Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)			9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended													1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended									3 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2013	Jun. 07, 2013	Oct. 27, 2013 Successor	Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor	Oct. 28, 2012 Predecessor	Apr. 28, 2013 Predecessor	Jul. 28, 2013 Maximum	Oct. 27, 2013 $2.95 billion Term B-1 Loan Successor	Apr. 28, 2013 $2.95 billion Term B-1 Loan Predecessor	Oct. 27, 2013 $6.55 billion Term B-2 Loan Successor	Apr. 28, 2013 $6.55 billion Term B-2 Loan Predecessor	Oct. 27, 2013 4.25% Second Lien Senior Notes Successor	Jul. 28, 2013 4.25% Second Lien Senior Notes Successor	Apr. 28, 2013 4.25% Second Lien Senior Notes Predecessor	Oct. 27, 2013 $931 million 7.125% U.S. Dollar Notes due August 2039 Successor	Jul. 28, 2013 $931 million 7.125% U.S. Dollar Notes due August 2039 Successor	Apr. 28, 2013 $931 million 7.125% U.S. Dollar Notes due August 2039 Predecessor	Jun. 07, 2013 Senior Credit Facilities	Oct. 27, 2013 Senior Credit Facilities	Jun. 07, 2013 Senior Credit Facilities 2015	Jun. 07, 2013 Senior Credit Facilities 2016	Jun. 07, 2013 Senior Credit Facilities 2017 and thereafter	Oct. 27, 2013 Senior Credit Facilities Successor	Oct. 27, 2013 Senior Credit Facilities Successor	Oct. 27, 2013 Senior Credit Facilities Predecessor	Jul. 28, 2013 Senior Credit Facilities $2.95 billion Term B-1 Loan Successor	Jul. 28, 2013 Senior Credit Facilities $6.55 billion Term B-2 Loan Successor	Jun. 07, 2013 Roll Over Notes $931 million 7.125% U.S. Dollar Notes due August 2039	Jul. 28, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility	Jun. 07, 2013 Senior Notes 4.25% Senior secured notes	Jul. 28, 2013 Term Loan LIBOR	Jul. 28, 2013 Term Loan Base Rate	Jul. 28, 2013 Term Loan 6 year maturity	Jul. 28, 2013 Term Loan 7 year maturity	Jul. 28, 2013 Term Loan 5 year maturity	Jul. 28, 2013 Term Loan Minimum LIBOR	Jul. 28, 2013 Term Loan Minimum Base Rate	Jul. 28, 2013 Term Loan Maximum LIBOR	Jul. 28, 2013 Term Loan Maximum Base Rate	Jul. 28, 2013 Term Loan 2% Base Loans Minimum Base Rate	Jul. 28, 2013 Term Loan 2% Base Loans Maximum Base Rate	Jul. 28, 2013 Term Loan 1% Base Loans Minimum LIBOR	Jul. 28, 2013 Term Loan 1% Base Loans Maximum LIBOR	Jun. 07, 2013 Cash	Jun. 07, 2013 Long-term debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Business combination, senior credit facility		$ 11,500,000,000																																										$ 9,500,000,000.0	$ 3,100,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity																										2,950,000,000.00	6,550,000,000.00
Long-term debt	14,724,724,000		14,724,724,000			4,749,096,000		2,928,804,000	0	6,518,134,000	0	3,100,000,000		0	1,027,506,000		628,082,000												2,000,000,000.0	0.0425
Maturity period																																	6 years	7 years	5 years
Basis spread on variable rate																																				15000.00%	5000.00%	20000.00%	10000.00%	12500.00%	15000.00%	22500.00%	25000.00%
Base Rate Floor																															1.00%	2.00%
Debt Instrument, Collateral, Capital Stock, Foreign Subsidiaries, Percent							65.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Leverage Ratio Threshold																													50,000,000
Stated interest rate													4.25%			7.125%												7.125%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage		104.25%																		102.125%	101.0625%	100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Amount, Percent																				40.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Redemption Price, Percentage, Change in Ownership		101.00%
Debt Issuance Cost																		315,900,000	320,800,000
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs			$ 18,807,000	$ 867,000	$ 2,333,000																		$ 12,400,000	$ 21,000,000	$ 900,000