Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

May 22, 2023

Nov. 01, 2022

Oct. 01, 2022

Sep. 28, 2024

Sep. 30, 2023

Oct. 01, 2022

Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]

Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments

$ 29

$ 115

$ 177

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments

115

177

Goodwill, net

$ 10,513

9,819

9,878

10,513

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

$ 75

$ 0

262

$ 0

Acquisitions and Dispositions

ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

Acquisitions

In the third quarter of fiscal 2023, we acquired Williams Sausage Company for $220 million, net of cash acquired, as part of our growth strategy to increase our capacity and product portfolio. Its results, subsequent to the acquisition closing, are included in our Prepared Foods segment and through September 28, 2024 were insignificant to our Consolidated Statements of Income. The purchase price allocation included $15 million of net working capital, including $3 million of cash acquired, $67 million of Property, Plant and Equipment, $107 million of Goodwill, $65 million of Intangible Assets, and $31 million of Deferred Income Taxes. Intangible Assets include brands and trademarks and customer relationships which will be amortized over a life of 20 and 12 years, respectively. $50 million of the goodwill is deductible for U.S. income tax purposes. The acquisition of Williams Sausage Company was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2023, we completed the acquisition of a 60% equity stake in Supreme Foods Processing Company ("SFPC"), a producer and distributor of value-added and cooked chicken and beef products, and a 15% equity stake in Agricultural Development Company ("ADC"), a fully integrated poultry company, for a total purchase price of $75 million, net of cash acquired. Both SFPC and ADC were subsidiaries of Tanmiah Food Company. The results of SFPC, subsequent to the acquisition closing, are included in International/Other for segment presentation and through September 28, 2024 were insignificant to our Consolidated Statements of Income. We are accounting for the investment in ADC under the equity method.

Acquisition of equity method investments in fiscal 2023, which totaled $115 million, primarily included ADC and the purchase of a minority interest in a global insect-based ingredients company as well as deferred payments related to a prior year investment.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, we acquired a 35% minority interest in a South American-based fully integrated poultry company for approximately $100 million. We are accounting for the investment under the equity method.

Dispositions

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, we completed the sale of our Vienna, Georgia facility, which was included in our Chicken segment, for $174 million. As a result of the sale, we recorded a pretax gain of $16 million, which was reflected in Cost of Sales in our Consolidated Statement of Income for our fiscal 2024. The facility's $158 million carrying value primarily consisted of fixed assets and inventory, and included $63 million of goodwill that was not deductible for tax purposes. The Company concluded the sale of the facility was not a significant disposal and did not represent a strategic shift, and therefore, was not classified as a discontinued operation for any of the periods presented.

Vienna, Georgia Chicken Facility