Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 28, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 223	$ 438	$ 438	$ 1,145
Accounts receivable, net	1,632us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	1,684us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories	3,262us-gaap_InventoryNet	3,274us-gaap_InventoryNet
Other current assets	346us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	379us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Assets held for sale	205	446
Total Current Assets	5,668us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	6,221us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	5,278us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	5,130us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	6,689us-gaap_Goodwill	6,706us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible Assets, net	5,223	5,276
Other Assets	668us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	623us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	23,526us-gaap_Assets	23,956us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	1,236us-gaap_DebtCurrent	643us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Accounts payable	1,694us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	1,806us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Other current liabilities	1,072us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	1,207us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Liabilities held for sale	49	141
Total Current Liabilities	4,051us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	3,797us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-Term Debt	6,438	7,535
Deferred Income Taxes	2,452	2,450
Other Liabilities	1,215us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	1,270us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	9,355us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	8,890us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling Interest	15us-gaap_MinorityInterest	14us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total Shareholders' Equity	9,370	8,904
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	23,526	23,956
TFI Parent [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	3
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	35	42
Assets held for sale	3	3
Total Current Assets	38	48
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	27	30
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible Assets, net	0	0
Other Assets	162	204
Investment in Subsidiaries	21,365	20,845
Total Assets	21,592	21,127
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	827	240
Accounts payable	32	35
Other current liabilities	5,259	4,718
Liabilities held for sale	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	6,118	4,993
Long-Term Debt	5,932	7,056
Deferred Income Taxes	12	21
Other Liabilities	175	167
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	9,355	8,890
Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Total Shareholders' Equity	9,355	8,890
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	21,592	21,127
TFM Parent, Guarantors [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	30	41	20	21
Accounts receivable, net	587	665
Inventories	1,405	1,272
Other current assets	62	78
Assets held for sale	0	0
Total Current Assets	2,084	2,056
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	965	932
Goodwill	881	881
Intangible Assets, net	13	15
Other Assets	154	148
Investment in Subsidiaries	2,115	2,049
Total Assets	6,212	6,081
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	1	0
Accounts payable	761	755
Other current liabilities	148	235
Liabilities held for sale	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	910	990
Long-Term Debt	1	2
Deferred Income Taxes	98	96
Other Liabilities	118	125
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	5,085	4,868
Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Total Shareholders' Equity	5,085	4,868
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	6,212	6,081
Non-Guarantors [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	193	397	418	1,124
Accounts receivable, net	1,045	1,016
Inventories	1,857	2,002
Other current assets	280	379
Assets held for sale	202	443
Total Current Assets	3,577	4,237
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	4,286	4,168
Goodwill	5,808	5,825
Intangible Assets, net	5,210	5,261
Other Assets	352	326
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	19,233	19,817
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	409	403
Accounts payable	901	1,016
Other current liabilities	804	921
Liabilities held for sale	49	141
Total Current Liabilities	2,163	2,481
Long-Term Debt	505	532
Deferred Income Taxes	2,342	2,333
Other Liabilities	922	978
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	13,286	13,479
Noncontrolling Interest	15	14
Total Shareholders' Equity	13,301	13,493
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	19,233	19,817
Eliminations [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	(31)	(120)
Assets held for sale	0	0
Total Current Assets	(31)	(120)
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible Assets, net	0	0
Other Assets	0	(55)
Investment in Subsidiaries	(23,480)	(22,894)
Total Assets	(23,511)	(23,069)
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	(1)	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Other current liabilities	(5,139)	(4,667)
Liabilities held for sale	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	(5,140)	(4,667)
Long-Term Debt	0	(55)
Deferred Income Taxes	0	0
Other Liabilities	0	0
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	(18,371)	(18,347)
Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Total Shareholders' Equity	(18,371)	(18,347)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ (23,511)	$ (23,069)

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Subparagraph a

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682