Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 03, 2015	Oct. 03, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 134,754	$ 111,690
Receivables (less allowances: 2015 - $42,485; 2014 - $37,381)	1,523,707us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent	1,582,431us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
Inventories	559,320us-gaap_InventoryNet	553,815us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepayments and other current assets	240,920	217,040
Total current assets	2,458,701us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	2,464,976us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property and Equipment, net	958,441us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	997,331us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	4,554,903us-gaap_Goodwill	4,589,680us-gaap_Goodwill
Other Intangible Assets	1,174,436	1,252,741
Other Assets	1,134,710us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	1,150,965us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Assets	10,281,191us-gaap_Assets	10,455,693us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term borrowings	98,187	89,805
Accounts payable	794,004us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	986,240us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,098,817us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	1,302,828us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	1,991,008us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	2,378,873us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-Term Borrowings	5,469,036	5,355,789
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Noncurrent Liabilities	998,494	993,118
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	9,909	9,877
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $.01 (authorized: 600,000,000 shares; issued: 2015—262,818,516 shares and 2014—256,086,839 shares; and outstanding: 2015—238,042,601 shares and 2014—233,910,487 shares)	2,628us-gaap_CommonStockValue	2,561us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Capital surplus	2,699,534	2,575,011
Accumulated deficit	(278,054)	(382,463)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(162,686)	(106,298)
Treasury stock (shares held in treasury: 2015—24,775,915 shares and 2014—22,176,352 shares)	(448,678)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(370,775)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total stockholders' equity	1,812,744	1,718,036
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 10,281,191	$ 10,455,693

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Subparagraph a

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682