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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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Apr. 03, 2021 | Mar. 28, 2020 | Apr. 03, 2021 | Mar. 28, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 11,300 |  | $ 10,888 |  | $ 21,760 | $ 21,703
Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Loss in Period |  |  |  |  | 320 |
Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 4,046 |  | 3,979 |  | 8,033 | 7,817
Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,477 |  | 1,266 |  | 2,916 | 2,645
Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 3,553 |  | 3,397 |  | 6,384 | 6,689
Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 2,164 |  | 2,080 |  | 4,277 | 4,220
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 487 |  | 465 |  | 956 | 963
Retail |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 5,328 | [1] | 5,065 | [1] | 10,633 | 9,922
Retail | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 2,036 |  | 1,907 |  | 4,170 | 3,764
Retail | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 410 |  | 383 |  | 842 | 783
Retail | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,576 |  | 1,550 |  | 3,012 | 2,939
Retail | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,306 |  | 1,225 |  | 2,609 | 2,436
Retail | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0
Foodservice |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 3,189 | [2] | 3,120 | [2] | 6,027 | 6,435
Foodservice | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 945 |  | 1,004 |  | 1,766 | 2,049
Foodservice | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 101 |  | 99 |  | 193 | 216
Foodservice | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,356 |  | 1,239 |  | 2,541 | 2,546
Foodservice | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 787 |  | 778 |  | 1,527 | 1,624
Foodservice | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0
International |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,572 | [3] | 1,545 | [3] | 3,135 | 3,035
International | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 593 |  | 605 |  | 1,211 | 1,119
International | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 296 |  | 274 |  | 589 | 554
International | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 166 |  | 167 |  | 318 | 328
International | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 30 |  | 34 |  | 61 | 71
International | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 487 |  | 465 |  | 956 | 963
Industrial and Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,211 | [4] | 1,158 | [4] | 1,965 | 2,311
Industrial and Other | Beef [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 368 |  | 362 |  | 691 | 688
Industrial and Other | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 361 |  | 325 |  | 703 | 685
Industrial and Other | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 441 |  | 428 |  | 491 | 849
Industrial and Other | Prepared Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 41 |  | 43 |  | 80 | 89
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 | 104 |  | 101 |  | 195 | 197
Intersegment Eliminations | Pork [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 309 |  | 185 |  | 589 | 407
Intersegment Eliminations | Chicken [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 14 |  | 13 |  | 22 | 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 | $ (427) |  | $ (299) |  | $ (806) | $ (631)
[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 six months ended April 3, 2021, the Chicken segment included a $320 million reduction in Other due to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual.

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