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Represents the percentage of preferred stock sold to a third party as percentage of outstanding capital stock.

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Reduction in cash due to no longer including the former subsidiary's cash in the consolidated entity's cash.

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In connection with deconsolidation by other than a nonreciprocal transfer to owners, such as a spin-off, this element represents the portion of the gain or loss recognized by the parent, during the period, which is related to the remeasurement of any retained investment in the former subsidiary to its fair value.

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Pretax gain (loss), not previously recognized and resulting from the sale of a business component, which is recognized at the date of sale. A gain (loss) reflects the amount by which the consideration received exceeds (is exceeded by) the net carrying amount (reflecting previous provisions for loss on disposal, if any) of the disposal group.

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The gain (loss) resulting from the sale of a disposal group that is not a discontinued operation. It is included in income from continuing operations before income taxes in the income statement.

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This element represents the cash inflow during the period from the sale of a component of the entity.

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Divestitures (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2011	Jun. 25, 2010	Jun. 24, 2011	Jun. 25, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010 European water business	Jun. 24, 2011 European water business	Jun. 24, 2011 Atkore	Dec. 24, 2010 Atkore	Jun. 24, 2011 Atkore
Divestitures
Preferred stock sold as percentage of outstanding capital stock (as a percent)								51.00%
Net cash proceeds on sale of discontinued operations			$ 711	$ 26	$ 264			$ 713
Net gain on divestiture			227	43				259
Gain recognized in connection with determining the fair value of retained ownership interest								49
Fair value of retained ownership interest								137
Cash divested on sale			(10)		7
Pre-tax (loss) income on sale of discontinued operations		(5)	168	(5)		168
Working capital adjustment that reduced the gain on disposal	2		11
Company's share in net income (loss) of equity investments							$ 9		$ 2