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Tyson Foods, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 9/29/18 – ‘XML’

On:  Tuesday, 11/13/18, at 7:40am ET   ·   For:  9/29/18   ·   Accession #:  100493-18-108   ·   File #:  1-14704

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11/13/18  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-K        9/29/18  136:20M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                Policies (Policy)                                                
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                Policies (Tables)                                                
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63: R49         Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting      HTML     51K 
                Policies (Schedule Of Inventories Of Processed                   
                Products, Livestock, And Supplies Valued At Lower                
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64: R50         Business and Summary of Significant Accounting      HTML     47K 
                Policies Business and Summary of Significant                     
                Accounting Policies (Other Current Liabilities)                  
                (Details)                                                        
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                Policies (Narrative) (Details)                                   
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                Accounting Pronouncements (Details)                              
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                Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumes                 
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                Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business                   
                Combination (Details)                                            
69: R55         Acquisitions and Dispositions Acquisitions Pro      HTML     47K 
                Forma Information (Details)                                      
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                Assets Held for Sale (Details)                                   
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                Continuing Operations) (Details)                                 
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                Statutory Federal Tax Rate And Effective Income                  
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                Undesignated Derivative Instruments On The                       
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                Securities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring                 
                Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation)                        
                (Details)                                                        
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                Sale Securities) (Details)                                       
101: R87         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Fair Value     HTML     43K  
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                Options) (Details)                                               
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                (Amounts Recognized In The Consolidated Balance                  
                Sheets) (Details)                                                
110: R96         Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits          HTML     60K  
                Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits                       
                (Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income)               
                (Details)                                                        
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                (Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost For                     
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                Recognized In The Consolidated Statements Of                     
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                (Estimated Future Benefit Payments Expected To Be                
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details)                           
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5 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

11/13/23  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-K        9/30/23  119:19M
11/14/22  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-K       10/01/22  118:20M
11/15/21  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-K       10/02/21  124:19M
 2/11/21  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-K/A     10/03/20  131:23M
11/16/20  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-K       10/03/20  134:23M
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