v3.26.1
Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, By Segment) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jun. 27, 2026
Jun. 28, 2025
Jun. 27, 2026
Jun. 28, 2025
Sep. 27, 2025
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues $ 13,868 $ 13,884 $ 41,834 $ 40,581  
Operating Income (Loss) 362 260 1,099 940  
Income before income taxes 266 193 752 701  
Depreciation 273 262 885 828  
Assets 35,612 36,464 35,612 36,464 $ 36,658
Segment Reporting, Long-Lived Asset, Expenditure for Addition 159 227 556 691  
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] 667 521 1,903 1,707  
General Corporate Expenses 251 197 642 574  
Amortization (54) (64) (162) (193)  
Loss Contingency Accrual 488   488   712
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Goodwill, Impairment Loss 0 343 0 343  
Investment Income, Interest (6) (15) (27) (57)  
Interest Expense, Nonoperating 98 113 299 343  
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) 4 (31) $ 75 (47)  
Segment Reporting Information, By Segment    
Information on segments and a reconciliation to income (loss) before income taxes are as follows (in millions):
Three months ended June 27, 2026
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalIntersegmentTotal
Sales(a)
$5,391 $1,580 $4,255 $2,557 $601 $(516)$13,868 
Segment Cost of Sales5,511 1,511 3,771 2,125 526 (516)
Segment Selling, General and Administrative18 94 111 27 — 
Restructuring and related charges— — — 
Segment Operating Income (Loss)$(142)$60 $389 $312 $48 $— $667 
Corporate expenses(b)
(251)
Amortization(54)
Operating Income (Loss)$362 
Other (Income) Expense:
Interest income$(6)
Interest expense98 
Other, net
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes$266 
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalUnallocated (Corporate)Total
Other segment information:
Depreciation$33 $16 $134 $68 $14 $$273 
Additions to property, plant and equipment22 14 67 39 12 159 
Total Assets3,490 1,607 11,949 14,662 1,819 2,085 35,612 
Three months ended June 28, 2025
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalIntersegmentTotal
Sales$5,603 $1,506 $4,220 $2,515 $557 $(517)$13,884 
Segment Cost of Sales5,698 1,446 3,665 2,065 482 (517)
Segment Selling, General and Administrative21 10 107 116 30 — 
Facility fire related costs (insurance proceeds)— — — — (14)— 
Restructuring and related charges— — (27)(56)— — 
Plant closure and disposal charges— — — — (6)— 
Goodwill and intangible impairments343 — — — — — 
Segment Operating Income (Loss)$(459)$50 $475 $390 $65 $— $521 
Corporate expenses(197)
Amortization(c)
(64)
Operating Income (Loss)$260 
Other (Income) Expense:
Interest income$(15)
Interest expense113 
Other, net(31)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes$193 
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalUnallocated (Corporate)Total
Other segment information:
Depreciation$32 $14 $136 $61 $13 $$262 
Additions to property, plant and equipment39 11 114 42 13 227 
Total Assets3,485 1,571 11,842 14,795 1,853 2,918 36,464 
Nine months ended June 27, 2026
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalIntersegmentTotal
Sales(a)
$16,367 $4,768 $12,753 $7,741 $1,760 $(1,555)$41,834 
Segment Cost of Sales16,881 4,590 11,083 6,399 1,547 (1,555)
Segment Selling, General and Administrative59 26 298 331 82 — 
Restructuring and related charges128 12 29 (1)— 
Legal contingency accruals— — 16 — — 
Segment Operating Income (Loss)$(701)$151 $1,344 $982 $127 $— $1,903 
Corporate expenses(b)
(642)
Amortization(162)
Operating Income (Loss)$1,099 
Other (Income) Expense:
Interest income$(27)
Interest expense299 
Other, net75 
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes$752 
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalUnallocated (Corporate)Total
Other segment information:
Depreciation$185 $46 $397 $187 $44 $26 $885 
Additions to property, plant and equipment68 35 291 120 22 20 556 
Nine months ended June 28, 2025
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalIntersegmentTotal
Sales(a)
$16,134 $4,367 $12,426 $7,384 $1,707 $(1,437)$40,581 
Segment Cost of Sales16,374 4,398 10,772 6,104 1,481 (1,437)
Segment Selling, General and Administrative76 27 324 295 81 — 
Facility fire related costs (insurance proceeds)— — — — (14)— 
Restructuring and related charges48 — (31)11 — 
Plant closure and disposal charges— — 23 — (6)— 
Goodwill and intangible impairments343 — — — — — 
Segment Operating Income (Loss)$(707)$(58)$1,302 $1,016 $154 $— $1,707 
Corporate expenses(574)
Amortization(c)
(193)
Operating Income (Loss)$940 
Other (Income) Expense:
Interest income$(57)
Interest expense343 
Other, net(47)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes$701 
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalUnallocated (Corporate)Total
Other segment information:
Depreciation$134 $44 $399 $183 $46 $22 $828 
Additions to property, plant and equipment118 39 359 111 35 29 691 
