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Consolidated Statements Of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | Total | Capital In Excess Of Par Value [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax [Member] | Treasury Stock [Member] | Shareholders' Equity Attributable To Tyson [Member] | Equity Attributable To Noncontrolling Interests [Member] | 2008 Warrants [Member] Capital In Excess Of Par Value [Member] | 2008 Warrants [Member] Treasury Stock [Member] | 3.25% Convertible senior notes due October 2013 [Member] Capital In Excess Of Par Value [Member] | 3.25% Convertible senior notes due October 2013 [Member] Treasury Stock [Member] | Class A [Member] | Class A [Member] 2008 Warrants [Member] | Class B [Member]
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Balance at beginning of year, Common Stock shares at Sep. 29, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 322.0 |  | 70.0
Balance at beginning of year, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Tyson at Sep. 29, 2012 |  | $ 2,278 | $ 4,327 | $ (63) | $ (569) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32 |  | $ 7
Balance at beginning of year, Treasury Stock shares at Sep. 29, 2012 |  |  |  |  | 33.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Sep. 29, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of Class A common stock, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Issuance of Class A common stock |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Issuance of tangible equity units |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debt settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Convertible note hedge settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Warrant settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation |  | 14 |  |  | $ 162 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Tyson | $ 778 |  | 778 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  | (106) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (87) |  | $ (19)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (45) |  |  | (45) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of Class A common stock, shares |  |  |  |  | 24.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23.9 |  |
Purchase of Class A common stock |  |  |  |  | $ (614) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debt settlement, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |
Convertible note hedge settlement, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |
Warrant settlement, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation, shares |  |  |  |  | (9.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contributions by noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year, Common Stock shares at Sep. 28, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 322.0 |  | 70.0
Balance at end of year, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Tyson at Sep. 28, 2013 |  | 2,292 | 4,999 | (108) | $ (1,021) | $ 6,201 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32 |  | $ 7
Balance at end of year, Treasury Stock shares at Sep. 28, 2013 |  |  |  |  | 48.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Sep. 28, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year, Total Shareholders' Equity at Sep. 28, 2013 | 6,233 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of Class A common stock, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.0 |  |
Issuance of Class A common stock |  | 870 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3 |  |
Issuance of tangible equity units |  | 1,255 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debt settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (248) | $ 248 |  |  |
Convertible note hedge settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 341 | $ (341) |  |  |
Warrant settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (289) | $ 289 |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation |  | 36 |  |  | $ 110 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Tyson | 864 |  | 864 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  | (115) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (94) |  | $ (21)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (39) |  |  | (39) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of Class A common stock, shares |  |  |  |  | 8.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.3 |  |
Purchase of Class A common stock |  |  |  |  | $ (295) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debt settlement, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12.0) |  |  |
Convertible note hedge settlement, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.0 |  |  |
Warrant settlement, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12.0) |  |  |  | (11.7) |
Stock-based compensation, shares |  |  |  |  | (4.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 8 |  |  |  |  |  | (8) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contributions by noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | (11) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year, Common Stock shares at Sep. 27, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 346.0 |  | 70.0
Balance at end of year, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Tyson at Sep. 27, 2014 | $ 8,890 | 4,257 | 5,748 | (147) | $ (1,010) | 8,890 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 35 |  | $ 7
Balance at end of year, Treasury Stock shares at Sep. 27, 2014 | 40.0 |  |  |  | 40.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Sep. 27, 2014 | $ 14 |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year, Total Shareholders' Equity at Sep. 27, 2014 | 8,904 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of Class A common stock, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Issuance of Class A common stock |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Issuance of tangible equity units |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debt settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Convertible note hedge settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Warrant settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation |  | 50 |  |  | $ 124 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Tyson | 1,220 |  | 1,220 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  | (155) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (129) |  | $ (26)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 57 |  |  | 57 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of Class A common stock, shares |  |  |  |  | 12.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.9 |  |
Purchase of Class A common stock |  |  |  |  | $ (495) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debt settlement, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |
Convertible note hedge settlement, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |
Warrant settlement, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation, shares |  |  |  |  | (5.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (4) |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contributions by noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year, Common Stock shares at Oct. 03, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 346.0 |  | 70.0
Balance at end of year, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Tyson at Oct. 03, 2015 | $ 9,691 | $ 4,307 | $ 6,813 | $ (90) | $ (1,381) | $ 9,691 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 35 |  | $ 7
Balance at end of year, Treasury Stock shares at Oct. 03, 2015 | 47.0 |  |  |  | 47.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Oct. 03, 2015 | $ 15 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year, Total Shareholders' Equity at Oct. 03, 2015 | $ 9,706 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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