Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2014	Jan. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000909954
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 27, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-26
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		161,675,100
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1