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Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 02, 2016 | Jun. 27, 2015 | Jul. 02, 2016 | Jun. 27, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ 9,403 | $ 10,071 |  | $ 27,725 | $ 30,867 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 767 | 563 |  | 2,247 | 1,619 |
Total Other (Income) Expense |  | 56 | 45 | [1] | 180 | 183 | [1]
Income before Income Taxes |  | 711 | 518 |  | 2,067 | 1,436 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 2,743 | 2,757 |  | 8,116 | 8,366 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 380 | 313 |  | 1,085 | 996 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 3,783 | 4,305 |  | 11,036 | 12,826 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 91 | (7) |  | 208 | (33) |
Operating Segments [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,271 | 1,207 |  | 3,674 | 3,951 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 122 | 64 |  | 420 | 285 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,809 | 1,810 |  | 5,509 | 5,814 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 197 | 207 | [2] | 601 | 438 | [2]
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 99 | 244 |  | 284 | 771 |
Operating Income (Loss) | [3] | (23) | (14) |  | (67) | (67) |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | (302) | (252) |  | (894) | (861) |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | (8) | (6) |  | (15) | (13) |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | (90) | (93) |  | (240) | (248) |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ (204) | $ (153) |  | $ (639) | $ (600) |
[1] | Other (income) expense includes a $21 million gain on the sale of equity securities for the three and nine months ended June 27, 2015.
[2] | Includes merger and integration costs of $1 million and $10 million for the three and nine months ended June 27, 2015, respectively, and $11 million net proceeds and $17 million net costs related to a legacy Hillshire Brands plant fire for the three and nine months ended June 27, 2015, respectively.
[3] | Other includes third-party merger and integration costs of $11 million and $15 million for the three months ended July 2, 2016, and June 27, 2015, respectively, and $29 million and $39 million for the nine months ended July 2, 2016, and June 27, 2015, respectively.

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