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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurement (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Sep. 28, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring $ 0us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureNonrecurring $ 0us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureNonrecurring  
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring 0us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureNonrecurring 0us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureNonrecurring  
Common Stock and Warrants [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion in Other Comprehensive Loss, before Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= tsn_CommonStockAndWarrantsMember
  0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= tsn_CommonStockAndWarrantsMember
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Available-for-sale Securities $ 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsAvailableforsaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= tsn_CommonStockAndWarrantsMember
$ 6us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsAvailableforsaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= tsn_CommonStockAndWarrantsMember
 
Maximum [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Short Term Investment Maturity Period 12 months    
Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturity Period 35 years