Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 23, 2012	Jun. 25, 2011	Dec. 25, 2010	Jun. 23, 2012 year	Jun. 25, 2011	Dec. 17, 2010
Acquisitions and divestitures
Payments to acquire business, net of cash acquired					$ 907,835,000
LJVH Holdings, Inc.
Acquisitions and divestitures
Payments to acquire business, net of cash acquired			907,800,000
Allocation of the purchase price to the acquired net assets of Van Houtte
Restricted cash						500,000
Accounts receivable						61,130,000
Inventories						42,958,000
Income taxes receivable						2,260,000
Deferred income taxes						4,903,000
Other current assets						5,047,000
Fixed assets						143,928,000
Intangible assets						375,099,000
Goodwill						472,331,000
Other long-term assets						1,577,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses						(54,502,000)
Other short-term liabilities						(4,330,000)
Income taxes payable						(1,496,000)
Deferred income taxes						(117,086,000)
Notes payable						(2,914,000)
Other long-term liabilities						(2,452,000)
Non-controlling interests						(19,118,000)
Total						907,835,000
Business acquisition, additional disclosure
Weighted-average amortization period of amortizable intangible assets (in years)				10.8
Acquisition costs					10,700,000
Purchase price, restricted cash held in escrow	8,900,000			8,900,000
Acquisition contribution to consolidated revenue	104,500,000	111,700,000		308,400,000	221,000,000
Acquisition contribution to consolidated net income before taxes	14,100,000	13,000,000		34,200,000	10,300,000
LJVH Holdings, Inc. | Trademarks
Business acquisition, additional disclosure
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible asset						99,400,000
LJVH Holdings, Inc. | Customer relationships
Business acquisition, additional disclosure
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset						263,100,000
LJVH Holdings, Inc. | Trademarks and trade names
Business acquisition, additional disclosure
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset						10,900,000
LJVH Holdings, Inc. | Franchises
Business acquisition, additional disclosure
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset						1,400,000
LJVH Holdings, Inc. | Technology
Business acquisition, additional disclosure
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset						300,000
LJVH Holdings, Inc. | Assets held for sale
Business acquisition, additional disclosure
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset						19,500,000
LJVH Holdings, Inc. | Term Loan A Facility
Acquisitions and divestitures
Credit agreement						1,450,000,000
Van Houtte Canadian Operations
Allocation of the purchase price to the acquired net assets of Van Houtte
Restricted cash						500,000
Accounts receivable						47,554,000
Inventories						36,691,000
Income taxes receivable						2,190,000
Deferred income taxes						3,577,000
Other current assets						4,453,000
Fixed assets						110,622,000
Intangible assets						355,549,000
Goodwill						409,493,000
Other long-term assets						962,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses						(46,831,000)
Other short-term liabilities						(3,404,000)
Income taxes payable						(1,496,000)
Deferred income taxes						(104,866,000)
Notes payable						(1,770,000)
Other long-term liabilities						(1,683,000)
Non-controlling interests						(9,529,000)
Total						802,012,000
Filterfresh Assets Held For Sale
Allocation of the purchase price to the acquired net assets of Van Houtte
Accounts receivable						13,576,000
Inventories						6,267,000
Income taxes receivable						70,000
Deferred income taxes						1,326,000
Other current assets						594,000
Fixed assets						33,306,000
Intangible assets						19,550,000
Goodwill						62,838,000
Other long-term assets						615,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses						(7,671,000)
Other short-term liabilities						(926,000)
Deferred income taxes						(12,220,000)
Notes payable						(1,144,000)
Other long-term liabilities						(769,000)
Non-controlling interests						(9,589,000)
Total						$ 105,823,000