| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 1080 - Disclosure - Gross Carrying Amounts and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets, with Finite Lives (Detail) (http://www.treehousefoods.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureGrossCarryingAmountsAndAccumulatedAmortizationOfIntangibleAssetsWithFiniteLives) |
| Table | Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001320695 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Legal Entity [Axis] | Entity [Domain] |
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | |||||||||||
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis] | Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis] | |||||||||||
| Customer-related Intangible Assets | Contractual agreements | Trademarks | Formulas/recipes | Computer software | Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain] | Customer-related Intangible Assets | Contractual agreements | Trademarks | Formulas/recipes | Computer software | Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain] | |
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Accumulated Amortization | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( |
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