TYSON FOODS INC, 10-Q filed on 2/3/2012
Quarterly Report
Document And Entity Information
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Document Type
10-Q 
Amendment Flag
FALSE 
Document Period End Date
Dec. 31, 2011 
Document Fiscal Year Focus
2012 
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Q1 
Entity Registrant Name
TYSON FOODS INC 
Entity Central Index Key
0000100493 
Current Fiscal Year End Date
--09-29 
Entity Filer Category
Large Accelerated Filer 
Common Class A [Member]
 
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
298,951,784 
Common Class B [Member]
 
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
70,018,755 
Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Income (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Sales
$ 8,329 
$ 7,615 
Cost of Sales
7,836 
6,871 
Gross Profit
493 
744 
Selling, General and Administrative
215 
246 
Operating Income
278 
498 
Other (Income) Expense:
 
 
Interest income
(2)
(3)
Interest expense
49 
66 
Other, net
(12)
(10)
Total Other (Income) Expense
35 1
53 1
Income before Income Taxes
243 
445 
Income Tax Expense
87 
151 
Net Income (Loss)
156 
294 
Less: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
(4)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson
$ 156 
$ 298 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
 
 
Diluted
376 
379 
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson:
 
 
Diluted
$ 0.42 
$ 0.78 
Common Class A [Member]
 
 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
 
 
Basic
297 
304 
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson:
 
 
Basic
$ 0.43 
$ 0.81 
Cash Dividends Per Share:
 
 
Cash Dividends
$ 0.04 
$ 0.04 
Common Class B [Member]
 
 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
 
 
Basic
70 
70 
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson:
 
 
Basic
$ 0.39 
$ 0.73 
Cash Dividends Per Share:
 
 
Cash Dividends
$ 0.036 
$ 0.036 
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (USD $)
In Millions
Dec. 31, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Assets
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 857 
$ 716 
Accounts receivable, net
1,281 
1,321 
Inventories
2,598 
2,587 
Other current assets
122 
156 
Total Current Assets
4,858 
4,780 
Net Property, Plant and Equipment
3,888 
3,823 
Goodwill
1,891 
1,892 
Intangible Assets
145 
149 
Other Assets
445 
427 
Total Assets
11,227 
11,071 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
 
Current debt
84 
70 
Accounts payable
1,358 
1,264 
Other current liabilities
932 
1,040 
Total Current Liabilities
2,374 
2,374 
Long-Term Debt
2,131 
2,112 
Deferred Income Taxes
420 
424 
Other Liabilities
493 
476 
Shareholders' Equity:
 
 
Capital in excess of par value
2,259 
2,261 
Retained earnings
3,943 
3,801 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(75)
(79)
Treasury stock, at cost - 23 million shares at December 31, 2011, and 22 million shares at October 1, 2011
(385)
(365)
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity
5,781 
5,657 
Noncontrolling Interest
28 
28 
Total Shareholders' Equity
5,809 
5,685 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
11,227 
11,071 
Common Class A [Member]
 
 
Shareholders' Equity:
 
 
Common stock
32 
32 
Common Class B [Member]
 
 
Shareholders' Equity:
 
 
Common stock
$ 7 
$ 7 
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Treasury Stock, at Cost
23,000,000 
22,000,000 
Common Class A [Member]
 
 
Common Stock, Par Value
$ 0.1 
$ 0.1 
Common Stock, Authorized
900,000,000 
900,000,000 
Common Stock, Issued
322,000,000 
322,000,000 
Common Class B [Member]
 
 
Common Stock, Par Value
$ 0.1 
$ 0.1 
Common Stock, Authorized
900,000,000 
900,000,000 
Common Stock, Issued
70,000,000 
70,000,000 
Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
 
 
Net income
$ 156 
$ 294 
Depreciation and amortization
122 
128 
Deferred income taxes
24 
39 
Other, net
27 
20 
Net changes in working capital
(110)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
338 
371 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
 
 
Additions to property, plant and equipment
(182)
(158)
Purchases of marketable securities
(8)
(92)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities
11 
13 
Other, net
23 
Cash Used for Investing Activities
(176)
(214)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 
 
Payments on debt
(25)
(45)
Net proceeds from borrowings
45 
44 
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock
(50)
(7)
Dividends
(15)
(15)
Other, net
22 
10 
Cash Used for Financing Activities
(23)
(13)
Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
141 
144 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
716 
978 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
$ 857 
$ 1,122 
Accounting Policies
Accounting Policies

NOTE 1: ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared by Tyson Foods, Inc. ("Tyson," "the Company," "we," "us" or "our"). Certain information and accounting policies and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Although we believe the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, these consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2011. Preparation of consolidated condensed financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

We believe the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements contain all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to state fairly our financial position as of December 31, 2011, and the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended December 31, 2011, and January 1, 2011. Results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year.

CONSOLIDATION

The consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of all wholly-owned subsidiaries, as well as majority-owned subsidiaries over which we exercise control and, when applicable, entities for which we have a controlling financial interest or are the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

We have an investment in a joint venture, Dynamic Fuels LLC (Dynamic Fuels), in which we have a 50 percent ownership interest. Dynamic Fuels qualifies as a variable interest entity for which we consolidate as we are the primary beneficiary. At December 31, 2011, Dynamic Fuels had $177 million of total assets, of which $142 million was property, plant and equipment, and $126 million of total liabilities, of which $100 million was long-term debt. At October 1, 2011, Dynamic Fuels had $170 million of total assets, of which $144 million was property, plant and equipment, and $116 million of total liabilities, of which $100 million was long-term debt.

 

SHARE REPURCHASES

On May 11, 2011, we announced our Board of Directors reactivated a share repurchase program, which had no activity since fiscal 2005, to repurchase up to the remaining available 22.5 million shares of Class A common stock under the program. The share repurchase program has no fixed or scheduled termination date. During the three months ended December 31, 2011, we repurchased 1.8 million shares for approximately $35 million under this plan. As of December 31, 2011, 11 million shares remain authorized for repurchase. The timing and extent to which we repurchase shares will depend upon, among other things, market conditions, liquidity targets, limitations under our debt obligations and regulatory requirements. In addition to the share repurchase program, we purchase shares on the open market to fund certain obligations under our equity compensation plans. These repurchases totaled $15 million and $7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011, and January 1, 2011, respectively.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the FASB clarified the guidance around fair value measurements and disclosures. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. We will adopt this guidance in the second quarter of fiscal year 2012. We do not expect the adoption will have a significant impact on our consolidated condensed financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance regarding the presentation of comprehensive income. This guidance is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. We anticipate we will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013. Upon adoption, we will be required to present comprehensive income as part of our consolidated condensed statements of income, or in a separate financial statement. Currently, we present such information in our notes to the consolidated condensed financial statements. Other than changing the presentation of comprehensive income, we do not expect the adoption will have a significant impact on our consolidated condensed financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued guidance amending the way companies test for goodwill impairment. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. We do not expect the adoption will have a significant impact on our consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued guidance enhancing disclosures related to offsetting of certain assets and liabilities. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. We do not expect the adoption will have a significant impact on our consolidated condensed financial statements.

Inventories
Inventories

NOTE 2: INVENTORIES

Processed products, livestock and supplies and other are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost includes purchased raw materials, live purchase costs, growout costs (primarily feed, contract grower pay and catch and haul costs), labor and manufacturing and production overhead, which are related to the purchase and production of inventories. Total inventory consists of the following (in millions):

 

     December 31, 2011      October 1, 2011  

Processed products:

     

Weighted-average method – chicken and prepared foods

   $ 714       $ 715   

First-in, first-out method – beef and pork

     611         581   

Livestock – first-in, first-out method

     859         928   

Supplies and other – weighted-average method

     414         363   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventories

   $ 2,598       $ 2,587   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Property, Plant And Equipment
Property, Plant And Equipment

NOTE 3: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The major categories of property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation are as follows (in millions):

 

     December 31, 2011      October 1, 2011  

Land

   $ 95       $ 95   

Buildings and leasehold improvements

     2,732         2,698   

Machinery and equipment

     4,863         4,897   

Land improvements and other

     389         386   

Buildings and equipment under construction

     474         446   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     8,553         8,522   

Less accumulated depreciation

     4,665         4,699   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net property, plant and equipment

   $ 3,888       $ 3,823   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Other Current Liabilities
Other Current Liabilities

NOTE 4: OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Other current liabilities are as follows (in millions):

 

     December 31, 2011      October 1, 2011  

Accrued salaries, wages and benefits

   $ 275       $ 407   

Self-insurance reserves

     287         298   

Other

     370         335   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other current liabilities

   $ 932       $ 1,040   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Debt
Debt

NOTE 5: DEBT

The major components of debt are as follows (in millions):

 

     December 31, 2011     October 1, 2011  

Revolving credit facility

   $ 0      $ 0   

Senior notes:

    

3.25% Convertible senior notes due October 2013 (2013 Notes)

     458        458   

10.50% Senior notes due March 2014 (2014 Notes)

     810        810   

6.85% Senior notes due April 2016 (2016 Notes)

     638        638   

7.00% Notes due May 2018

     120        120   

7.00% Notes due January 2028

     18        18   

Discount on senior notes

     (68     (76

GO Zone tax-exempt bonds due October 2033 (0.07% at 12/31/2011)

     100        100   

Other

     139        114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

     2,215        2,182   

Less current debt

     84        70   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 2,131      $ 2,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revolving Credit Facility

We have a $1.0 billion revolving credit facility that supports short-term funding needs and letters of credit. This facility is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries. The facility will mature and the commitments thereunder will terminate in February 2016, provided that (a) at any time during the six-month period ending November 29, 2013, we have corporate credit ratings not lower than BBB- and Baa3 from Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (S&P), and Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (Moody's), respectively, in each case with stable outlook or better, (b) on or prior to November 29, 2013, we have refinanced, purchased, or defeased the 2014 Notes, or (c) we have irrevocably deposited cash in an amount not less than the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2014 Notes on or prior to November 29, 2013, in a blocked cash collateral account. In the event none of the foregoing events have occurred, the loans made under this facility will mature and the commitments thereunder will terminate on November 29, 2013. As of December 31, 2011, none of the foregoing events have occurred.

After reducing the amount available by outstanding letters of credit issued under this facility, the amount available for borrowing under this facility at December 31, 2011, was $855 million. At December 31, 2011, we had outstanding letters of credit issued under this facility totaling $145 million, none of which were drawn upon. Our letters of credit are issued primarily in support of workers' compensation insurance programs, derivative activities and Dynamic Fuels' Gulf Opportunity Zone tax-exempt bonds. We had an additional $50 million of bilateral letters of credit not issued under this facility, none of which were drawn upon.

 

2013 Notes

In September 2008, we issued $458 million principal amount 3.25% convertible senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2013, with interest payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15. The conversion rate initially is 59.1935 shares of Class A stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of $16.89 per share of Class A stock. The 2013 Notes may be converted before the close of business on July 12, 2013, only under the following circumstances:

 

 

 

during any fiscal quarter after December 27, 2008, if the last reported sale price of our Class A stock for at least 20 trading days during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the preceding fiscal quarter is at least 130% of the applicable conversion price on each applicable trading day (which would currently require our shares to trade at or above $21.96); or

 

 

 

during the five business days after any 10 consecutive trading days (measurement period) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of our Class A stock and the applicable conversion rate on each such day; or

 

 

 

upon the occurrence of specified corporate events as defined in the supplemental indenture.

 

On and after July 15, 2013, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their notes at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, we will deliver cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the 2013 Notes to be converted and shares of our Class A stock in respect of the remainder, if any, of our conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the 2013 Notes being converted. As of December 31, 2011, none of the conditions permitting conversion of the 2013 Notes had been satisfied.

The 2013 Notes were originally accounted for as a combined instrument because the conversion feature did not meet the requirements to be accounted for separately as a derivative financial instrument. However, we adopted new accounting guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 and applied it retrospectively to all periods presented. This new accounting guidance required us to separately account for the liability and equity conversion features. Upon retrospective adoption, our effective interest rate on the 2013 Notes was determined to be 8.26%, which resulted in the recognition of a $92 million discount to these notes with the offsetting after tax amount of $56 million recorded to capital in excess of par value. This discount is being accreted over the five-year term of the convertible notes at the effective interest rate.

In connection with the issuance of the 2013 Notes, we entered into separate convertible note hedge transactions with respect to our Class A stock to minimize the potential economic dilution upon conversion of the 2013 Notes. We also entered into separate warrant transactions. We recorded the purchase of the note hedge transactions as a reduction to capital in excess of par value, net of $36 million pertaining to the related deferred tax asset, and we recorded the proceeds of the warrant transactions as an increase to capital in excess of par value. Subsequent changes in fair value of these instruments are not recognized in the financial statements as long as the instruments continue to meet the criteria for equity classification.

We purchased call options in private transactions for $94 million that permit us to acquire up to approximately 27 million shares of our Class A stock at an initial strike price of $16.89 per share, subject to adjustment. The call options allow us to acquire a number of shares of our Class A stock initially equal to the number of shares of Class A stock issuable to the holders of the 2013 Notes upon conversion. These call options will terminate upon the maturity of the 2013 Notes.

We sold warrants in private transactions for total proceeds of $44 million. The warrants permit the purchasers to acquire up to approximately 27 million shares of our Class A stock at an initial exercise price of $22.31 per share, subject to adjustment. The warrants are exercisable on various dates from January 2014 through March 2014.

The maximum amount of shares that may be issued to satisfy the conversion of the 2013 Notes is limited to 35.9 million shares. However, the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions, in effect, increase the initial conversion price of the 2013 Notes from $16.89 per share to $22.31 per share, thus reducing the potential future economic dilution associated with conversion of the 2013 Notes. If our share price is below $22.31 upon conversion of the 2013 Notes, there is no economic net share impact. Upon conversion, a 10% increase in our share price above the $22.31 conversion price would result in the issuance of 2.5 million incremental shares. The 2013 Notes and the warrants could have a dilutive effect on our earnings per share to the extent the price of our Class A stock during a given measurement period exceeds the respective exercise prices of those instruments. The call options are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as their impact is anti-dilutive.

2016 Notes

The 2016 Notes carried an interest rate at issuance of 6.60%, with an interest step up feature dependent on their credit rating. On February 24, 2011, S&P upgraded the credit rating of these notes from "BB+" to "BBB-." On March 29, 2011, Moody's upgraded the credit rating of these notes from "Ba2" to "Ba1". These upgrades decreased the interest rate on the 2016 Notes from 7.35% to 6.85%, effective beginning with the six-month interest payment due April 1, 2011.

GO Zone Tax-Exempt Bonds

In October 2008, Dynamic Fuels received $100 million in proceeds from the sale of Gulf Opportunity Zone tax-exempt bonds made available by the federal government to the regions affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. These floating rate bonds are due October 1, 2033. In November 2008, we entered into an interest rate swap related to these bonds to mitigate our interest rate risk on a portion of the bonds for five years. We also issued a letter of credit as a guarantee for the entire bond issuance.

