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Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended																						12 Months Ended																									12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 27, 2014 Segments	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 27, 2014 Prepared Foods [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Prepared Foods [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Prepared Foods [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 International [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 International [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 International [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Chicken [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Chicken [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Chicken [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Beef [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Beef [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Beef [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Pork [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Pork [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Pork [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 UNITED STATES	Sep. 28, 2013 UNITED STATES	Sep. 27, 2014 Other than the United States [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Other than the United States [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] UNITED STATES	Sep. 28, 2013 Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] UNITED STATES	Sep. 29, 2012 Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] UNITED STATES	Sep. 27, 2014 Export sales [Member] UNITED STATES	Sep. 28, 2013 Export sales [Member] UNITED STATES	Sep. 29, 2012 Export sales [Member] UNITED STATES	Sep. 27, 2014 Intersegment Sales [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Intersegment Sales [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Intersegment Sales [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Intersegment Sales [Member] Chicken [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Intersegment Sales [Member] Chicken [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Intersegment Sales [Member] Chicken [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Intersegment Sales [Member] Beef [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Intersegment Sales [Member] Beef [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Intersegment Sales [Member] Beef [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Intersegment Sales [Member] Pork [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Intersegment Sales [Member] Pork [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Intersegment Sales [Member] Pork [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Maximum [Member] Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] Other than the United States [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Maximum [Member] Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] Other than the United States [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Maximum [Member] Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] Other than the United States [Member]	Jul. 28, 2014 Chicken Production Operations in Brazil and Mexico [Member] International [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Hillshire Brands Company [Member]	Aug. 28, 2014 Hillshire Brands Company [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Hillshire Brands Company [Member] Prepared Foods [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments									5
Business Acquisition, Period Results Included in Combined Entity																																																										1 month
Disposal Group, Consideration																																																							$ 575
Sales	10,105	9,682	9,032	8,761	8,894	8,731	8,383	8,366	37,580	34,374	33,055																										4,700	4,200	4,000	(1,325)	(1,114)	(988)	7	16	6	307	226	211	1,000	872	771
Concentration, Percentage																															14.60%	13.00%	13.80%	96.00%	96.00%	95.00%																10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Long-lived assets																											17,400	6,100	324	485
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs																																																								59
Goodwill	$ 6,706				$ 1,902				$ 6,706	$ 1,902	$ 1,891	$ 92	$ 75	$ 63	$ 23	$ 39	$ 39	$ 907	$ 908	$ 909	$ 563	$ 563	$ 563	$ 317	$ 317	$ 317																														$ 4,800	$ 4,804

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