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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 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
| December 31, 2016 |  | January 2, 2016
Numerator: |  |  |
Net income | $ | 594 |  |  | $ | 461 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1 |  |  | — |
Net income attributable to Tyson | 593 |  |  | 461 |
Less dividends declared: |  |  |
Class A | 86 |  |  | 58 |
Class B | 19 |  |  | 13 |
Undistributed earnings | $ | 488 |  |  | $ | 390 |
Class A undistributed earnings | $ | 403 |  |  | $ | 327 |
Class B undistributed earnings | 85 |  |  | 63 |
Total undistributed earnings | $ | 488 |  |  | $ | 390 |
Denominator: |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per share: |  |  |
Class A weighted average shares | 297 |  |  | 325 |
Class B weighted average shares, and shares under the if-converted method for diluted earnings per share | 70 |  |  | 70 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |
Stock options, restricted stock and performance units | 6 |  |  | 5 |
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions | 373 |  |  | 400 |
Net income per share attributable to Tyson: |  |  |
Class A basic | $ | 1.64 |  |  | $ | 1.18 |
Class B basic | $ | 1.49 |  |  | $ | 1.09 |
Diluted | $ | 1.59 |  |  | $ | 1.15 |

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