Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2015

Information on segments and a reconciliation to income from continuing operations before income taxes are follows:



	in millions
	Chicken		Beef			Pork		Prepared Foods			Other			Intersegment Sales			Consolidated
Fiscal 2015
Sales	$	11,390	$	17,236		$	5,262	$	7,822		$	879		$	(1,216	)	$	41,373
Operating Income (Loss)	1,366		(66		)	380		588			(99		)				2,169
Total Other (Income) Expense																	248
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes																	1,921
Depreciation and amortization	272		97			31		280			21						701
Total Assets	5,731		3,009			927		12,006			1,331						23,004
Additions to property, plant and equipment	405		113			50		167			119						854
Fiscal 2014
Sales	$	11,116	$	16,177		$	6,304	$	3,927		$	1,381		$	(1,325	)	$	37,580
Operating Income (Loss)	883		347			455		(60		)	(195		)				1,430
Total Other (Income) Expense																	178
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes																	1,252
Depreciation and amortization	253		91			33		95			48						520
Total Assets	4,807		3,103			965		8,608			6,473						23,956
Additions to property, plant and equipment	307		115			36		77			97						632
Fiscal 2013
Sales	$	10,988	$	14,400		$	5,408	$	3,322		$	1,370		$	(1,114	)	$	34,374
Operating Income (Loss)	683		296			332		101			(37		)				1,375
Total Other (Income) Expense																	118
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes																	1,257
Depreciation and amortization	253		91			31		67			49						491
Total Assets	4,944		2,798			931		1,176			2,328						12,177
Additions to property, plant and equipment	253		105			22		87			91						558