Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Provision For Income Taxes From Continuing Operations

Detail of the provision for income taxes from continuing operations consists of the following:

						in millions
	2016			2015		2014
Federal	$	710		$	564	$	325
State	118			89		67
Foreign	(2		)	44		4
	$	826		$	697	$	396
Current	$	742		$	659	$	501
Deferred	84			38		(105		)
	$	826		$	697	$	396

Schedule Of Reasons For Differences Between Statutory Federal Tax Rate And Effective Income Tax Rate

The reasons for the difference between the statutory federal income tax rate and our effective income tax rate from continuing operations are as follows:

	2016		2015		2014
Federal income tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes	2.7		3.1		2.8
Unrecognized tax benefits, net	(1.7	)	(1.8	)	(4.7	)
Domestic production deduction	(2.6	)	(3.7	)	(4.0	)
Foreign rate differences and valuation allowances	—		3.8		2.8
Other	(1.6	)	(0.1	)	(0.3	)
	31.8	%	36.3	%	31.6	%

Schedule Of Tax Effects Of Major Items Recorded As Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

The tax effects of major items recorded as deferred tax assets and liabilities as of October 1, 2016, and October 3, 2015, are as follows:

									in millions
	2016					2015
	Deferred Tax					Deferred Tax
	Assets			Liabilities		Assets			Liabilities
Property, plant and equipment	$	—		$	857	$	—		$	783
Intangible assets	—			1,979		—			2,000
Accrued expenses	400			—		439			—
Net operating loss and other carryforwards	86			—		97			—
Other	140			259		122			238
	$	626		$	3,095	$	658		$	3,021
Valuation allowance	$	(72	)			$	(68	)
Net deferred tax liability				$	2,541				$	2,431

Schedule Of Activity Related To Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table summarizes the activity related to our gross unrecognized tax benefits at October 1, 2016, October 3, 2015, and September 27, 2014:

							in millions
	2016			2015			2014
Balance as of the beginning of the year	$	306		$	272		$	175
Increases related to current year tax positions	35			78			11
Increases related to prior year tax positions	31			11			17
Change related to Hillshire Brands balances	—			—			136
Reductions related to prior year tax positions	(48		)	(18		)	(20		)
Reductions related to settlements	(7		)	—			(1		)
Reductions related to expirations of statutes of limitations	(12		)	(37		)	(46		)
Balance as of the end of the year	$	305		$	306		$	272