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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Effects of Early Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncement (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 01, 2017	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Oct. 01, 2018	Aug. 26, 2018
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 232,800,000	$ 186,500,000	$ 57,500,000
Deferred Revenue							$ 7,000,000,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Noncurrent	1,765,800,000	134,700,000				$ 123,700,000
Deferred Revenue, Current	1,269,000,000.0	1,642,900,000				1,220,900,000
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	(5,771,200,000)	1,457,400,000				1,725,400,000
Deferred Revenue, Noncurrent	6,744,400,000	6,775,700,000				6,839,700,000
Deferred Tax and Other Liabilities, Noncurrent	1,370,500,000	1,430,500,000				1,509,500,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-16 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets					$ 227,600,000
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Noncurrent		(11,000,000.0)
Deferred Revenue, Current		(422,000,000.0)
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)		268,000,000.0
Deferred Revenue, Noncurrent		64,000,000.0
Deferred Tax and Other Liabilities, Noncurrent		79,000,000.0
Forecast [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset				$ 8,000,000,000
Forecast [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset				$ 9,000,000,000
Revenue Recognition Period Stored Value Cards and Loyalty Program Breakage [Member]
Deferred Revenue, Revenue Recognized	10,819,700,000
Deferred Revenue, Other	(20,800,000)
Deferred Revenue	1,113,700,000	1,328,600,000				$ 970,600,000
Stored Value Card breakage revenue [Domain] \| Revenue Recognition Period Stored Value Cards and Loyalty Program Breakage [Member]
Deferred Revenue		(358,000,000.0)
East China JV [Member]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 163,800,000	$ 129,800,000