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Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013 | Jun. 29, 2013 | Mar. 30, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012 | Sep. 29, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 28, 2013 Segments | Sep. 29, 2012 | Oct. 01, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Sales | $ 8,894 | $ 8,731 | $ 8,383 | $ 8,366 | $ 8,315 | $ 8,261 | $ 8,221 | $ 8,258 | $ 34,374 | $ 33,055 | $ 32,032
United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 6,100 |  |  |  | 5,900 |  |  |  | 6,100 | 5,900 |
Other than the United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 485 |  |  |  | 564 |  |  |  | 485 | 564 |
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.00% | 13.80% | 13.30%
Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96.00% | 95.00% | 96.00%
Export sales [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,200 | 4,000 | 4,100
Intersegment Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,114) | (988) | (1,107)
Intersegment Sales [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 | 6 | 5
Intersegment Sales [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 226 | 211 | 286
Intersegment Sales [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 872 | $ 771 | $ 816
Maximum [Member] | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | Other than the United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00%

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