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Segment Reporting
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting SEGMENT REPORTING
We operate in four reportable segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. We measure segment profit as operating income (loss). International/Other primarily includes our foreign operations in Australia, China, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Korea and Thailand, third-party merger and integration costs and corporate overhead related to Tyson New Ventures, LLC.
Beef
Beef includes our operations related to processing live fed cattle and fabricating dressed beef carcasses into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products. Products are marketed domestically to consumer products and food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes sales from allied products such as hides and variety meats, as well as logistics operations to move products through the supply chain.
Pork
Pork includes our operations related to processing live market hogs and fabricating pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products. Products are marketed domestically to consumer products and food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes our live swine group, related allied product processing activities and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain.
Chicken
Chicken includes our domestic operations related to raising and processing live chickens into, and purchasing raw materials for, fresh, frozen and value-added chicken products, as well as sales from allied products. Our value-added chicken products primarily include breaded chicken strips, nuggets, patties, tenders, wings and other ready-to-fix or fully cooked chicken parts. Products are marketed domestically to consumer products and food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes logistics operations to move products through our domestic supply chain and the global operations of our chicken breeding stock subsidiary.
Prepared Foods
Prepared Foods includes our operations related to manufacturing and marketing frozen and refrigerated food products and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain. This segment includes brands such as Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, State Fair®, as well as artisanal brands Aidells®, and Gallo Salame®. Products primarily include ready-to-eat sandwiches, sandwich components such as flame-grilled hamburgers and Philly steaks, pepperoni, bacon, breakfast sausage, turkey, lunchmeat, hot dogs, flour and corn tortilla products, appetizers, snacks, prepared meals, ethnic foods, side dishes, meat dishes, breadsticks and processed meats. Products are marketed domestically to consumer products and food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets.
We allocate expenses related to corporate activities to the segments, except for third-party merger and integration costs and corporate overhead related to Tyson New Ventures, LLC, which are included in International/Other. Intersegment transactions, which were at market prices, are included in the segment sales in the table below.
Information on segments and a reconciliation to income before income taxes are as follows (in millions): 
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
April 3, 2021March 28, 2020April 3, 2021March 28, 2020
Sales:
Beef$4,046 $3,979 $8,033 $7,817 
Pork1,477 1,266 2,916 2,645 
Chicken3,553 3,397 6,384 6,689 
Prepared Foods2,164 2,080 4,277 4,220 
International/Other487 465 956 963 
Intersegment(427)(299)(806)(631)
Total sales$11,300 $10,888 $21,760 $21,703 
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
April 3, 2021March 28, 2020April 3, 2021March 28, 2020
Operating income (loss):
Beef(a)
$445 $123 $973 $465 
Pork67 93 183 284 
Chicken(b)
6 99 (210)156 
Prepared Foods217 191 483 349 
International/Other(c)
(15)9 (4)19 
Total operating income720 515 1,425 1,273 
Total other expense96 10 185 111 
Income before income taxes$624 $505 $1,240 $1,162 
(a) Beef segment results for the six months ended April 3, 2021 included a $55 million gain from the recovery of cattle inventory from a cattle supplier that misappropriated Company funds as compared to results for the three and six months ended March 28, 2020, which included a $14 million gain and $54 million loss, respectively, as further described in Note 1: Accounting Policies.
(b) Chicken segment results for the six months ended April 3, 2021 included a $320 million charge related to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual. The accrual was recorded as a reduction to Sales pursuant to FASB guidance related to accounting for revenue from contracts with customers.
(c) International/Other results for the three and six months ended April 3, 2021 included a $19 million loss related to the relocation of a production facility in China.
The following tables further disaggregate our sales to customers by major distribution channels (in millions):
Three months ended April 3, 2021
Retail(a)
Foodservice(b)
International(c)
Industrial and Other(d)
IntersegmentTotal
Beef$2,036 $945 $593 $368 $104 $4,046 
Pork410 101 296 361 309 1,477 
Chicken1,576 1,356 166 441 14 3,553 
Prepared Foods1,306 787 30 41 — 2,164 
International/Other— — 487 — — 487 
Intersegment— — — — (427)(427)
Total$5,328 $3,189 $1,572 $1,211 $— $11,300 
Three months ended March 28, 2020
Retail(a)
Foodservice(b)
International(c)
Industrial and Other(d)
IntersegmentTotal
Beef$1,907 $1,004 $605 $362 $101 $3,979 
Pork383 99 274 325 185 1,266 
Chicken1,550 1,239 167 428 13 3,397 
Prepared Foods1,225 778 34 43 — 2,080 
International/Other— — 465 — — 465 
Intersegment— — — — (299)(299)
Total$5,065 $3,120 $1,545 $1,158 $— $10,888 
Six months ended April 3, 2021
Retail(a)
Foodservice(b)
International(c)
Industrial and Other(d)
IntersegmentTotal
Beef$4,170 $1,766 $1,211 $691 $195 $8,033 
Pork842 193 589 703 589 2,916 
Chicken3,012 2,541 318 491 22 6,384 
Prepared Foods2,609 1,527 61 80 — 4,277 
International/Other— — 956 — — 956 
Intersegment— — — — (806)(806)
Total$10,633 $6,027 $3,135 $1,965 $— $21,760 
Six months ended March 28, 2020
Retail(a)
Foodservice(b)
International(c)
Industrial and Other(d)
IntersegmentTotal
Beef$3,764 $2,049 $1,119 $688 $197 $7,817 
Pork783 216 554 685 407 2,645 
Chicken2,939 2,546 328 849 27 6,689 
Prepared Foods2,436 1,624 71 89 — 4,220 
International/Other— — 963 — — 963 
Intersegment— — — — (631)(631)
Total$9,922 $6,435 $3,035 $2,311 $— $21,703 
(a) Includes sales to consumer products and food retailers, such as grocery retailers, warehouse club stores and internet-based retailers.
(b) Includes sales to foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities and the military.
(c) Includes sales to international markets for internationally produced products or export sales of domestically produced products.
(d) Includes sales to industrial food processing companies that further process our product to sell to end consumers and any remaining sales not included in the Retail, Foodservice or International categories. For the six months ended April 3, 2021, the Chicken segment included a $320 million reduction in Other due to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual.