Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow of ARAMARK Corporation and Subsidiaries (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2010
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 745,489,000	$ 304,686,000	$ 634,010,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment and client contract investments and other	(354,542,000)	(293,776,000)	(289,973,000)
Disposals of property and equipment	11,666,000	21,499,000	25,895,000
Proceeds from divestiture	6,479,000	83,078,000	0
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	(151,800,000)	(157,000,000)	(85,700,000)
Other Investing Activities	6,568,000	(16,993,000)	(3,686,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(481,576,000)	(363,147,000)	(353,504,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	3,449,000	22,252,000	11,519,000
Payments of long-term borrowings	(288,940,000)	(31,236,000)	(334,823,000)
Net change in funding under the Receivables Facility	37,895,000	225,905,000	0
Dividends/advances paid to Parent Company	(53,720,000)	(132,900,000)	0
Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interest	0	48,369,000	0
Proceeds from issuance of Parent Company common stock	11,258,000	4,593,000	3,273,000
Repurchase of Parent Company common stock	(37,704,000)	(16,149,000)	(10,809,000)
Other financing activities	(12,785,000)	(9,979,000)	(13,381,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(340,547,000)	110,855,000	(344,221,000)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(76,634,000)	52,394,000	(63,715,000)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	213,323,000	160,929,000	224,644,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	136,689,000	213,323,000	160,929,000
Less: Cash and cash equivalents included in assets held for sale	0	0	663,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	136,689,000	213,323,000	160,266,000
ARAMARK Corporation
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	92,400,000	38,200,000	133,600,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment and client contract investments and other	(11,700,000)	(9,600,000)	(13,700,000)
Disposals of property and equipment	700,000	1,000,000	1,800,000
Proceeds from divestiture	0	0
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	0	0	0
Other Investing Activities	1,300,000	700,000	(1,000,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(9,700,000)	(7,900,000)	(12,900,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	0	0	0
Payments of long-term borrowings	(250,700,000)	(5,700,000)	(309,400,000)
Net change in funding under the Receivables Facility	0	0
Dividends/advances paid to Parent Company	(53,700,000)	(132,900,000)
Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interest		48,400,000
Proceeds from issuance of Parent Company common stock	11,300,000	4,600,000	3,300,000
Repurchase of Parent Company common stock	(37,700,000)	(16,100,000)	(10,800,000)
Other financing activities	(6,200,000)	(6,600,000)	(10,600,000)
Change in intercompany, net	144,300,000	136,000,000	129,400,000
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(192,700,000)	27,700,000	(198,100,000)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(110,000,000)	58,000,000	(77,400,000)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	137,400,000	79,400,000	156,800,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	27,400,000	137,400,000	79,400,000
Less: Cash and cash equivalents included in assets held for sale			0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	27,400,000	137,400,000	79,400,000
Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	503,600,000	486,600,000	406,500,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment and client contract investments and other	(255,800,000)	(205,700,000)	(215,100,000)
Disposals of property and equipment	5,000,000	10,000,000	17,300,000
Proceeds from divestiture	2,300,000	71,500,000
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	(140,000,000)	(157,000,000)	(8,200,000)
Other Investing Activities	3,000,000	(14,300,000)	3,100,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(385,500,000)	(295,500,000)	(202,900,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	(300,000)	200,000	0
Payments of long-term borrowings	(11,900,000)	(13,200,000)	(15,200,000)
Net change in funding under the Receivables Facility	0	0
Dividends/advances paid to Parent Company	0	0
Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interest		0
Proceeds from issuance of Parent Company common stock	0	0	0
Repurchase of Parent Company common stock	0	0	0
Other financing activities	(3,900,000)	(3,100,000)	(2,800,000)
Change in intercompany, net	(92,600,000)	(175,800,000)	(179,200,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(108,700,000)	(191,900,000)	(197,200,000)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	9,400,000	(800,000)	6,400,000
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	32,200,000	33,000,000	26,600,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	41,600,000	32,200,000	33,000,000
Less: Cash and cash equivalents included in assets held for sale			700,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	41,600,000	32,200,000	32,300,000
Non-Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	207,600,000	(146,400,000)	182,800,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment and client contract investments and other	(87,000,000)	(78,500,000)	(61,200,000)
Disposals of property and equipment	6,000,000	10,500,000	6,800,000
Proceeds from divestiture	4,200,000	11,600,000
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	(11,800,000)	0	(77,500,000)
Other Investing Activities	2,300,000	(3,400,000)	(5,800,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(86,300,000)	(59,800,000)	(137,700,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	3,700,000	22,000,000	11,500,000
Payments of long-term borrowings	(26,400,000)	(12,300,000)	(10,200,000)
Net change in funding under the Receivables Facility	37,900,000	225,900,000
Dividends/advances paid to Parent Company	0	0
Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interest		0
Proceeds from issuance of Parent Company common stock	0	0	0
Repurchase of Parent Company common stock	0	0	0
Other financing activities	(2,700,000)	(300,000)	0
Change in intercompany, net	(109,800,000)	(33,900,000)	(39,100,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(97,300,000)	201,400,000	(37,800,000)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	24,000,000	(4,800,000)	7,300,000
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	43,700,000	48,500,000	41,200,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	67,700,000	43,700,000	48,500,000
Less: Cash and cash equivalents included in assets held for sale			0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	67,700,000	43,700,000	48,500,000
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	(58,100,000)	(73,700,000)	(88,900,000)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment and client contract investments and other	0	0	0
Disposals of property and equipment	0	0	0
Proceeds from divestiture	0	0
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	0	0	0
Other Investing Activities	0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	0	0	0
Payments of long-term borrowings	0	0	0
Net change in funding under the Receivables Facility	0	0
Dividends/advances paid to Parent Company	0	0
Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interest		0
Proceeds from issuance of Parent Company common stock	0	0	0
Repurchase of Parent Company common stock	0	0	0
Other financing activities	0	0	0
Change in intercompany, net	58,100,000	73,700,000	88,900,000
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	58,100,000	73,700,000	88,900,000
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	0	0	0
Less: Cash and cash equivalents included in assets held for sale			0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0