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Equity (Schedule of Share Repurchases) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
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Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock			$ 150us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	$ 275us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
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Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired	1.5us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	2.9us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	3.7us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	7.8us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	59us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	116us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	150us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	275us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Class A [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
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Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	50us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tsn_ShareRepurchaseProgramMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	100us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tsn_ShareRepurchaseProgramMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	131us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tsn_ShareRepurchaseProgramMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	250us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tsn_ShareRepurchaseProgramMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Open Market Repurchases [Member] | Class A [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired	0.2us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tsn_OpenMarketRepurchasesMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	0.4us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tsn_OpenMarketRepurchasesMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	0.4us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tsn_OpenMarketRepurchasesMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	0.7us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tsn_OpenMarketRepurchasesMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$ 9us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tsn_OpenMarketRepurchasesMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	$ 16us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tsn_OpenMarketRepurchasesMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	$ 19us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tsn_OpenMarketRepurchasesMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember	$ 25us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = tsn_OpenMarketRepurchasesMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember

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