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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 563,976		$ 563,976		$ 451,914
Accumulated Amortization	(186,092)		(186,092)		(176,727)
Total amortization expense	13,100us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	10,700us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	23,168us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	21,942us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Acquired technology
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Gross Carrying Amount	17,864		17,864		16,501
Accumulated Amortization	(14,532)		(14,532)		(13,713)
Acquired technology \| Minimum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Useful Life in Years			4 years
Acquired technology \| Maximum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Useful Life in Years			15 years
Defensive intangible assets
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Useful Life in Years			13 years
Gross Carrying Amount	142,709		142,709
Accumulated Amortization	(2,956)		(2,956)
Customer and roaster agreements
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Gross Carrying Amount	8,308		8,308		8,939
Accumulated Amortization	(5,416)		(5,416)		(5,303)
Customer and roaster agreements \| Minimum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Useful Life in Years			10 years
Customer and roaster agreements \| Maximum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Useful Life in Years			11 years
Customer relationships
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Gross Carrying Amount	356,271		356,271		390,563
Accumulated Amortization	(145,310)		(145,310)		(141,163)
Customer relationships \| Minimum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Useful Life in Years			2 years
Customer relationships \| Maximum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Useful Life in Years			16 years
Trade names
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Gross Carrying Amount	35,514		35,514		35,911
Accumulated Amortization	(17,581)		(17,581)		(16,548)
Trade names \| Minimum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Useful Life in Years			5 years
Trade names \| Maximum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Useful Life in Years			11 years
Non-compete agreements
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Useful Life in Years			3 years
Gross Carrying Amount	3,310		3,310
Accumulated Amortization	$ (297)		$ (297)