(a) Includes a $98 million legal contingency accrual for the Chicken segment for the three and nine months ended June 27, 2026. Includes $90 million and $60 million of legal contingency accruals for the Beef and Pork segments, respectively, for the nine months ended June 27, 2026. Includes $93 million and $250 million of legal contingency accruals for the Beef and Pork segments, respectively, for the nine months ended June 28, 2025.
(b) Includes $6 million of restructuring and related charges for the nine months ended June 27, 2026. Includes $73 million of executive leadership transition charges for the three and nine months ended June 27, 2026.
(c) Includes $5 million and $17 million of accelerated amortization related to brand and product line discontinuations for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025, respectively.
   
Segment Reporting     SEGMENT REPORTING
We operate in five reportable segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, Prepared Foods and International. We measure segment profit as segment operating income (loss). Previously, International was a non-reportable segment and was presented within International/Other. Effective in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, International was identified as a reportable segment.
Our President and Chief Executive Officer is the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") of the Company. Commencing in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, we no longer allocate corporate expenses and amortization to our segments as these items are no longer used by our CODM in assessing the performance of, or in allocating resources to, the segments. The CODM uses segment operating income (loss) as the segment profitability measure to assess performance and allocate resources. Segment operating income (loss) is now defined as Operating Income (Loss) less corporate expenses and amortization to account for the changes to our segment results described above. Corporate expenses are unallocated general and administrative costs, including the costs of corporate functions, that are shared across multiple segments. Amortization includes amortization generated from intangible assets including brands and trademarks, customer relationships, supply arrangements, patents and intellectual property, land use rights and software. Segment operating income (loss) is utilized during our budgeting and forecasting process to assess profitability and to enable decision making regarding strategic initiatives and capital investments across all reportable segments. Our CODM considers variances of actual performance to our annual operating plan and periodic forecasts when making decisions. All prior period amounts have been recast to reflect the new presentation of segment operating income (loss).
Significant expenses are expenses which are regularly provided to the CODM and are included in segment operating income (loss). These consist of segment cost of sales, segment selling, general and administrative expenses and various items affecting comparability. Segment Cost of Sales includes raw materials, direct labor and plant overhead, as well as purchasing and receiving costs, costs directly related to production planning, food safety and quality assurance costs and transportation and warehousing expenses, excluding the impact of items affecting comparability. Segment Selling, General and Administrative expenses include the costs to execute sales to customers, costs related to selling, marketing, advertising and promotional activities and other general and administrative operating costs that are not directly related to manufacturing as well as other expense items, excluding the impact of items affecting comparability. Items affecting comparability include restructuring and related charges (including network optimization), plant closure and disposal charges (net of gains), goodwill and intangible impairments, brand and product line discontinuations, facility fire related costs (net of insurance proceeds), and certain non-ordinary course legal, regulatory and other matters.
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, rendered products 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, convenience stores, 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 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 a mixture of ready-to-cook and 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, convenience stores, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets.
International
International includes our foreign operations in China, Europe, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia related to raising and processing live chickens into, and purchasing raw materials for fresh, frozen and value-added chicken products, as well as the distribution of chicken products and other protein and non-protein food products. Products are marketed to foodservice distributors and retailers and to other international markets.
