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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share, Basic And Diluted | The earnings and weighted average common shares used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:
| in millions, except per share data |
| 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations | $ | 848 |  |  | $ | 614 |  |  | $ | 738 |
Less: Net loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | (7 | ) |  | (14 | )
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Tyson | 848 |  |  | 621 |  |  | 752 |
Less dividends declared: |  |  |  |  |
Class A | 87 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 49 |
Class B | 19 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Undistributed earnings | $ | 742 |  |  | $ | 564 |  |  | $ | 693 |
Class A undistributed earnings | $ | 606 |  |  | $ | 464 |  |  | $ | 574 |
Class B undistributed earnings | 136 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 119 |
Total undistributed earnings | $ | 742 |  |  | $ | 564 |  |  | $ | 693 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |
Class A weighted average shares | 282 |  |  | 293 |  |  | 303 |
Class B weighted average shares, and shares under if-converted method for diluted earnings per share | 70 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 70 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |
Stock options and restricted stock | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |
Convertible 2013 Notes | 7 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |
Warrants | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions | 367 |  |  | 370 |  |  | 380 |
Net Income Per Share from Continuing Operations Attributable to Tyson: |  |  |  |
Class A Basic | $ | 2.46 |  |  | $ | 1.75 |  |  | $ | 2.05 |
Class B Basic | $ | 2.22 |  |  | $ | 1.57 |  |  | $ | 1.84 |
Diluted | $ | 2.31 |  |  | $ | 1.68 |  |  | $ | 1.98 |
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson: |  |  |  |  |
Class A Basic | $ | 2.26 |  |  | $ | 1.64 |  |  | $ | 2.04 |
Class B Basic | $ | 2.04 |  |  | $ | 1.48 |  |  | $ | 1.84 |
Diluted | $ | 2.12 |  |  | $ | 1.58 |  |  | $ | 1.97 |

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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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