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Transactions With Related Parties (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |
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Sep. 28, 2013 | Sep. 29, 2012 | Oct. 01, 2011 | Sep. 28, 2013 Class A [Member] | Sep. 29, 2012 Class A [Member] | Oct. 01, 2011 Class A [Member] | Sep. 28, 2013 John Tyson, certain members of the Tyson family, the Donald J. Tyson Revocable Trust and the Randal W. Tyson Testamentary Trust [Member] Wastewater Plant [Member] | Sep. 29, 2012 John Tyson, certain members of the Tyson family, the Donald J. Tyson Revocable Trust and the Randal W. Tyson Testamentary Trust [Member] Wastewater Plant [Member] | Oct. 01, 2011 John Tyson, certain members of the Tyson family, the Donald J. Tyson Revocable Trust and the Randal W. Tyson Testamentary Trust [Member] Wastewater Plant [Member] | Sep. 29, 2012 John Tyson, certain members of the Tyson family, the Donald J. Tyson Revocable Trust and the Randal W. Tyson Testamentary Trust [Member] Airplane [Member] | Oct. 01, 2011 John Tyson, certain members of the Tyson family, the Donald J. Tyson Revocable Trust and the Randal W. Tyson Testamentary Trust [Member] Airplane [Member] | Sep. 11, 2013 Tyson Limited Partnership [Member] Class A [Member] | Sep. 28, 2013 Tyson Limited Partnership [Member] Class A [Member] | Sep. 28, 2013 Tyson Limited Partnership [Member] Class B [Member] | Sep. 28, 2013 Tyson Limited Partnership [Member] Wastewater Plant [Member] | Sep. 28, 2013 Tyson Limited Partnership And Tyson Family [Member] | Sep. 28, 2013 Tyson Limited Partnership And Tyson Family [Member] Class A [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Number of Leases |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.981% | 90.00% |  | 2.09%
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.0 | $ 1.0 | $ 1.0 | $ 0.4 | $ 1.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of Tyson Class A common stock, shares |  |  |  | 23.9 | 14.3 | 11.7 |  |  |  |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of treasury shares | $ 614.00 | $ 264.00 | $ 207.00 | $ 614.00 | $ 264.00 | $ 207.00 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29.85 |  |  |  |  |
Share Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29.85 |  |  |  |  |
Shares, Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 70 |  |  |
Tyson family total voting power, percentage of outstanding voting stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72.46% |

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