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Derivative Financial Instruments (Aggregate Outstanding Notionals Related To Fair Value Hedges) (Details) (Fair Value Hedging [Member], Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]) | Mar. 28, 2015 lb | Sep. 27, 2014 lb
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Live Cattle (in pounds) |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 359,000,000 invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = tsn_LiveCattleMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | 427,000,000 invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = tsn_LiveCattleMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
Lean Hogs (in pounds) |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 122,000,000 invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = tsn_LeanHogsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | 329,000,000 invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = tsn_LeanHogsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember

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