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Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 27, 2020 USD ($) Segments | Jun. 29, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Operating Segments | Segments | 4 |  |  |
Sales | $ 10,022,000,000 | $ 10,885,000,000 | $ 31,725,000,000 | $ 31,521,000,000
Beef [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 3,653,000,000 | 4,157,000,000 | 11,470,000,000 | 11,967,000,000
Pork [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,115,000,000 | 1,323,000,000 | 3,760,000,000 | 3,674,000,000
Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 3,112,000,000 | 3,331,000,000 | 9,801,000,000 | 9,853,000,000
Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 2,035,000,000 | 2,089,000,000 | 6,255,000,000 | 6,265,000,000
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 402,000,000 | 356,000,000 | 1,365,000,000 | 776,000,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 3,653,000,000 | 4,157,000,000 | 11,470,000,000 | 11,967,000,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,115,000,000 | 1,323,000,000 | 3,760,000,000 | 3,674,000,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 3,112,000,000 | 3,331,000,000 | 9,801,000,000 | 9,853,000,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 2,035,000,000 | 2,089,000,000 | 6,255,000,000 | 6,265,000,000
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 402,000,000 | 356,000,000 | 1,365,000,000 | 776,000,000
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs | 1,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 15,000,000
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | $ (295,000,000) | $ (371,000,000) | $ (926,000,000) | (1,014,000,000)
Keystone Foods [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Expense from Purchase Accounting and Acquisition Related Costs |  |  |  | 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 |  |  |  | $ 24,000,000

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