Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 26, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 197,945	$ 68,257
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	55,822	30,991
Amortization of intangibles	23,021	17,793
Amortization deferred financing fees	3,025	2,620
Loss on extinguishment of debt		2,555
Unrealized gain of foreign currency	(4,547)	(5,207)
Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets	1,265	(75)
Gain on sale of subsidiary, excluding transaction costs	(28,914)
Provision for doubtful accounts	1,656	872
Provision for sales returns	67,402	39,316
Unrealized loss on financial instruments, net	3,580	9,087
Tax benefit from exercise of non-qualified options and disqualified dispositions of incentive stock options	5	6
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation plans	(11,172)	(5,838)
Deferred income taxes	8,325	2,862
Deferred compensation and stock compensation	9,336	4,633
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:
Receivables	(55,546)	(45,723)
Inventories	72,671	(889)
Income tax receivable/payable, net	65,050	2,562
Other current assets	(17,871)	(4,700)
Other long-term assets, net	(436)	(11,300)
Accounts payable	(38,424)	8,690
Accrued compensation costs	(6,402)	(8,487)
Accrued expenses	27,352	8,128
Other current liabilities	(2,878)	(2,173)
Other long-term liabilities	(109)	11,401
Net cash provided by operating activities	370,156	125,381
Cash flows from investing activities:
Change in restricted cash	665	150
Proceeds from notes receivable	229	103
Acquisition of LJVH Holdings, Inc. (Van Houtte), net of cash acquired		(907,835)
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary, net of cash transferred	137,733
Capital expenditures for fixed assets	(204,556)	(99,040)
Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets	215	280
Other investing activities		(158)
Net cash used in investing activities	(65,714)	(1,006,500)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in revolving line of credit	(182,814)	257,923
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under compensation plans	2,228	4,784
Proceeds from issuance of common stock for private placement		249,524
Cash distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests shareholders	(149)	(386)
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation plans	11,172	5,838
Principal payments under capital lease obligations	(3,148)	(5)
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt		794,500
Deferred financing fees		(41,628)
Repayment of long-term debt	(4,552)	(354,773)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(177,263)	915,777
Change in cash balances included in current assets held for sale	5,160	(6,510)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	675	1,188
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	133,014	29,336
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	12,989	4,401
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	146,003	33,737
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Fixed asset purchases included in accounts payable and not disbursed at the end of each period	44,672	11,051
Non cash financing and investing activities:
Fixed Assets acquired under capital lease obligations/vendor notes	$ 44,174