Document And Entity Information In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2012	Jul. 25, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 01, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	STARBUCKS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000829224
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		760.0