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PENDING ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Jul. 28, 2014 Tyson Mexico	Jul. 28, 2014 Tyson Mexico employee distribution_center bird plant
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred		$ 400.0
Maximum processing capacity of employees per week (in birds)	34,000,000		3,000,000
Number of processing plants acquired			3
Number of employees acquired			5,400
Number of distribution centers acquired			7

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