Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

NOTE 20: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

		in millions, except per share data
	First Quarter		Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth   Quarter
2011
Sales	$7,615		$8,000	$8,247	$8,404
Gross profit	744		533	531	391
Operating income	498		303	312	172
Net income	294		156	188	95
Net income attributable to Tyson	298		159	196	97
Net income per share attributable to Tyson:
Class A Basic	$0.81		$0.43	$0.53	$0.27
Class B Basic	$0.73		$0.39	$0.48	$0.24
Diluted	$0.78		$0.42	$0.51	$0.26
2010
Sales	$6,635		$6,916	$7,438	$7,441
Gross profit	529		564	752	669
Operating income	314		344	507	391
Net income	159		156	242	208
Net income attributable to Tyson	160		159	248	213
Net income per share attributable to Tyson:
Class A Basic	$0.44		$0.43	$0.68	$0.58
Class B Basic	$0.39		$0.39	$0.61	$0.52
Diluted	$0.42		$0.42	$0.65	$0.57

First quarter fiscal 2011 net income included $11 million gain related to a sale of interests in an equity method investment. Third quarter fiscal 2011 net income included $21 million reduction to income tax expense related to a reversal of reserves for foreign uncertain tax positions.

Second quarter fiscal 2010 net income included $24 million of pretax charges related to losses on notes repurchased during the quarter. Third quarter fiscal 2010 operating income included $38 million of insurance proceeds received during the quarter and net income included $34 million of pretax charges related to losses on notes repurchased during the quarter and a $12 million charge related to an equity method investment impairment. Fourth quarter fiscal 2010 operating income included a $29 million non-cash charge related to the full impairment of an immaterial Chicken segment reporting unit's goodwill.