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Segment Reporting Disaggregation of Revenue (By Segment and Distribution Channel) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2021 | Dec. 28, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | $ 10,460 | $ 10,815
Beef [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 3,987 | 3,838
Pork [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,439 | 1,379
Chicken [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 2,831 | 3,292
Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 2,113 | 2,140
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 469 | 498
Retail |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [1] | 5,305 | 4,857
Retail | Beef [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 2,134 | 1,857
Retail | Pork [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 432 | 400
Retail | Chicken [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,436 | 1,389
Retail | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,303 | 1,211
Retail | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 | 0
Foodservice |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [2] | 2,838 | 3,315
Foodservice | Beef [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 821 | 1,045
Foodservice | Pork [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 92 | 117
Foodservice | Chicken [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 1,185 | 1,307
Foodservice | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 740 | 846
Foodservice | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 | 0
International |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [3] | 1,563 | 1,490
International | Beef [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 618 | 514
International | Pork [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 293 | 280
International | Chicken [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 152 | 161
International | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 31 | 37
International | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 469 | 498
Industrial and Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales | [4] | 754 | 1,153
Industrial and Other | Beef [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 323 | 326
Industrial and Other | Pork [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 342 | 360
Industrial and Other | Chicken [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 50 | 421
Industrial and Other | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 39 | 46
Industrial and Other | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Beef [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 91 | 96
Intersegment Eliminations | Pork [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 280 | 222
Intersegment Eliminations | Chicken [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 8 | 14
Intersegment Eliminations | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales |  | $ (379) | $ (332)
[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 Retail, Foodservice or International categories. For the three months ended January 2, 2021, the Chicken segment included a $320 million reduction in Other due to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual.

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