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Acquisitions and Dispositions Acquisition (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Feb. 07, 2020 | Jan. 15, 2020 | Jun. 03, 2019 | Nov. 30, 2018 | Mar. 28, 2020 | Dec. 28, 2019 | Mar. 30, 2019 | Mar. 28, 2020 | Mar. 30, 2019 | Sep. 28, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 2,141 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 10,847 |  |  | 10,847 |  | $ 10,844
Sales |  |  |  |  | 10,888 |  | $ 10,443 | 21,703 | 20,636 |
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 184 | 0 |
BRF S.A. Thailand and Europe [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value |  |  | $ 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net Working Capital |  |  | 297 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 56 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | 93 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Net Working Capital |  |  |  |  |  | (10) |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Deferred Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1 |  |  |  |
Other Liabilities |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  | $ 326 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Keystone Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value |  |  |  | $ 122 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  | 186 |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |  | 676 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets |  |  |  | 659 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 1,120 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent |  |  |  | 177 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  | $ 2,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer Relationships [Member] | BRF S.A. Thailand and Europe [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer Relationships [Member] | Keystone Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  | 25 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  | 2,080 |  | 2,027 | 4,220 | 4,176 |
Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  | 3,397 |  | 3,407 | 6,689 | 6,522 |
Chicken [Member] | Keystone Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 779 |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  | $ 465 |  | $ 277 | $ 963 | $ 420 |
Corporate and Other [Member] | Keystone Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 341 |  |  |  |  |  |
Vibra [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments |  | $ 122 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
JBS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments | $ 62 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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