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Transactions With Related Parties (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($) lease shares | Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($) lease shares | Sep. 28, 2013 USD ($) lease $ / shares shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock | $ 495,000 | $ 295,000 | $ 614,000
Class A [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Purchase of Tyson Class A common stock, shares | shares | 11,900,000 | 8,300,000 | 23,900,000
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock | $ 495,000 | $ 295,000 | $ 614,000
Tyson Limited Partnership [Member] | Class A [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares, Outstanding | shares | 5,400,000 |  |
Purchase of Tyson Class A common stock, shares | shares |  |  | 1,000,000
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock |  |  | $ 29,850
Share Price | $ / shares |  |  | $ 29.85
Tyson Limited Partnership [Member] | Class B [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage | 99.985% |  |
Shares, Outstanding | shares | 70,000,000 |  |
JHT, LLC [Domain] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Land Held-for-use |  | $ 500 |
Tyson Limited Partnership And Tyson Family [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Related Party Voting Rights Percentage | 70.64% |  |
Tyson Limited Partnership And Tyson Family [Member] | Class A [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage | 1.79% |  |
Water Plant [Member] | John Tyson, certain members of the Tyson family, the Donald J. Tyson Revocable Trust and the Randal W. Tyson Testamentary Trust [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating Lease, Number of Leases | lease | 2 | 2 | 2
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction | $ 1,000 | $ 1,000 | $ 1,000
Water Plant [Member] | Tyson Limited Partnership [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage | 90.00% |  |
Donald J. Tyson Revocable Trust [Member] | Board of Directors Chairman [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage | 50.00% |  |
Randal W. Tyson Testamentary Trust [Member] [Member] | Board of Directors Chairman [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage | 50.00% |  |

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