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Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2016	Jul. 02, 2016	Apr. 02, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015	Jun. 27, 2015	Mar. 28, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 9,156	$ 9,403	$ 9,170	$ 9,152	$ 10,506	$ 10,071	$ 9,979	$ 10,817	$ 36,881	$ 41,373	$ 37,580
Operating Income (Loss)	586	$ 767	$ 704	$ 776	550	$ 563	$ 547	$ 509	2,833	2,169	1,430
Total Other (Income) Expense									235	248	178
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes									2,598	1,921	1,252
Depreciation and Amortization									697	701	520
Total Assets	22,373				22,969				22,373	22,969	23,906
Additions to property, plant and equipment									695	854	632
Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									10,927	11,390	11,116
Operating Income (Loss)									1,305	1,366	883
Depreciation and Amortization									274	272	253
Total Assets	5,836				5,731				5,836	5,731	4,807
Additions to property, plant and equipment									281	405	307
Operating Segments [Member] | Beef [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									14,513	17,236	16,177
Operating Income (Loss)									347	(66)	347
Depreciation and Amortization									94	97	91
Total Assets	2,764				3,009				2,764	3,009	3,103
Additions to property, plant and equipment									99	113	115
Operating Segments [Member] | Pork [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									4,909	5,262	6,304
Operating Income (Loss)									528	380	455
Depreciation and Amortization									33	31	33
Total Assets	1,039				927				1,039	927	965
Additions to property, plant and equipment									68	50	36
Operating Segments [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									7,346	7,822	3,927
Operating Income (Loss)									734	588	(60)
Depreciation and Amortization									286	280	95
Total Assets	11,814				12,006				11,814	12,006	8,608
Additions to property, plant and equipment									178	167	77
Other [Member] | Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									380	879	1,381
Operating Income (Loss)									(81)	(99)	(195)
Depreciation and Amortization									10	21	48
Total Assets	$ 920				$ 1,296				920	1,296	6,423
Additions to property, plant and equipment									69	119	97
Intersegment Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									(1,194)	(1,216)	(1,325)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Chicken [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									27	18	7
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Beef [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									327	351	307
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Pork [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									$ 840	$ 847	$ 1,000

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