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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2016	Jul. 02, 2016	Apr. 02, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015	Jun. 27, 2015	Mar. 28, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Tax Expense Adjustment- related to tax contingencies	$ 26	$ 15	$ 12				$ 26
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Equity Investments					$ 21
Asset Impairment Charges								$ 45	$ 285	$ 107
Gain on disposition of Business								0	177	0
Estimated Pretax Impact of Additional Week				$ 39
Cost of Sales [Member] \| Chicken Production Operations in Mexico [Member]
Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Gain on disposition of Business				161
Hillshire Brands Company [Member]
Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				8	16	$ 14	19	$ 37	$ 47	59
Pre-Tax Loss Related to Legacy Hillshire Brands Plant Fire							$ 36
Pre-Tax Gain due to Insurance Proceeds (Net of Costs) Related to a Legacy Hillshire Brands Plant Fire				25	$ 11	$ 8
Chicken Production Operations in China [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges				169
Operating Segments [Member] \| Prepared Foods [Member] \| Facility Closing [Member]
Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges				59						$ 52
Operating Segments [Member] \| Beef [Member] \| Facility Closing [Member]
Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges				12
Operating Segments [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member] \| Prepared Foods [Member] \| Facility Closing [Member]
Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges				$ 49