Intersegment sales transactions, which were at market prices, are included in the segment sales in the tables below. Expenses, amortization, assets and additions to property, plant and equipment relating to corporate activities, as well as cash and cash equivalents, benefit plans and certain investments, are not allocated to segments in the tables below.
Information on segments and a reconciliation to income (loss) before income taxes are as follows (in millions):
Three months ended June 27, 2026
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalIntersegmentTotal
Sales(a)
$5,391 $1,580 $4,255 $2,557 $601 $(516)$13,868 
Segment Cost of Sales5,511 1,511 3,771 2,125 526 (516)
Segment Selling, General and Administrative18 94 111 27 — 
Restructuring and related charges— — — 
Segment Operating Income (Loss)$(142)$60 $389 $312 $48 $— $667 
Corporate expenses(b)
(251)
Amortization(54)
Operating Income (Loss)$362 
Other (Income) Expense:
Interest income$(6)
Interest expense98 
Other, net
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes$266 
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalUnallocated (Corporate)Total
Other segment information:
Depreciation$33 $16 $134 $68 $14 $$273 
Additions to property, plant and equipment22 14 67 39 12 159 
Total Assets3,490 1,607 11,949 14,662 1,819 2,085 35,612 
Three months ended June 28, 2025
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalIntersegmentTotal
Sales$5,603 $1,506 $4,220 $2,515 $557 $(517)$13,884 
Segment Cost of Sales5,698 1,446 3,665 2,065 482 (517)
Segment Selling, General and Administrative21 10 107 116 30 — 
Facility fire related costs (insurance proceeds)— — — — (14)— 
Restructuring and related charges— — (27)(56)— — 
Plant closure and disposal charges— — — — (6)— 
Goodwill and intangible impairments343 — — — — — 
Segment Operating Income (Loss)$(459)$50 $475 $390 $65 $— $521 
Corporate expenses(197)
Amortization(c)
(64)
Operating Income (Loss)$260 
Other (Income) Expense:
Interest income$(15)
Interest expense113 
Other, net(31)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes$193 
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalUnallocated (Corporate)Total
Other segment information:
Depreciation$32 $14 $136 $61 $13 $$262 
Additions to property, plant and equipment39 11 114 42 13 227 
Total Assets3,485 1,571 11,842 14,795 1,853 2,918 36,464 
Nine months ended June 27, 2026
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalIntersegmentTotal
Sales(a)
$16,367 $4,768 $12,753 $7,741 $1,760 $(1,555)$41,834 
Segment Cost of Sales16,881 4,590 11,083 6,399 1,547 (1,555)
Segment Selling, General and Administrative59 26 298 331 82 — 
Restructuring and related charges128 12 29 (1)— 
Legal contingency accruals— — 16 — — 
Segment Operating Income (Loss)$(701)$151 $1,344 $982 $127 $— $1,903 
Corporate expenses(b)
(642)
Amortization(162)
Operating Income (Loss)$1,099 
Other (Income) Expense:
Interest income$(27)
Interest expense299 
Other, net75 
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes$752 
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalUnallocated (Corporate)Total
Other segment information:
Depreciation$185 $46 $397 $187 $44 $26 $885 
Additions to property, plant and equipment68 35 291 120 22 20 556 
Nine months ended June 28, 2025
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalIntersegmentTotal
Sales(a)
$16,134 $4,367 $12,426 $7,384 $1,707 $(1,437)$40,581 
Segment Cost of Sales16,374 4,398 10,772 6,104 1,481 (1,437)
Segment Selling, General and Administrative76 27 324 295 81 — 
Facility fire related costs (insurance proceeds)— — — — (14)— 
Restructuring and related charges48 — (31)11 — 
Plant closure and disposal charges— — 23 — (6)— 
Goodwill and intangible impairments343 — — — — — 
Segment Operating Income (Loss)$(707)$(58)$1,302 $1,016 $154 $— $1,707 
Corporate expenses(574)
Amortization(c)
(193)
Operating Income (Loss)$940 
Other (Income) Expense:
Interest income$(57)
Interest expense343 
Other, net(47)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes$701 
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternationalUnallocated (Corporate)Total
Other segment information:
Depreciation$134 $44 $399 $183 $46 $22 $828 
Additions to property, plant and equipment118 39 359 111 35 29 691 
(a) Includes a $98 million legal contingency accrual for the Chicken segment for the three and nine months ended June 27, 2026. Includes $90 million and $60 million of legal contingency accruals for the Beef and Pork segments, respectively, for the nine months ended June 27, 2026. Includes $93 million and $250 million of legal contingency accruals for the Beef and Pork segments, respectively, for the nine months ended June 28, 2025.
