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Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 02, 2016 | Mar. 28, 2015 | Apr. 02, 2016 | Mar. 28, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ 9,170 | $ 9,979 |  | $ 18,322 | $ 20,796 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 704 | 547 |  | 1,480 | 1,056 |
Total Other (Income) Expense |  | 60 | 64 |  | 124 | 138 |
Income before Income Taxes |  | 644 | 483 |  | 1,356 | 918 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 2,737 | 2,829 |  | 5,373 | 5,609 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 347 | 332 |  | 705 | 683 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 3,639 | 4,130 |  | 7,253 | 8,521 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 46 | (20) |  | 117 | (26) |
Operating Segments [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,190 | 1,204 |  | 2,403 | 2,744 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 140 | 99 |  | 298 | 221 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,804 | 1,871 |  | 3,700 | 4,004 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 197 | 160 | [1] | 404 | 231 | [1]
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 86 | 222 |  | 185 | 527 |
Operating Income (Loss) | [2] | (26) | (24) |  | (44) | (53) |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | (286) | (277) |  | (592) | (609) |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | (4) | (6) |  | (7) | (7) |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | (78) | (77) |  | (150) | (155) |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ (204) | $ (194) |  | $ (435) | $ (447) |
[1] | Includes merger and integration costs of $5 million and $9 million for the three and six months ended March 28, 2015, respectively, and $8 million net proceeds and $28 million net costs related to a legacy Hillshire Brands plant fire for the three and six months ended March 28, 2015, respectively.
[2] | Operating income in Other includes third-party merger and integration costs of $13 million and $9 million for the three months ended April 2, 2016, and March 28, 2015, respectively, and $18 million and $24 million for the six months ended April 2, 2016, and March 28, 2015, respectively.

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