Inventories (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Inventories
Raw materials and supplies	$ 182,882	$ 229,927
Finished goods	493,207	538,510
Inventories	676,089	768,437
Green coffee
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment	245,100
Percentage of purchase commitment that has a fixed price	84.00%
Average C price of coffee per pound used to calculate variable portion of purchase commitment (in dollars per pound)	1.24
Brewer inventory
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment	141,800
Production raw materials
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment	$ 536,100