| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 00500 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (http://www.bgfoods.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001278027 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-03 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-04 - 2016-01-02  | 2013-12-29 - 2015-01-03  | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  | |||
Cash flows from operating activities:  | |||
Net income  | 109,425,000    | 69,090,000    | 40,956,000    | 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  | |||
Depreciation and amortization  | |||
Amortization of deferred debt financing costs and bond discount  | |||
Deferred income taxes  | |||
Interest accretion on contingent consideration  | |||
Gain on change in fair value of contingent consideration  | (8,206,000)   | ||
Impairment of intangible assets  | 5,405,000    | 34,154,000    | |
Write-off of property, plant, and equipment  | |||
Loss on disposal of inventory  | |||
Loss on extinguishment of debt  | 2,836,000    | 0    | 5,748,000    | 
Share-based compensation expense  | |||
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation  | (  | (  | (  | 
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of businesses acquired:  | |||
Trade accounts receivable  | (  | (  | |
Inventories  | (  | ||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  | (  | (  | |
Income tax receivable/payable  | (  | (  | |
Other assets  | (  | (  | (  | 
Trade accounts payable  | (  | ||
Accrued expenses  | (  | ||
Other liabilities  | (  | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  | |||
Cash flows from investing activities:  | |||
Capital expenditures  | (  | (  | (  | 
Payments for acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net cash used in investing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Cash flows from financing activities:  | |||
Repayments of long-term debt  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt  | |||
Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit facility  | (  | (  | (  | 
Borrowings under revolving credit facility  | |||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net  | |||
Dividends paid  | (  | (  | (  | 
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation  | |||
Payments of tax withholding on behalf of employees for net share settlement of share-based compensation  | (  | (  | (  | 
Debt financing costs  | (  | (  | |
Net cash provided by financing activities  | |||
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents  | (  | (  | |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  | (  | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year  | 5,246,000    | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year  | 28,833,000    | 5,246,000    | 1,490,000    | 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:  | |||
Cash interest payments  | |||
Cash income tax payments  | |||
Non-cash transactions:  | |||
Dividends declared and not yet paid  | |||
Accruals related to purchases of property, plant and equipment  | |||