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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 02, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share, Basic And Diluted | The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in millions, except per share data):
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| April 2, 2016 |  | March 28, 2015 |  | April 2, 2016 |  | March 28, 2015
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ | 434 |  |  | $ | 311 |  |  | $ | 895 |  |  | $ | 621 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Net income attributable to Tyson | 432 |  |  | 310 |  |  | 893 |  |  | 619 |
Less dividends declared: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A | 46 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 104 |  |  | 69 |
Class B | 9 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 14 |
Undistributed earnings | $ | 377 |  |  | $ | 273 |  |  | $ | 767 |  |  | $ | 536 |
Class A undistributed earnings | $ | 314 |  |  | $ | 230 |  |  | $ | 641 |  |  | $ | 451 |
Class B undistributed earnings | 63 |  |  | 43 |  |  | 126 |  |  | 85 |
Total undistributed earnings | $ | 377 |  |  | $ | 273 |  |  | $ | 767 |  |  | $ | 536 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A weighted average shares | 318 |  |  | 334 |  |  | 321 |  |  | 335 |
Class B weighted average shares, and shares under the if-converted method for diluted earnings per share | 70 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 70 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options, restricted stock and performance units | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Tangible equity units | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions | 393 |  |  | 415 |  |  | 396 |  |  | 416 |
Net income per share attributable to Tyson: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A basic | $ | 1.14 |  |  | $ | 0.78 |  |  | $ | 2.32 |  |  | $ | 1.55 |
Class B basic | $ | 1.02 |  |  | $ | 0.71 |  |  | $ | 2.11 |  |  | $ | 1.42 |
Diluted | $ | 1.10 |  |  | $ | 0.75 |  |  | $ | 2.25 |  |  | $ | 1.49 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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