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Transactions With Related Parties (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($) lease shares | Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($)
Tyson Limited Partnership [Member] | Class A [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares, Outstanding | shares | 6.0 |  |
Tyson Limited Partnership [Member] | Class B [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage | 99.985% |  |
Shares, Outstanding | shares | 70.0 |  |
JHT, LLC [Domain] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Land Held-for-use | $ |  |  | $ 0.5
Tyson Limited Partnership And Tyson Family [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Related Party Voting Rights Percentage | 71.18% |  |
Tyson Limited Partnership And Tyson Family [Member] | Class A [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage | 2.06% |  |
Water Plant [Member] | John Tyson, certain members of the Tyson family, the Donald J. Tyson Revocable Trust and the Randal W. Tyson Testamentary Trust [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating Lease, Number of Leases | lease | 2 |  |
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction | $ | $ 1.0 | $ 1.0 | $ 1.0
Water Plant [Member] | Tyson Limited Partnership [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage | 90.00% |  |
Donald J. Tyson Revocable Trust [Member] | Board of Directors Chairman [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage | 50.00% |  |
Randal W. Tyson Testamentary Trust [Member] [Member] | Board of Directors Chairman [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage | 50.00% |  |

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