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Debt (Major Components Of Debt) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Aug. 31, 2014 | Mar. 28, 2015 | Sep. 27, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Revolving credit facility |  | $ 175 us-gaap_LineOfCredit | $ 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Discount on senior notes |  | (10)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount | (12)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
Amortizing Notes- Tangible Equity Units |  | 175 tsn_TangibleEquityUnitsCarryingAmountofDebtComponent | 205 tsn_TangibleEquityUnitsCarryingAmountofDebtComponent
Other |  | 61 us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt | 24 us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt
Total debt |  | 7,674 us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | 8,178 us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Less current debt |  | 1,236 us-gaap_DebtCurrent | 643 us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Total long-term debt |  | 6,438 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | 7,535 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
2.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due September Two Thousand And Fifteen [Member] [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | 403 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_TwoPointSevenFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueSeptemberTwoThousandAndFifteenMemberMember | 407 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_TwoPointSevenFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueSeptemberTwoThousandAndFifteenMemberMember
Stated interest rate |  | 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_TwoPointSevenFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueSeptemberTwoThousandAndFifteenMemberMember |
6.60% Senior Notes Due April 2016 (2016 Notes) [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | 638 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_SeniorNotesSixPointSixZeroPercentageDueAprilTwoThousandAndSixteenMember | 638 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_SeniorNotesSixPointSixZeroPercentageDueAprilTwoThousandAndSixteenMember
Stated interest rate |  | 6.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_SeniorNotesSixPointSixZeroPercentageDueAprilTwoThousandAndSixteenMember |
7.00% Notes Due May 2018 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | 120 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_NotesSevenPointZeroZeroPercentageDueMayTwoThousandAndEighteenMember | 120 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_NotesSevenPointZeroZeroPercentageDueMayTwoThousandAndEighteenMember
Stated interest rate |  | 7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_NotesSevenPointZeroZeroPercentageDueMayTwoThousandAndEighteenMember |
2.65% Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Nineteen [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | 1,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_TwoPointSixFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandNineteenMember | 1,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_TwoPointSixFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandNineteenMember
Stated interest rate |  | 2.65%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_TwoPointSixFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandNineteenMember |
4.10% Percentage Unsecured Notes Due September Two Thousand And Twenty [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | 286 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointOnePercentageUnsecuredNotesDueSeptemberTwoThousandAndTwentyMember | 287 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointOnePercentageUnsecuredNotesDueSeptemberTwoThousandAndTwentyMember
Stated interest rate |  | 4.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointOnePercentageUnsecuredNotesDueSeptemberTwoThousandAndTwentyMember |
4.50% Senior Notes Due June 2022 (2022 Notes) [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | 1,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointFiveZeroPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueJuneTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember | 1,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointFiveZeroPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueJuneTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
Stated interest rate |  | 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointFiveZeroPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueJuneTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember |
3.95% Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Twenty Four [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | 1,250 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_ThreePointNineFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandTwentyFourMember | 1,250 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_ThreePointNineFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandTwentyFourMember
Stated interest rate |  | 3.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_ThreePointNineFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandTwentyFourMember |
7.00% Notes Due January 2028 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | 18 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_SevenPointZeroZeroPercentageDueJanuaryTwoThousandAndTwentyEightMember | 18 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_SevenPointZeroZeroPercentageDueJanuaryTwoThousandAndTwentyEightMember
Stated interest rate |  | 7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_SevenPointZeroZeroPercentageDueJanuaryTwoThousandAndTwentyEightMember |
6.13% Unsecured Notes Due November Two Thousand And Thirty Two [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | 164 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_SixPointOneThreePercentageUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandAndThirtyTwoMember | 164 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_SixPointOneThreePercentageUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandAndThirtyTwoMember
Stated interest rate |  | 6.13%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_SixPointOneThreePercentageUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandAndThirtyTwoMember |
4.88% Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Thirty Four [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | 500 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointEightEightPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandThirtyFourMember | 500 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointEightEightPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandThirtyFourMember
Stated interest rate |  | 4.88%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointEightEightPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandThirtyFourMember |
5.15% Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Forty Four [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | 500 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FivePointOneFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandFortyFourMember | 500 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FivePointOneFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandFortyFourMember
Stated interest rate |  | 5.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FivePointOneFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandFortyFourMember |
3-Year Tranche A [Member] | Term Loan [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | 842 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A3YearTrancheAMember | 1,172 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A3YearTrancheAMember
Stated interest rate |  | 1.56%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A3YearTrancheAMember |
Debt Instrument, Term | 3 years | 3 years |
5-Year Tranche A [Member] | Term Loan [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | 0 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A5YearTrancheAMember | 353 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A5YearTrancheAMember
Debt Instrument, Term | 5 years | 5 years |
5-Year Tranche B [Member] | Term Loan [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes/Term Loans |  | $ 552 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A5YearTrancheBMember | $ 552 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A5YearTrancheBMember
Stated interest rate |  | 1.69%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A5YearTrancheBMember |
Debt Instrument, Term | 5 years | 5 years |

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