 

Debt Covenants

Our revolving credit facility contains affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, may limit or restrict our ability to: create liens and encumbrances; incur debt; merge, dissolve, liquidate or consolidate; make acquisitions and investments; dispose of or transfer assets; pay dividends or make other payments in respect of our capital stock; amend material documents; change the nature of our business; make certain payments of debt; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and enter into sale/leaseback or hedging transactions, in each case, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions. In addition, we are required to maintain minimum interest expense coverage and maximum leverage ratios.

Our 2014 Notes also contain affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, may limit or restrict our ability to: incur additional debt and issue preferred stock; make certain investments and restricted payments; create liens; create restrictions on distributions from subsidiaries; engage in specified sales of assets and subsidiary stock; enter into transactions with affiliates; enter new lines of business; engage in consolidation, mergers and acquisitions; and engage in certain sale/leaseback transactions.

We were in compliance with all debt covenants at December 31, 2011.

 

Income Taxes
Income Taxes

NOTE 6: INCOME TAXES

The effective tax rate was 35.8% and 34.0% for the first quarter of fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 was impacted by such items as the domestic production deduction and state income taxes.

Unrecognized tax benefits were $173 million and $174 million at December 31, 2011, and October 1, 2011, respectively. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, that would impact our effective tax rate was $154 million and $155 million at December 31, 2011, and October 1, 2011, respectively.

We classify interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. At December 31, 2011, and October 1, 2011, before tax benefits, we had $58 million of accrued interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits.

We are subject to income tax examinations for U.S. federal income taxes for fiscal years 2003 through 2010, and for foreign, state and local income taxes for fiscal years 2001 through 2010. Within the next twelve months, tax audit resolutions could reduce unrecognized tax benefits by approximately $10 million, either because tax positions are sustained on audit or because we agree to their disallowance.

Other Income And Charges
Other Income And Charges

NOTE 7: OTHER INCOME AND CHARGES

During the first quarter of fiscal 2012, we recorded $6 million of equity earnings in joint ventures and $5 million in net foreign currency exchange gains, which were recorded in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income in Other, net.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, we recorded an $11 million gain related to a sale of interests in an equity method investment. This gain was recorded in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income in Other, net.

Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share

NOTE 8: EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in millions, except per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended  
     December 31, 2011      January 1, 2011  

Numerator:

     

Net income

   $ 156       $ 294   

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     0         (4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Tyson

     156         298   

Less Dividends:

     

Class A ($0.040/share)

     12         12   

Class B ($0.036/share)

     3         3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed earnings

   $ 141       $ 283   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class A undistributed earnings

   $ 117       $ 234   

Class B undistributed earnings

     24         49   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total undistributed earnings

   $ 141       $ 283   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Denominator:

     

Denominator for basic earnings per share:

     

Class A weighted average shares

     297         304   

Class B weighted average shares, and shares under the if-converted method for diluted earnings per share

     70         70   

Effect of dilutive securities:

     

Stock options and restricted stock

     5         5   

Convertible 2013 Notes

     4         0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions

     376         379   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson:

     

Class A Basic

   $ 0.43       $ 0.81   

Class B Basic

   $ 0.39       $ 0.73   

Diluted

   $ 0.42       $ 0.78   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Approximately 4 million of our stock-based compensation shares were antidilutive for both the three months ended December 31, 2011, and January 1, 2011. These shares were not included in the dilutive earnings per share calculation.

We have two classes of capital stock, Class A stock and Class B stock. Cash dividends cannot be paid to holders of Class B stock unless they are simultaneously paid to holders of Class A stock. The per share amount of cash dividends paid to holders of Class B stock cannot exceed 90% of the cash dividends paid to holders of Class A stock.

We allocate undistributed earnings based upon a 1 to 0.9 ratio per share to Class A stock and Class B stock, respectively. We allocate undistributed earnings based on this ratio due to historical dividend patterns, voting control of Class B shareholders and contractual limitations of dividends to Class B stock.

Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative Financial Instruments

NOTE 9: DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Our business operations give rise to certain market risk exposures mostly due to changes in commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. We manage a portion of these risks through the use of derivative financial instruments, primarily futures and options, to reduce our exposure to commodity price risk, foreign currency risk and interest rate risk. Forward contracts on various commodities, including grains, livestock and energy, are primarily entered into to manage the price risk associated with forecasted purchases of these inputs used in our production processes. Foreign exchange forward contracts are entered into to manage the fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily as a result of certain receivable and payable balances. We also periodically utilize interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk associated with our variable-rate borrowings.

 

Our risk management programs are periodically reviewed by our Board of Directors' Audit Committee. These programs are monitored by senior management and may be revised as market conditions dictate. Our current risk management programs utilize industry-standard models that take into account the implicit cost of hedging. Risks associated with our market risks and those created by derivative instruments and the fair values are strictly monitored at all times, using Value-at-Risk and stress tests. Credit risks associated with our derivative contracts are not significant as we minimize counterparty concentrations, utilize margin accounts or letters of credit, and deal with credit-worthy counterparties. Additionally, our derivative contracts are mostly short-term in duration and we generally do not make use of credit-risk-related contingent features. No significant concentrations of credit risk existed at December 31, 2011.

We recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, with the exception of normal purchases and normal sales expected to result in physical delivery. The accounting for changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and the type of hedging relationship. For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, we designate the hedging instrument based upon the exposure being hedged (i.e., fair value hedge, cash flow hedge, or hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation). We qualify, or designate, a derivative financial instrument as a hedge when contract terms closely mirror those of the hedged item, providing a high degree of risk reduction and correlation. If a derivative instrument is accounted for as a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of the instrument either will be offset against the change in fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities or firm commitments through earnings, or be recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI) until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of an instrument's change in fair value is recognized in earnings immediately. We designate certain forward and option contracts as follows:

 

   

Cash Flow Hedges – include certain commodity forward and option contracts of forecasted purchases (i.e., grains) and certain foreign exchange forward contracts.

 

   

Fair Value Hedges – include certain commodity forward contracts of forecasted purchases (i.e., livestock).

 

   

Net Investment Hedges – include certain foreign currency forward contracts of permanently invested capital in certain foreign subsidiaries.

 

Cash flow hedges

Derivative instruments, such as futures and options, are designated as hedges against changes in the amount of future cash flows related to procurement of certain commodities utilized in our production processes. We do not purchase forward and option commodity contracts in excess of our physical consumption requirements and generally do not hedge forecasted transactions beyond 18 months. The objective of these hedges is to reduce the variability of cash flows associated with the forecasted purchase of those commodities. For the derivative instruments we designate and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of OCI and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses representing hedge ineffectiveness are recognized in earnings in the current period. Ineffectiveness related to our cash flow hedges was not significant for the three months ended December 31, 2011, and January 1, 2011.

We had the following aggregated notionals of outstanding forward and option contracts accounted for as cash flow hedges:

 

     Metric      December 31, 2011      October 1, 2011  

Commodity:

        

Corn

     Bushels         7 million         6 million   

Soy meal

     Tons         22,200         82,300   

Foreign Currency

     United States dollar       $ 22 million       $ 75 million   

As of December 31, 2011, the net amounts expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months are pretax losses of $13 million related to grain. Pretax losses expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months related to foreign currency are not significant as of December 31, 2011. During the three months ended December 31, 2011, and January 1, 2011, we did not reclassify significant pretax gains/losses into earnings as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges due to the probability the original forecasted transaction would not occur by the end of the originally specified time period or within the additional period of time allowed by generally accepted accounting principles.

 

The following table sets forth the pretax impact of cash flow hedge derivative instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (in millions):

 

    

Gain/(Loss)

Recognized in OCI On
Derivatives

     Consolidated Condensed
Statements of Income
Classification
    

Gain/(Loss)

Reclassified from OCI to
Earnings

 
     Three Months Ended             Three Months Ended  
     December 31,
2011
    January 1,
2011
            December 31,
2011
    January 1,
2011
 

Cash Flow Hedge – Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

            

Commodity contracts

   $ 2      $ 25         Cost of Sales       $ (6   $ 20   

Foreign exchange contracts

     (5     0         Other Income/Expense         5        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (3   $ 25          $ (1   $ 20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value hedges

We designate certain futures contracts as fair value hedges of firm commitments to purchase livestock for slaughter. Our objective of these hedges is to minimize the risk of changes in fair value created by fluctuations in commodity prices associated with fixed price livestock firm commitments. We had the following aggregated notionals of outstanding forward contracts entered into to hedge forecasted commodity purchases which are accounted for as a fair value hedge:

 

     Metric      December 31,
2011
     October 1,
2011
 

Commodity:

        

Live Cattle

     Pounds         281 million         318 million   

Lean Hogs

     Pounds         566 million         601 million   

For these derivative instruments we designate and qualify as a fair value hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative, as well as the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk, are recognized in earnings in the same period. We include the gain or loss on the hedged items (i.e., livestock purchase firm commitments) in the same line item, Cost of Sales, as the offsetting gain or loss on the related livestock forward position.

 

                  in millions  
     Consolidated Condensed
Statements of Income
Classification
     December 31, 2011     January 1, 2011  

Gain/(Loss) on forwards

     Cost of Sales       $ (8   $ (1

Gain/(Loss) on purchase contract

     Cost of Sales         8        1   

Ineffectiveness related to our fair value hedges was not significant for the three months ended December 31, 2011, and January 1, 2011.

Foreign net investment hedges

We utilize forward foreign exchange contracts to protect the value of our net investments in certain foreign subsidiaries. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a hedge of a net investment in a foreign currency, the gain or loss is reported in OCI as part of the cumulative translation adjustment to the extent it is effective, with the related amounts due to or from counterparties included in other liabilities or other assets. We utilize the forward-rate method of assessing hedge effectiveness. Any ineffective portions of net investment hedges are recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income during the period of change. Ineffectiveness related to our foreign net investment hedges was not significant for the three months ended December 31, 2011, and January 1, 2011. At both December 31, 2011, and October 1, 2011, we had $35 million aggregate outstanding notionals related to our forward foreign currency contracts accounted for as foreign net investment hedges.

 

The following table sets forth the pretax impact of these derivative instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (in millions):

 

    Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in OCI
On Derivatives
    Consolidated Condensed
Statements of Income
Classification
    Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified from
OCI to Earnings
 
    Three Months Ended           Three Months Ended  
    December 31,
2011
    January 1,
2011
          December 31,
2011
    January 1,
2011
 

Net Investment Hedge – Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

         

Foreign exchange contracts

  $ (1   $ (1     Other Income/Expense      $ 0      $ 0   

Undesignated positions

In addition to our designated positions, we also hold forward and option contracts for which we do not apply hedge accounting. These include certain derivative instruments related to commodities price risk, including grains, livestock and energy, foreign currency risk and interest rate risk. We mark these positions to fair value through earnings at each reporting date. We generally do not enter into undesignated positions beyond 18 months.

The objective of our undesignated grains, energy and livestock commodity positions is to reduce the variability of cash flows associated with the forecasted purchase of certain grains, energy and livestock inputs to our production processes. We also enter into certain forward sales of boxed beef and boxed pork and forward purchases of cattle and hogs at fixed prices. The fixed price sales contracts lock in the proceeds from a sale in the future and the fixed cattle and hog purchases lock in the cost. However, the cost of the livestock and the related boxed beef and boxed pork market prices at the time of the sale or purchase could vary from this fixed price. As we enter into fixed forward sales of boxed beef and boxed pork and forward purchases of cattle and hogs, we also enter into the appropriate number of livestock futures positions to mitigate a portion of this risk. Changes in market value of the open livestock futures positions are marked to market and reported in earnings at each reporting date, even though the economic impact of our fixed prices being above or below the market price is only realized at the time of sale or purchase. These positions generally do not qualify for hedge treatment due to location basis differences between the commodity exchanges and the actual locations when we purchase the commodities.

We have a foreign currency cash flow hedging program to hedge portions of forecasted transactions denominated in foreign currencies, primarily with forward and option contracts, to protect against the reduction in value of forecasted foreign currency cash flows. Our undesignated foreign currency positions generally would qualify for cash flow hedge accounting. However, to reduce earnings volatility, we normally will not elect hedge accounting treatment when the position provides an offset to the underlying related transaction that currently impacts earnings.

The objective of our undesignated interest rate swap is to manage interest rate risk exposure on a floating-rate bond. Our interest rate swap agreement effectively modifies our exposure to interest rate risk by converting a portion of the floating-rate bond to a fixed rate basis for the first five years, thus reducing the impact of the interest-rate changes on future interest expense. This interest rate swap does not qualify for hedge treatment due to differences in the underlying bond and swap contract interest-rate indices.

We had the following aggregate outstanding notionals related to our undesignated positions:

 

     Metric      December 31,
2011
     October 1,
2011
 

Commodity:

        

Corn

     Bushels         13 million         17 million   

Soy Meal

     Tons         85,800         174,600   

Soy Oil

     Pounds         0         13 million   

Live Cattle

     Pounds         46 million         72 million   

Lean Hogs

     Pounds         138 million         19 million   

Foreign Currency

     United States dollars       $ 132 million       $ 110 million   

Interest Rate

     Average monthly notional debt       $ 36 million       $ 39 million   

 

The following table sets forth the pretax impact of the undesignated derivative instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (in millions):

 

    Consolidated Condensed
Statements of Income
Classification
    Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in Earnings
 
          Three Months Ended  
          December  31,
2011
    January 1,
2011
 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

     

Commodity contracts

    Sales      $ (3   $ 14   

Commodity contracts

    Cost of Sales        29        21   

Foreign exchange contracts

    Other Income/Expense        3        (1
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 29      $ 34   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table sets forth the fair value of all derivative instruments outstanding in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (in millions):

 

     Fair Value  
     December 31,
2011
     October 1,
2011
 

Derivative Assets:

     

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

     

Commodity contracts

   $ 26       $ 3   

Foreign exchange contracts

     1         12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets – designated

     27         15   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

     

Commodity contracts

     14         21   

Foreign exchange contracts

     1         5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets – not designated

     15         26   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets

   $ 42       $ 41   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Liabilities:

     

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

     

Commodity contracts

   $ 8       $ 41   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

     

Commodity contracts

     54         121   

Foreign exchange contracts

     1         1   

Interest rate contracts

     1         2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities – not designated

     56         124   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

   $ 64       $ 165   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Our derivative assets and liabilities are presented in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets on a net basis. We net derivative assets and liabilities, including cash collateral when a legally enforceable master netting arrangement exists between the counterparty to a derivative contract and us. See Note 10: Fair Value Measurements for a reconciliation to amounts reported in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets in Other current assets and Other current liabilities.

Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value Measurements

NOTE 10: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy contains three levels as follows:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices available in active markets for the identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

Level 2 — Other observable inputs available at the measurement date, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, either directly or indirectly, including:

 

   

Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

 

   

Quoted prices for identical or similar assets in non-active markets;

 

   

Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and

 

   

Inputs derived principally from or corroborated by other observable market data.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data and reflect the use of significant management judgment. These values are generally determined using pricing models for which the assumptions utilize management's estimates of market participant assumptions.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The fair value hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available. In instances where the inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the fair value measurement has been determined based on the lowest level input significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of a particular item to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, including the consideration of inputs specific to the asset or liability. The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy our financial assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis according to the valuation techniques we used to determine their fair values (in millions):

 

December 31, 2011

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Netting (a)     Total  

Assets:

             

Commodity Derivatives

   $ 0       $ 40       $ 0       $ (30   $ 10   

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

     0         2         0         0        2   

Available for Sale Securities:

             

Debt securities

     0         33         84         0        117   

Equity securities

     8         0         0         0        8   

Deferred Compensation Assets

     28         130         0         0        158   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 36       $ 205       $ 84       $ (30   $ 295   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Commodity Derivatives

   $ 0       $ 62       $ 0       $ (61   $ 1   

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

     0         1         0         (1     0   

Interest Rate Swap

     0         1         0         0        1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ 0       $ 64       $ 0       $ (62   $ 2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

October 1, 2011

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Netting (a)     Total  

Assets:

             

Commodity Derivatives

   $ 0       $ 24       $ 0       $ (21   $ 3   

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

     0         17         0         (2     15   

Available for Sale Securities:

             

Debt securities

     0         34         83         0        117   

Equity securities

     7         0         0         0        7   

Deferred Compensation Assets

     28         122         0         0        150   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 35       $ 197       $ 83       $ (23   $ 292   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Commodity Derivatives

   $ 0       $ 162       $ 0       $ (135   $ 27   

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

     0         1         0         (1     0   

Interest Rate Swap

     0         2         0         0        2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ 0       $ 165       $ 0       $ (136   $ 29   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The following table provides a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balance of debt securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the table above that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (in millions):

 

    Three months ended  
    December 31, 2011     January 1, 2011  

Balance at beginning of year

  $ 83      $ 73   

Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):

   

Included in earnings

    1        0   

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

    (2     0   

Purchases

    6        2   

Issuances

    0        0   

Settlements

    (4     (4
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $ 84      $ 71   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gains (losses) for the three-month period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets and liabilities still held at end of period

  $ 0      $ 0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:

Derivative Assets and Liabilities: Our derivatives, including commodities, foreign exchange contracts and an interest rate swap, primarily include exchange-traded and over-the-counter contracts which are further described in Note 9: Derivative Financial Instruments. We record our commodity derivatives at fair value using quoted market prices adjusted for credit and non-performance risk and internal models that use as their basis readily observable market inputs including current and forward commodity market prices. Our foreign exchange forward contracts are recorded at fair value based on quoted prices and spot and forward currency prices adjusted for credit and non-performance risk. Our interest rate swap is recorded at fair value based on quoted LIBOR swap rates adjusted for credit and non-performance risk. We classify these instruments in Level 2 when quoted market prices can be corroborated utilizing observable current and forward commodity market prices on active exchanges, observable market transactions of spot currency rates and forward currency prices or observable benchmark market rates at commonly quoted intervals.

Available for Sale Securities: Our investments in marketable debt securities are classified as available-for-sale and are included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. These investments, which are generally long-term in nature with maturities ranging up to 36 years, are reported at fair value based on pricing models and quoted market prices adjusted for credit and non-performance risk. We classify our investments in U.S. government and agency debt securities as Level 2 as fair value is generally estimated using discounted cash flow models that are primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including time value and yield curve as well as other readily available relevant economic measures. We classify certain corporate, asset-backed and other debt securities as Level 3 as there is limited activity or less observable inputs into proprietary valuation models, including estimated prepayment, default and recovery rates on the underlying portfolio or structured investment vehicle.

Additionally, we have eight million shares of Syntroleum Corporation common stock and 4.25 million warrants, which expire in early fiscal 2014, to purchase an equivalent amount of Syntroleum Corporation common stock at an average price of $2.87. We record the shares and warrants in Other Assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets at fair value based on quoted market prices. We classify the shares as Level 1 as the fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices available in active markets. We classify the warrants as Level 2 as fair value can be corroborated based on observable market data.

 

(in millions)

   December 31, 2011     October 1, 2011  
     Amortized
Cost Basis
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
    Amortized
Cost Basis
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

Available for Sale Securities:

                

Debt Securities:

                

U.S. Treasury and Agency

   $ 32       $ 33       $ 1      $ 33       $ 34       $ 1   

Corporate and Asset-Backed (a)

     56         56         0        54         56         2   

Redeemable Preferred Stock

     28         28         0        27         27         0   

Equity Securities:

                

Common Stock

     9         8         (1     9         7         (2

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses), net of tax, are excluded from earnings and reported in OCI until the security is settled or sold. On a quarterly basis, we evaluate whether losses related to our available-for-sale securities are temporary in nature. Losses on equity securities are recognized in earnings if the decline in value is judged to be other than temporary. If losses related to our debt securities are determined to be other than temporary, the loss would be recognized in earnings if we intend, or more likely than not will be required, to sell the security prior to recovery. For debt securities in which we have the intent and ability to hold until maturity, losses determined to be other than temporary would remain in OCI, other than expected credit losses which are recognized in earnings. We consider many factors in determining whether a loss is temporary, including the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been below cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer and our ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery. We recognized no other than temporary impairments in earnings for the three month periods ending December 31, 2011, and January 1, 2011. No other than temporary losses were deferred in OCI as of December 31, 2011, and October 1, 2011.

Deferred Compensation Assets: We maintain non-qualified deferred compensation plans for certain executives and other highly compensated employees. Investments are maintained within a trust and include money market funds, mutual funds and life insurance policies. The cash surrender value of the life insurance policies is invested primarily in mutual funds. The investments are recorded at fair value based on quoted market prices and are included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. We classify the investments which have observable market prices in active markets in Level 1 as these are generally publicly-traded mutual funds. The remaining deferred compensation assets are classified in Level 2, as fair value can be corroborated based on observable market data. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on deferred compensation are included in earnings.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

In addition to assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, we record assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Generally, assets are recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as a result of impairment charges. We did not have any significant measurements of assets or liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis subsequent to their initial recognition during the three months ended December 31, 2011, and January 1, 2011.

Other Financial Instruments

Fair values for debt are based on quoted market prices or published forward interest rate curves. Fair value and carrying value for our debt were as follows (in millions):

 

     December 31, 2011      October 1, 2011  
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Value
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Value
 

Total Debt

   $ 2,371       $ 2,215       $ 2,334       $ 2,182   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive Income

NOTE 11: COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The components of comprehensive income are as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended  
     December 31, 2011     January 1, 2011  

Net income

   $ 156      $ 294   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

    

Net hedging unrealized (gain) loss reclassified to earnings

     1        (13

Net hedging unrealized gain (loss)

     (2     12   

Unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     1        (2

Currency translation adjustment

     3        (5

Postretirement benefits reserve adjustments

     1        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

     160        286   

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     0        (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to Tyson

   $ 160      $ 290   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The related tax effects allocated to the components of comprehensive income are as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended  
     December 31, 2011     January 1, 2011  

Income tax expense (benefit):

    

Net hedging unrealized loss reclassified to earnings

   $ 0      $ (7

Net hedging unrealized gain (loss)

     (1     13   

Unrealized gain on investments

     1        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax expense

   $ 0      $ 6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Segment Reporting
Segment Reporting

NOTE 12: SEGMENT REPORTING

We operate in four segments: Chicken, Beef, Pork and Prepared Foods. We measure segment profit as operating income (loss).

Chicken: Chicken operations include breeding and raising chickens, as well as processing live chickens into fresh, frozen and value-added chicken products and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain. 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 markets. It also includes sales from allied products and our chicken breeding stock subsidiary.

Beef: Beef operations include processing live fed cattle and fabricating dressed beef carcasses into primal and sub-primal meat cuts and case-ready products. This segment also includes sales from allied products such as hides and variety meats, as well as logistics operations to move products through the supply chain. 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 markets. Allied products are marketed to manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and technical products.

Pork: Pork operations include processing live market hogs and fabricating pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products. This segment also includes our live swine group, related allied product processing activities and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain. 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 markets. We sell allied products to pharmaceutical and technical products manufacturers, as well as a limited number of live swine to pork processors.

Prepared Foods: Prepared Foods operations include manufacturing and marketing frozen and refrigerated food products and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain. Products include pepperoni, bacon, beef and pork pizza toppings, pizza crusts, flour and corn tortilla products, appetizers, prepared meals, ethnic foods, soups, sauces, side dishes, meat dishes and processed meats. 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 markets.

The results from Dynamic Fuels are included in Other.

 

Information on segments and a reconciliation to income before income taxes are as follows (in millions):

 

 

The Beef segment had sales of $64 million and $50 million in the first quarter of fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively, from transactions with other operating segments of the Company and Dynamic Fuels. The Pork segment had sales of $226 million and $191 million in the first quarter of fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively, from transactions with other operating segments of the Company. The aforementioned sales from intersegment transactions, which were at market prices, were included in the segment sales in the above table.

Commitments And Contingencies
Commitments And Contingencies

NOTE 13: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

We guarantee obligations of certain outside third parties, which consists of a lease and grower loans, all of which are substantially collateralized by the underlying assets. Terms of the underlying debt cover periods up to ten years, and the maximum potential amount of future payments as of December 31, 2011, was $73 million. We also maintain operating leases for various types of equipment, some of which contain residual value guarantees for the market value of the underlying leased assets at the end of the term of the lease. The remaining terms of the lease maturities cover periods over the next seven years. The maximum potential amount of the residual value guarantees is $51 million, of which $43 million would be recoverable through various recourse provisions and an additional undeterminable recoverable amount based on the fair value of the underlying leased assets. The likelihood of material payments under these guarantees is not considered probable. At December 31, 2011, and October 1, 2011, no material liabilities for guarantees were recorded.

We have cash flow assistance programs in which certain livestock suppliers participate. Under these programs, we pay an amount for livestock equivalent to a standard cost to grow such livestock during periods of low market sales prices. The amounts of such payments that are in excess of the market sales price are recorded as receivables and accrue interest. Participating suppliers are obligated to repay these receivables balances when market sales prices exceed this standard cost, or upon termination of the agreement. Our maximum obligation associated with these programs is limited to the fair value of each participating livestock supplier's net tangible assets. The potential maximum obligation as of December 31, 2011, was approximately $220 million. The total receivables under these programs were $25 million and $28 million at December 31, 2011, and October 1, 2011, respectively, and are included, net of allowance for uncollectible amounts, in Other Assets in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Even though these programs are limited to the net tangible assets of the participating livestock suppliers, we also manage a portion of our credit risk associated with these programs by obtaining security interests in livestock suppliers' assets. After analyzing residual credit risks and general market conditions, we have recorded an allowance for these programs' estimated uncollectible receivables of $9 million and $10 million at December 31, 2011, and October 1, 2011, respectively.

 

Contingencies

We are involved in various claims and legal proceedings. We routinely assess the likelihood of adverse judgments or outcomes to those matters, as well as ranges of probable losses, to the extent losses are reasonably estimable. We record accruals for such matters to the extent that we conclude a loss is probable and the financial impact, should an adverse outcome occur, is reasonably estimable. Such accruals are reflected in the Company's consolidated condensed financial statements. In our opinion, we have made appropriate and adequate accruals for these matters and believe the probability of a material loss beyond the amounts accrued to be remote; however, the ultimate liability for these matters is uncertain, and if accruals are not adequate, an adverse outcome could have a material effect on the consolidated condensed financial condition or results of operations. Listed below are certain claims made against the Company and/or our subsidiaries for which the potential exposure is considered material to the Company's consolidated condensed financial statements. We believe we have substantial defenses to the claims made and intend to vigorously defend these matters.

Several private lawsuits are pending against us alleging that we failed to compensate poultry plant employees for all hours worked, including overtime compensation, in violation of the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These lawsuits include DeAsencio v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (DeAsencio), filed on August 22, 2000, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This matter involves similar allegations that employees should be paid for the time it takes to engage in pre- and post-shift activities such as changing into and out of protective and sanitary clothing, obtaining clothing and walking to and from the changing area, work areas and break areas. They seek back wages, liquidated damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, and attorneys' fees. Plaintiffs appealed a jury verdict and final judgment entered in our favor on June 22, 2006, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On September 7, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the jury verdict and remanded the case to the District Court for further proceedings. We sought rehearing en banc, which was denied by the Court of Appeals on October 5, 2007. The United States Supreme Court denied our petition for a writ of certiorari on June 9, 2008. The new trial date has not been set.

The other private lawsuits referred to above are Sheila Ackles, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (N. Dist. Alabama, October 23, 2006); McCluster, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (M. Dist. Georgia, December 11, 2006); Dobbins, et al. v. Tyson Chicken, Inc., et al. (N.D. Alabama, December 21, 2006); Buchanan, et al. v. Tyson Chicken, Inc., et al. and Potter, et al. v. Tyson Chicken, Inc., et al. (N.D. Alabama, December 22, 2006); Jones, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., et al., Walton, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., et al. and Williams, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., et al. (S.D. Mississippi, February 9, 2007); Balch, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (E.D. Oklahoma, March 1, 2007); Adams, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (W.D. Arkansas, March 2, 2007); Atkins, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (M.D. Georgia, March 5, 2007); Laney, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. and Williams, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (M.D. Georgia, May 23, 2007) (the Williams Case). Similar to DeAsencio, each of these matters involves allegations that employees should be paid for the time it takes to engage in pre- and post-shift activities such as changing into and out of protective and sanitary clothing, obtaining clothing and walking to and from the changing area, work areas and break areas. The plaintiffs in each of these lawsuits seek or have sought to act as class representatives on behalf of all current and former employees who were allegedly not paid for time worked and seek back wages, liquidated damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, and attorneys' fees. On April 6, 2007, we filed a motion for transfer of the above named actions for coordinated pretrial proceedings before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, which was granted on August 17, 2007. These cases and five other cases subsequently filed involving the same allegations (i.e., Armstrong, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (W.D. Tennessee, January 30, 2008); Maldonado, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (E.D. Tennessee, January 31, 2008); White, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (E.D. Texas, February 1, 2008); Meyer, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (W.D. Missouri, February 2, 2008); and Leak, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (W.D. North Carolina, February 6, 2008)), were transferred to the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Georgia, In re: Tyson Foods, Inc., Fair Labor Standards Act Litigation (MDL Proceedings). On September 2, 2011, the parties executed a settlement agreement and filed a joint motion with the court seeking its approval of the settlement. The court approved the settlement on September 15, 2011, and Tyson will pay at least $12.25 million but no more than $17.5 million in back pay and damages to eligible class members. The settlement agreement provides a process for identifying and certifying eligible class members, which includes a 75-day notice period for certain class members to become eligible for payment under the settlement. In addition, the settlement agreement provides that plaintiffs' attorneys must file an application for fees with the court but that no more than $14.5 million in attorneys' fees and costs will be paid. Plaintiffs' attorneys filed their fee application, which was approved on January 23, 2012.

