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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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Equity (Narrative) (Details)				12 Months Ended
Equity (Narrative) (Details)	Nov. 10, 2017 $ / shares	Jul. 17, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 04, 2016 shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) Classes $ / shares shares	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Oct. 03, 2015 $ / 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				27,800,000
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 \| $				$ 0	$ 71,000,000		$ 205,000,000
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Tangible Equity Unit, Senior Amortizing Note [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment \| $		$ 0.59
Tyson Limited Partnership And Tyson Family [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Related Party Voting Rights Percentage				70.78%
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				0.90	0.60	$ 0.40
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared				$ 0.975	0.650	0.425
Stock Repurchase Program, Increase (Decrease) in Authorized Shares \| shares			50,000,000
Class A [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.30
Class A [Member] \| Tyson Limited Partnership And Tyson Family [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage				2.07%
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				0.81	0.54	0.36
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared				$ 0.878	$ 0.585	$ 0.383
Class B [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.27
Class B [Member] \| Tyson Limited Partnership [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage				99.985%