v3.24.3
Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, By Segment) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Oct. 01, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales $ 53,309 $ 52,881 $ 53,282
Operating Income (Loss) 1,409 (395) 4,410
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 1,388 1,329 1,191
Assets 37,100 36,251 36,821
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 1,132 1,939 1,887
Total Other (Income) Expense 317 283 261
Income before income taxes 1,092 (678) 4,149
Loss Contingency Accrual 349 289  
Industrial and Other | Beef [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 2,245 2,395 2,439
Industrial and Other | Pork [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 1,078 1,338 1,616
Industrial and Other | Chicken [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 1,944 1,901 1,996
Industrial and Other | Prepared Foods [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 203 147 160
Industrial and Other | Corporate and Other [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 0 0 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Beef [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 20,479 19,325 19,854
Operating Income (Loss) (381) (91) 2,502
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 164 128 128
Assets 3,730 3,772 3,883
Segment, Expenditure, Addition to Long-Lived Assets 138    
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions   169 136
Operating Segments [Member] | Pork [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 5,903 5,768 6,414
Operating Income (Loss) (40) (139) 193
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 125 68 70
Assets 1,570 1,696 1,697
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 41 62 82
Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 16,425 17,060 16,961
Operating Income (Loss) 988 (770) 955
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 639 693 563
Assets 12,121 12,143 12,386
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 505 834 906
Operating Segments [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 9,851 9,845 9,689
Operating Income (Loss) 879 823 746
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 389 373 372
Assets 15,138 15,198 14,920
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 334 578 456
Operating Segments [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 2,353 2,515 2,355
Operating Income (Loss) (37) (218) 14
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 71 67 58
Assets 4,541 3,442 3,935
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 114 296 307
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs 0 3 5
Intersegment Eliminations      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales (1,702) (1,632) $ (1,991)
Cost of Sales | Corporate and Other [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds 86    
Sales | Pork [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Loss Contingency, Loss in Period $ 45    
Sales | Chicken [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Loss Contingency, Loss in Period   $ 156