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The remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Equity (Narrative) (Details) shares in Millions		12 Months Ended
Equity (Narrative) (Details) shares in Millions	Nov. 11, 2019 $ / shares	Sep. 28, 2019 Classes $ / shares shares	Sep. 29, 2018 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2017 $ / 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%
Tyson Limited Partnership And Tyson Family [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Related Party Voting Rights Percentage		70.97%
Class A [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value		$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common Stock, Vote Entitlement Per Share		1
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid		1.50	1.20	$ 0.90
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared		$ 1.575	1.275	0.975
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased \| shares		20.7
Class A [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.42
Class A [Member] \| Tyson Limited Partnership And Tyson Family [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage		2.15%
Class B [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value		$ 0.10	0.10
Common Stock, Vote Entitlement Per Share		10
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid		1.35	1.08	0.81
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared		$ 1.418	$ 1.148	$ 0.878
Class B [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.378
Class B [Member] \| Tyson Limited Partnership [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Tyson Family Ownership Percentage		99.985%