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Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 07, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jul. 01, 2017 | Jul. 02, 2016 | Apr. 01, 2017 | Oct. 01, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount |  |  | $ 14,000,000 |  |  | $ 8,000,000
Repayments of Debt |  |  | 1,557,000,000 | $ 694,000,000 |  |
AdvancePierre [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 1,119,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt assumed at fair value | 1,181,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Tax receivable agreement | 223,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | 1,500,000,000.00 |  | $ 1,250,000,000.00 |
Amount available for borrowing under credit facility |  |  | $ 1,492,000,000 |  |  |
Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes Due May 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 1.66% |  |  |
Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 1.76% |  |  |
3.55% Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 2027 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 3.55% |  |  |
4.55% Senior Notes Due June 2047 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 4.55% |  |  |
Commercial Paper [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  | $ 500,000,000 |
Line of Credit Facility, Placement Limit |  |  | 800,000,000 |  |  |
Commercial Paper |  |  | $ 690,000,000 |  |  | $ 0
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time |  |  | 1.45% |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  | 45 days |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 2,750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt | 2,743,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross | 22,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] | AdvancePierre [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt | 1,146,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes Due May 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis | 3-month LIBOR |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 0.45% |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 350,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis | 3-month LIBOR |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 0.55% |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] | 3.55% Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 2027 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 1,350,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 3.55% |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] | 4.55% Senior Notes Due June 2047 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.55% |  |  |  |  |
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  | $ 8,000,000 |  |  |
Bilateral Letters Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  | $ 113,000,000 |  |  |
Term Loan [Member] | Tranche due June 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 2.38% |  |  |
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Loans Payable to Bank | $ 1,800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Required Quarterly Payment as a Percentage of Remaining Balance | 2.50% |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  | $ 345,000,000 |  |  |  |

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