(b) Includes $6 million of restructuring and related charges for the nine months ended June 27, 2026. Includes $73 million of executive leadership transition charges for the three and nine months ended June 27, 2026.
(c) Includes $5 million and $17 million of accelerated amortization related to brand and product line discontinuations for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025, respectively.

The following tables further disaggregate our sales to customers by major distribution channels (in millions):
Three months ended June 27, 2026
Retail(d)
Foodservice(e)
International(f)
Industrial and Other(g)
Total External CustomersIntersegmentTotal
Beef$2,668 $1,428 $487 $661 $5,244 $147 $5,391 
Pork469 155 329 282 1,235 345 1,580 
Chicken1,833 1,627 270 501 4,231 24 4,255 
Prepared Foods1,479 949 65 64 2,557 — 2,557 
International— — 601 — 601 — 601 
Intersegment— — — — — (516)(516)
Total$6,449 $4,159 $1,752 $1,508 $13,868 $— $13,868 
Three months ended June 28, 2025
Retail(d)
Foodservice(e)
International(f)
Industrial and Other(g)
Total External CustomersIntersegmentTotal
Beef$2,786 $1,508 $529 $642 $5,465 $138 $5,603 
Pork453 152 274 274 1,153 353 1,506 
Chicken1,698 1,698 277 521 4,194 26 4,220 
Prepared Foods1,457 914 70 74 2,515 — 2,515 
International— — 557 — 557 — 557 
Intersegment— — — — — (517)(517)
Total$6,394 $4,272 $1,707 $1,511 $13,884 $— $13,884 
Nine months ended June 27, 2026
Retail(d)
Foodservice(e)
International(f)
Industrial and Other(g)
Total External CustomersIntersegmentTotal
Beef$8,161 $4,437 $1,525 $1,816 $15,939 $428 $16,367 
Pork1,427 469 1,031 782 3,709 1,059 4,768 
Chicken5,440 4,924 779 1,542 12,685 68 12,753 
Prepared Foods4,547 2,788 195 211 7,741 — 7,741 
International— — 1,760 — 1,760 — 1,760 
Intersegment— — — — — (1,555)(1,555)
Total$19,575 $12,618 $5,290 $4,351 $41,834 $— $41,834 
Nine months ended June 28, 2025
Retail(d)
Foodservice(e)
International(f)
Industrial and Other(g)
Total External CustomersIntersegmentTotal
Beef$8,090 $4,215 $1,774 $1,697 $15,776 $358 $16,134 
Pork1,449 404 921 589 3,363 1,004 4,367 
Chicken5,142 4,911 816 1,482 12,351 75 12,426 
Prepared Foods4,356 2,665 180 183 7,384 — 7,384 
International— — 1,707 — 1,707 — 1,707 
Intersegment— — — — — (1,437)(1,437)
Total$19,037 $12,195 $5,398 $3,951 $40,581 $— $40,581 
(d) Includes external sales to consumer products and food retailers, such as grocery retailers, warehouse club stores and internet-based retailers.
(e) Includes external sales to foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities and the military.
(f) Includes external sales to international markets for internationally produced products or export sales of domestically produced products.
(g) Includes external 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. Additionally, for the three and nine months ended June 27, 2026, the Chicken segment included $98 million reduction in Other due to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual. For the nine months ended June 27, 2026, the Beef and Pork segments included $90 million and $60 million, respectively, reduction in Other due to the recognition of legal contingency accruals. For the nine months ended June 28, 2025, the Beef and Pork segments included $93 million and $250 million, respectively, reduction in Other due to the recognition of legal contingency accruals.