We have pending twelve separate wage and hour actions involving Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.'s plants located in Lexington, Nebraska (Lopez, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., D. Nebraska, June 30, 2006), Garden City and Emporia, Kansas (Garcia, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., D. Kansas, May 15, 2006), Storm Lake, Iowa (Bouaphakeo (f/k/a Sharp), et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., N.D. Iowa, February 6, 2007), Columbus Junction, Iowa (Guyton (f/k/a Robinson), et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., d.b.a Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., S.D. Iowa, September 12, 2007), Joslin, Illinois (Murray, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., C.D. Illinois, January 2, 2008; and DeVoss v. Tyson Foods, Inc. d.b.a. Tyson Fresh Meats, C.D. Illinois, March 2, 2011), Dakota City, Nebraska (Gomez, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., D. Nebraska, January 16, 2008), Madison, Nebraska (Acosta, et al. v Tyson Foods, Inc. d.b.a Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., D. Nebraska, February 29, 2008), Perry and Waterloo, Iowa (Edwards, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. d.b.a Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., S.D. Iowa, March 20, 2008); Council Bluffs, Iowa (Maxwell (f/k/a Salazar), et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. d.b.a. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., S.D. Iowa, April 29, 2008); Logansport, Indiana (Carter, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. and Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., N.D. Indiana, April 29, 2008); and Goodlettsville, Tennessee (Abadeer v. Tyson Foods, Inc., and Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., M.D. Tennessee, February 6, 2009). The actions allege we failed to pay employees for all hours worked, including overtime compensation for the time it takes to change into protective work uniforms, safety equipment and other sanitary and protective clothing worn by employees, and for walking to and from the changing area, work areas and break areas in violation of the FLSA and analogous state laws. The plaintiffs seek back wages, liquidated damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, attorneys' fees and costs. Each case is proceeding in its jurisdiction.

 

   

After a trial in the Garcia case, a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs was entered on March 17, 2011, with respect to the Garden City, Kansas facility. Exclusive of pre- and post-judgment interest, attorneys' fees and costs, the jury found violations of federal and state laws for pre- and post-shift work activities and awarded damages in the amount of $503,011, respectively. Plaintiffs' counsel has filed an application for attorneys' fees and expenses in the amount of $3,475,422. We contested the application and are currently evaluating our appeal options.

 

   

A jury trial was held in the Lopez case, which involved the Lexington, NE beef plant, and resulted in a jury verdict in favor of Tyson. Judgment was entered and the complaint was dismissed with prejudice, on May 26, 2011. Plaintiffs filed an appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on June 16, 2011.

 

   

A jury trial was held in the Bouaphakeo case, which involved the Storm Lake, Iowa pork plant and resulted in a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs on September 26, 2011. Exclusive of pre- and post-judgment interest, attorneys' fees and costs, the jury found violations of federal and state laws for pre- and post-shift work activities and awarded damages in the amount of $2,892,379. On October 24, 2011, we renewed our motion for judgment as a matter of law due to a failure of class-wide proof and, in the alternative, for a new trial on damages.

 

   

The Guyton, Maxwell, Acosta, and Gomez cases are scheduled for trials on April 9, 2012, October 22, 2012, January 14, 2013, and March 18, 2013, respectively.

We have pending one wage and hour action involving our Tyson Prepared Foods plant located in Jefferson, Wisconsin (Weissman, et al. v. Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc., Jefferson County (Wisconsin) Circuit Court, October 20, 2010). The plaintiffs allege that employees should be paid for the time it takes to engage in pre- and post-shift activities such as changing into and out of protective and sanitary clothing and the associated time it takes to walk to and from their workstations post-donning and pre-doffing of protective and sanitary clothing. Six named plaintiffs seek to act as state law class representatives on behalf of all current and former employees who were allegedly not paid for time worked and seek back wages, liquidated damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, and attorneys' fees and costs. On May 16, 2011, Plaintiffs filed a motion to certify a state law class of all hourly employees who have worked at the Jefferson plant from October 20, 2008, to the present. We have filed motions for summary judgment seeking dismissal of the claims, or, in the alternative, to limit the claims made for non-compensable clothes changing activities.

On June 19, 2005, the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Environment of the State of Oklahoma filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma against us, three of our subsidiaries and six other poultry integrators. This complaint was subsequently amended. As amended, the complaint asserts a number of state and federal causes of action including, but not limited to, counts under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and state-law public nuisance theories. The amended complaint asserts that defendants and certain contract growers who are not named in the amended complaint polluted the surface waters, groundwater and associated drinking water supplies of the Illinois River Watershed (IRW) through the land application of poultry litter. Oklahoma asserts that this alleged pollution has also caused extensive injury to the environment (including soils and sediments) of the IRW and that the defendants have been unjustly enriched. Oklahoma's claims cover the entire IRW, which encompasses more than one million acres of land and the natural resources (including lakes and waterways) contained therein. Oklahoma seeks wide-ranging relief, including injunctive relief, compensatory damages in excess of $800 million, an unspecified amount in punitive damages and attorneys' fees.

We and the other defendants have denied liability, asserted various defenses, and filed a third-party complaint that asserts claims against other persons and entities whose activities may have contributed to the pollution alleged in the amended complaint. The district court has stayed proceedings on the third party complaint pending resolution of Oklahoma's claims against the defendants. On October 31, 2008, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss for failure to join the Cherokee Nation as a required party or, in the alternative, for judgment as a matter of law based on the plaintiffs' lack of standing. This motion was granted in part and denied in part on July 22, 2009. In its ruling, the district court dismissed Oklahoma's claims for cost recovery and for natural resources damages under CERCLA and for unjust enrichment under Oklahoma common law. This ruling also narrowed the scope of Oklahoma's remaining claims by dismissing all damage claims under its causes of action for Oklahoma common law nuisance, federal common law nuisance, and Oklahoma common law trespass, leaving only its claims for injunctive relief for trial. On August 18, 2009, the Court granted partial summary judgment in favor of the defendants on Oklahoma's claims for violations of the Oklahoma Registered

 

Poultry Feeding Operations Act. Oklahoma later voluntarily dismissed the remainder of this claim. On September 2, 2009, the Cherokee Nation filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit. Its motion to intervene was denied on September 15, 2009, and the Cherokee Nation filed a notice of appeal of that ruling in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals on September 17, 2009. A non-jury trial of the case began on September 24, 2009. At the close of Oklahoma's case-in-chief, the Court granted the defendants' motions to dismiss claims based on RCRA, nuisance per se, and health risks related to bacteria. The defense rested its case on January 13, 2010, and closing arguments were held on February 11, 2010. On September 21, 2010, the Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's denial of the Cherokee Nation's motion to intervene. On October 6, 2010, the Cherokee Nation and the State of Oklahoma filed a petition for rehearing or en banc review seeking reconsideration of this ruling. The Court of Appeals denied this petition.

On May 8, 2008, a lawsuit was filed against the Company and two of our employees in the District Court of McCurtain County, Oklahoma styled Armstrong, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., et al. (the Armstrong Case). The lawsuit was brought by a group of 52 poultry growers who allege that certain of our live production practices in Oklahoma constitute fraudulent inducement, fraud, unjust enrichment, negligence, gross negligence, unconscionability, violations of the Oklahoma Business Sales Act, Deceptive Trade Practice violations, violations of the Consumer Protection Act, and conversion, as well as other theories of recovery. The plaintiffs sought damages in an unspecified amount. On October 30, 2009, 20 additional growers represented by the same attorney filed a lawsuit against us in the same court asserting the same or similar claims, which is styled Clardy, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., et al. (the Clardy Case). In both of these cases we have denied all allegations of wrongdoing. In June 2009, the plaintiffs in the Armstrong case requested an expedited trial date for a smaller group of plaintiffs they claimed were facing imminent financial peril. The Court ultimately severed a group of 10 plaintiffs from the Armstrong Case, and a trial began on March 15, 2010. There were numerous irregularities and rulings during the trial which we believe to have been legally erroneous and highly prejudicial to our right to a fair trial. On April 1, 2010, the jury returned a verdict against us and one of our employees, and on April 2, 2010, the jury returned a punitive damages verdict against us. After a dispute caused by inconsistencies between the multiple verdict forms completed by the jury and apparent confusion by the jury as to how to complete those verdict forms, the Court entered a final judgment in the amount of $8,655,735. Subsequent to the trial, the presiding judge disqualified from the cases and the Oklahoma Supreme Court appointed a new judge to the cases. The Company filed post-trial motions challenging the verdict. Those motions were denied. The Company has appealed the verdict to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. We filed a motion with the trial court to change venue from McCurtain County on the grounds that the numerous irregularities that occurred during the trial, coupled with the attendant publicity, resulted in community bias which would prevent the Company from receiving a fair trial in McCurtain County. The trial court granted this motion and the case will be transferred to Choctaw County, Oklahoma. We filed another motion, which the trial court also granted, to stay all future trials of the claims of the plaintiffs in the Armstrong Case and the Clardy Case pending the outcome of the appeal of the first trial. We also filed a motion to sever all of the plaintiffs' claims into individual cases, which was heard on January 25, 2010. This motion was denied, but the Court took under advisement the sizes and groupings of plaintiffs in future trials. We believe numerous and substantial legal errors were made by the Court during the trial and that a review of and guidance on these issues by the appellate court could have a substantial impact on the outcome of future trials in the Armstrong Case and the Clardy Case.

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

NOTE 14: CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. (TFM Parent), our wholly-owned subsidiary, has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the 2016 Notes. TFM Parent and substantially all of our wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries fully guarantee the 2014 Notes. In the event the 2014 Notes are rated equal to or higher than BBB- and Baa3 by S&P and Moody's, respectively, the guarantees will be suspended. Following a suspension of the guarantees, if the 2014 Notes are rated lower than BBB- or Baa3 by S&P or Moody's, respectively, the guarantees will be reinstated. As of December 31, 2011, the 2014 Notes were rated BBB- and Ba1 by S&P and Moody's, respectively; therefore, the condition for suspension of the guarantees had not been met as of December 31, 2011.The following financial information presents condensed consolidating financial statements, which include Tyson Foods, Inc. (TFI Parent); TFM Parent; the other 2014 Notes' guarantor subsidiaries (Guarantors) on a combined basis; the elimination entries necessary to reflect TFM Parent and the Guarantors, which collectively represent the 2014 Notes' total guarantor subsidiaries (2014 Guarantors), on a combined basis; the 2014 Notes' non-guarantor subsidiaries (Non-Guarantors) on a combined basis; the elimination entries necessary to consolidate TFI Parent, the 2014 Guarantors and the Non-Guarantors; and Tyson Foods, Inc. on a consolidated basis, and is provided as an alternative to providing separate financial statements for the guarantor(s).

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the three months ended December 31, 2011     in millions  
           2014 Guarantors                    
     TFI
Parent
    TFM
Parent
    Guarantors     Eliminations     Subtotal     Non-Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  

Sales

   $ 52      $ 4,841      $ 3,307      $ (283   $ 7,865      $ 454      $ (42   $ 8,329   

Cost of Sales

     8        4,642        3,102        (283     7,461        409        (42     7,836   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit

     44        199        205        0        404        45        0        493   

Selling, General and Administrative

     12        50        131        0        181        22        0        215   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income

     32        149        74        0        223        23        0        278   

Other (Income) Expense:

                

Interest expense, net

     (13     32        31        0        63        (3     0        47   

Other, net

     1        0        (6     0        (6     (7     0        (12

Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries

     (127     (26     (5     20        (11     (6     144        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other (Income) Expense

     (139     6        20        20        46        (16     144        35   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) before Income Taxes

     171        143        54        (20     177        39        (144     243   

Income Tax Expense

     15        40        16        0        56        16        0        87   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

     156        103        38        (20     121        23        (144     156   

Less: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

     0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson

   $ 156      $ 103      $ 38      $ (20   $ 121      $ 23      $ (144   $ 156   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the three months ended January 1, 2011     in millions  
           2014 Guarantors                    
     TFI
Parent
    TFM
Parent
    Guarantors     Eliminations     Subtotal     Non-Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  

Sales

   $ 105      $ 4,333      $ 3,155      $ (241   $ 7,247      $ 358      $ (95   $ 7,615   

Cost of Sales

     (43     4,000        2,926        (241     6,685        324        (95     6,871   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit

     148        333        229        0        562        34        0        744   

Selling, General and Administrative

     17        56        148        0        204        25        0        246   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income

     131        277        81        0        358        9        0        498   

Other (Income) Expense:

                

Interest expense, net

     (54     60        58        0        118        (1     0        63   

Other, net

     (12     0        (1     0        (1     3        0        (10

Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries

     (165     (22     (13     20        (15     (2     182        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other (Income) Expense

     (231     38        44        20        102        0        182        53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) before Income Taxes

     362        239        37        (20     256        9        (182     445   

Income Tax Expense

     64        74        10        0        84        3        0        151   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

     298        165        27        (20     172        6        (182     294   

Less: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

     0        0        0        0        0        (4     0        (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson

   $ 298      $ 165      $ 27      $ (20   $ 172      $ 10      $ (182   $ 298   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2011     in millions  
            2014 Guarantors                      
     TFI
Parent
     TFM
Parent
     Guarantors      Eliminations     Subtotal      Non-Guarantors      Eliminations     Total  

Assets

                     

Current Assets:

                     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 0       $ 2       $ 606       $ 0      $ 608       $ 249       $ 0      $ 857   

Accounts receivable, net

     1         473         620         0        1,093         199         (12     1,281   

Inventories

     3         909         1,437         0        2,346         249         0        2,598   

Other current assets

     43         65         81         (80     66         54         (41     122   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     47         1,449         2,744         (80     4,113         751         (53     4,858   

Net Property, Plant and Equipment

     35         872         2,415         0        3,287         566         0        3,888   

Goodwill

     0         881         967         0        1,848         43         0        1,891   

Intangible Assets

     0         30         48         0        78         67         0        145   

Other Assets

     1,886         174         144         (14     304         296         (2,041     445   

Investment in Subsidiaries

     11,504         1,971         842         (1,779     1,034         326         (12,864     0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 13,472       $ 5,377       $ 7,160       $ (1,873   $ 10,664       $ 2,049       $ (14,958   $ 11,227   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

                     

Current Liabilities:

                     

Current debt

   $ 2       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0      $ 0       $ 82       $ 0      $ 84   

Accounts payable

     6         689         594         0        1,283         69         0        1,358   

Other current liabilities

     5,517         130         325         (80     375         430         (5,390     932   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     5,525         819         919         (80     1,658         581         (5,390     2,374   

Long-Term Debt

     1,984         1,044         780         0        1,824         276         (1,953     2,131   

Deferred Income Taxes

     0         113         315         (14     414         6         0        420   

Other Liabilities

     182         143         228         0        371         29         (89     493   

Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity

     5,781         3,258         4,918         (1,779     6,397         1,129         (7,526     5,781   

Noncontrolling Interest

     0         0         0         0        0         28         0        28   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders' Equity

     5,781         3,258         4,918         (1,779     6,397         1,157         (7,526     5,809   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

   $ 13,472       $ 5,377       $ 7,160       $ (1,873   $ 10,664       $ 2,049       $ (14,958   $ 11,227   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of October 1, 2011     in millions  
            2014 Guarantors                      
     TFI
Parent
     TFM
Parent
     Guarantors      Eliminations     Subtotal      Non-Guarantors      Eliminations     Total  

Assets

                     

Current Assets:

                     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1       $ 1       $ 414       $ 0      $ 415       $ 300       $ 0      $ 716   

Accounts receivable, net

     1         506         656         0        1,162         157         1        1,321   

Inventories

     2         926         1,440         0        2,366         219         0        2,587   

