Debt (Components of Long-Term Debt Including Associated Interest Rates and Related Fair Values) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	$ 9,220.3	$ 9,548.4
Total, Estimated Fair Value	8,892.0	9,322.0
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium) and Debt Issuance Costs, Net	67.5	69.3
Hedging Liabilities, Noncurrent	(22.1)	(39.0)
Total, Carrying Value, net of aggregate unamortized discount	9,130.7	9,440.1
Two Point Zero Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 0.0	350.0
Stated Interest Rate	2.00%
Effective Interest Rate	2.012%
Two Point Two Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 500.0	500.0
Stated Interest Rate	2.20%
Effective Interest Rate	2.228%
Two Point Four Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 500.0	500.0
Stated Interest Rate	2.45%
Effective Interest Rate	2.511%
Three Point Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 600.0	600.0
Stated Interest Rate	3.50%
Effective Interest Rate	3.529%
Four Point Zero Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 750.0	750.0
Stated Interest Rate	4.00%
Effective Interest Rate	3.958%
Two Point One Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 500.0	500.0
Debt Instrument, Face Value from Reopening of Previous Issuance	$ 250.0	250.0
Stated Interest Rate	2.10%
Effective Interest Rate	2.293%
Effective Interest Rate for Reopening of Previous Issuance	1.60%
Two Point Seven Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 500.0	500.0
Stated Interest Rate	2.70%
Effective Interest Rate	2.819%
Three Point Eight Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 750.0	750.0
Stated Interest Rate	3.85%
Effective Interest Rate	2.859%
Three Point One Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1,000.0	1,000.0
Stated Interest Rate	3.10%
Effective Interest Rate	3.107%
PointThreeSevenTwoPercentageYenDenominatedSeniorNotes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 770.3	748.4
Stated Interest Rate	0.372%
Effective Interest Rate	0.462%
Three Point Eight Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1,250.0	1,250.0
Stated Interest Rate	3.80%
Effective Interest Rate	3.721%
Four Point Three Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 350.0	350.0
Stated Interest Rate	4.30%
Effective Interest Rate	4.348%
Three Point Seven Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 500.0	500.0
Stated Interest Rate	3.75%
Effective Interest Rate	3.765%
Four Point Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1,000.0	1,000.0
Stated Interest Rate	4.50%
Effective Interest Rate	4.504%
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Two Point Zero Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 0.0	350.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Two Point Two Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	492.0	490.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Two Point Four Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	449.0	451.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Three Point Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	571.0	576.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Four Point Zero Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	740.0	754.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Two Point One Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	487.0	489.0
Estimated Fair Value from Reopening of Previous Issuance	244.0	244.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Two Point Seven Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	488.0	486.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Three Point Eight Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	758.0	759.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Three Point One Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	982.0	986.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| PointThreeSevenTwoPercentageYenDenominatedSeniorNotes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	769.0	743.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Three Point Eight Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	1,241.0	1,249.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Four Point Three Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	317.0	330.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Three Point Seven Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	417.0	438.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Four Point Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 937.0	$ 977.0

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