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Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, By Segment) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Sep. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales $ 13,319 $ 13,260  
Operating Income (Loss) 231 467  
Total Other (Income) Expense 70 33  
Income before income taxes 161 434  
Loss Contingency Accrual $ 361   $ 289
Segment Reporting Information, By Segment
Information on segments and a reconciliation to income before income taxes are as follows (in millions): 
Three Months Ended
December 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Sales:
Beef$5,023 $4,723 
Pork1,517 1,529 
Chicken4,033 4,263 
Prepared Foods2,543 2,538 
International/Other582 612 
Intersegment(379)(405)
Total Sales$13,319 $13,260 
Three Months Ended
December 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Operating Income (Loss):
Beef(a)
$(206)$166 
Pork(b)
39 (21)
Chicken(c)
177 69 
Prepared Foods243 258 
International/Other(d)
(22)(5)
Total Operating Income231 467 
Total Other (Income) Expense70 33 
Income before Income Taxes$161 $434 
(a) Beef segment results for the three months ended December 30, 2023 included $40 million of costs related to plant closures and a $45 million legal contingency accrual, recognized in Cost of Sales. Additionally, Beef segment results for the three months ended December 31, 2022 included $42 million of insurance proceeds, net of costs incurred, recognized in Cost of Sales.
(b) Pork segment results for the three months ended December 30, 2023 included a $28 million legal contingency accrual, recognized in Cost of Sales.
(c) Chicken segment results for the three months ended December 30, 2023 included insurance proceeds, net of costs incurred, of $24 million and costs related to plant closures of $35 million, recognized in Cost of Sales. Additionally, Chicken segment results for the three months ended December 31, 2022 included $7 million of costs related to a fire at one of our production facilities, net of insurance proceeds, recognized in Cost of Sales.
(d) International/Other results for the three months ended December 30, 2023 included $26 million of costs incurred due to a production facility fire in Europe, net of insurance proceeds, recognized in Cost of Sales.
    
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, Thailand and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 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 meat cuts and case-ready products. Products are marketed domestically to 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 specialty 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 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 specialty 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 specialty products. Our value-added chicken products primarily include breaded chicken strips, nuggets, patties and other ready-to-fix or fully cooked chicken parts. Products are marketed domestically to 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 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 sales 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 Ended
December 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Sales:
Beef$5,023 $4,723 
Pork1,517 1,529 
Chicken4,033 4,263 
Prepared Foods2,543 2,538 
International/Other582 612 
Intersegment(379)(405)
Total Sales$13,319 $13,260 
Three Months Ended
December 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Operating Income (Loss):
Beef(a)
$(206)$166 
Pork(b)
39 (21)
Chicken(c)
177 69 
Prepared Foods243 258 
International/Other(d)
(22)(5)
Total Operating Income231 467 
Total Other (Income) Expense70 33 
Income before Income Taxes$161 $434 
(a) Beef segment results for the three months ended December 30, 2023 included $40 million of costs related to plant closures and a $45 million legal contingency accrual, recognized in Cost of Sales. Additionally, Beef segment results for the three months ended December 31, 2022 included $42 million of insurance proceeds, net of costs incurred, recognized in Cost of Sales.
(b) Pork segment results for the three months ended December 30, 2023 included a $28 million legal contingency accrual, recognized in Cost of Sales.
(c) Chicken segment results for the three months ended December 30, 2023 included insurance proceeds, net of costs incurred, of $24 million and costs related to plant closures of $35 million, recognized in Cost of Sales. Additionally, Chicken segment results for the three months ended December 31, 2022 included $7 million of costs related to a fire at one of our production facilities, net of insurance proceeds, recognized in Cost of Sales.
(d) International/Other results for the three months ended December 30, 2023 included $26 million of costs incurred due to a production facility fire in Europe, net of insurance proceeds, recognized in Cost of Sales.

The following tables further disaggregate our sales to customers by major distribution channels (in millions):
Three months ended December 30, 2023
Retail(a)
Foodservice(b)
International(c)
Industrial and Other(d)
IntersegmentTotal
Beef$2,397 $1,315 $632 $578 $101 $5,023 
Pork483 117 353 305 259 1,517 
Chicken1,713 1,607 217 477 19 4,033 
Prepared Foods1,488 961 59 35 — 2,543 
International/Other— — 582 — — 582 
Intersegment— — — — (379)(379)
Total$6,081 $4,000 $1,843 $1,395 $— $13,319 
Three months ended December 31, 2022
Retail(a)
Foodservice(b)
International(c)
Industrial and Other(d)
IntersegmentTotal
Beef$2,134 $1,129 $697 $647 $116 $4,723 
Pork458 117 332 350 272 1,529 
Chicken1,881 1,606 246 513 17 4,263 
Prepared Foods1,505 938 56 39 — 2,538 
International/Other— — 612 — — 612 
Intersegment— — — — (405)(405)
Total$5,978 $3,790 $1,943 $1,549 $— $13,260 
(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 		   
Beef [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales $ 5,023 4,723  
Pork [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 1,517 1,529  
Chicken [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 4,033 4,263  
Prepared Foods [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 2,543 2,538  
Corporate and Other [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 582 612  
Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Loss Contingency Accrual 159   $ 174
Operating Segments [Member] | Beef [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 5,023 4,723  
Operating Income (Loss) (206) 166  
Operating Segments [Member] | Pork [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 1,517 1,529  
Operating Income (Loss) 39 (21)  
Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 4,033 4,263  
Operating Income (Loss) 177 69  
Operating Segments [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 2,543 2,538  
Operating Income (Loss) 243 258  
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 582 612  
Operating Income (Loss) (22) (5)  
Intersegment Eliminations      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales (379) (405)  
Cost of Sales      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Business Exit Costs 75    
Cost of Sales | Beef [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Loss Contingency, Loss in Period 45    
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Insurance Proceeds   42  
Business Exit Costs 40    
Cost of Sales | Chicken [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds 24 $ 7  
Business Exit Costs 35    
Cost of Sales | Corporate and Other [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds 26    
Sales | Pork [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Loss Contingency, Loss in Period $ 28