Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Sales and opertaing income by segment

Financial information by segment follows (in millions):

	Sales
	Fiscal Year Ended		Fiscal Year Ended		Fiscal Year Ended
	September 28, 2012		September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010
Food and Support Services—North America	$	9,413.2	$	9,019.0	$	8,654.7
Food and Support Services—International	2,729.5		2,723.3		2,437.7
Uniform and Career Apparel	1,362.7		1,340.1		1,326.7
	$	13,505.4	$	13,082.4	$	12,419.1

	Operating Income
	Fiscal Year Ended			Fiscal Year Ended			Fiscal Year Ended
	September 28, 2012			September 30, 2011			October 1, 2010
Food and Support Services—North America	$	425.6		$	400.5		$	350.6
Food and Support Services—International	89.9			79.9			75.3
Uniform and Career Apparel	118.1			117.3			102.7
	633.6			597.7			528.6
Corporate	(51.4		)	(49.5		)	(51.1		)
Operating Income	582.2			548.2			477.5
Interest and other financing costs, net	(401.7		)	(426.3		)	(444.5		)
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	$	180.5		$	121.9		$	33.0

	Depreciation and Amortization
	Fiscal Year Ended		Fiscal Year Ended		Fiscal Year Ended
	September 28, 2012		September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010
Food and Support Services—North America	$	364.7	$	341.9	$	334.3
Food and Support Services—International	61.0		62.6		60.2
Uniform and Career Apparel	102.6		105.1		107.5
Corporate	0.9		0.9		0.9
	$	529.2	$	510.5	$	502.9

	Capital Expenditures and Client Contract Investments and Other*
	Fiscal Year Ended		Fiscal Year Ended		Fiscal Year Ended
	September 28, 2012		September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010
Food and Support Services—North America	$	281.0	$	207.9	$	212.8
Food and Support Services—International	51.9		58.6		46.8
Uniform and Career Apparel	40.5		33.3		33.3
Corporate	—		0.4		—
	$	373.4	$	300.2	$	292.9

* Includes amounts acquired in business combinations

	Identifiable Assets
	September 28, 2012		September 30, 2011
Food and Support Services—North America	$	7,120.8	$	7,234.2
Food and Support Services—International	1,527.7		1,524.8
Uniform and Career Apparel	1,681.7		1,672.8
Corporate	146.1		77.8
	$	10,476.3	$	10,509.6

The following geographic data include sales generated by subsidiaries within that geographic area and net property & equipment based on physical location (in millions):

	Sales
	Fiscal Year Ended		Fiscal Year Ended		Fiscal Year Ended
	September 28, 2012		September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010
United States	$	9,729.6	$	9,369.6	$	9,078.2
Foreign	3,775.8		3,712.8		3,340.9
	$	13,505.4	$	13,082.4	$	12,419.1

	Net Property & Equipment
	September 28, 2012		September 30, 2011
United States	$	814.4	$	818.4
Foreign	186.2		186.3
	$	1,000.6	$	1,004.7