Inventories (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 28, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Inventories
Raw materials and supplies	$ 179,866	$ 182,882
Finished goods	459,153	493,207
Inventories	639,019	676,089
Green Coffee [Member]
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment	410,500
Percentage of purchase commitment that has a fixed price	92.00%
Average C price of coffee per pound used to calculate variable portion of purchase commitment (in dollars per pound)	1.79
Brewer Inventory [Member]
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment	311,500
Production Raw Materials [Member]
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment	$ 1,122,900