Legal Proceedings (Details 2) (Legal Proceedings and Stockholder Litigation)			0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014 CERT v. Brad Barry LLC and Starbucks Corp item	Mar. 29, 2014 Putative securities fraud class actions item	Sep. 26, 2013 Consolidated putative securities fraud class action, Fifield v. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters	Mar. 29, 2014 Putative stockholder derivative actions item	Apr. 27, 2012 Consolidated putative stockholder derivative action in District of Vermont item	Nov. 29, 2010 Consolidated putative stockholder derivative action in District of Vermont item	Sep. 28, 2010 Consolidated putative stockholder derivative action in District of Vermont item	Mar. 29, 2014 Consolidated putative stockholder derivative action in District of Vermont item	Mar. 29, 2014 Putative antitrust class actions item
Legal Proceedings
Number of affirmative defenses shared by all defendants	3
Number of pending actions		2		2					20
Number of separate complaints in consolidated action								5
Number of claims filed after disclosure of the SEC inquiry							2
Period allowed to plaintiffs to amend their complaint			30 days
Number of separate complaints ordered by federal court to be consolidated into the action					2	2
Number of federal district courts, where claims are pending									4