2.2.0.7 false DISCONTINUED OPERATION 10401 - Disclosure - DISCONTINUED OPERATION true false false false 1 USD false false Unit12 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Unit13 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance pure xbrli 0 Unit1 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Unit14 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 DISCONTINUED OPERATION 0 tsn_DiscontinuedOperationAbstract tsn false na duration Discontinued Operation [Abstract] false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Discontinued Operation [Abstract] false 3 DISCONTINUED OPERATION 1 us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false terselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div> <div> NOTE 4: DISCONTINUED OPERATION On March 13, 2009, we completed the sale of the beef processing, cattle feed yard and fertilizer assets of three of our Alberta, Canada subsidiaries (collectively, Lakeside), which were part of our Beef segment, and related inventories for total consideration of $145 million, based on exchange rates then in effect. This included (a) cash received at closing of $43 million, (b) $78 million of collateralized notes receivable from either XL Foods or an affiliated entity to be collected throughout the two years following closing, and (c) $24 million of XL Foods Preferred Stock to be redeemed over five years. We recorded a pretax loss on sale of Lakeside of $10 million in fiscal 2009, which included an allocation of beef reporting unit goodwill of $59 million and cumulative currency translation adjustment gains of $41 million. The following is a summary of Lakeside's operating results (in millions):   <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="76%"> <tr><td width="70%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right">    2010</td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right">    2009</td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right">    2008</td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#c3f9f5"><td valign="top">   Sales</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">$0</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">$461</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">$1,268</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td></tr> <tr><td 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valign="bottom" align="right">0</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(10)</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">0</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#c3f9f5"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="top">   Income tax expense</td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" align="right">0</td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" align="right">11</td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" align="right">0</td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td></tr> <tr><td style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" valign="top">   Loss from discontinued operation</td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" valign="bottom" align="right">$0</td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 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