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Segment Reporting Disaggregation of Revenue (By Segment and Distribution Channel) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 28, 2020 | Mar. 30, 2019 | Mar. 28, 2020 | Mar. 30, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ 10,888 | $ 10,443 | $ 21,703 | $ 20,636
Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 3,979 | 3,884 | 7,817 | 7,810
Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,266 | 1,172 | 2,645 | 2,351
Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 3,397 | 3,407 | 6,689 | 6,522
Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 2,080 | 2,027 | 4,220 | 4,176
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 465 | 277 | 963 | 420
Retail |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales | [1] | 5,065 | 4,798 | 9,922 | 9,633
Retail | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,907 | 1,811 | 3,764 | 3,662
Retail | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 383 | 334 | 783 | 671
Retail | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,550 | 1,463 | 2,939 | 2,835
Retail | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,225 | 1,190 | 2,436 | 2,465
Retail | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Foodservice |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales | [2] | 3,120 | 3,212 | 6,435 | 6,239
Foodservice | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,004 | 1,057 | 2,049 | 2,074
Foodservice | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 99 | 93 | 216 | 184
Foodservice | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,239 | 1,307 | 2,546 | 2,437
Foodservice | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 778 | 755 | 1,624 | 1,544
Foodservice | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
International |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales | [3] | 1,545 | 1,235 | 3,035 | 2,412
International | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 605 | 573 | 1,119 | 1,201
International | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 274 | 210 | 554 | 435
International | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 167 | 155 | 328 | 312
International | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 34 | 20 | 71 | 44
International | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 465 | 277 | 963 | 420
Industrial and Other |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales | [4] | 1,158 | 1,198 | 2,311 | 2,352
Industrial and Other | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 362 | 343 | 688 | 683
Industrial and Other | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 325 | 324 | 685 | 635
Industrial and Other | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 428 | 469 | 849 | 911
Industrial and Other | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 43 | 62 | 89 | 123
Industrial and Other | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 101 | 100 | 197 | 190
Intersegment Eliminations | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 185 | 211 | 407 | 426
Intersegment Eliminations | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27
Intersegment Eliminations | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ (299) | $ (324) | $ (631) | $ (643)
[1] | (a) Includes sales to consumer products and 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 for 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 consumers and any remaining sales not included in the Consumer Products, Foodservice or International categories.

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