Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Options, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Employee Stock Award, Option and Benefit Plans - Stock Option Plans (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 28, 2013	Mar. 31, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Options, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	1 month
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	6,747,691
Number of common stock remain available for grant	5,514,171
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options vesting periods (in years)	3 years
Nonemployee Director Option [Member] \| Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	3,500		3,500
Stock Options \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options vesting periods (in years)	2 years
Stock Options \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options vesting periods (in years)	4 years
Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options vesting periods (in years)	3 years
Performance RSUs \| Annual vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options vesting periods (in years)	3 years
Performance RSUs \| Single vest measurement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options vesting periods (in years)		3 years