Other current assets

     62         95         102         (133     64         54         (24     156   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     66         1,528         2,612         (133     4,007         730         (23     4,780   

Net Property, Plant and Equipment

     37         875         2,369         0        3,244         542         0        3,823   

Goodwill

     0         881         966         0        1,847         45         0        1,892   

Intangible Assets

     0         31         49         0        80         69         0        149   

Other Assets

     2,179         180         147         (15     312         296         (2,360     427   

Investment in Subsidiaries

     11,396         1,923         769         (1,760     932         319         (12,647     0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 13,678       $ 5,418       $ 6,912       $ (1,908   $ 10,422       $ 2,001       $ (15,030   $ 11,071   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

                     

Current Liabilities:

                     

Current debt

   $ 2       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0      $ 0       $ 68       $ 0      $ 70   

Accounts payable

     8         525         648         0        1,173         83         0        1,264   

Other current liabilities

     5,808         144         442         (133     453         474         (5,695     1,040   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     5,818         669         1,090         (133     1,626         625         (5,695     2,374   

Long-Term Debt

     1,972         1,198         916         0        2,114         269         (2,243     2,112   

Deferred Income Taxes

     0         120         310         (15     415         9         0        424   

Other Liabilities

     231         142         191         0        333         29         (117     476   

Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity

     5,657         3,289         4,405         (1,760     5,934         1,041         (6,975     5,657   

Noncontrolling Interest

     0         0         0         0        0         28         0        28   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders' Equity

     5,657         3,289         4,405         (1,760     5,934         1,069         (6,975     5,685   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

   $ 13,678       $ 5,418       $ 6,912       $ (1,908   $ 10,422       $ 2,001       $ (15,030   $ 11,071   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended December 31, 2011     in millions  
          2014 Guarantors                    
    TFI
Parent
    TFM
Parent
    Guarantors     Eliminations     Subtotal     Non-Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  

Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

  $ 59      $ 332      $ 24      $ 0      $ 356      $ (77   $ 0      $ 338   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

               

Additions to property, plant and equipment

    0        (25     (117     0        (142     (40     0        (182

(Purchases of)/Proceeds from marketable securities, net

    0        2        0        0        2        1        0        3   

Other, net

    2        2        (1     0        1        0        0        3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities

    2        (21     (118     0        (139     (39     0        (176
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

               

Net change in debt

    (1     0        0        0        0        21        0        20   

Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock

    (50     0        0        0        0        0        0        (50

Dividends

    (15     0        0        0        0        0        0        (15

Other, net

    22        0        0        0        0        0        0        22   

Net change in intercompany balances

    (18     (310     286        0        (24     42        0        0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities

    (62     (310     286        0        (24     63        0        (23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash

    0        0        0        0        0        2        0        2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

    (1     1        192        0        193        (51     0        141   

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year

    1        1        414        0        415        300        0        716   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

  $ 0      $ 2      $ 606      $ 0      $ 608      $ 249      $ 0      $ 857   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended January 1, 2011     in millions  
          2014 Guarantors                    
    TFI
Parent
    TFM
Parent
    Guarantors     Eliminations     Subtotal     Non-Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  

Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

  $ 159      $ 275      $ (20   $ 0      $ 255      $ (43   $ 0      $ 371   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

               

Additions to property, plant and equipment

    0        (35     (103     0        (138     (20     0        (158

(Purchases of)/Proceeds from marketable securities, net

    0        (58     (21     0        (79     0        0        (79

Other, net

    23        0        0        0        0        0        0        23   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities

    23        (93     (124     0        (217     (20     0        (214
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

               

Net change in debt

    (35     (6     0        0        (6     40        0        (1

Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock

    (7     0        0        0        0        0        0        (7

Dividends

    (15     0        0        0        0        0        0        (15

Other, net

    4        0        0        0        0        6        0        10   

Net change in intercompany balances

    (128     (178     282        0        104        24        0        0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities

    (181     (184     282        0        98        70        0        (13
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

    1        (2     138        0        136        7        0        144   

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year

    2        2        731        0        733        243        0        978   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

  $ 3      $ 0      $ 869      $ 0      $ 869      $ 250      $ 0      $ 1,122   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Accounting Policies (Policy)

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared by Tyson Foods, Inc. ("Tyson," "the Company," "we," "us" or "our"). Certain information and accounting policies and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Although we believe the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, these consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2011. Preparation of consolidated condensed financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

We believe the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements contain all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to state fairly our financial position as of December 31, 2011, and the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended December 31, 2011, and January 1, 2011. Results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year.

CONSOLIDATION

The consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of all wholly-owned subsidiaries, as well as majority-owned subsidiaries over which we exercise control and, when applicable, entities for which we have a controlling financial interest or are the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

We have an investment in a joint venture, Dynamic Fuels LLC (Dynamic Fuels), in which we have a 50 percent ownership interest. Dynamic Fuels qualifies as a variable interest entity for which we consolidate as we are the primary beneficiary. At December 31, 2011, Dynamic Fuels had $177 million of total assets, of which $142 million was property, plant and equipment, and $126 million of total liabilities, of which $100 million was long-term debt. At October 1, 2011, Dynamic Fuels had $170 million of total assets, of which $144 million was property, plant and equipment, and $116 million of total liabilities, of which $100 million was long-term debt.

SHARE REPURCHASES

On May 11, 2011, we announced our Board of Directors reactivated a share repurchase program, which had no activity since fiscal 2005, to repurchase up to the remaining available 22.5 million shares of Class A common stock under the program. The share repurchase program has no fixed or scheduled termination date. During the three months ended December 31, 2011, we repurchased 1.8 million shares for approximately $35 million under this plan. As of December 31, 2011, 11 million shares remain authorized for repurchase. The timing and extent to which we repurchase shares will depend upon, among other things, market conditions, liquidity targets, limitations under our debt obligations and regulatory requirements. In addition to the share repurchase program, we purchase shares on the open market to fund certain obligations under our equity compensation plans. These repurchases totaled $15 million and $7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011, and January 1, 2011, respectively.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the FASB clarified the guidance around fair value measurements and disclosures. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. We will adopt this guidance in the second quarter of fiscal year 2012. We do not expect the adoption will have a significant impact on our consolidated condensed financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance regarding the presentation of comprehensive income. This guidance is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. We anticipate we will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013. Upon adoption, we will be required to present comprehensive income as part of our consolidated condensed statements of income, or in a separate financial statement. Currently, we present such information in our notes to the consolidated condensed financial statements. Other than changing the presentation of comprehensive income, we do not expect the adoption will have a significant impact on our consolidated condensed financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued guidance amending the way companies test for goodwill impairment. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. We do not expect the adoption will have a significant impact on our consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued guidance enhancing disclosures related to offsetting of certain assets and liabilities. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. We do not expect the adoption will have a significant impact on our consolidated condensed financial statements.

Inventories (Tables)
Schedule Of Inventories Of Processed Products, Livestock, And Supplies Valued At Lower Of Cost Or Market
     December 31, 2011      October 1, 2011  

Processed products:

     

Weighted-average method – chicken and prepared foods

   $ 714       $ 715   

First-in, first-out method – beef and pork

     611         581   

Livestock – first-in, first-out method

     859         928   

Supplies and other – weighted-average method

     414         363   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventories

   $ 2,598       $ 2,587   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)
Property, Plant And Equipment And Accumulated Depreciation
     December 31, 2011      October 1, 2011  

Land

   $ 95       $ 95   

Buildings and leasehold improvements

     2,732         2,698   

Machinery and equipment

     4,863         4,897   

Land improvements and other

     389         386   

Buildings and equipment under construction

     474         446   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     8,553         8,522   

Less accumulated depreciation

     4,665         4,699   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net property, plant and equipment

   $ 3,888       $ 3,823   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Other Current Liabilities (Tables)
Schedule Of Other Current Liabilities
     December 31, 2011      October 1, 2011  

Accrued salaries, wages and benefits

   $ 275       $ 407   

Self-insurance reserves

     287         298   

Other

     370         335   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other current liabilities

   $ 932       $ 1,040   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Debt (Tables)
Major Components Of Debt
     December 31, 2011     October 1, 2011  

Revolving credit facility

   $ 0      $ 0   

Senior notes:

    

3.25% Convertible senior notes due October 2013 (2013 Notes)

     458        458   

10.50% Senior notes due March 2014 (2014 Notes)

     810        810   

6.85% Senior notes due April 2016 (2016 Notes)

     638        638   

7.00% Notes due May 2018

     120        120   

7.00% Notes due January 2028

     18        18   

Discount on senior notes

     (68     (76

GO Zone tax-exempt bonds due October 2033 (0.07% at 12/31/2011)

     100        100   

Other

     139        114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

     2,215        2,182   

Less current debt

     84        70   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 2,131      $ 2,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Earnings Per Share (Tables)
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share, Basic And Diluted
     Three Months Ended  
     December 31, 2011      January 1, 2011  

Numerator:

     

Net income

   $ 156       $ 294   

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     0         (4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Tyson

     156         298   

Less Dividends:

     

Class A ($0.040/share)

     12         12   

Class B ($0.036/share)

     3         3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed earnings

   $ 141       $ 283   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class A undistributed earnings

   $ 117       $ 234   

Class B undistributed earnings

     24         49   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total undistributed earnings

   $ 141       $ 283   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Denominator:

     

Denominator for basic earnings per share:

     

Class A weighted average shares

     297         304   

Class B weighted average shares, and shares under the if-converted method for diluted earnings per share

     70         70   

Effect of dilutive securities:

     

Stock options and restricted stock

     5         5   

Convertible 2013 Notes

     4         0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions

     376         379   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson:

     

Class A Basic

   $ 0.43       $ 0.81   

Class B Basic

   $ 0.39       $ 0.73   

Diluted

   $ 0.42       $ 0.78   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Derivative [Line Items]
 
Schedule Of Derivative Instruments In Statement Of Financial Position, Fair Value
Cash Flow Hedge [Member]
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
Schedule Of Notional Amount Of Derivatives
Schedule Of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) In Statement Of Financial Performance
Fair Value Hedging [Member]
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
Schedule Of Notional Amount Of Derivatives
Schedule Of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) In Statement Of Financial Performance
Net Investment Hedging [Member]
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
Schedule Of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) In Statement Of Financial Performance
Nondesignated [Member]
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
Schedule Of Notional Amount Of Derivatives
Schedule Of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) In Statement Of Financial Performance
     Fair Value  
     December 31,
2011
     October 1,
2011
 

Derivative Assets:

     

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

     

Commodity contracts

   $ 26       $ 3   

Foreign exchange contracts

     1         12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets – designated

     27         15   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

     

Commodity contracts

     14         21   

Foreign exchange contracts

     1         5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets – not designated

     15         26   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets

   $ 42       $ 41   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Liabilities:

     

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

     

Commodity contracts

   $ 8       $ 41   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

     

Commodity contracts

     54         121   

Foreign exchange contracts

     1         1   

Interest rate contracts

     1         2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities – not designated

     56         124   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

   $ 64       $ 165   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Metric      December 31, 2011      October 1, 2011  

Commodity:

        

Corn

     Bushels         7 million         6 million   

Soy meal

     Tons         22,200         82,300   

Foreign Currency

     United States dollar       $ 22 million       $ 75 million   
    

Gain/(Loss)

Recognized in OCI On
Derivatives

     Consolidated Condensed
Statements of Income
Classification
    

Gain/(Loss)

Reclassified from OCI to
Earnings

 
     Three Months Ended             Three Months Ended  
     December 31,
2011
    January 1,
2011
            December 31,
2011
    January 1,
2011
 

Cash Flow Hedge – Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

            

Commodity contracts

   $ 2      $ 25         Cost of Sales       $ (6   $ 20   

Foreign exchange contracts

     (5     0         Other Income/Expense         5        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (3   $ 25          $ (1   $ 20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Metric      December 31,
2011
     October 1,
2011
 

Commodity:

        

Live Cattle

     Pounds         281 million         318 million   

Lean Hogs

     Pounds         566 million         601 million   
                  in millions  
     Consolidated Condensed
Statements of Income
Classification
     December 31, 2011     January 1, 2011  

Gain/(Loss) on forwards

     Cost of Sales       $ (8   $ (1

Gain/(Loss) on purchase contract

     Cost of Sales         8        1   
    Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in OCI
On Derivatives
    Consolidated Condensed
Statements of Income
Classification
    Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified from
OCI to Earnings
 
    Three Months Ended           Three Months Ended  
    December 31,
2011
    January 1,
2011
          December 31,
2011
    January 1,
2011
 

Net Investment Hedge – Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

         

Foreign exchange contracts

  $ (1   $ (1     Other Income/Expense      $ 0      $ 0   
     Metric      December 31,
2011
     October 1,
2011
 

Commodity:

        

Corn

     Bushels         13 million         17 million   

Soy Meal

     Tons         85,800         174,600   

Soy Oil

     Pounds         0         13 million   

Live Cattle

     Pounds         46 million         72 million   

Lean Hogs

     Pounds         138 million         19 million   

Foreign Currency

     United States dollars       $ 132 million       $ 110 million   

Interest Rate

     Average monthly notional debt       $ 36 million       $ 39 million   
    Consolidated Condensed
Statements of Income
Classification
    Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in Earnings
 
          Three Months Ended  
          December  31,
2011
    January 1,
2011
 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

     

Commodity contracts

    Sales      $ (3   $ 14   

Commodity contracts

    Cost of Sales        29        21   

Foreign exchange contracts

    Other Income/Expense        3        (1
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 29      $ 34   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

December 31, 2011

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Netting (a)     Total  

Assets:

             

Commodity Derivatives

   $ 0       $ 40       $ 0       $ (30   $ 10   

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

     0         2         0         0        2   

Available for Sale Securities:

             

Debt securities

     0         33         84         0        117   

Equity securities

     8         0         0         0        8   

Deferred Compensation Assets

     28         130         0         0        158   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 36       $ 205       $ 84       $ (30   $ 295   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Commodity Derivatives

   $ 0       $ 62       $ 0       $ (61   $ 1   

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

     0         1         0         (1     0   

Interest Rate Swap

     0         1         0         0        1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ 0       $ 64       $ 0       $ (62   $ 2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

October 1, 2011

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Netting (a)     Total  

Assets:

             

Commodity Derivatives

   $ 0       $ 24       $ 0       $ (21   $ 3   

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

     0         17         0         (2     15   

Available for Sale Securities:

             

Debt securities

     0         34         83         0        117   

Equity securities

     7         0         0         0        7   

Deferred Compensation Assets

     28         122         0         0        150   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 35       $ 197       $ 83       $ (23   $ 292   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Commodity Derivatives

   $ 0       $ 162       $ 0       $ (135   $ 27   

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

     0         1         0         (1     0   

Interest Rate Swap

     0         2         0         0        2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ 0       $ 165       $ 0       $ (136   $ 29   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    Three months ended  
    December 31, 2011     January 1, 2011  

Balance at beginning of year

  $ 83      $ 73   

Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):

   

Included in earnings

    1        0   

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

    (2     0   

Purchases

    6        2   

Issuances

    0        0   

Settlements

    (4     (4
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $ 84      $ 71   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gains (losses) for the three-month period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets and liabilities still held at end of period

