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Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2015	Jun. 27, 2015	Mar. 28, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 10,506	$ 10,071	$ 9,979	$ 10,817	$ 10,105	$ 9,682	$ 9,032	$ 8,761	$ 41,373	$ 37,580	$ 34,374
Operating Income (Loss)	550	$ 563	$ 547	$ 509	306	$ 351	$ 361	$ 412	2,169	1,430	1,375
Total Other (Income) Expense									248	178	118
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes									1,921	1,252	1,257
Depreciation and Amortization									701	520	491
Total Assets	23,004				23,956				23,004	23,956	12,177
Additions to property, plant and equipment									854	632	558
Operating Segments [Member] \| Chicken [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									11,390	11,116	10,988
Operating Income (Loss)									1,366	883	683
Depreciation and Amortization									272	253	253
Total Assets	5,731				4,807				5,731	4,807	4,944
Additions to property, plant and equipment									405	307	253
Operating Segments [Member] \| Beef [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									17,236	16,177	14,400
Operating Income (Loss)									(66)	347	296
Depreciation and Amortization									97	91	91
Total Assets	3,009				3,103				3,009	3,103	2,798
Additions to property, plant and equipment									113	115	105
Operating Segments [Member] \| Pork [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									5,262	6,304	5,408
Operating Income (Loss)									380	455	332
Depreciation and Amortization									31	33	31
Total Assets	927				965				927	965	931
Additions to property, plant and equipment									50	36	22
Operating Segments [Member] \| Prepared Foods [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									7,822	3,927	3,322
Operating Income (Loss)									588	(60)	101
Depreciation and Amortization									280	95	67
Total Assets	12,006				8,608				12,006	8,608	1,176
Additions to property, plant and equipment									167	77	87
Other [Member] \| Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									879	1,381	1,370
Operating Income (Loss)									(99)	(195)	(37)
Depreciation and Amortization									21	48	49
Total Assets	$ 1,331				$ 6,473				1,331	6,473	2,328
Additions to property, plant and equipment									119	97	91
Intersegment Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									(1,216)	(1,325)	(1,114)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] \| Chicken [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									18	7	16
Intersegment Elimination [Member] \| Beef [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									351	307	226
Intersegment Elimination [Member] \| Pork [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									$ 847	$ 1,000	$ 872