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Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Inventory, Current | The following table reflects the major components of inventory at September 28, 2013, and September 29, 2012:
|  |  | in millions |
| 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Processed products: |  |  |
Weighted-average method – chicken and prepared foods | $ | 799 |  |  | $ | 754 |
First-in, first-out method – beef and pork | 624 |  |  | 611 |
Livestock – first-in, first-out method | 1,002 |  |  | 952 |
Supplies and other – weighted-average method | 392 |  |  | 492 |
Total inventory | $ | 2,817 |  |  | $ | 2,809 |
Schedule of Class A Stock Repurchases | A summary of cumulative share repurchases of our Class A Stock is as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | in millions |
|  | September 28, 2013 |  | September 29, 2012 |  | October 1, 2011
|  | Shares |  | Dollars |  | Shares |  | Dollars |  | Shares |  | Dollars
Shares repurchased: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Under share repurchase program |  | 21.1 |  |  | $ | 550 |  |  | 12.5 |  |  | $ | 230 |  |  | 9.7 |  |  | $ | 170 |
To fund certain obligations under equity compensation plans |  | 2.8 |  |  | 64 |  |  | 1.8 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 37 |
Total share repurchases |  | 23.9 |  |  | $ | 614 |  |  | 14.3 |  |  | $ | 264 |  |  | 11.7 |  |  | $ | 207 |

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