Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2013

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

							Consolidated Balance Sheet Classification

	As of March 29, 2013						Consolidated Balance Sheet Classification
	As of March 29, 2013						Prepaids and Other Current Assets		Other Assets
($ in millions)	Level 1		Level 2		Total		Prepaids and Other Current Assets		Other Assets
Available-for-Sale Securities:
Corporate debt securities	$	—	$	31	$	31	$	9	$	22
U.S. Government debt securities		189		61		250		137		113

Total	$	189	$	92	$	281	$	146	$	135

							Consolidated Balance Sheet Classification

	As of September 28, 2012						Consolidated Balance Sheet Classification
	As of September 28, 2012						Prepaids and Other Current Assets		Other Assets
($ in millions)	Level 1		Level 2		Total		Prepaids and Other Current Assets		Other Assets
Available-for-Sale Securities:
Corporate debt securities	$	—	$	34	$	34	$	7	$	27
U.S. Government debt securities		86		83		169		63		106

Total	$	86	$	117	$	203	$	70	$	133

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of assets, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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