Inventories (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Inventories
Raw materials and supplies	$ 146,327	$ 182,882
Finished goods	304,788	493,207
Inventories	451,115	676,089
Green coffee
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment	409,200
Percentage of purchase commitment that has a fixed price	81.00%
Average C price of coffee per pound used to calculate variable portion of purchase commitment (in dollars per pound)	1.85
Brewer inventory
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment	213,900
Production raw materials
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment	$ 1,171,200