BUSINESS ACQUISITION (Narrative) (Details) bird / WK in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2015 USD ($) trade_name	Dec. 27, 2015 USD ($) employee bird / WK distribution_center plant	Sep. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2015 USD ($) employee bird / WK distribution_center plant
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Maximum processing capacity of employees per week (in birds per week) | bird / WK		37		37
Number of employees of acquiree (more than) | employee		39,000		39,000
Tyson Mexico [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of equity acquired	100.00%
Maximum processing capacity of employees per week (in birds per week) | bird / WK		3		3
Number of processing plants acquired | plant		3		3
Number of employees of acquiree (more than) | employee		4,500		4,500
Number of distribution centers acquired | distribution_center		7		7
Net sales of acquiree since acquisition date		$ 121.7	$ 128.9	$ 250.6
Net loss of acquiree since acquisition date		$ (10.8)	$ (2.9)	$ 13.7
Tyson Mexico [Member] | Trade names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived trade names acquired, number of trade names valued using the income approach | trade_name	2
Indefinite-lived trade names acquired, royalty rate saved used in determination of fair value	1.40%
Indefinite-lived trade names acquired, net sales growth rate used in determination of fair value, terminal year	3.80%
Indefinite-lived trade names acquired, income tax rate used in determination of fair value	30.00%
Indefinite-lived trade names acquired, income tax amortization benefit rate used in determination of fair value	15.00%
Indefinite-lived trade names acquired, discount rate used in determination of fair value	12.00%
Indefinite-lived trade names acquired, fair value	$ 9.7
Tyson Mexico [Member] | Trade names [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived trade names acquired, royalty rates used in determination of fair value	4.00%
Indefinite-lived trade names acquired, net sales growth rate used in determination of fair value	3.50%
Tyson Mexico [Member] | Trade names [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived trade names acquired, royalty rates used in determination of fair value	5.00%
Indefinite-lived trade names acquired, net sales growth rate used in determination of fair value	4.00%
Tyson Mexico [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired, net sales growth rate used in determination of fair value	4.00%
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired, customer attrition rate used in determination of fair value	15.00%
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired, income tax rate used in determination of fair value	30.00%
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired, income tax amortization benefit rate used in determination of fair value	15.80%
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired, discount rate used in determination of fair value	13.10%
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired, fair value	$ 16.7