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Equity (Narrative) (Details)
$ / shares in Units, TEUPurchaseContracts in Millions
 2 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 16, 2016
$ / shares
Feb. 04, 2016
shares
Sep. 15, 2015
$ / shares
Nov. 21, 2016
USD ($)
shares
Oct. 01, 2016
USD ($)
shares
TEUPurchaseContracts
Classes
$ / shares
Oct. 03, 2015
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 27, 2014
USD ($)
shares
$ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Number of classes of common stock | Classes         2    
Cash Dividends, Paid Ratio To Other Class Of Stock, Maximum         90.00%    
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased | shares         40,300,000    
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock | $         $ 1,944,000,000 $ 495,000,000 $ 295,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | $         0 0 $ 873,000,000
TEUs issued (in units) | shares             30,000,000
TEUs, Dividend Rate             4.75%
Net proceeds from issuance of TEUs | $             $ 1,454,000,000
TEUs, stated amount per unit (in dollars per unit)             $ 50
TEUs, Equity Component | $             $ 1,295,000,000
TEUs, Debt Component | $         $ 71,000,000 $ 140,000,000 205,000,000
Tangible Equity Units, Purchase Contracts, Settled | TEUPurchaseContracts         17.7    
Tangible Equity Units, Outstanding | $         12,300,000    
Convertible Debt [Member] | Tangible Equity Unit, Senior Amortizing Note [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Senior amortizing note, initial principal amount | $             $ 6.83
Senior amortizing note, interest rate             1.50%
Senior amortizing note, quarterly principal and interest payment, first three annual quarters | $             $ 0.59
Hillshire Brands Company [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | $             $ 873,000,000
Tyson Limited Partnership And Tyson Family [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Related Party Voting Rights Percentage         71.18%    
Class A [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Common stock, par value         $ 0.1 $ 0.10  
Common Stock, Vote Entitlement Per Share         1    
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid     $ 0.15   0.60 0.40 $ 0.30
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared         $ 0.650 $ 0.425 $ 0.325
Purchase of Class A common stock, shares | shares         32,100,000 11,900,000 8,300,000
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock | $         $ 1,944,000,000 $ 495,000,000 $ 295,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues | shares         18,000,000 0 24,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities | shares         18,800,000    
Class A [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Tangible Equity Unit, Senior Amortizing Note [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Senior amortizing note, conversion price         $ 46.90    
Senior amortizing note, number of shares per contract if Applicable Market Value equal to or greater than conversion price | shares         1.0660    
Senior amortizing note, reference price         $ 37.52    
Senior amortizing note, if applicable market value greater than reference price, number of shares equal to amount divided by Applicable Market Value         $ 50    
Senior amortizing note, number of shares per contract, if Applicable Market Value is less than or equal to reference price | shares         1.3326    
Senior amortizing note, consecutive trading days for calculation of applicable market value         20 days    
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Dividend Threshold Amount         $ 0.075    
Senior amortizing note, incremental common shares attributable to dilutive effect of conversion, if applicable market value higher than reference price | shares         3,300,000    
Class A [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Tangible Equity Unit, Senior Amortizing Note [Member] | Minimum [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Senior amortizing note, number of shares to be issued | shares         13,100,000    
Class A [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Tangible Equity Unit, Senior Amortizing Note [Member] | Maximum [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Senior amortizing note, number of shares to be issued | shares         16,400,000    
Class A [Member] | Hillshire Brands Company [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues | shares             23,800,000
Class A [Member] | Share Repurchase Program [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Stock Repurchase Program, Increase (Decrease) in Authorized Shares | shares   50,000,000          
Purchase of Class A common stock, shares | shares         30,800,000 11,000,000 7,100,000
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock | $         $ 1,868,000,000 $ 455,000,000 $ 250,000,000
Class A [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared $ 0.225            
Class A [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Share Repurchase Program [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Purchase of Class A common stock, shares | shares       3,600,000      
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock | $       $ 255,000,000      
Class A [Member] | Tyson Limited Partnership And Tyson Family [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage         2.06%    
Class B [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Common stock, par value         $ 0.1 $ 0.10  
Common Stock, Vote Entitlement Per Share         10    
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid         0.54 0.36 $ 0.27
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared         $ 0.585 $ 0.383 $ 0.294
Class B [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared $ 0.2025            
Class B [Member] | Tyson Limited Partnership [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage         99.985%