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Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Aug. 31, 2014 | Mar. 28, 2015 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Apr. 07, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | 1,250,000,000.00 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity |  |
Amount available for borrowing under credit facility |  | 1,069,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount |  | 10,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount | 12,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 8,057,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue | 8,347,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue |
Hillshire Brands Company [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 840,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = tsn_HillshireBrandsCompanyMember |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure | 868,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = tsn_HillshireBrandsCompanyMember |  |  |
2.65% Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Nineteen [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 2.65%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_TwoPointSixFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandNineteenMember |  |
3.95% Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Twenty Four [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 3.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_ThreePointNineFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandTwentyFourMember |  |
4.88% Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Thirty Four [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 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] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 5.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FivePointOneFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandFortyFourMember |  |
2.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due September Two Thousand And Fifteen [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_TwoPointSevenFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueSeptemberTwoThousandAndFifteenMemberMember |  |
2.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due September Two Thousand And Fifteen [Member] [Member] | Hillshire Brands Company [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 400,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = tsn_HillshireBrandsCompanyMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_TwoPointSevenFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueSeptemberTwoThousandAndFifteenMemberMember |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = tsn_HillshireBrandsCompanyMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_TwoPointSevenFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueSeptemberTwoThousandAndFifteenMemberMember |  |  |
4.10% Percentage Unsecured Notes Due September Two Thousand And Twenty [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 4.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointOnePercentageUnsecuredNotesDueSeptemberTwoThousandAndTwentyMember |  |
4.10% Percentage Unsecured Notes Due September Two Thousand And Twenty [Member] | Hillshire Brands Company [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 278,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = tsn_HillshireBrandsCompanyMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointOnePercentageUnsecuredNotesDueSeptemberTwoThousandAndTwentyMember |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 4.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = tsn_HillshireBrandsCompanyMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointOnePercentageUnsecuredNotesDueSeptemberTwoThousandAndTwentyMember |  |  |
6.13% Unsecured Notes Due November Two Thousand And Thirty Two [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 6.13%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_SixPointOneThreePercentageUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandAndThirtyTwoMember |  |
6.13% Unsecured Notes Due November Two Thousand And Thirty Two [Member] | Hillshire Brands Company [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 152,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = tsn_HillshireBrandsCompanyMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_SixPointOneThreePercentageUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandAndThirtyTwoMember |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 6.13%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = tsn_HillshireBrandsCompanyMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_SixPointOneThreePercentageUnsecuredNotesDueNovemberTwoThousandAndThirtyTwoMember |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 3,250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount | 7,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt | 3,243,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfUnsecuredDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Debt Issuance Cost | 27,000,000 us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2.65% Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Nineteen [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 1,000,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_TwoPointSixFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandNineteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 2.65%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_TwoPointSixFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandNineteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] | 3.95% Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Twenty Four [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 1,250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_ThreePointNineFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandTwentyFourMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 3.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_ThreePointNineFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandTwentyFourMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] | 4.88% Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Thirty Four [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 500,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointEightEightPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandThirtyFourMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 4.88%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FourPointEightEightPercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandThirtyFourMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] | 5.15% Senior Unsecured Notes Due August, Two Thousand and Forty Four [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 500,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FivePointOneFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandFortyFourMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 5.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_FivePointOneFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandFortyFourMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  | 6,000,000 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember |  |
Bilateral Letters Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  | 95,000,000 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_BilateralLettersOfCreditMember |  |
Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Issuance Cost | 11,000,000 us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember |  |  |
Loans Payable to Bank | 2,300,000,000 us-gaap_LoansPayableToBank / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember |  |  |
Term Loan [Member] | 3-Year Tranche A [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 1.56%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A3YearTrancheAMember |  |
Loans Payable to Bank | 1,202,000,000 us-gaap_LoansPayableToBank / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A3YearTrancheAMember |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term | 3 years | 3 years |  |
Required Quarterly Principal Payment as a Percentage of Remaining Balance | 2.50%tsn_RequiredQuarterlyPrincipalPaymentasaPercentageofRemainingBalance / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A3YearTrancheAMember |  |  |
Loans Receivable, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 1.375%us-gaap_LoansReceivableBasisSpreadOnVariableRate / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A3YearTrancheAMember |  |  |
Term Loan [Member] | 5-Year Tranche A [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans Payable to Bank | 546,000,000 us-gaap_LoansPayableToBank / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A5YearTrancheAMember |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term | 5 years | 5 years |  |
Term Loan [Member] | 5-Year Tranche B [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 1.69%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A5YearTrancheBMember |  |
Loans Payable to Bank | 552,000,000 us-gaap_LoansPayableToBank / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A5YearTrancheBMember |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term | 5 years | 5 years |  |
Loans Receivable, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 1.50%us-gaap_LoansReceivableBasisSpreadOnVariableRate / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A5YearTrancheBMember |  |  |
Term Loan [Member] | 3-Year Tranche B [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans Payable to Bank |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 us-gaap_LoansPayableToBank / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A3YearTrancheBMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Loans Receivable, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  | 1.125%us-gaap_LoansReceivableBasisSpreadOnVariableRate / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tsn_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsn_A3YearTrancheBMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember

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