Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information, By Segment

	in millions
	Chicken		Beef		Pork		Prepared Foods		Other			Intersegment Sales			Consolidated
Fiscal year ended September 28, 2013
Sales	$	12,296	$	14,400	$	5,408	$	3,322	$	46		$	(1,098	)	$	34,374
Operating Income	646		296		332		101		—						1,375
Total Other (Income) Expense															118
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes															1,257
Depreciation	291		87		30		61		5						474
Total Assets	5,820		2,798		931		1,176		1,452						12,177
Additions to property, plant and equipment	311		105		22		87		33						558
Fiscal year ended September 29, 2012
Sales	$	11,368	$	13,755	$	5,510	$	3,237	$	167		$	(982	)	$	33,055
Operating Income (Loss)	484		218		417		181		(14		)				1,286
Total Other (Income) Expense															321
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes															965
Depreciation	268		86		30		54		5						443
Total Assets	5,902		2,634		895		960		1,505						11,896
Additions to property, plant and equipment	451		100		32		99		8						690
Fiscal year ended October 1, 2011
Sales	$	10,783	$	13,549	$	5,460	$	3,215	$	127		$	(1,102	)	$	32,032
Operating Income (Loss)	168		468		560		117		(24		)				1,289
Total Other (Income) Expense															211
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes															1,078
Depreciation	259		84		28		58		4						433
Total Assets	5,412		2,610		960		943		1,146						11,071
Additions to property, plant and equipment	464		88		27		58		6						643