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Gain Recognized upon purchasing remaining interest in joint venture as the Company purchased remaining 51% of UAE joint venture. Gain relates to the Company's previously held 49% equity interest in the joint venture.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date.

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Percentage of equity in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date in a business combination.

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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 24, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2015 USD ($) acquisition	Sep. 25, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration for acquisition			$ 320	$ 525
Consideration transferred			166
Cash balance acquired in the acquisition of a business			27	26
Purchase price allocated to goodwill	$ 4,418		4,418		$ 4,203	$ 4,088
Holdback liability				$ 8
Number of acquisitions included in continuing operations \| acquisition				11
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition and integration related costs incurred	5	$ 2	9	$ 4
ShopperTrak
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration for acquisition	$ 6		176
Cash paid for acquisition			182
Cash balance acquired in the acquisition of a business			6
UAE
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration for acquisition			128
Cash paid to settle pre-existing matters			5
Cash paid for pre-paid agency commission			$ 6
Equity interest in acquiree	100.00%		100.00%
Purchase price allocated to assets	$ 99		$ 99
Purchase price allocated to goodwill	136		136
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	99		99
Purchase price allocated to liabilities	$ 32		32
Net gain related to previously held equity interest in joint venture			111
Equity interest in joint venture, as a percentage					49.00%
Circuito
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration for acquisition			$ 16
IST
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration for acquisition				327
Cash balance acquired in the acquisition of a business				5
Purchase price allocated to assets		68		68
Purchase price allocated to goodwill		136		136
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill		143		143
Purchase price allocated to liabilities		$ 15		$ 15
Businesses other than IST
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions included in continuing operations \| acquisition				10