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Property, Plant And Equipment (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 27, 2014 | Sep. 27, 2014
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Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant and equipment, gross | $ 10,575 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | $ 10,381 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation | 5,364 us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | 5,251 us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Net property, plant and equipment | 5,211 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 5,130 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Land [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant and equipment, gross | 126 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember | 126 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember
Buildings And Leasehold Improvements [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant and equipment, gross | 3,558 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tsn_BuildingsAndLeaseholdImprovementsMember | 3,501 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tsn_BuildingsAndLeaseholdImprovementsMember
Machinery And Equipment [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant and equipment, gross | 6,204 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember | 6,144 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Land Improvements And Other [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant and equipment, gross | 278 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tsn_LandImprovementsAndOtherMember | 276 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tsn_LandImprovementsAndOtherMember
Buildings And Equipment Under Construction [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant and equipment, gross | $ 409 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember | $ 334 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember

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