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Tyson Foods, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 10/3/15 – ‘XML’

On:  Monday, 11/23/15, at 7:40am ET   ·   For:  10/3/15   ·   Accession #:  100493-15-109   ·   File #:  1-14704

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11/23/15  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-K       10/03/15  143:25M

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

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                and Between Donald J. Smith                                      
 3: EX-10.18    Employment Agreement, Dated September 13, 2013, by  HTML     99K 
                and Between Michael Roetzel                                      
 4: EX-10.19    Employment Agreement, Dated August 28, 2015, by     HTML     99K 
                and Between Curt T. Calaway                                      
 6: EX-21       Subsidiaries of the Company                         HTML     58K 
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 8: EX-31.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant   HTML     46K 
                to SEC Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A                                   
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                to SEC Rule 13A-14(A                                             
10: EX-32.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant   HTML     43K 
                to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as                                    
11: EX-32.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant   HTML     43K 
                to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as                                    
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89: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     71K 
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101: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    136K  
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64: R8          Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting      HTML     92K 
                Policies                                                         
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103: R11         Discontinued Operation                              HTML     66K  
102: R12         Property, Plant And Equipment                       HTML     60K  
110: R13         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets                HTML    183K  
111: R14         Debt                                                HTML     88K  
107: R15         Equity                                              HTML    107K  
112: R16         Income Taxes                                        HTML    150K  
90: R17         Other Income And Charges                            HTML     46K 
98: R18         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML    114K 
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104: R23         Comprehensive Income (Loss)                         HTML    135K  
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                Policies (Policy)                                                
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                Policies (Tables)                                                
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56: R43         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    118K 
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                Policies (Schedule Of Inventories Of Processed                   
                Products, Livestock, And Supplies Valued At Lower                
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                Policies Business and Summary of Significant                     
                Accounting Policies (Other Current Liabilities)                  
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                Policies (Narrative) (Details)                                   
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                Acquired and Liabilities Assumed at Acquisition                  
                Date (Details)                                                   
25: R55         Acquisitions and Dispositions Schedule of           HTML     61K 
                Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business                   
                Combination (Details)                                            
60: R56         Acquisitions and Dispositions Acquisitions Pro      HTML     50K 
                Forma Information (Details)                                      
34: R57         Acquisitions and Dispositions Summary of Net        HTML     93K 
                Assets Held for Sale (Details)                                   
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                Statutory Federal Tax Rate And Effective Income                  
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                Cash Flow Hedge Derivative Instruments On The                    
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                Fair Value Hedge Derivative Instruments On The                   
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                Undesignated Derivative Instruments On The                       
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                Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring                
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115: R85         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Debt           HTML     60K  
                Securities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring                 
                Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation)                        
                (Details)                                                        
37: R86         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Available For  HTML     62K 
                Sale Securities) (Details)                                       
39: R87         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Fair Value     HTML     46K 
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                Options) (Details)                                               
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                Calculation Of Each Year's Grants) (Details)                     
93: R91         Stock-Based Compensation (Summary Of Restricted     HTML     76K 
                Stock) (Details)                                                 
119: R92         Stock-Based Compensation (Summary of                HTML     70K  
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92: R93         Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)      HTML    102K 
76: R94         Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits          HTML    107K 
                (Reconciliation Of Changes In Plans' Benefit                     
                Obligations, Assets And Funded Status) (Details)                 
125: R95         Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits          HTML     61K  
                (Amounts Recognized In The Consolidated Balance                  
                Sheets) (Details)                                                
73: R96         Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits          HTML     60K 
                Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits                       
                (Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income)               
                (Details)                                                        
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                With Accumulated Benefit Obligations In Excess Of                
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                (Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost For                     
                Pension And Postretirement Benefit Plans                         
                Recognized In The Consolidated Statements Of                     
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59: R100        Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits (Health  HTML     51K 
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117: R102        Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits          HTML    141K  
                (Categories Of Pension Plan Assets And Level Under               
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                Hierarchy) (Details)                                             
91: R103        Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits          HTML     71K 
                (Reconciliation Of Change In Fair Value                          
                Measurement Of Defined Benefit Plans' Consolidated               
                Assets Using Significant Unobservable Inputs)                    
                (Details)                                                        
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                (Estimated Future Benefit Payments Expected To Be                
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127: R105        Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits          HTML     52K  
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135: R106        Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits          HTML    133K  
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                (Details)                                                        
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 5/11/16  SEC                               UPLOAD10/19/17    1:35K  Tyson Foods, Inc.
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