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Transactions With Related Parties (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	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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