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Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Apr. 01, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Apr. 01, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ 9,773 |  | $ 9,083 |  | $ 20,002 |  | $ 18,265 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 498 |  | 571 |  | 1,425 |  | 1,553 |
Total other (income) expense |  | 75 |  | 52 |  | 160 |  | 122 |
Income before income taxes |  | 423 |  | 519 |  | 1,265 |  | 1,431 |
San Diego Prepared Foods operation [Member] | Prepared Foods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges |  |  |  | 52 |  | 52 |  |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Beef |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 3,681 |  | 3,487 |  | 7,567 |  | 7,015 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 92 |  | 126 |  | 348 |  | 425 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Pork |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,265 |  | 1,302 |  | 2,548 |  | 2,554 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 67 |  | 141 |  | 218 |  | 388 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 2,959 |  | 2,798 |  | 5,956 |  | 5,504 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 231 |  | 233 |  | 503 |  | 496 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Prepared Foods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 2,147 |  | 1,751 |  | 4,439 |  | 3,646 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 123 | [1] | 87 | [2] | 384 | [1] | 277 | [2]
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 82 |  | 82 |  | 170 |  | 172 |
Operating Income (Loss) | [3] | (15) |  | (16) |  | (28) |  | (33) |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs |  | 4 |  | 6 |  | 8 |  | 13 |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | (361) |  | (337) |  | (678) |  | (626) |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Beef |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | (105) |  | (88) |  | (199) |  | (160) |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Pork |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | (231) |  | (240) |  | (432) |  | (450) |
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Chicken |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | (25) |  | (9) |  | (47) |  | $ (16) |
Cost of Sales | San Diego Prepared Foods operation [Member] | Prepared Foods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges |  |  |  | $ 44 |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Sales | Sara Lee® Frozen Bakery and Van’s® businesses [Member] | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Prepared Foods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges |  | $ 75 |  |  |  | 101 |  |  |
Cost of Sales | Non-Protein Business [Member] | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Prepared Foods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges, Net of (Gain) Loss on Disposition of Business |  |  |  |  |  | $ 79 |  |  |
[1] | Includes a $75 million impairment associated with the divestiture of non-protein business and $79 million impairment net of a realized gain associated with the divestiture of non-protein businesses for the three and six months ended March 31, 2018, respectively (see Note 2: Acquisitions and Dispositions).
[2] | Includes a $52 million impairment charge related to our San Diego Prepared Foods operation (see Note 10: Other Income and Charges).
[3] | Other operating loss includes third-party merger and integration costs and corporate overhead of Tyson New Ventures, LLC of $4 million and $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, and April 1, 2017, respectively, and $8 million and $13 million for the six months ended March 31, 2018, and April 1, 2017, respectively.

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