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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 27, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share, Basic And Diluted | The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in millions, except per share data):
| Three Months Ended
| December 27, 2014 |  | December 28, 2013
Numerator: |  |  |
Net Income | $ | 310 |  |  | $ | 252 |
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1 |  |  | (2 | )
Net income attributable to Tyson | 309 |  |  | 254 |
Less dividends declared: |  |  |
Class A | 38 |  |  | 28 |
Class B | 8 |  |  | 6 |
Undistributed earnings | $ | 263 |  |  | $ | 220 |
Class A undistributed earnings | $ | 221 |  |  | $ | 179 |
Class B undistributed earnings | 42 |  |  | 41 |
Total undistributed earnings | $ | 263 |  |  | $ | 220 |
Denominator: |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per share: |  |  |
Class A weighted average shares | 336 |  |  | 271 |
Class B weighted average shares, and shares under the if-converted method for diluted earnings per share | 70 |  |  | 70 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |
Stock options and restricted stock | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Tangible Equity Units | 5 |  |  | — |
Warrants | — |  |  | 8 |
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions | 416 |  |  | 354 |
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson: |  |  |
Class A Basic | $ | 0.77 |  |  | $ | 0.76 |
Class B Basic | $ | 0.71 |  |  | $ | 0.68 |
Diluted | $ | 0.74 |  |  | $ | 0.72 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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