Date
Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer
Entity a Voluntary Filer
Entity's Reporting Status Current
Entity Filer Category
Entity Public Float
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Document Fiscal Year Focus
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $30 and $17, respectively and promotional allowances of $2,537 and $2,271, respectively
Inventories, less reserves of $358, and $308, respectively
Prepaid expenses
Total current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $63,722 and $62,330, respectively
Other non-current assets
Deferred income taxes
Total assets
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued payroll, advertising and other expenses
Income taxes payable
Current portion of non-current liabilities
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Contingencies and commitments (Notes 3, 5 and 6)
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, without par value Authorized, - 1,000 shares; issued and outstanding - none
Common stock, $1.00 par value Authorized, - 20,000 shares; issued and outstanding - 9,076 and 9,076
Capital in excess of par value
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Total shareholders' equity
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts
Accounts receivable, allowance for promotional allowances
Inventories, reserves
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation
Preferred stock, par value
Preferred stock, shares authorized
Preferred stock, shares issued
Preferred stock, shares outstanding
Common stock, par value
Common stock, shares authorized
Common stock, shares issued
Common stock, shares outstanding
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales
Cost of products sold
Gross margin
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Income before taxes
Provision for income taxes
Net income
Basic earnings per share
Shares used to compute basic earnings per share
Net income
Other comprehensive income (loss) from defined benefit plans
Other postretirement benefit plans:
Actuarial gain (loss)
Prior service (benefit) cost
Other comprehensive income from other postretirement benefit plans, net
Other comprehensive income (loss), before taxes
Tax (expense) benefit on other comprehensive income/loss
Change in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Comprehensive income, net of tax
Statement [Table]
Statement [Line Items]
Balance
Balance, shares
Shares repurchased and retired
Shares repurchased and retired, shares
Net change in defined benefit plans and other benefit plans
Balance
Balance, shares
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
(Provision) recovery for losses on accounts receivable
Provision for promotional allowances
Loss (gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment
Deferred income taxes, net
Tax valuation allowance
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid expenses
Refundable income taxes
Other non-current assets
Accounts payable
Accrued payroll, advertising and other expenses
Income taxes payable
Current portion of non-current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash used in investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
Additions to property, plant and equipment
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash used in financing activities:
Shares repurchased
Payment of capital lease obligations
Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes
Transportation equipment returned originally financed by capital lease obligation
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]
Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Retirement and Other Benefit Plans
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Line of Credit
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Contingencies and Commitments
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
Subsequent Events
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Business Segments
Fiscal Year
Revenues
Advertising Expenses
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Fair Value Measurements
Inventories
Property, Plant and Equipment
Capital Leases
Life Insurance Policies
Income Taxes
Stock-based Compensation
Comprehensive Income
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Regulations
Schedule of Composition of Certain Financial Statement
Schedule of Net Pension Cost
Schedule of Assumptions Used
Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets
Fair Value of Pension Plan Assets
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments
Net Periodic Post-retirement Healthcare (benefit) Cost
Schedule of Health Care Cost Trend Rates
Schedule of Effect of One-Percentage-Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates
Schedule of Net Funded Status
Schedule of Provision (Benefit) for Taxes on Income
Schedule of Tax Provision Differs from Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate
Schedule of Deferred Income Taxes Results from Differences in Bases of Assets and Liabilities
Schedule of Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Transportation Leases
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment
Concentration Risk Type [Axis]
Scenario [Axis]
Income tax rate
Concentration risk, percentage
Number of reportable segments
Shipping, handling and transportation costs
Promotional allowances
Advertising expense
Cash equivalents, at carrying value
Property, plant and equipment, useful life
Meat, ingredients and supplies
Work in process
Finished goods
Inventories, net
Land
Buildings and improvements
Machinery and equipment
Capital leased trucks
Transportation equipment
Construction in process
Property, plant and equipment, gross
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
Property, plant and equipment, net
Cash surrender value benefits
Other
Other non-current assets
Payroll, vacation, payroll taxes and employee benefits
Accrued advertising and broker commissions
Property taxes
Other
Accrued payroll, advertising and other expenses
Defined benefit retirement plan
Executive retirement plans
Incentive compensation
Capital lease obligation
Customer deposits
Postretirement healthcare benefits
Current portion of non-current liabilities
Defined benefit retirement plan
Executive retirement plans
Capital lease obligation
Incentive compensation
Postretirement healthcare benefits
Non-current liabilities
Estimated future employer contribution
Expected long-term return on assets, percentage
Percent added to seasoned bond rate
Assumptions used calculating benefit obligation, rate of compensation increase
Other postretirement benefits payable
Cash surrender value of life insurance
Deferred incentive compensation plan payment period
Deferred compensation arrangement with individual, recorded liability
Officers' compensation
Changes in healthcare cost trend rate, description
Defined benefit plan, contributions by employer
Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of unrecognized loss
Net pension cost
Discount rate
Rate of increase in salary levels
Expected return on plan assets
Fair value of plan assets - beginning of year
Employer contributions
Actual return on plan assets
Benefits paid
Fair value of plan assets - end of year
Benefit obligations - beginning of year
Actuarial (gain) loss
Benefits paid
Benefit obligations – end of year
Funded status of the plans
Unrecognized prior service costs
Unrecognized net actuarial loss
Net amount recognized
Actual Asset Allocation
Target Asset Allocation
Total plan assets
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022-2026
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023-2027
Amortization of prior service cost
Amortization of actuarial gain
Net periodic postretirement healthcare (benefit)
Medical trend rate next year
Ultimate trend rate
Year ultimate trend rate is achieved
Interest cost plus service cost
Accumulated postretirement healthcare obligation
Eliminate FSA
Unrecognized prior service costs
Unrecognized net actuarial gain
Unrecognized amounts recorded in other comprehensive income
