Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Net sales	$ 1,386,670	$ 1,339,059
Cost of sales	922,623	919,896
Gross profit	464,047	419,163
Selling and operating expenses	168,215	171,845
General and administrative expenses	69,206	64,877
Operating income	226,626	182,441
Other income, net	429	188
Gain on financial instruments, net	4,561	1,104
Loss on foreign currency, net	(10,550)	(2,679)
Interest expense	(2,620)	(5,730)
Income before income taxes	218,446	175,324
Income tax expense	(79,971)	(67,379)
Net income	138,475	107,945
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	248	362
Net income attributable to GMCR	$ 138,227	$ 107,583
Net income attributable to GMCR per common share:
Net income attributable to GMCR per common share-basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.93	$ 0.72
Net income attributable to GMCR per common share-diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.91	$ 0.70
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	149,162,600	149,317,597
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	151,581,897	152,708,807