  $ 0      $ 0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(in millions)

   December 31, 2011     October 1, 2011  
     Amortized
Cost Basis
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
    Amortized
Cost Basis
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

Available for Sale Securities:

                

Debt Securities:

                

U.S. Treasury and Agency

   $ 32       $ 33       $ 1      $ 33       $ 34       $ 1   

Corporate and Asset-Backed (a)

     56         56         0        54         56         2   

Redeemable Preferred Stock

     28         28         0        27         27         0   

Equity Securities:

                

Common Stock

     9         8         (1     9         7         (2

 

     December 31, 2011      October 1, 2011  
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Value
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Value
 

Total Debt

   $ 2,371       $ 2,215       $ 2,334       $ 2,182   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Comprehensive Income (Tables)
     Three Months Ended  
     December 31, 2011     January 1, 2011  

Net income

   $ 156      $ 294   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

    

Net hedging unrealized (gain) loss reclassified to earnings

     1        (13

Net hedging unrealized gain (loss)

     (2     12   

Unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     1        (2

Currency translation adjustment

     3        (5

Postretirement benefits reserve adjustments

     1        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

     160        286   

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     0        (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to Tyson

   $ 160      $ 290   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Three Months Ended  
     December 31, 2011     January 1, 2011  

Income tax expense (benefit):

    

Net hedging unrealized loss reclassified to earnings

   $ 0      $ (7

Net hedging unrealized gain (loss)

     (1     13   

Unrealized gain on investments

     1        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax expense

   $ 0      $ 6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Segment Reporting (Tables)
Segment Reporting Information, By Segment
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
12 Months Ended
Oct. 1, 2011
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements [Abstract]
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income
 
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
 
Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows [Table Text Block]
 
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the three months ended December 31, 2011     in millions  
           2014 Guarantors                    
     TFI
Parent
    TFM
Parent
    Guarantors     Eliminations     Subtotal     Non-Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  

Sales

   $ 52      $ 4,841      $ 3,307      $ (283   $ 7,865      $ 454      $ (42   $ 8,329   

Cost of Sales

     8        4,642        3,102        (283     7,461        409        (42     7,836   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit

     44        199        205        0        404        45        0        493   

Selling, General and Administrative

     12        50        131        0        181        22        0        215   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income

     32        149        74        0        223        23        0        278   

Other (Income) Expense:

                

Interest expense, net

     (13     32        31        0        63        (3     0        47   

Other, net

     1        0        (6     0        (6     (7     0        (12

Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries

     (127     (26     (5     20        (11     (6     144        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other (Income) Expense

     (139     6        20        20        46        (16     144        35   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) before Income Taxes

     171        143        54        (20     177        39        (144     243   

Income Tax Expense

     15        40        16        0        56        16        0        87   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

     156        103        38        (20     121        23        (144     156   

Less: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

     0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson

   $ 156      $ 103      $ 38      $ (20   $ 121      $ 23      $ (144   $ 156   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the three months ended January 1, 2011     in millions  
           2014 Guarantors                    
     TFI
Parent
    TFM
Parent
    Guarantors     Eliminations     Subtotal     Non-Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  

Sales

   $ 105      $ 4,333      $ 3,155      $ (241   $ 7,247      $ 358      $ (95   $ 7,615   

Cost of Sales

     (43     4,000        2,926        (241     6,685        324        (95     6,871   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit

     148        333        229        0        562        34        0        744   

Selling, General and Administrative

     17        56        148        0        204        25        0        246   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income

     131        277        81        0        358        9        0        498   

Other (Income) Expense:

                

Interest expense, net

     (54     60        58        0        118        (1     0        63   

Other, net

     (12     0        (1     0        (1     3        0        (10

Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries

     (165     (22     (13     20        (15     (2     182        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other (Income) Expense

     (231     38        44        20        102        0        182        53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) before Income Taxes

     362        239        37        (20     256        9        (182     445   

Income Tax Expense

     64        74        10        0        84        3        0        151   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

     298        165        27        (20     172        6        (182     294   

Less: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

     0        0        0        0        0        (4     0        (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson

   $ 298      $ 165      $ 27      $ (20   $ 172      $ 10      $ (182   $ 298   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2011     in millions  
            2014 Guarantors                      
     TFI
Parent
     TFM
Parent
     Guarantors      Eliminations     Subtotal      Non-Guarantors      Eliminations     Total  

Assets

                     

Current Assets:

                     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 0       $ 2       $ 606       $ 0      $ 608       $ 249       $ 0      $ 857   

Accounts receivable, net

     1         473         620         0        1,093         199         (12     1,281   

Inventories

     3         909         1,437         0        2,346         249         0        2,598   

Other current assets

     43         65         81         (80     66         54         (41     122   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     47         1,449         2,744         (80     4,113         751         (53     4,858   

Net Property, Plant and Equipment

     35         872         2,415         0        3,287         566         0        3,888   

Goodwill

     0         881         967         0        1,848         43         0        1,891   

Intangible Assets

     0         30         48         0        78         67         0        145   

Other Assets

     1,886         174         144         (14     304         296         (2,041     445   

Investment in Subsidiaries

     11,504         1,971         842         (1,779     1,034         326         (12,864     0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 13,472       $ 5,377       $ 7,160       $ (1,873   $ 10,664       $ 2,049       $ (14,958   $ 11,227   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

                     

Current Liabilities:

                     

Current debt

   $ 2       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0      $ 0       $ 82       $ 0      $ 84   

Accounts payable

     6         689         594         0        1,283         69         0        1,358   

Other current liabilities

     5,517         130         325         (80     375         430         (5,390     932   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     5,525         819         919         (80     1,658         581         (5,390     2,374   

Long-Term Debt

     1,984         1,044         780         0        1,824         276         (1,953     2,131   

Deferred Income Taxes

     0         113         315         (14     414         6         0        420   

Other Liabilities

     182         143         228         0        371         29         (89     493   

Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity

     5,781         3,258         4,918         (1,779     6,397         1,129         (7,526     5,781   

Noncontrolling Interest

     0         0         0         0        0         28         0        28   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders' Equity

     5,781         3,258         4,918         (1,779     6,397         1,157         (7,526     5,809   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

   $ 13,472       $ 5,377       $ 7,160       $ (1,873   $ 10,664       $ 2,049       $ (14,958   $ 11,227   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of October 1, 2011     in millions  
            2014 Guarantors                      
     TFI
Parent
     TFM
Parent
     Guarantors      Eliminations     Subtotal      Non-Guarantors      Eliminations     Total  

Assets

                     

Current Assets:

                     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1       $ 1       $ 414       $ 0      $ 415       $ 300       $ 0      $ 716   

Accounts receivable, net

     1         506         656         0        1,162         157         1        1,321   

Inventories

     2         926         1,440         0        2,366         219         0        2,587   

Other current assets

     62         95         102         (133     64         54         (24     156   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     66         1,528         2,612         (133     4,007         730         (23     4,780   

Net Property, Plant and Equipment

     37         875         2,369         0        3,244         542         0        3,823   

Goodwill

     0         881         966         0        1,847         45         0        1,892   

Intangible Assets

     0         31         49         0        80         69         0        149   

Other Assets

     2,179         180         147         (15     312         296         (2,360     427   

Investment in Subsidiaries

     11,396         1,923         769         (1,760     932         319         (12,647     0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 13,678       $ 5,418       $ 6,912       $ (1,908   $ 10,422       $ 2,001       $ (15,030   $ 11,071   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

                     

Current Liabilities:

                     

Current debt

   $ 2       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0      $ 0       $ 68       $ 0      $ 70   

Accounts payable

     8         525         648         0        1,173         83         0        1,264   

Other current liabilities

     5,808         144         442         (133     453         474         (5,695     1,040   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     5,818         669         1,090         (133     1,626         625         (5,695     2,374   

Long-Term Debt

     1,972         1,198         916         0        2,114         269         (2,243     2,112   

Deferred Income Taxes

     0         120         310         (15     415         9         0        424   

Other Liabilities

     231         142         191         0        333         29         (117     476   

Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity

     5,657         3,289         4,405         (1,760     5,934         1,041         (6,975     5,657   

Noncontrolling Interest

     0         0         0         0        0         28         0        28   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders' Equity

     5,657         3,289         4,405         (1,760     5,934         1,069         (6,975     5,685   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

   $ 13,678       $ 5,418       $ 6,912       $ (1,908   $ 10,422       $ 2,001       $ (15,030   $ 11,071   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended December 31, 2011     in millions  
          2014 Guarantors                    
    TFI
Parent
    TFM
Parent
    Guarantors     Eliminations     Subtotal     Non-Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  

Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

  $ 59      $ 332      $ 24      $ 0      $ 356      $ (77   $ 0      $ 338   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

               

Additions to property, plant and equipment

    0        (25     (117     0        (142     (40     0        (182

(Purchases of)/Proceeds from marketable securities, net

    0        2        0        0        2        1        0        3   

Other, net

    2        2        (1     0        1        0        0        3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities

    2        (21     (118     0        (139     (39     0        (176
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

               

Net change in debt

    (1     0        0        0        0        21        0        20   

Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock

    (50     0        0        0        0        0        0        (50

Dividends

    (15     0        0        0        0        0        0        (15

Other, net

    22        0        0        0        0        0        0        22   

Net change in intercompany balances

    (18     (310     286        0        (24     42        0        0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities

    (62     (310     286        0        (24     63        0        (23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash

    0        0        0        0        0        2        0        2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

    (1     1        192        0        193        (51     0        141   

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year

    1        1        414        0        415        300        0        716   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

  $ 0      $ 2      $ 606      $ 0      $ 608      $ 249      $ 0      $ 857   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended January 1, 2011     in millions  
          2014 Guarantors                    
    TFI
Parent
    TFM
Parent
    Guarantors     Eliminations     Subtotal     Non-Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  

Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

  $ 159      $ 275      $ (20   $ 0      $ 255      $ (43   $ 0      $ 371   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

               

Additions to property, plant and equipment

    0        (35     (103     0        (138     (20     0        (158

(Purchases of)/Proceeds from marketable securities, net

    0        (58     (21     0        (79     0        0        (79

Other, net

    23        0        0        0        0        0        0        23   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities

    23        (93     (124     0        (217     (20     0        (214
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

               

Net change in debt

    (35     (6     0        0        (6     40        0        (1

Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock

    (7     0        0        0        0        0        0        (7

Dividends

    (15     0        0        0        0        0        0        (15

Other, net

    4        0        0        0        0        6        0        10   

Net change in intercompany balances

    (128     (178     282        0        104        24        0        0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities

    (181     (184     282        0        98        70        0        (13
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

    1        (2     138        0        136        7        0        144   

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year

    2        2        731        0        733        243        0        978   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

  $ 3      $ 0      $ 869      $ 0      $ 869      $ 250      $ 0      $ 1,122   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31,
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
2011
Common Class A [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Member]
2011
Open Market Repurchases [Member]
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Open Market Repurchases [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Common Class A [Member]
May 11, 2011
Common Class A [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Dynamic Fuels [Member]
Oct. 1, 2011
Dynamic Fuels [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ownership interest percentage, investment in Dynamic Fuels, LLC joint venture
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
50.00% 
 
Variable interest entity total assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 177 
$ 170 
Variable interest entity property, plant and equipment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
142 
144 
Variable interest entity total liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
126 
116 
Variable interest entity long-term debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
100 
100 
Remaining shares available to repurchase
 
 
 
 
 
11.0 
22.5 
 
 
Common shares repurchased during the period
 
 
1.8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of treasury shares
$ 50 
$ 7 
$ 35 
$ 15 
$ 7 
 
 
 
 
Inventories (Schedule Of Inventories Of Processed Products, Livestock, And Supplies Valued At Lower Of Cost Or Market) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Dec. 31, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Inventories [Line Items]
 
 
Total inventories
$ 2,598 
$ 2,587 
Chicken And Prepared Foods [Member]
 
 
Inventories [Line Items]
 
 
Weighted-average method
714 
715 
Beef And Pork [Member]
 
 
Inventories [Line Items]
 
 
First-in, first-out method
611 
581 
Livestock [Member]
 
 
Inventories [Line Items]
 
 
First-in, first-out method
859 
928 
Supplies And Other [Member]
 
 
Inventories [Line Items]
 
 
Weighted-average method
$ 414 
$ 363 
Property, Plant And Equipment (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Dec. 31, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, gross
$ 8,553 
$ 8,522 
Less accumulated depreciation
4,665 
4,699 
Net property, plant and equipment
3,888 
3,823 
Land [Member]
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, gross
95 
95 
Buildings And Leasehold Improvements [Member]
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, gross
2,732 
2,698 
Machinery And Equipment [Member]
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, gross
4,863 
4,897 
Land Improvements And Other [Member]
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, gross
389 
386 
Buildings And Equipment Under Construction [Member]
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, gross
$ 474 
$ 446 
Other Current Liabilities (Schedule Of Other Current Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Dec. 31, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Other Current Liabilities [Abstract]
 
 
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits
$ 275 
$ 407 
Self-insurance reserves
287 
298 
Other
370 
335 
Total other current liabilities
$ 932 
$ 1,040 
Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31,
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Apr. 2, 2011
Prior To Credit Rating Adjustment [Member]
2016 Notes [Member]
Apr. 2, 2011
2016 Notes [Member]
Sep. 27, 2008
2016 Notes [Member]
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
10.50% Senior Notes Due March 2014 [Member]
12 Months Ended
Oct. 1, 2011
10.50% Senior Notes Due March 2014 [Member]
1 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2008
3.25% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes Due October 15, 2013 [Member]
years
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3.25% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes Due October 15, 2013 [Member]
12 Months Ended
Oct. 1, 2011
3.25% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes Due October 15, 2013 [Member]
2011
3.25% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes Due October 15, 2013 [Member]
Conversion Eligibility Provision [Member]
2011
GO Zone Tax-Exempt Bonds Due October 2033 [Member]
12 Months Ended
Oct. 1, 2011
GO Zone Tax-Exempt Bonds Due October 2033 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Standby Letters Of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Bilateral Letters Of Credit [Member]
1 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2008
GO Zone Tax-Exempt Bonds [Member]
1 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2008
GO Zone Tax-Exempt Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount available under this facility
$ 1,000,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Line of credit facility, termination date
February 2016 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount available for borrowing
855,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Letters of credit issued amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
145,000,000 
 
 
 
Bilateral letters of credit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
50,000,000 
 
 
Debt instrument, face amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
458,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate
 
 
 
6.60% 
10.50% 
10.50% 
3.25% 
3.25% 
3.25% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate at period end
 
7.35% 
6.85% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.07% 
0.07% 
 
 
 
 
Maturity date
 
 
 
 
Mar. 01, 2014 
Mar. 01, 2014 
Oct. 15, 2013 
Oct. 01, 2013 
Oct. 01, 2013 
 
Oct. 01, 2033 
Oct. 01, 2033 
 
 
 
 
Conversion rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
59.1935 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading days
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
least 20 trading days during a period of 30 consecutive trading days 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal amounts for conversion
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,000 
 
 
1,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Conversion price, per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 16.89 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum percentage of exchange price
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 130.00% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum trade price
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 21.96 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measurement period, days
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
five business days after any 10 consecutive trading days 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage trading price per principal amount, upper limit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
98.00% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount on note
 
