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Dispositions (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 27, 2014 Facilities | Sep. 27, 2014 | Jun. 28, 2014 | Dec. 27, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2015
Prepared Foods [Member] | Facility Closing [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Plants Closed | 3 tsn_PlantsClosed / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_PreparedFoodsMember |  |  |  |
Prepared Foods [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Facility Closing [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges | 52 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_PreparedFoodsMember |  |  |  |
Chicken Production Operations in Brazil and Mexico [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Consideration | 575 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = tsn_ChickenProductionOperationsinBrazilandMexicoMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_InternationalMember | 575 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = tsn_ChickenProductionOperationsinBrazilandMexicoMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_InternationalMember |  |  |
Chicken Production Operations in Brazil [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Consideration |  |  |  | 130 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = tsn_ChickenProductionOperationsinBrazilMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_InternationalMember |
Asset Impairment Charges |  | 39 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = tsn_ChickenProductionOperationsinBrazilMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_InternationalMember |  |  |
Dynamic Fuels Deconsolidation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Future Contingent Consideration, Period of production volumes | 11 years 6 months |  |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations Release of Guarantees | 100 tsn_GuarantorObligationsReleaseofGuarantees / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = tsn_DynamicFuelsDeconsolidationMember |  |  |  |
Dynamic Fuels Deconsolidation [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage | 50.00%us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = tsn_DynamicFuelsDeconsolidationMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses | 30 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = tsn_DynamicFuelsDeconsolidationMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  |
Future Contingent Cash Payment | 35 tsn_FutureContingentCashPayment / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = tsn_DynamicFuelsDeconsolidationMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  |
Dynamic Fuels Deconsolidation [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business |  |  | 3 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = tsn_DynamicFuelsDeconsolidationMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Chicken Production Operations in Brazil [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Consideration |  |  |  |  | $ 23 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = tsn_ChickenProductionOperationsinBrazilMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tsn_InternationalMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember

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