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Jun. 28, 2014 | Sep. 28, 2013 | Aug. 05, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] | Jul. 16, 2014 Hillshire Brands [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Jul. 02, 2014 Hillshire Brands [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Aug. 05, 2014 Unsecured Debt [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Aug. 05, 2014 Unsecured Debt [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Jul. 31, 2014 Term Loan [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Jun. 28, 2014 Bridge Facility Commitment [Member] Hillshire Brands [Member] | Jul. 31, 2014 Bridge Facility Commitment [Member] Hillshire Brands [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Aug. 05, 2014 Two Point Six Five Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Nineteen [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Aug. 05, 2014 Tangible Equity Units [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Jul. 31, 2014 3-Year Tranche [Member] Term Loan [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Jul. 31, 2014 5-Year Tranche A [Member] Term Loan [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Jul. 31, 2014 5-Year Tranche B [Member] Term Loan [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Aug. 05, 2014 Three Point Nine Five Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Twenty Four [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Aug. 05, 2014 Four Point Eight Eight Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Thirty Four [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Aug. 05, 2014 Five Point One Five Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Forty Four [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Aug. 05, 2014 Class A [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Sep. 28, 2013 Chicken Production Operations in Brazil and Mexico [Member] International [Member] | Jul. 16, 2014 Scenario, Forecast [Member] Hillshire Brands [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Jul. 28, 2014 Scenario, Forecast [Member] Chicken Production Operations in Brazil and Mexico [Member] International [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Per Share of Common Stock |  |  |  | $ 63.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Termination Fee Paid to Third Party |  |  |  |  | $ 163,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,900,000,000 |
Minimum Percentage Ownership After Completion of Tender Offer |  |  |  | 90.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bridge Commitments Facility, Term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 364 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Committed Facility Available to Fund Hillshire Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,200,000,000 | 5,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Committed Amount, Senior Unsecured Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,306,000,000 | 594,000,000 | 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23.8 |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 873,000,000 |  |  |
Maximum Shares to be Issued Upon Exercise of Over-Allotment Option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.6 |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units Issued During Period, Units, New Issues |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Unit, Dividend Rate, Percentage |  |  | 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Tangible Equity Units, Net |  |  | 1,454,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Stated Amount Per Unit |  |  | $ 50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.65% | 1.50% |  |  |  | 3.95% | 4.88% | 5.15% |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Settlement, Minimum Common Shares to be Issued at Settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31.7 |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Settlement, Maximum Common Shares to be Issued at Settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39.7 |  |  |
Tangible Equity Unit, Convertible, Conversion Price |  |  | $ 47.25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Convertible, Reference Price |  |  | $ 37.80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Carrying Amount of Equity Component |  |  | 1,295,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Carrying Amount of Debt Component |  |  | 205,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Carrying Amount of Debt Component, Current |  |  | 65,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Issuance Cost |  |  |  |  |  | 29,000,000 |  | 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,250,000,000 |  |  |  | 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,250,000,000 | 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount | 5,000,000 | 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt |  |  |  |  |  | 3,243,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 575,000,000
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |
Minimum Percentage of Shares Required to be Validly Tendered Prior to Tender Offer Expiration |  |  |  | 66.67% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required Quarterly Principal Payment as a Percentage of Remaining Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50% | 2.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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