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Consolidated Statements Of Shareholders' Equity (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Total | Capital In Excess Of Par Value [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax [Member] | Treasury Stock [Member] | Equity Attributable To Tyson [Member] | Equity Attributable To Noncontrolling Interests [Member] | Class A [Member] | Class B [Member]
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Balance at beginning of year, Treasury Stock value at Oct. 02, 2010 |  |  |  |  | $ (229) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year, value at Oct. 02, 2010 |  | 2,243 | 3,113 | 0 |  |  | 35 |  | 32 | 7
Balance at beginning of year, Treasury Stock shares at Oct. 02, 2010 |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year, shares at Oct. 02, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 322 | 70
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation, value |  | 18 |  |  | 71 |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Tyson | 750 |  | 750 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  | (59) |  |  |  |  |  | (49) | (10)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest accretion |  |  | (3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (79) |  |  | (79) |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of Tyson Class A common stock, shares |  |  |  |  | 12.0 |  |  |  | 11.7 |
Purchase of Tyson Class A common stock, value |  |  |  |  | (207) |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation, shares |  |  |  |  | (5) |  |  |  |  |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (17) |  |  |  |  |  | (13) | [1] |  |
Contributions by (distributions to) noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |
Net foreign currency translation adjustment and other |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2) |  |  |
Balance at end of year, value at Oct. 01, 2011 | 5,685 | 2,261 | 3,801 | (79) |  | 5,657 | 28 |  | 32 | 7
Balance at end of year, Treasury Stock value at Oct. 01, 2011 |  |  |  |  | (365) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year, shares at Oct. 01, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 322 | 70
Balance at end of year, Treasury Stock shares at Oct. 01, 2011 |  |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation, value |  | 17 |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Tyson | 583 |  | 583 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  | (57) |  |  |  |  |  | (47) | (10)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest accretion |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 16 |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of Tyson Class A common stock, shares |  |  |  |  | 14.0 |  |  |  | 14.3 |
Purchase of Tyson Class A common stock, value |  |  |  |  | (264) |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation, shares |  |  |  |  | (3) |  |  |  |  |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (7) |  |  |  |  |  | (7) | [1] |  |
Contributions by (distributions to) noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |
Net foreign currency translation adjustment and other |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Balance at end of year, value at Sep. 29, 2012 | 6,042 | 2,278 | 4,327 | (63) |  | 6,012 | 30 |  | 32 | 7
Balance at end of year, Treasury Stock value at Sep. 29, 2012 | 569 |  |  |  | (569) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year, shares at Sep. 29, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 322 | 70
Balance at end of year, Treasury Stock shares at Sep. 29, 2012 | 33 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation, value |  | 14 |  |  | 162 |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Tyson | 778 |  | 778 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  | (106) |  |  |  |  |  | (87) | (19)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest accretion |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (45) |  |  | (45) |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of Tyson Class A common stock, shares |  |  |  |  | 24.0 |  |  |  | 23.9 |
Purchase of Tyson Class A common stock, value |  |  |  |  | (614) |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation, shares |  |  |  |  | (9) |  |  |  |  |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | [1] |  |
Contributions by (distributions to) noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Net foreign currency translation adjustment and other |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |
Balance at end of year, value at Sep. 28, 2013 | 6,233 | 2,292 | 4,999 | (108) |  | 6,201 | 32 |  | 32 | 7
Balance at end of year, Treasury Stock value at Sep. 28, 2013 | $ 1,021 |  |  |  | $ (1,021) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year, shares at Sep. 28, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 322 | 70
Balance at end of year, Treasury Stock shares at Sep. 28, 2013 | 48 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Excludes net loss related to redeemable noncontrolling interest of $(4) million for fiscal 2011.

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