   
Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost   (24) $ (195) (33)  
Network Optimization Plan | Accelerated Depreciation          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (100) (39)  
Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation [Member]          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Loss Contingency Accrual, Loss (Reversal of Loss)   0   0  
Loss Contingency Accrual 139   139   $ 64
Payments for Legal Settlements     23 22  
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Payments for Legal Settlements     23 22  
Pork [Member]          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] 1,235 1,153 3,709 3,363  
Pork [Member] | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (1) 0  
Pork [Member] | Network Optimization Plan | Accelerated Depreciation          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     0 0  
Pork [Member] | Retail          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 469 453 1,427 1,449  
Pork [Member] | Foodservice          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 155 152 469 404  
Pork [Member] | International          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 329 274 1,031 921  
Pork [Member] | Industrial and Other          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 282 274 782 589  
Pork [Member] | Intersegment Revenues          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 345 353 1,059 1,004  
Beef [Member]          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] 5,244 5,465 15,939 15,776  
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Goodwill, Impairment Loss   343      
Beef [Member] | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (128) (48)  
Beef [Member] | Network Optimization Plan | Accelerated Depreciation          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (93) (38)  
Beef [Member] | Retail          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 2,668 2,786 8,161 8,090  
Beef [Member] | Foodservice          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 1,428 1,508 4,437 4,215  
Beef [Member] | International          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 487 529 1,525 1,774  
Beef [Member] | Industrial and Other          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 661 642 1,816 1,697  
Beef [Member] | Intersegment Revenues          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 147 138 428 358  
Chicken [Member]          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] 4,231 4,194 12,685 12,351  
Chicken [Member] | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (12) (5)  
Chicken [Member] | Network Optimization Plan | Accelerated Depreciation          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     0 (1)  
Chicken [Member] | Retail          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 1,833 1,698 5,440 5,142  
Chicken [Member] | Foodservice          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 1,627 1,698 4,924 4,911  
Chicken [Member] | International          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 270 277 779 816  
Chicken [Member] | Industrial and Other          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 501 521 1,542 1,482  
Chicken [Member] | Intersegment Revenues          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 24 26 68 75  
Chicken [Member] | Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation [Member]          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Loss Contingency Accrual, Loss (Reversal of Loss) 98   98    
Prepared Foods [Member]          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] 2,557 2,515 7,741 7,384  
Prepared Foods [Member] | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (29) 31  
Prepared Foods [Member] | Network Optimization Plan | Accelerated Depreciation          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (7) 0  
Prepared Foods [Member] | Retail          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 1,479 1,457 4,547 4,356  
Prepared Foods [Member] | Foodservice          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 949 914 2,788 2,665  
Prepared Foods [Member] | International          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 65 70 195 180  
Prepared Foods [Member] | Industrial and Other          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 64 74 211 183  
Prepared Foods [Member] | Intersegment Revenues          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 0 0 0 0  
Intersegment Revenues | Intersegment Revenues          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues (516) (517) (1,555) (1,437)  
International          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] 601 557 1,760 1,707  
International | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     1 (11)  
International | Network Optimization Plan | Accelerated Depreciation          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     0 0  
International | Retail          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 0 0 0 0  
International | Foodservice          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 0 0 0 0  
International | International          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 601 557 1,760 1,707  
International | Industrial and Other          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 0 0 0 0  
International | Intersegment Revenues          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 0 0 0 0  
Corporate Segment          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Brand Discontinuation Charges   5   17  
Corporate Segment | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (6) 0  
Corporate Segment | Network Optimization Plan | Accelerated Depreciation          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     0 0  
Operating Segments [Member] | Pork [Member]          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 1,580 1,506 4,768 4,367  
Segment Cost of Product and Service Sold 1,511 1,446 4,590 4,398  