 
 
 
 
 
92,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
After tax amount recorded to capital in excess of par value
 
 
 
 
 
 
56,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount accretion term, years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage
 
 
 
 
 
 
8.26% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
36,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Call options purchased in private transactions
 
 
 
 
 
 
94,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of class A stock that can be acquired through call options
 
 
 
 
 
 
27 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sale of warrants
 
 
 
 
 
 
44,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares able to be purchased through warrants
 
 
 
 
 
 
27 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercise price of warrants, per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
22.31 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warrant exercise price date start
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jan. 01, 2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warrant exercise price date end
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mar. 31, 2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap period in force
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
five years 
 
Maximum amount of shares that may be issued to satisfy conversion
 
 
 
 
 
 
35.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Conversion price factoring convertible note hedge and warrant transactions, per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 22.31 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase in stock price that would result in the issuance of additional stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.00% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional stock issuance if increase in share price
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from the sale of Gulf Opportunity Zone tax-exempt bonds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 100,000,000 
Debt (Major Components Of Debt) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2008
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
12 Months Ended
Oct. 1, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
Revolving credit facility
 
$ 0 
$ 0 
Discount on senior notes
 
(68)
(76)
GO Zone tax-exempt bonds due October 2033
 
100 
100 
Other
 
139 
114 
Total debt
 
2,215 
2,182 
Less current debt
 
84 
70 
Total long-term debt
 
2,131 
2,112 
3.25% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes Due October 15, 2013 [Member]
 
 
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
Senior notes
 
458 
458 
Stated interest rate
3.25% 
3.25% 
3.25% 
Maturity date
Oct. 15, 2013 
Oct. 01, 2013 
Oct. 01, 2013 
10.50% Senior Notes Due March 2014 [Member]
 
 
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
Senior notes
 
810 
810 
Stated interest rate
 
10.50% 
10.50% 
Maturity date
 
Mar. 01, 2014 
Mar. 01, 2014 
6.85% Senior Notes Due April 2016 [Member]
 
 
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
Senior notes
 
638 
638 
Interest rate at period end
 
6.85% 
6.85% 
Maturity date
 
Apr. 01, 2016 
Apr. 01, 2016 
7.00% Notes Due May 2018 [Member]
 
 
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
Senior notes
 
120 
120 
Stated interest rate
 
7.00% 
7.00% 
Maturity date
 
May 01, 2018 
May 01, 2018 
7.00% Notes Due January 2028 [Member]
 
 
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
Senior notes
 
$ 18 
$ 18 
Stated interest rate
 
7.00% 
7.00% 
Maturity date
 
Jan. 01, 2028 
Jan. 01, 2028 
GO Zone Tax-Exempt Bonds Due October 2033 [Member]
 
 
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
 
 
 
Interest rate at period end
 
0.07% 
0.07% 
Maturity date
 
Oct. 01, 2033 
Oct. 01, 2033 
Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]
 
 
 
Effective tax rate
35.80% 
34.00% 
 
Unrecognized tax benefits
$ 173 
 
$ 174 
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate
154 
 
155 
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued
 
 
58 
Unrecognized tax benefits, reductions that could result from tax audit resolutions
$ 10 
 
 
Other Income And Charges (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Other Income And Charges [Abstract]
 
 
Gain on disposal of an equity method investment
 
$ 11 
Equity Earnings In Joint Ventures
 
Foreign currency exchange gains, net
$ 5 
 
Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
 
 
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, shares
Percentage amount of per share cash dividends paid to holders of Class B stock that cannot exceed paid to holders of Class A stock
90.00% 
 
Common Class A [Member]
 
 
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
 
 
Undistributed earnings (losses), ratio used to calculate allocation to class of stock
 
Common Class B [Member]
 
 
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
 
 
Undistributed earnings (losses), ratio used to calculate allocation to class of stock
0.9 
 
Earnings Per Share (Schedule Of Earnings Per Share, Basic And Diluted) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
 
 
Net income
$ 156 
$ 294 
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
(4)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson
156 
298 
Undistributed earnings
141 
283 
Stock options and restricted stock
Convertible 2013 Notes
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions
376 
379 
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson - Diluted
$ 0.42 
$ 0.78 
Common Class A [Member]
 
 
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
 
 
Dividends, common stock, cash
12 
12 
Undistributed earnings
117 
234 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic
297 
304 
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson - Basic
$ 0.43 
$ 0.81 
Dividends, per share
$ 0.04 
$ 0.04 
Common Class B [Member]
 
 
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
 
 
Dividends, common stock, cash
Undistributed earnings
$ 24 
$ 49 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic
70 
70 
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson - Basic
$ 0.39 
$ 0.73 
Dividends, per share
$ 0.036 
$ 0.036 
Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Maximum length of time hedged forecasted transactions, months
18 
 
Notional amount of foreign currency derivatives
$ 35 
$ 35 
Maximum length of time hedged undesignated positions, months
18 
 
Grain [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Cash flow hedge gain loss related to grain to be reclassified within twelve months
$ (13)
 
Derivative Financial Instruments (Pretax Impact Of Cash Flow Hedge Derivative Instruments On The Consolidated Statements Of Income) (Details) (Cash Flow Hedge [Member], USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
$ (3)
$ 25 
Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from OCI to Earnings
(1)
20 
Commodity Contracts [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
25 
Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
(5)
Cost Of Sales [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from OCI to Earnings
(6)
20 
Other Income/Expense [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from OCI to Earnings
$ 5 
$ 0 
Derivative Financial Instruments (Gains Or Losses On The Hedging Items) (Details) (Fair Value Hedging [Member], Cost Of Sales [Member], USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Forward Contracts [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Gain/(Loss) on forwards
$ (8)
$ (1)
Purchase Contracts [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
(Gain)/Loss on purchase contract
$ 8 
$ 1 
Derivative Financial Instruments (Pretax Impact Of Derivative Instruments On The Consolidated Statements Of Income) (Details) (Net Investment Hedging [Member], USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
$ (1)
$ (1)
Other Income/Expense [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from OCI to Earnings
$ 0 
$ 0 
Derivative Financial Instruments (Pretax Impact Of Undesignated Derivatives) (Details) (Nondesignated [Member], USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings
$ 29 
$ 34 
Commodity Contracts [Member] |
Cost Of Sales [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings
29 
21 
Commodity Contracts [Member] |
Sales [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings
(3)
14 
Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |
Other Income/Expense [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings
$ 3 
$ (1)
Derivative Financial Instruments (Fair Value Of All Derivative Instruments) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Dec. 31, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative Assets
$ 42 
$ 41 
Derivative Liabilities
64 
165 
Nondesignated [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative Assets
15 
26 
Derivative Liabilities
56 
124 
Nondesignated [Member] |
Commodity Contracts [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative Assets
14 
21 
Derivative Liabilities
54 
121 
Nondesignated [Member] |
Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative Assets
Derivative Liabilities
Nondesignated [Member] |
Interest Rate Contracts [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative Liabilities
Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative Assets
27 
15 
Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] |
Commodity Contracts [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative Assets
26 
Derivative Liabilities
41 
Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] |
Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
 
 
Derivative [Line Items]
 
 
Derivative Assets
$ 1 
$ 12 
Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
years
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
Available for sale securities, maturity period, years
36 
Syntroleum Corporation Expires 2014 [Member] |
Syntroleum Corporation [Member]
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
Number of warrants which can be used to purchase an equivalent amount of common stock
4.25 
Class of warrant or right average exercise price of warrants or rights
$ 2.87 
Warrant exercise, number of shares of Syntroleum Corporation acquired
Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
$ 2,000,000 
$ 15,000,000 
Deferred Compensation Assets
158,000,000 
150,000,000 
Total Assets
295,000,000 
292,000,000 
Liabilities Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
Liabilities Interest Rate Swap
1,000,000 
2,000,000 
Total Liabilities
2,000,000 
29,000,000 
Derivative assets and liabilities posted cash collateral
32,000,000 
113,000,000 
Cash collateral held
Commodity [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Commodity Derivatives
10,000,000 
3,000,000 
Liabilities Commodity Derivatives
1,000,000 
27,000,000 
Commodity [Member] |
Level 1 [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Commodity Derivatives
Liabilities Commodity Derivatives
Commodity [Member] |
Level 2 [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Commodity Derivatives
40,000,000 
24,000,000 
Liabilities Commodity Derivatives
62,000,000 
162,000,000 
Commodity [Member] |
Level 3 [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Commodity Derivatives
Liabilities Commodity Derivatives
Commodity [Member] |
Netting [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Commodity Derivatives
(30,000,000)
(21,000,000)1
Liabilities Commodity Derivatives
(61,000,000)
(135,000,000)1
Equity Securities [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Securities
8,000,000 
7,000,000 
Equity Securities [Member] |
Level 1 [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Securities
8,000,000 
7,000,000 
Equity Securities [Member] |
Level 2 [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Securities
Equity Securities [Member] |
Level 3 [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Securities
Equity Securities [Member] |
Netting [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Securities
1
Debt Securities [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Securities
117,000,000 
117,000,000 
Debt Securities [Member] |
Level 1 [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Securities
Debt Securities [Member] |
Level 2 [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Securities
33,000,000 
34,000,000 
Debt Securities [Member] |
Level 3 [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Securities
84,000,000 
83,000,000 
Debt Securities [Member] |
Netting [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Securities
1
Level 1 [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
Deferred Compensation Assets
28,000,000 
28,000,000 
Total Assets
36,000,000 
35,000,000 
Liabilities Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
Liabilities Interest Rate Swap
Total Liabilities
Level 2 [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
2,000,000 
17,000,000 
Deferred Compensation Assets
130,000,000 
122,000,000 
Total Assets
205,000,000 
197,000,000 
Liabilities Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
Liabilities Interest Rate Swap
1,000,000 
2,000,000 
Total Liabilities
64,000,000 
165,000,000 
Level 3 [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
Deferred Compensation Assets
Total Assets
84,000,000 
83,000,000 
Liabilities Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
Liabilities Interest Rate Swap
Total Liabilities
Netting [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Assets Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
(2,000,000)1
Deferred Compensation Assets
1
Total Assets
(30,000,000)
(23,000,000)1
Liabilities Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
(1,000,000)
(1,000,000)1
Liabilities Interest Rate Swap
1
Total Liabilities
$ (62,000,000)
$ (136,000,000)1
Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Debt Securities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]
 
 
Balance at beginning of year
$ 83 
$ 73 
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses), Included in earnings
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses), Included in other comprehensive income (loss)
(2)
Purchases
Issuances
Settlements
(4)
(4)
Balance at end of period
84 
71 
Total gains (losses) for the three-month period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets and liabilities still held at end of period
$ 0 
$ 0 
Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
12 Months Ended
Oct. 1, 2011
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Marketable securities accumulated other than temporary impairments amount
$ 2 
$ 3 
U.S. Treasury And Agency [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Amortized Cost Basis
32 
33 
Fair Value
33 
34 
Unrealized Gain/(Loss)
Corporate And Asset-Backed [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Amortized Cost Basis
56 1
54 1
Fair Value
56 1
56 1
Unrealized Gain/(Loss)
1
1
Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Amortized Cost Basis
28 
27 
Fair Value
28 
27 
Unrealized Gain/(Loss)
Common Stock [Member]
 
 
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
 
 
Amortized Cost Basis
Fair Value
Unrealized Gain/(Loss)
$ (1)
$ (2)
Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Fair Value And Carrying Value Of Debt) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Dec. 31, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]
 
 
Total Debt, Fair Value
$ 2,371 
$ 2,334 
Total Debt, Carrying Value
$ 2,215 
$ 2,182 
Comprehensive Income (Components Of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
 
 
Net income
$ 156 
$ 294 
Net hedging unrealized (gain) loss reclassified to earnings
(13)
Net hedging unrealized gain (loss)
(2)
12 
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments
(2)
Currency translation adjustment
(5)
Postretirement benefits reserve adjustments
Total comprehensive income
160 
286 
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
(4)
Total comprehensive income attributable to Tyson
$ 160 
$ 290 
Comprehensive Income (Related Tax Effects Allocated To Components Of Comprehensive Income Loss) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
 
 
Net hedging unrealized loss reclassified to earnings
$ 0 
$ (7)
Net hedging unrealized gain (loss)
(1)
13 
Unrealized gain on investments
Total income tax expense
$ 0 
$ 6 
Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
Number of segments
 
Sales
$ 8,329 
$ 7,615 
Beef [Member]
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
3,467 
3,185 
Beef [Member] |
Intersegment Sales [Member]
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
64 
50 
Pork [Member]
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
1,475 
1,238 
Pork [Member] |
Intersegment Sales [Member]
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
$ 226 
$ 191 
Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, By Segment) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
$ 8,329 
$ 7,615 
Operating Income (Loss)
278 
498 
Total Other (Income) Expense
35 1
53 1
Income before Income Taxes
243 
445 
Gain on disposal of an equity method investment
 
11 
Chicken [Member]
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
2,762 
2,619 
Operating Income (Loss)
32 
181 
Beef [Member]
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
3,467 
3,185 
Operating Income (Loss)
31 
116 
Pork [Member]
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
1,475 
1,238 
Operating Income (Loss)
165 
177 
Prepared Foods [Member]
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
861 
806 
Operating Income (Loss)
51 
28 
Other [Member]
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
54 
Operating Income (Loss)
(1)
(4)
Intersegment Sales [Member]
 
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
$ (290)
$ (241)
Commitments And Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 1,
12 Months Ended
Oct. 1, 2011
Dec. 31, 2011
2011
Minimum [Member]
MDL Proceedings [Member]
2011
Maximum [Member]
MDL Proceedings [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Obligations Of Certain Outside Third Parties Guarantees [Member]
years
Dec. 31, 2011
Residual Value Guarantees [Member]
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2008
MDL Proceedings [Member]
12 Months Ended
Oct. 1, 2011
MDL Proceedings [Member]
Oct. 20, 2010
Tyson Prepared Foods Plant [Member]
1 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2005
State Of Oklahoma [Member]
A
Jun. 30, 2005
State Of Oklahoma [Member]
Poultry Integrators [Member]
Jun. 30, 2005
State Of Oklahoma [Member]
Subsidiaries [Member]
Jun. 30, 2009
Armstrong Case [Member]
May 8, 2008
Armstrong Case [Member]
May 8, 2008
Armstrong Case [Member]
Employees [Member]
Oct. 30, 2009
Clardy Case [Member]
0 Months Ended
Mar. 17, 2011
Garcia Case [Member]
1 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2011
Bouaphakeo Case [Member]
1 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2010
Armstrong And Clardy Cases [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guarantee obligations, maximum period of exposure
 
 
 
 
10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum potential amount
 
 
 
 
$ 73,000,000 
$ 51,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount recoverable through various recourse provisions
 
 
 
 
 
43,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Material liabilities for guarantees
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Potential maximum obligation
 
220,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total receivables under cash flow assistance programs
28,000,000 
25,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uncollectible receivables
10,000,000 
9,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of cases filed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wage and hour actions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss contingency, damages
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
800,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of plaintiffs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of poultry growers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
52 
 
20 
 
 
 
