Earnings Per Share (Calculation of Net Earnings Per Common Share (EPS) - Basic and Diluted) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net earnings attributable to Starbucks	$ 626.7	$ 512.6	$ 2,104.9	$ 1,480.3
Weighted average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)	1,498.5	1,503.5	1,499.3	1,507.9
Dilutive effect of outstanding common stock options and RSUs	17.2	18.5	17.0	19.9
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)	1,515.7	1,522.0	1,516.3	1,527.8
EPS - basic	$ 0.42	$ 0.34	$ 1.40	$ 0.98
EPS - diluted	$ 0.41	$ 0.34	$ 1.39	$ 0.97