Income Taxes (Components of Earnings Before Income Taxes) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
United States, Total	$ (674.0)	$ 1,679.6	$ 1,523.4
United States, Related to litigation charge	(2,784.1)
United States, Other	2,110.1
Foreign, Total	444.1	379.5	287.7
Foreign, Related to litigation charge	0
Foreign, Other	444.1
Earnings before income taxes	(229.9)	2,059.1	1,811.1
Earnings before income taxes, Related to litigation charge	(2,784.1)
Earnings before income taxes, Other	$ 2,554.2

Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes, Domestic, Other

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Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes, Domestic, Related To Litigation Charge

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Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest, Other

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Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest, Related to Litigation Charge

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Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign, Other

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to domestic operations.

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This element represents the income or loss from continuing operations attributable to the economic entity which may also be defined as revenue less expenses from ongoing operations, after income or loss from equity method investments, but before income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest.

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to foreign operations, which is defined as Income or Loss generated from operations located outside the entity's country of domicile.

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