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Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($) Segments | Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Operating Segments | Segments | 4 |  |  |
Sales | $ 10,888,000,000 | $ 10,443,000,000 | $ 21,703,000,000 | $ 20,636,000,000
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 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 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 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
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
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

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