Inventories (Details) (USD $)			3 Months Ended
	Jun. 23, 2012	Sep. 24, 2011	Jun. 23, 2012 Green coffee	Jun. 23, 2012 Brewer inventory	Jun. 23, 2012 Production raw materials
Inventories
Raw materials and supplies	$ 243,038,000	$ 182,811,000
Finished goods	423,967,000	489,437,000
Inventories	667,005,000	672,248,000
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment			401,400,000	266,600,000	605,700,000
Percentage of purchase commitment that has a fixed price			82.00%
Average C price of coffee per pound used to calculate variable portion of purchase commitment (in dollars per pound)			$ 1.63