Number of defendants to the lawsuit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Area of land encompassed, acres
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Final judgment amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,655,735 
Settlement agreement, date
September 15, 2011 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Settlement agreement, expense no more than
 
 
12,250,000 
17,500,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
503,011 
2,892,379 
 
Settlement agreement, Process
The settlement agreement provides a process for identifying and certifying eligible class members, which includes a 75-day notice period for certain class members to become eligible for payment under the settlement. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Legal fees
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 14,500,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 3,475,422 
 
 
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
$ 8,329 
$ 7,615 
Cost of Sales
7,836 
6,871 
Gross Profit
493 
744 
Selling, General and Administrative
215 
246 
Operating Income
278 
498 
Other (Income) Expense:
 
 
Interest expense, net
47 
63 
Other, net
(12)
(10)
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries
Total Other (Income) Expense
35 1
53 1
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes
243 
445 
Income Tax Expense
87 
151 
Net Income (Loss)
156 
294 
Less: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
(4)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson
156 
298 
TFI Parent [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
52 
105 
Cost of Sales
(43)
Gross Profit
44 
148 
Selling, General and Administrative
12 
17 
Operating Income
32 
131 
Other (Income) Expense:
 
 
Interest expense, net
(13)
(54)
Other, net
(12)
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries
(127)
(165)
Total Other (Income) Expense
(139)
(231)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes
171 
362 
Income Tax Expense
15 
64 
Net Income (Loss)
156 
298 
Less: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson
156 
298 
TFM Parent, Guarantors [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
4,841 
4,333 
Cost of Sales
4,642 
4,000 
Gross Profit
199 
333 
Selling, General and Administrative
50 
56 
Operating Income
149 
277 
Other (Income) Expense:
 
 
Interest expense, net
32 
60 
Other, net
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries
(26)
(22)
Total Other (Income) Expense
38 
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes
143 
239 
Income Tax Expense
40 
74 
Net Income (Loss)
103 
165 
Less: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson
103 
165 
Guarantors [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
3,307 
3,155 
Cost of Sales
3,102 
2,926 
Gross Profit
205 
229 
Selling, General and Administrative
131 
148 
Operating Income
74 
81 
Other (Income) Expense:
 
 
Interest expense, net
31 
58 
Other, net
(6)
(1)
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries
(5)
(13)
Total Other (Income) Expense
20 
44 
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes
54 
37 
Income Tax Expense
16 
10 
Net Income (Loss)
38 
27 
Less: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson
38 
27 
Eliminations, Guarantors [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
(283)
(241)
Cost of Sales
(283)
(241)
Gross Profit
Selling, General and Administrative
Operating Income
Other (Income) Expense:
 
 
Interest expense, net
Other, net
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries
20 
20 
Total Other (Income) Expense
20 
20 
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes
(20)
(20)
Income Tax Expense
Net Income (Loss)
(20)
(20)
Less: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson
(20)
(20)
Subtotal, Guarantors [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
7,865 
7,247 
Cost of Sales
7,461 
6,685 
Gross Profit
404 
562 
Selling, General and Administrative
181 
204 
Operating Income
223 
358 
Other (Income) Expense:
 
 
Interest expense, net
63 
118 
Other, net
(6)
(1)
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries
(11)
(15)
Total Other (Income) Expense
46 
102 
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes
177 
256 
Income Tax Expense
56 
84 
Net Income (Loss)
121 
172 
Less: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson
121 
172 
Non-Guarantors [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
454 
358 
Cost of Sales
409 
324 
Gross Profit
45 
34 
Selling, General and Administrative
22 
25 
Operating Income
23 
Other (Income) Expense:
 
 
Interest expense, net
(3)
(1)
Other, net
(7)
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries
(6)
(2)
Total Other (Income) Expense
(16)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes
39 
Income Tax Expense
16 
Net Income (Loss)
23 
Less: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
(4)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson
23 
10 
Eliminations [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Sales
(42)
(95)
Cost of Sales
(42)
(95)
Gross Profit
Selling, General and Administrative
Operating Income
Other (Income) Expense:
 
 
Interest expense, net
Other, net
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries
144 
182 
Total Other (Income) Expense
144 
182 
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes
(144)
(182)
Income Tax Expense
Net Income (Loss)
(144)
(182)
Less: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Tyson
$ (144)
$ (182)
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Dec. 31, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Jan. 1, 2011
Oct. 2, 2010
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 857 
$ 716 
$ 1,122 
$ 978 
Accounts receivable, net
1,281 
1,321 
 
 
Inventories
2,598 
2,587 
 
 
Other current assets
122 
156 
 
 
Total Current Assets
4,858 
4,780 
 
 
Net Property, Plant and Equipment
3,888 
3,823 
 
 
Goodwill
1,891 
1,892 
 
 
Intangible Assets
145 
149 
 
 
Other Assets
445 
427 
 
 
Investment in Subsidiaries
 
 
Total Assets
11,227 
11,071 
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
Current debt
84 
70 
 
 
Accounts payable
1,358 
1,264 
 
 
Other current liabilities
932 
1,040 
 
 
Total Current Liabilities
2,374 
2,374 
 
 
Long-Term Debt
2,131 
2,112 
 
 
Deferred Income Taxes
420 
424 
 
 
Other Liabilities
493 
476 
 
 
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity
5,781 
5,657 
 
 
Noncontrolling Interest
28 
28 
 
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
5,809 
5,685 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
11,227 
11,071 
 
 
TFI Parent [Member]
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net
 
 
Inventories
 
 
Other current assets
43 
62 
 
 
Total Current Assets
47 
66 
 
 
Net Property, Plant and Equipment
35 
37 
 
 
Goodwill
 
 
Intangible Assets
 
 
Other Assets
1,886 
2,179 
 
 
Investment in Subsidiaries
11,504 
11,396 
 
 
Total Assets
13,472 
13,678 
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
Current debt
 
 
Accounts payable
 
 
Other current liabilities
5,517 
5,808 
 
 
Total Current Liabilities
5,525 
5,818 
 
 
Long-Term Debt
1,984 
1,972 
 
 
Deferred Income Taxes
 
 
Other Liabilities
182 
231 
 
 
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity
5,781 
5,657 
 
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
5,781 
5,657 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
13,472 
13,678 
 
 
TFM Parent, Guarantors [Member]
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net
473 
506 
 
 
Inventories
909 
926 
 
 
Other current assets
65 
95 
 
 
Total Current Assets
1,449 
1,528 
 
 
Net Property, Plant and Equipment
872 
875 
 
 
Goodwill
881 
881 
 
 
Intangible Assets
30 
31 
 
 
Other Assets
174 
180 
 
 
Investment in Subsidiaries
1,971 
1,923 
 
 
Total Assets
5,377 
5,418 
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
Current debt
 
 
Accounts payable
689 
525 
 
 
Other current liabilities
130 
144 
 
 
Total Current Liabilities
819 
669 
 
 
Long-Term Debt
1,044 
1,198 
 
 
Deferred Income Taxes
113 
120 
 
 
Other Liabilities
143 
142 
 
 
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity
3,258 
3,289 
 
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
3,258 
3,289 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
5,377 
5,418 
 
 
Guarantors [Member]
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
606 
414 
869 
731 
Accounts receivable, net
620 
656 
 
 
Inventories
1,437 
1,440 
 
 
Other current assets
81 
102 
 
 
Total Current Assets
2,744 
2,612 
 
 
Net Property, Plant and Equipment
2,415 
2,369 
 
 
Goodwill
967 
966 
 
 
Intangible Assets
48 
49 
 
 
Other Assets
144 
147 
 
 
Investment in Subsidiaries
842 
769 
 
 
Total Assets
7,160 
6,912 
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
Current debt
 
 
Accounts payable
594 
648 
 
 
Other current liabilities
325 
442 
 
 
Total Current Liabilities
919 
1,090 
 
 
Long-Term Debt
780 
916 
 
 
Deferred Income Taxes
315 
310 
 
 
Other Liabilities
228 
191 
 
 
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity
4,918 
4,405 
 
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
4,918 
4,405 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
7,160 
6,912 
 
 
Eliminations, Guarantors [Member]
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net
 
 
Inventories
 
 
Other current assets
(80)
(133)
 
 
Total Current Assets
(80)
(133)
 
 
Net Property, Plant and Equipment
 
 
Goodwill
 
 
Intangible Assets
 
 
Other Assets
(14)
(15)
 
 
Investment in Subsidiaries
(1,779)
(1,760)
 
 
Total Assets
(1,873)
(1,908)
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
Current debt
 
 
Accounts payable
 
 
Other current liabilities
(80)
(133)
 
 
Total Current Liabilities
(80)
(133)
 
 
Long-Term Debt
 
 
Deferred Income Taxes
(14)
(15)
 
 
Other Liabilities
 
 
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity
(1,779)
(1,760)
 
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
(1,779)
(1,760)
 
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
(1,873)
(1,908)
 
 
Subtotal, Guarantors [Member]
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
608 
415 
869 
733 
Accounts receivable, net
1,093 
1,162 
 
 
Inventories
2,346 
2,366 
 
 
Other current assets
66 
64 
 
 
Total Current Assets
4,113 
4,007 
 
 
Net Property, Plant and Equipment
3,287 
3,244 
 
 
Goodwill
1,848 
1,847 
 
 
Intangible Assets
78 
80 
 
 
Other Assets
304 
312 
 
 
Investment in Subsidiaries
1,034 
932 
 
 
Total Assets
10,664 
10,422 
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
Current debt
 
 
Accounts payable
1,283 
1,173 
 
 
Other current liabilities
375 
453 
 
 
Total Current Liabilities
1,658 
1,626 
 
 
Long-Term Debt
1,824 
2,114 
 
 
Deferred Income Taxes
414 
415 
 
 
Other Liabilities
371 
333 
 
 
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity
6,397 
5,934 
 
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
6,397 
5,934 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
10,664 
10,422 
 
 
Non-Guarantors [Member]
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
249 
300 
250 
243 
Accounts receivable, net
199 
157 
 
 
Inventories
249 
219 
 
 
Other current assets
54 
54 
 
 
Total Current Assets
751 
730 
 
 
Net Property, Plant and Equipment
566 
542 
 
 
Goodwill
43 
45 
 
 
Intangible Assets
67 
69 
 
 
Other Assets
296 
296 
 
 
Investment in Subsidiaries
326 
319 
 
 
Total Assets
2,049 
2,001 
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
Current debt
82 
68 
 
 
Accounts payable
69 
83 
 
 
Other current liabilities
430 
474 
 
 
Total Current Liabilities
581 
625 
 
 
Long-Term Debt
276 
269 
 
 
Deferred Income Taxes
 
 
Other Liabilities
29 
29 
 
 
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity
1,129 
1,041 
 
 
Noncontrolling Interest
28 
28 
 
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
1,157 
1,069 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
2,049 
2,001 
 
 
Eliminations [Member]
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net
(12)
 
 
Inventories
 
 
Other current assets
(41)
(24)
 
 
Total Current Assets
(53)
(23)
 
 
Net Property, Plant and Equipment
 
 
Goodwill
 
 
Intangible Assets
 
 
Other Assets
(2,041)
(2,360)
 
 
Investment in Subsidiaries
(12,864)
(12,647)
 
 
Total Assets
(14,958)
(15,030)
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
Current debt
 
 
Accounts payable
 
 
Other current liabilities
(5,390)
(5,695)
 
 
Total Current Liabilities
(5,390)
(5,695)
 
 
Long-Term Debt
(1,953)
(2,243)
 
 
Deferred Income Taxes
 
 
Other Liabilities
(89)
(117)
 
 
Total Tyson Shareholders' Equity
(7,526)
(6,975)
 
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
(7,526)
(6,975)
 
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
$ (14,958)
$ (15,030)
 
 
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
3 Months Ended
Jan. 1, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities
$ 338 
$ 371 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
 
 
Additions to property, plant and equipment
(182)
(158)
(Purchases of)/ Proceeds from marketable securities, net
(79)
Other, net
23 
Cash Used for Investing Activities
(176)
(214)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 
 
Net change in debt
20 
(1)
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock
(50)
(7)
Dividends
(15)
(15)
Other, net
22 
10 
Net change in intercompany balances
Cash Used for Financing Activities
(23)
(13)
Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
141 
144 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
716 
978 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
857 
1,122 
TFI Parent [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities
59 
159 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
 
 
Additions to property, plant and equipment
(Purchases of)/ Proceeds from marketable securities, net
Other, net
23 
Cash Used for Investing Activities
23 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 
 
Net change in debt
(1)
(35)
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock
(50)
(7)
Dividends
(15)
(15)
Other, net
22 
Net change in intercompany balances
(18)
(128)
Cash Used for Financing Activities
(62)
(181)
Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
(1)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
TFM Parent, Guarantors [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities
332 
275 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
 
 
Additions to property, plant and equipment
(25)
(35)
(Purchases of)/ Proceeds from marketable securities, net
(58)
Other, net
Cash Used for Investing Activities
(21)
(93)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 
 
Net change in debt
(6)
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock
Dividends
Other, net
Net change in intercompany balances
(310)
(178)
Cash Used for Financing Activities
(310)
(184)
Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
(2)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
Guarantors [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities
24 
(20)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
 
 
Additions to property, plant and equipment
(117)
(103)
(Purchases of)/ Proceeds from marketable securities, net
(21)
Other, net
(1)
Cash Used for Investing Activities
(118)
(124)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 
 
Net change in debt
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock
Dividends
Other, net
Net change in intercompany balances
286 
282 
Cash Used for Financing Activities
286 
282 
Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
192 
138 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
414 
731 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
606 
869 
Eliminations, Guarantors [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
 
 
Additions to property, plant and equipment
(Purchases of)/ Proceeds from marketable securities, net
Other, net
Cash Used for Investing Activities
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 
 
Net change in debt
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock
Dividends
Other, net
Net change in intercompany balances
Cash Used for Financing Activities
Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
Subtotal, Guarantors [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities
356 
255 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
 
 
Additions to property, plant and equipment
(142)
(138)
(Purchases of)/ Proceeds from marketable securities, net
(79)
Other, net
Cash Used for Investing Activities
(139)
(217)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 
 
Net change in debt
(6)
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock
Dividends
Other, net
Net change in intercompany balances
(24)
104 
Cash Used for Financing Activities
(24)
98 
Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
193 
136 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
415 
733 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
608 
869 
Non-Guarantors [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities
(77)
(43)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
 
 
Additions to property, plant and equipment
(40)
(20)
(Purchases of)/ Proceeds from marketable securities, net
Other, net
Cash Used for Investing Activities
(39)
(20)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 
 
Net change in debt
21 
40 
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock
Dividends
Other, net
Net change in intercompany balances
42 
24 
Cash Used for Financing Activities
63 
70 
Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
(51)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
300 
243 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
249 
250 
Eliminations [Member]
 
 
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
 
 
Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
 
 
Additions to property, plant and equipment
(Purchases of)/ Proceeds from marketable securities, net
Other, net
Cash Used for Investing Activities
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 
 
Net change in debt
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock
Dividends
Other, net
Net change in intercompany balances
Cash Used for Financing Activities
Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
$ 0 
$ 0