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Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Jul. 01, 2017	Apr. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Oct. 01, 2016	Jul. 02, 2016	Apr. 02, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 10,145	$ 9,850	$ 9,083	$ 9,182	$ 9,156	$ 9,403	$ 9,170	$ 9,152	$ 38,260	$ 36,881	$ 41,373
Operating Income (Loss)	681	$ 697	$ 571	$ 982	586	$ 767	$ 704	$ 776	2,931	2,833	2,169
Total Other (Income) Expense									303	235	248
Income before Income Taxes									2,628	2,598	1,921
Depreciation and Amortization									748	697	701
Total Assets	28,066				22,373				28,066	22,373	22,969
Additions to property, plant and equipment									1,069	695	854
Operating Segments [Member] | Beef [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									14,823	14,513	17,236
Operating Income (Loss)									877	347	(66)
Depreciation and Amortization									92	94	97
Total Assets	2,938				2,764				2,938	2,764	3,009
Additions to property, plant and equipment									118	99	113
Operating Segments [Member] | Pork [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									5,238	4,909	5,262
Operating Income (Loss)									645	528	380
Depreciation and Amortization									36	33	31
Total Assets	1,132				1,039				1,132	1,039	927
Additions to property, plant and equipment									101	68	50
Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									11,409	10,927	11,390
Operating Income (Loss)									1,053	1,305	1,366
Depreciation and Amortization									296	274	272
Total Assets	6,630				5,836				6,630	5,836	5,731
Additions to property, plant and equipment									492	281	405
Operating Segments [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									7,853	7,346	7,822
Operating Income (Loss)									462	734	588
Depreciation and Amortization									315	286	280
Total Assets	13,466				11,814				13,466	11,814	12,006
Additions to property, plant and equipment									229	178	167
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									349	380	879
Operating Income (Loss)									(106)	(81)	(99)
Depreciation and Amortization									9	10	21
Total Assets	$ 3,900				$ 920				3,900	920	1,296
Additions to property, plant and equipment									129	69	119
Intersegment Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									(1,412)	(1,194)	(1,216)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Beef [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									(386)	(327)	(351)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Pork [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									(966)	(840)	(847)
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Chicken [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									$ (60)	$ (27)	$ (18)

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