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Tyson Foods, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/27/15 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Monday, 8/3/15, at 7:40am ET   ·   For:  6/27/15   ·   Accession #:  100493-15-92   ·   File #:  1-14704

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

 8/03/15  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-Q        6/27/15   96:14M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Tyson Foods, Inc. Form 10-Q                         HTML    917K 
 2: EX-12.1     Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                  HTML     48K 
 3: EX-31.1     Section 302 CEO Certification                       HTML     33K 
 4: EX-31.2     Section 302 CFO Certification                       HTML     33K 
 5: EX-32.1     Section 906 CEO Certification                       HTML     29K 
 6: EX-32.2     Section 906 CFO Certification                       HTML     29K 
66: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     47K 
52: R2          Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Income         HTML    105K 
63: R3          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     58K 
                Income                                                           
69: R4          Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets               HTML    123K 
88: R5          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     40K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
54: R6          Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows     HTML    108K 
62: R7          Accounting Policies                                 HTML     40K 
47: R8          Acquisitions and Dispositions                       HTML     99K 
38: R9          Inventories                                         HTML     40K 
89: R10         Property, Plant And Equipment                       HTML     44K 
71: R11         Other Current Liabilities                           HTML     36K 
70: R12         Debt                                                HTML     75K 
76: R13         Equity (Notes)                                      HTML     91K 
77: R14         Income Taxes                                        HTML     37K 
74: R15         Other Income And Charges                            HTML     31K 
78: R16         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML    104K 
64: R17         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    198K 
67: R18         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    187K 
73: R19         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans      HTML     82K 
96: R20         Other Comprehensive Income                          HTML    119K 
84: R21         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    120K 
58: R22         Commitments And Contingencies                       HTML     53K 
72: R23         Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements        HTML    653K 
60: R24         Accounting Policies (Policy)                        HTML     44K 
29: R25         Inventories (Policy)                                HTML     32K 
85: R26         Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables)              HTML    118K 
92: R27         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     38K 
42: R28         Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)              HTML     43K 
41: R29         Other Current Liabilities (Tables)                  HTML     35K 
45: R30         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     61K 
46: R31         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML     75K 
48: R32         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML    100K 
21: R33         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    193K 
82: R34         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    182K 
56: R35         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans      HTML     79K 
                (Tables)                                                         
59: R36         Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)                 HTML    115K 
33: R37         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML    106K 
95: R38         Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements        HTML    653K 
                (Tables)                                                         
13: R39         Acquisitions and Dispositions Preliminary Fair      HTML     68K 
                Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed                 
                at Acquisition Date (Details)                                    
49: R40         Acquisitions and Dispositions Schedule of           HTML     48K 
                Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business                   
                Combination (Details)                                            
87: R41         Acquisitions and Dispositions Acquisition Pro       HTML     36K 
                Forma information (Details)                                      
31: R42         Acquisitions and Dispositions Summary of Assets     HTML     86K 
                Held for Sale (Details)                                          
40: R43         Acquisitions (Details)                              HTML     61K 
44: R44         Dispositions (Details)                              HTML     80K 
53: R45         Inventories (Schedule Of Inventory) (Details)       HTML     40K 
20: R46         Inventories (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     29K 
37: R47         Property, Plant And Equipment (Details)             HTML     48K 
15: R48         Other Current Liabilities (Schedule of Other        HTML     36K 
                Current Liabilities) (Details)                                   
86: R49         Debt (Major Components Of Debt) (Details)           HTML     96K 
30: R50         Debt (Narrative) (Details)                          HTML    121K 
83: R51         Equity (Schedule of Share Repurchases) (Details)    HTML     41K 
34: R52         Equity (Schedule of Tangible Equity Units)          HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
50: R53         Equity (Narrative) (Details)                        HTML     98K 
14: R54         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     44K 
18: R55         Other Income And Charges (Details)                  HTML     44K 
43: R56         Earnings Per Share (Schedule Of Earnings Per        HTML     74K 
                Share, Basic And Diluted) (Details)                              
24: R57         Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details)            HTML     44K 
90: R58         Derivative Financial Instruments (Aggregate         HTML     40K 
                Outstanding Notionals Related To Cash Flow Hedges)               
                (Details)                                                        
55: R59         Derivative Financial Instruments (Pretax Impact Of  HTML     45K 
                Cash Flow Hedge Derivative Instruments On The                    
                Consolidated Statements Of Income) (Details)                     
75: R60         Derivative Financial Instruments (Aggregate         HTML     36K 
                Outstanding Notionals Related To Fair Value                      
                Hedges) (Details)                                                
36: R61         Derivative Financial Instruments (Pretax Impact Of  HTML     37K 
                Fair Value Hedge Derivative Instruments On The                   
                Consolidated Statements of Income) (Details)                     
39: R62         Derivative Financial Instruments (Aggregate         HTML     45K 
                Outstanding Notionals Related To Undesignated                    
                Positions) (Details)                                             
81: R63         Derivative Financial Instruments (Pretax Impact Of  HTML     41K 
                Undesignated Derivative Instruments On The                       
                Consolidated Statements Of Income) (Details)                     
79: R64         Derivative Financial Instruments (Fair Value Of     HTML     49K 
                All Derivative Instruments) (Details)                            
57: R65         Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative)        HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R66         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Assets And     HTML    102K 
                Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring                
                Basis) (Details)                                                 
35: R67         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Debt           HTML     47K 
                Securities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring                 
                Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation)                        
                (Details)                                                        
61: R68         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Available For  HTML     46K 
                Sale Securities) (Details)                                       
91: R69         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Fair Value     HTML     33K 
                And Carrying Value Of Debt) (Details)                            
17: R70         Fair Value Measurement (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     57K 
28: R71         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans      HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
51: R72         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans      HTML     32K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
23: R73         Other Comprehensive Income (Components Of Other     HTML     79K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details)                           
94: R74         Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information,   HTML    105K 
                By Segment) (Details)                                            
32: R75         Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     57K 
25: R76         Commitments And Contingencies Commitments           HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
27: R77         Commitments And Contingencies Contingencies         HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
19: R78         Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements        HTML    134K 
                (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income and                 
                Comprehensive Income) (Details)                                  
22: R79         Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements        HTML    150K 
                (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details)                
68: R80         Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements        HTML    116K 
                (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows)                
                (Details)                                                        
26: R81         Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements        HTML     30K 
                Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements                     
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
93: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    176K 
16: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    113K 
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<xsd:element abstract="true" id="tsn_TwoPointSixFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandNineteenMember" name="TwoPointSixFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueAugustTwoThousandandNineteenMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="tsn_TysonFreshMeatsIncMember" name="TysonFreshMeatsIncMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="tsn_UndistributedEarningsLossesRatioUsedToCalculateAllocationToClassOfStock" name="UndistributedEarningsLossesRatioUsedToCalculateAllocationToClassOfStock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:pureItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="tsn_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitPercentReductionResultingfromLapseofApplicableStatuteofLimitations" name="UnrecognizedTaxBenefitPercentReductionResultingfromLapseofApplicableStatuteofLimitations" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
</xsd:schema>

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