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Segment Reporting Disaggregation of Revenue (By Segment and Distribution Channel) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | $ 10,193 | $ 10,229
Beef |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 3,926 |
Pork |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,179 |
Chicken |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 3,115 |
Prepared Foods |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 2,149 |
Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 143 |
Retail |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [1] | 4,835 |
Retail | Beef |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [1] | 1,851 |
Retail | Pork |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [1] | 337 |
Retail | Chicken |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [1] | 1,372 |
Retail | Prepared Foods |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [1] | 1,275 |
Retail | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [1] | 0 |
Foodservice |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [2] | 3,027 |
Foodservice | Beef |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [2] | 1,017 |
Foodservice | Pork |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [2] | 91 |
Foodservice | Chicken |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [2] | 1,130 |
Foodservice | Prepared Foods |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [2] | 789 |
Foodservice | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [2] | 0 |
International |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [3] | 1,177 |
International | Beef |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [3] | 628 |
International | Pork |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [3] | 225 |
International | Chicken |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [3] | 157 |
International | Prepared Foods |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [3] | 24 |
International | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [3] | 143 |
Industrial and Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [4] | 1,154 |
Industrial and Other | Beef |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [4] | 340 |
Industrial and Other | Pork |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [4] | 311 |
Industrial and Other | Chicken |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [4] | 442 |
Industrial and Other | Prepared Foods |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [4] | 61 |
Industrial and Other | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [4] | 0 |
Intersegment Elimination |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 |
Intersegment Elimination | Beef |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 90 |
Intersegment Elimination | Pork |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 215 |
Intersegment Elimination | Chicken |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 14 |
Intersegment Elimination | Prepared Foods |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 |
Intersegment Elimination | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 |
Intersegment Elimination |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | (319) | (317)
Intersegment Elimination | Beef |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | (90) | (94)
Intersegment Elimination | Pork |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | (215) | (201)
Intersegment Elimination | Chicken |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | (14) | $ (22)
Intersegment Elimination | Intersegment Elimination |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | $ (319) |
[1] | (a) Includes sales to food retailers, such as grocery retailers, warehouse club stores, and internet-based retailers.
[2] | (b) Includes sales to foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities and the military.
[3] | (c) Includes sales to international markets related to internationally produced products or export sales of domestically produced products.
[4] | (d) Includes sales to industrial food processing companies that further process our product to sell to end consumer and any remaining sales not included in the Retail, Foodservice or International categories.

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