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Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 28, 2020 | Mar. 30, 2019 | Mar. 28, 2020 | Mar. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ 10,888,000,000 |  | $ 10,443,000,000 | $ 21,703,000,000 |  | $ 20,636,000,000
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 501,000,000 |  | 635,000,000 | 1,327,000,000 |  | 1,442,000,000
Total other expense |  | 10,000,000 |  | 107,000,000 | 111,000,000 |  | 201,000,000
Income before income taxes |  | 491,000,000 |  | 528,000,000 | 1,216,000,000 |  | 1,241,000,000
Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 3,979,000,000 |  | 3,884,000,000 | 7,817,000,000 |  | 7,810,000,000
Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,266,000,000 |  | 1,172,000,000 | 2,645,000,000 |  | 2,351,000,000
Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 3,397,000,000 |  | 3,407,000,000 | 6,689,000,000 |  | 6,522,000,000
Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 2,080,000,000 |  | 2,027,000,000 | 4,220,000,000 |  | 4,176,000,000
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 465,000,000 |  | 277,000,000 | 963,000,000 |  | 420,000,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 3,979,000,000 |  | 3,884,000,000 | 7,817,000,000 |  | 7,810,000,000
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 109,000,000 |  | 156,000,000 | 519,000,000 |  | 461,000,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,266,000,000 |  | 1,172,000,000 | 2,645,000,000 |  | 2,351,000,000
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 93,000,000 |  | 100,000,000 | 284,000,000 |  | 195,000,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 3,397,000,000 |  | 3,407,000,000 | 6,689,000,000 |  | 6,522,000,000
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 99,000,000 | [1] | 141,000,000 | 156,000,000 | [1] | 301,000,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 2,080,000,000 |  | 2,027,000,000 | 4,220,000,000 |  | 4,176,000,000
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 191,000,000 |  | 245,000,000 | 349,000,000 |  | 510,000,000
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 465,000,000 |  | 277,000,000 | 963,000,000 |  | 420,000,000
Operating Income (Loss) | [2] | 9,000,000 |  | (7,000,000) | 19,000,000 |  | (25,000,000)
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs |  | 0 |  | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 |  | 5,000,000
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ (299,000,000) |  | (324,000,000) | $ (631,000,000) |  | (643,000,000)
Keystone Foods [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Expense from Purchase Accounting and Acquisition Related Costs |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  | 13,000,000
Keystone Foods [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Expense from Purchase Accounting and Acquisition Related Costs |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  | $ 24,000,000
[1] | (a) Chicken operating income included $5 million and $13 million in Keystone Foods purchase accounting and acquisition related costs for the three and six months ended March 30, 2019, respectively.
[2] | (b) International/Other operating results included $6 million and $24 million in Keystone Foods purchase accounting and acquisition related costs for the three and six months ended March 30, 2019, respectively. There were no third-party merger and integration costs and corporate overhead of Tyson New Ventures, LLC for the three months ended March 28, 2020, $4 million for the three months ended March 30, 2019, and $4 million and $5 million for the six months ended March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019, respectively.

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