Inventories (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Inventories
Raw materials and supplies	$ 169,858	$ 182,882
Finished goods	665,309	493,207
Inventories	835,167	676,089
Green Coffee [Member]
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment	407,700
Percentage of purchase commitment that has a fixed price	88.00%
Average C price of coffee per pound used to calculate variable portion of purchase commitment (in dollars per pound)	1.93
Brewer Inventory [Member]
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment	256,400
Production Raw Materials [Member]
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment	$ 1,108,700