Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income of ARAMARK Corporation and Subsidiaries (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2012	Jun. 29, 2012	Mar. 30, 2012	Dec. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jul. 01, 2011	Apr. 01, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 28, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	$ 3,401,160,000	$ 3,336,094,000	$ 3,345,560,000	$ 3,422,612,000	$ 3,291,898,000	$ 3,285,713,000	$ 3,220,260,000	$ 3,284,506,000	$ 13,505,426,000	$ 13,082,377,000	$ 12,419,064,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided	3,050,530,000	3,036,522,000	3,028,661,000	3,075,706,000	2,963,905,000	2,998,490,000	2,925,135,000	2,949,250,000	12,191,419,000	11,836,780,000	11,247,115,000
Depreciation and amortization									529,213,000	510,516,000	502,892,000
Selling and general corporate expenses									202,567,000	186,870,000	191,561,000
Interest and other financing costs									401,757,000	426,262,000	444,510,000
Cost of Services									13,325,000,000	12,960,500,000	12,386,100,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes									180,470,000	121,949,000	32,986,000
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes									38,871,000	9,020,000	663,000
Income from Continuing Operations	68,306,000	23,222,000	10,952,000	39,119,000	54,325,000	160,000	19,998,000	38,446,000	141,599,000	112,929,000	32,323,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax	0	0	0	297,000	(11,772,000)	(307,000)	392,000	(45,000)	297,000	(11,732,000)	(1,635,000)
Net income	68,306,000	23,222,000	10,952,000	39,416,000	42,553,000	(147,000)	20,390,000	38,401,000	141,896,000	101,197,000	30,688,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest									3,648,000	1,125,000	0
Net income attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	67,102,000	22,582,000	9,888,000	38,676,000	41,793,000	(512,000)	20,390,000	38,401,000	138,248,000	100,072,000	30,688,000
ARAMARK Corporation
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales									1,025,200,000	1,012,700,000	999,800,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided									962,000,000	948,200,000	949,000,000
Depreciation and amortization									19,200,000	20,000,000	20,300,000
Selling and general corporate expenses									58,500,000	56,900,000	62,000,000
Interest and other financing costs									364,000,000	410,300,000	414,500,000
Expense allocations									(353,100,000)	(377,700,000)	(390,100,000)
Cost of Services									1,050,600,000	1,057,700,000	1,055,700,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes									(25,400,000)	(45,000,000)	(55,900,000)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes									(9,200,000)	(35,600,000)	(20,400,000)
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries									158,000,000	110,600,000	66,200,000
Income from Continuing Operations									141,800,000	101,200,000	30,700,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax									0	0	0
Net income									141,800,000	101,200,000	30,700,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest									0	0
Net income attributable to ARAMARK shareholder									141,800,000	101,200,000
Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales									8,207,100,000	8,059,700,000	7,863,300,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided									7,288,000,000	7,169,900,000	7,016,400,000
Depreciation and amortization									380,800,000	379,500,000	381,400,000
Selling and general corporate expenses									120,300,000	107,100,000	104,400,000
Interest and other financing costs									(500,000)	0	1,400,000
Expense allocations									299,200,000	339,100,000	358,400,000
Cost of Services									8,087,800,000	7,995,600,000	7,862,000,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes									119,300,000	64,100,000	1,300,000
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes									34,700,000	25,400,000	2,000,000
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries									0	0	0
Income from Continuing Operations									84,600,000	38,700,000	(700,000)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax									300,000	(11,700,000)	(1,600,000)
Net income									84,900,000	27,000,000	(2,300,000)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest									0	0
Net income attributable to ARAMARK shareholder									84,900,000	27,000,000
Non-Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales									4,273,100,000	4,010,000,000	3,556,000,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided									3,941,400,000	3,718,800,000	3,281,700,000
Depreciation and amortization									129,200,000	111,000,000	101,100,000
Selling and general corporate expenses									23,800,000	22,900,000	25,200,000
Interest and other financing costs									38,300,000	15,900,000	28,700,000
Expense allocations									53,900,000	38,600,000	31,700,000
Cost of Services									4,186,600,000	3,907,200,000	3,468,400,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes									86,500,000	102,800,000	87,600,000
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes									13,400,000	19,200,000	19,100,000
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries									0	0	0
Income from Continuing Operations									73,100,000	83,600,000	68,500,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax									0	0	0
Net income									73,100,000	83,600,000	68,500,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest									3,600,000	1,100,000
Net income attributable to ARAMARK shareholder									69,500,000	82,500,000
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales									0	0	0
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	0
Selling and general corporate expenses									0	0	0
Interest and other financing costs									0	0	0
Expense allocations									0	0	0
Cost of Services									0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes									0	0	0
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes									0	0	0
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries									(158,000,000)	(110,600,000)	(66,200,000)
Income from Continuing Operations									(158,000,000)	(110,600,000)	(66,200,000)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax									0	0	0
Net income									(158,000,000)	(110,600,000)	(66,200,000)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest									0	0
Net income attributable to ARAMARK shareholder									$ (158,000,000)	$ (110,600,000)