Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,187	$ 688	$ 381	$ 438
Accounts receivable, net	1,514	1,620
Inventories	2,818	2,878
Other current assets	158	195
Total Current Assets	5,677	5,381
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	5,184	5,176
Goodwill	6,669	6,667
Intangible Assets, net	5,145	5,168
Other Assets	615	612
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	23,290	23,004
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	717	715
Accounts payable	1,781	1,662
Other current liabilities	1,170	1,158
Total Current Liabilities	3,668	3,535
Long-Term Debt	5,988	6,010
Deferred Income Taxes	2,514	2,449
Other Liabilities	1,343	1,304
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	9,762	9,691
Noncontrolling Interest	15	15
Total Shareholders' Equity	9,777	9,706
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	23,290	23,004
TFI Parent [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	1
Other current assets	16	43
Total Current Assets	16	44
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	25	26
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible Assets, net	0	0
Other Assets	118	129
Investment in Subsidiaries	22,213	21,850
Total Assets	22,372	22,049
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	707	710
Accounts payable	20	28
Other current liabilities	6,187	5,930
Total Current Liabilities	6,914	6,668
Long-Term Debt	5,484	5,498
Deferred Income Taxes	14	0
Other Liabilities	198	192
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	9,762	9,691
Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Total Shareholders' Equity	9,762	9,691
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	22,372	22,049
TFM Parent, Guarantors [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	15	12	12	41
Accounts receivable, net	514	578
Inventories	953	1,009
Other current assets	66	91
Total Current Assets	1,548	1,690
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	978	975
Goodwill	881	881
Intangible Assets, net	9	10
Other Assets	132	146
Investment in Subsidiaries	2,205	2,177
Total Assets	5,753	5,879
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	1	1
Accounts payable	919	698
Other current liabilities	200	152
Total Current Liabilities	1,120	851
Long-Term Debt	1	1
Deferred Income Taxes	106	98
Other Liabilities	123	118
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	4,403	4,811
Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Total Shareholders' Equity	4,403	4,811
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	5,753	5,879
Non-Guarantors [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1,172	676	369	397
Accounts receivable, net	1,000	1,042
Inventories	1,865	1,868
Other current assets	131	147
Total Current Assets	4,168	3,733
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	4,181	4,175
Goodwill	5,788	5,786
Intangible Assets, net	5,136	5,158
Other Assets	365	337
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	19,638	19,189
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	17	22
Accounts payable	842	936
Other current liabilities	832	939
Total Current Liabilities	1,691	1,897
Long-Term Debt	503	511
Deferred Income Taxes	2,394	2,351
Other Liabilities	1,022	994
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	14,013	13,421
Noncontrolling Interest	15	15
Total Shareholders' Equity	14,028	13,436
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	19,638	19,189
Eliminations [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	(55)	(86)
Total Current Assets	(55)	(86)
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible Assets, net	0	0
Other Assets	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	(24,418)	(24,027)
Total Assets	(24,473)	(24,113)
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current debt	(8)	(18)
Accounts payable	0	0
Other current liabilities	(6,049)	(5,863)
Total Current Liabilities	(6,057)	(5,881)
Long-Term Debt	0	0
Deferred Income Taxes	0	0
Other Liabilities	0	0
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity	(18,416)	(18,232)
Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Total Shareholders' Equity	(18,416)	(18,232)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ (24,473)	$ (24,113)