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Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, By Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales | $ 10,817 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 8,761 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Operating Income (Loss) | 509 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 412 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Total Other (Income) Expense | 74 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | 29 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income before Income Taxes | 435 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | 383 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales | 2,780 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_ChickenMember | 2,656 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_ChickenMember
Operating Income (Loss) | 351 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_ChickenMember | 253 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_ChickenMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales | 4,391 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_BeefMember | 3,734 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_BeefMember
Operating Income (Loss) | (6)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_BeefMember | 58 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_BeefMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales | 1,540 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_PorkMember | 1,424 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_PorkMember
Operating Income (Loss) | 122 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_PorkMember | 121 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_PorkMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales | 2,133 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_PreparedFoodsMember | 907 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_PreparedFoodsMember
Operating Income (Loss) | 71 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_PreparedFoodsMember | 16 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_PreparedFoodsMember
Operating Segments [Member] | International [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales | 305 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_InternationalMember | 327 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_InternationalMember
Operating Income (Loss) | (14)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_InternationalMember | (28)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_InternationalMember
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales | 0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember | 0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember
Operating Income (Loss) | (15)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember | (8)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember
Intersegment Elimination [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales | (332)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember | (287)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales | 1 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_ChickenMember | 2 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_ChickenMember
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales | 78 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_BeefMember | 63 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_BeefMember
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales | $ 253 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_PorkMember | $ 222 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_PorkMember

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