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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share, Basic And Diluted | The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in millions, except per share data):
| Three Months Ended
| December 28, 2013 |  | December 29, 2012
Numerator: |  |  |
Income from continuing operations | $ | 252 |  |  | $ | 172 |
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (2 | ) |  | (5 | )
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Tyson | 254 |  |  | 177 |
Less dividends declared: |  |  |
Class A | 28 |  |  | 46 |
Class B | 6 |  |  | 10 |
Undistributed earnings | $ | 220 |  |  | $ | 121 |
Class A undistributed earnings | $ | 179 |  |  | $ | 99 |
Class B undistributed earnings | 41 |  |  | 22 |
Total undistributed earnings | $ | 220 |  |  | $ | 121 |
Denominator: |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per share: |  |  |
Class A weighted average shares | 271 |  |  | 285 |
Class B weighted average shares, and shares under the if-converted method for diluted earnings per share | 70 |  |  | 70 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |
Stock options and restricted stock | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Convertible 2013 Notes | — |  |  | 2 |
Warrants | 8 |  |  | — |
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions | 354 |  |  | 362 |
Net Income Per Share from Continuing Operations Attributable to Tyson: |  |
Class A Basic | $ | 0.76 |  |  | $ | 0.51 |
Class B Basic | $ | 0.68 |  |  | $ | 0.46 |
Diluted | $ | 0.72 |  |  | $ | 0.49 |
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson: |  |  |
Class A Basic | $ | 0.76 |  |  | $ | 0.50 |
Class B Basic | $ | 0.68 |  |  | $ | 0.45 |
Diluted | $ | 0.72 |  |  | $ | 0.48 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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