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Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 07, 2020 | Jan. 15, 2020 | Jun. 03, 2019 | Nov. 30, 2018 | Aug. 20, 2018 | Jun. 04, 2018 | Nov. 10, 2017 | Dec. 29, 2018 | Oct. 03, 2020 | Sep. 28, 2019 | Sep. 29, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,899 | $ 10,844 | $ 9,739
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (46) | (66) |
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 183 | 0 | 0
Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,134 | 6,134 | 6,142
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,274 | 3,274 | 2,498
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (66) |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 392 | 337 | $ 0
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (46) | 0 |
American Protein [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  | $ 864 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2) |
Net Working Capital |  |  |  |  | 56 |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |  |  | 152 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  | 361 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 308 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (66) |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Net Working Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15) |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50 |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3 |
Other Liabilities |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount |  |  |  |  | 242 |  |  |  |  |  |
American Protein [Member] | Supply Network [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 310 |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |  |  |  |  | 14 years |  |  |  |  |  |
American Protein [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 51 |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Keystone Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred |  |  |  | $ 2,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |  | 676 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets |  |  |  | 659 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 1,120 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities |  |  |  | 177 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value |  |  |  | (122) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  | 186 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  | 106 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  |  | 257 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt |  |  |  | (73) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable |  |  |  | (208) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Other |  |  |  | (99) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt |  |  |  | (113) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other |  |  |  | (8) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Less Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  | 2,266 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Keystone Foods [Member] | Fair Value Adjustment to Inventory [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Fair Value Inventory Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |  |
Keystone Foods [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 779 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Keystone Foods [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 341 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Keystone Foods [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  | 25 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BRF S.A. Thailand and Europe [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred |  |  | $ 326 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Working Capital |  |  | 262 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | 89 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 47 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46 |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Net Working Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Deferred Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3 |  |
Other Liabilities |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value |  |  | (7) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | $ 56 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BRF S.A. Thailand and Europe [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tecumseh Poultry [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  | $ 382 |  |  |  |  |
Net Working Capital |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  | 227 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 94 |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 94 |  |  |  |  |
Tecumseh Poultry [Member] | Brands & Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired |  |  |  |  |  | $ 193 |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |
Original Philly [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 226 |  |  |  |
Net Working Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111 |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111 |  |  |  |
Original Philly [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82 |  |  |  |
Original Philly [Member] | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29 |  |  |  |
Vertically Integrated Brazilian Poultry Producer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments |  | $ 122 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fats & Oils Market Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments | $ 61 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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