Commitments And Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Nov. 29, 2010	Aug. 31, 2010	Oct. 02, 2011 Japanese Yen-Denominated Bank Loans (Starbucks Japan - An Unconsolidated Equity Investee) [Member]
Year in which guarantee expires			2014
Maximum exposure			$ 1.0
Potential additional premium to be paid to the affiliate over the fair value of agreement in case of termination	35.00%
Value of rejected offer		$ 750

Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name FASB Interpretation (FIN)

-Number 45

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph b

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (b)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248

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