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Disaggregation of Revenue (By Segment and Distribution Channel) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2019 | Jun. 29, 2019 | Mar. 30, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2018 | Sep. 29, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017 | Sep. 28, 2019 | Sep. 29, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 10,884 | $ 10,885 | $ 10,443 | $ 10,193 | $ 9,999 | $ 10,051 | $ 9,773 | $ 10,229 | $ 42,405 | $ 40,052 | $ 38,260
Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,828 |  |
Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,932 |  |
Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,300 |  |
Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,418 |  |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,289 |  |
Retail Sales Channel [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,265 |  |
Retail Sales Channel [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,420 |  |
Retail Sales Channel [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,415 |  |
Retail Sales Channel [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,637 |  |
Retail Sales Channel [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,793 |  |
Retail Sales Channel [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Foodservice Sales Channel [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,959 |  |
Foodservice Sales Channel [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,151 |  |
Foodservice Sales Channel [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400 |  |
Foodservice Sales Channel [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,138 |  |
Foodservice Sales Channel [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,270 |  |
Foodservice Sales Channel [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
International Sales Channel [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,399 |  |
International Sales Channel [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,426 |  |
International Sales Channel [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 890 |  |
International Sales Channel [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 690 |  |
International Sales Channel [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104 |  |
International Sales Channel [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,289 |  |
Industrial and Other Sales Channel [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,782 |  |
Industrial and Other Sales Channel [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,420 |  |
Industrial and Other Sales Channel [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,334 |  |
Industrial and Other Sales Channel [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,777 |  |
Industrial and Other Sales Channel [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 251 |  |
Industrial and Other Sales Channel [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 411 |  |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 893 |  |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58 |  |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,362) | (1,317) | (1,412)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (411) | (420) | (386)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (893) | (817) | (966)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (58) | $ (80) | $ (60)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1,362) |  |

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