Postretirement healthcare liability
2021-2025
Valuation allowance
Net operating loss carryforwards
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration description
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized, Amount of Unrecognized Deferred Tax Liability, Undistributed Earnings of Domestic Subsidiaries
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued
Open Tax Year
Federal
State
Current: Federal and State Tax Expense Benefit
Federal
State
Deferred Federal and State Tax Expense Benefit
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Provision for federal income taxes at the applicable statutory rate
Increase in provision resulting from state income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
Research & development tax credit
Non-taxable life insurance gain
Domestic Production Activities Deduction
Change in valuation allowance
Other, net
Receivables allowance
Returns allowance
Inventory packaging reserve
Inventory overhead capitalization
Employee benefits
Other
State taxes
Incentive compensation
Pension and health care benefits
Depreciation
Net operating loss carry-forward and credits
Valuation allowance established against state NOL
Non-current tax assets, net
Balance at beginning of year
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
Additions for tax positions of prior years
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
Settlements
Balance at end of year
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate
Debt Covenant, Maximum Allowable Capital Expenditures
Long-term Line of Credit
Capital lease term
Return of equipment financed by capital lease
Operating leases, rent expense
Amortization of equipment under capital lease
Operating leases, rent expense, contingent rentals
Capital lease obligations, current
Capital Leases, 2018
Operating Leases, 2018
Financing Obligations, 2018
Capital leases, Total Minimum Lease Payments(a)
Operating Leases, Total Minimum Lease Payments(a)
Financing Obligations, Total Minimum Lease Payments(a)
Capital leases, Less: Amount representing executory costs
Capital leases, Less: Amount representing interest(b)
Capital leases, Present value of future minimum lease payments(c)
Number of operating segments
Sales
Gross margin
SG&A
Income before taxes
Total assets
Additions to PP&E
A provision (charged as a reduction of revenue) to relate the costs of certain customer discounts and rewards for the associated revenue. Accruals for trade and sales promotions are recorded primarily at the time a product is sold to the customer based on expected levels of performance. Settlement of these liabilitites typically occur in subsequent periods.
Frozen Food Products [Member]
Snack Food Products [Member]
Wal-Mart [Member]
The maximum allowable amount of capital expenditures as part of a debt covenant.
Other postretirement benefit plans [abstract]
Pretax change in the value of either the benefit obligation or the plan assets resulting from experience different from that assumed or from a change in an actuarial assumption, or the consequence of a decision to temporarily deviate from the substantive plan, that has not been recognized in net periodic benefit cost for other post retirement plans.
Amount before tax, after reclassification adjustments, of (increase) decrease in accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss related to pension and other postretirement defined benefit plans, attributable to parent entity.
The expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of promotional allowances.
The return of equipment that was financed through capital lease obligations.
Tabular presentation of the fair value of pension plan assets and the level under which fair values were determined.
Executive Post-retirement Benefits [Member]
Represents net periodic post-retirement healthcare cost..
One Percent Increase in Healthcare Cost Trend Rate [Member]
Represents the capital lease term.
"Amount of minimum lease payments maturing in the next twelve month following the latest fiscal year for capital leases and operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year. "
Amount of required minimum rental payments for capital leases and operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.
Pension Plan [Member]
Represents large cap equities.
Represents mid-cap equities.
Represents small cap equities.
International (Equities Only) [Member]
Represents fixed income securities.
Represents other government corporate bonds.
Post-retirement Healthcare Benefits [Member]
The amount of payments related to the elimination of flexible spending accounts (FSA) during the period.
Fiscal 2018 [Member]
Fiscal 2019 [Member]
Fiscal 2020 [Member]
Fiscal 2021 [Member]
Fiscal 2022 [Member]
Represents the 401K plan.
Represents the percent added to seasoned bond rate
Represents the deferred incentive compensation plan payment period
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Executive Retirement Plans [Member]
Represents transportation equipment.
Amortization of unrecognized loss.
Unrecognized prior service costs.
Unrecognized net actuarial loss.
One Percent Decrease In Healthcare Cost Trend Rate [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration description.
Assets, Current
Liabilities, Current
Liabilities
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent
Liabilities and Equity
OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherPostRetirementPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherPostRetirementPlansAdjustmentBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent
Other Comprehensive Income, Other, Net of Tax
Shares, Issued
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment
Increase (Decrease) in Deferred Income Taxes
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Receivable
Increase (Decrease) in Other Noncurrent Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable
Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Liabilities
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Payable
Increase (Decrease) in Other Accrued Liabilities
Increase (Decrease) in Other Noncurrent Liabilities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current
Liability, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Noncurrent
Liability, Defined Benefit Plan, Noncurrent
Capital Lease Obligations, Noncurrent
Deferred Compensation Cash-based Arrangements, Liability, Classified, Noncurrent
Liability, Pension and Other Postretirement and Postemployment Benefits, Noncurrent
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return (Loss) on Plan Assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Benefits Paid
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts for Asset (Liability) Recognized in Statement of Financial Position
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Gain (Loss)
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Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Prior Service Cost (Credit), before Tax
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Gain (Loss), before Tax
Current Federal, State and Local, Tax Expense (Benefit)
Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Deferred State and Local Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Deferred Federal, State and Local, Tax Expense (Benefit)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Research, Amount
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Qualified Production Activity, Amount
Deferred Tax Assets, Other
Deferred Tax Assets, State Taxes
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits, Employee Bonuses
Deferred Tax Assets, Property, Plant and Equipment
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due
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Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Executory Costs
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Interest Included in Payments
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Present Value of Net Minimum Payments