Segment Selling, General and Administrative 9 10 26 27  
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Insurance Proceeds   0   0  
Depreciation 16 14 46 44  
Assets 1,607 1,571 1,607 1,571  
Segment Reporting, Long-Lived Asset, Expenditure for Addition 14 11 35 39  
Loss Contingency Accrual, Loss (Reversal of Loss)     0    
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] 60 50 151 (58)  
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost 0 0 (1) 0  
Business Exit Costs   0   0  
Goodwill, Impairment Loss   0   0  
Operating Segments [Member] | Beef [Member]          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 5,391 5,603 16,367 16,134  
Segment Cost of Product and Service Sold 5,511 5,698 16,881 16,374  
Segment Selling, General and Administrative 18 21 59 76  
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Insurance Proceeds   0   0  
Depreciation 33 32 185 134  
Assets 3,490 3,485 3,490 3,485  
Segment Reporting, Long-Lived Asset, Expenditure for Addition 22 39 68 118  
Loss Contingency Accrual, Loss (Reversal of Loss)     0    
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] (142) (459) (701) (707)  
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost (4) 0 (128) (48)  
Business Exit Costs   0   0  
Goodwill, Impairment Loss   343   343  
Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member]          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 4,255 4,220 12,753 12,426  
Segment Cost of Product and Service Sold 3,771 3,665 11,083 10,772  
Segment Selling, General and Administrative 94 107 298 324  
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Insurance Proceeds   0   0  
Depreciation 134 136 397 399  
Assets 11,949 11,842 11,949 11,842  
Segment Reporting, Long-Lived Asset, Expenditure for Addition 67 114 291 359  
Loss Contingency Accrual, Loss (Reversal of Loss)     16    
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] 389 475 1,344 1,302  
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost (1) 27 (12) (5)  
Business Exit Costs   0   23  
Goodwill, Impairment Loss   0   0  
Operating Segments [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member]          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 2,557 2,515 7,741 7,384  
Segment Cost of Product and Service Sold 2,125 2,065 6,399 6,104  
Segment Selling, General and Administrative 111 116 331 295  
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Insurance Proceeds   0   0  
Depreciation 68 61 187 183  
Assets 14,662 14,795 14,662 14,795  
Segment Reporting, Long-Lived Asset, Expenditure for Addition 39 42 120 111  
Loss Contingency Accrual, Loss (Reversal of Loss)     0    
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] 312 390 982 1,016  
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost (9) 56 (29) 31  
Business Exit Costs   0   0  
Goodwill, Impairment Loss   0   0  
Operating Segments [Member] | International          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues 601 557 1,760 1,707  
Segment Cost of Product and Service Sold 526 482 1,547 1,481  
Segment Selling, General and Administrative 27 30 82 81  
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Insurance Proceeds   (14)   (14)  
Depreciation 14 13 44 46  
Assets 1,819 1,853 1,819 1,853  
Segment Reporting, Long-Lived Asset, Expenditure for Addition 5 13 22 35  
Loss Contingency Accrual, Loss (Reversal of Loss)     5    
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] 48 65 127 154  
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost 0 0 1 (11)  
Business Exit Costs   (6)   (6)  
Goodwill, Impairment Loss   0   0  
Intersegment Eliminations          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Revenues (516) (517) (1,555) (1,437)  
Segment Cost of Product and Service Sold (516) (517) (1,555) (1,437)  
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] 0 0 0 0  
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment          
Segment Reporting [Line Items]          
Depreciation 8 6 26 22  
Assets 2,085 2,918 2,085 2,918  
Segment Reporting, Long-Lived Asset, Expenditure for Addition $ 12 $ 8 20 29  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (161) (31)  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | Pork [Member] | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     0 0  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | Beef [Member] | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (127) (48)  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | Chicken [Member] | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (10) (3)  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | Prepared Foods [Member] | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (25) 31  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | International | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     1 (11)  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | Corporate Segment | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     0 0  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:NonoperatingIncomeExpense | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (20)    
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (14) (2)  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | Pork [Member] | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (1) 0  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | Beef [Member] | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (1) 0  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | Chicken [Member] | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (2) (2)  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | Prepared Foods [Member] | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     (4) 0  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | International | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     0 0  
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | Corporate Segment | Network Optimization Plan          
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds [Abstract]          
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost     $ (6) $ 0