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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 28, 2015
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 |  | Six Months Ended
| March 28, 2015 |  | March 29, 2014 |  | March 28, 2015 |  | March 29, 2014
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Income | $ | 311 |  |  | $ | 210 |  |  | $ | 621 |  |  | $ | 462 |
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | (5 | )
Net income attributable to Tyson | 310 |  |  | 213 |  |  | 619 |  |  | 467 |
Less dividends declared: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A | 31 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 48 |
Class B | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 11 |
Undistributed earnings | $ | 273 |  |  | $ | 188 |  |  | $ | 536 |  |  | $ | 408 |
Class A undistributed earnings | $ | 230 |  |  | $ | 153 |  |  | $ | 451 |  |  | $ | 332 |
Class B undistributed earnings | 43 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 76 |
Total undistributed earnings | $ | 273 |  |  | $ | 188 |  |  | $ | 536 |  |  | $ | 408 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A weighted average shares | 334 |  |  | 273 |  |  | 335 |  |  | 272 |
Class B weighted average shares, and shares under the if-converted method for diluted earnings per share | 70 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 70 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options and restricted stock | 5 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Tangible Equity Units | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |
Warrants | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions | 415 |  |  | 356 |  |  | 416 |  |  | 355 |
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A Basic | $ | 0.78 |  |  | $ | 0.64 |  |  | $ | 1.55 |  |  | $ | 1.40 |
Class B Basic | $ | 0.71 |  |  | $ | 0.58 |  |  | $ | 1.42 |  |  | $ | 1.26 |
Diluted | $ | 0.75 |  |  | $ | 0.60 |  |  | $ | 1.49 |  |  | $ | 1.32 |

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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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