Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 438	$ 1,145	$ 762	$ 1,071
Accounts receivable, net	1,548	1,497
Inventories	2,968	2,817
Other current assets	230	145
Total Current Assets	5,184	5,604
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	4,105	4,053
Goodwill	1,925	1,902
Intangible Assets	156	138
Other Assets	516	480
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	11,886	12,177
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	52	513
Accounts payable	1,429	1,359
Other current liabilities	1,024	1,138
Total Current Liabilities	2,505	3,010
Long-Term Debt	1,888	1,895
Deferred Income Taxes	444	479
Other Liabilities	585	560
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	6,436	6,201
Noncontrolling Interest	28	32
Total Shareholders' Equity	6,464	6,233
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	11,886	12,177
TFI Parent [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	1
Accounts receivable, net	1	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	137	351
Total Current Assets	138	351
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	31	32
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible Assets	0	0
Other Assets	165	895
Investment in Subsidiaries	12,230	11,975
Total Assets	12,564	13,253
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	0	457
Accounts payable	36	27
Other current liabilities	4,157	4,625
Total Current Liabilities	4,193	5,109
Long-Term Debt	1,771	1,770
Deferred Income Taxes	26	24
Other Liabilities	138	149
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	6,436	6,201
Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Total Shareholders' Equity	6,436	6,201
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	12,564	13,253
TFM Parent, Guarantors [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	20	21	22	9
Accounts receivable, net	636	571
Inventories	1,245	1,039
Other current assets	46	88
Total Current Assets	1,947	1,719
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	906	891
Goodwill	881	881
Intangible Assets	18	21
Other Assets	145	162
Investment in Subsidiaries	2,046	2,035
Total Assets	5,943	5,709
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	0	132
Accounts payable	650	575
Other current liabilities	286	200
Total Current Liabilities	936	907
Long-Term Debt	1	679
Deferred Income Taxes	73	93
Other Liabilities	156	155
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	4,777	3,875
Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Total Shareholders' Equity	4,777	3,875
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	5,943	5,709
Non-Guarantors [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	418	1,124	740	1,061
Accounts receivable, net	911	926
Inventories	1,723	1,778
Other current assets	222	117
Total Current Assets	3,274	3,945
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	3,168	3,130
Goodwill	1,044	1,021
Intangible Assets	138	117
Other Assets	265	244
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	7,889	8,457
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	52	251
Accounts payable	743	757
Other current liabilities	822	901
Total Current Liabilities	1,617	1,909
Long-Term Debt	175	241
Deferred Income Taxes	345	362
Other Liabilities	291	282
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	5,433	5,631
Noncontrolling Interest	28	32
Total Shareholders' Equity	5,461	5,663
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	7,889	8,457
Eliminations [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	(175)	(411)
Total Current Assets	(175)	(411)
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible Assets	0	0
Other Assets	(59)	(821)
Investment in Subsidiaries	(14,276)	(14,010)
Total Assets	(14,510)	(15,242)
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	0	(327)
Accounts payable	0	0
Other current liabilities	(4,241)	(4,588)
Total Current Liabilities	(4,241)	(4,915)
Long-Term Debt	(59)	(795)
Deferred Income Taxes	0	0
Other Liabilities	0	(26)
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	(10,210)	(9,506)
Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Total Shareholders' Equity	(10,210)	(9,506)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ (14,510)	$ (15,242)