Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 25, 2011	Jun. 26, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 125,227	$ 52,515
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	50,176	20,379
Amortization of intangibles	29,587	9,497
Amortization of deferred financing fees	4,643
Loss on extinguishment of debt	19,732
Unrealized gain on foreign currency	(4,956)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets	421	522
Provision for doubtful accounts	2,315	372
Provision for sales returns	48,755	26,291
Unrealized loss (gain) on financial instruments, net	7,671	(188)
Tax benefit from exercise of non-qualified options and disqualified dispositions of incentive stock options	38	25
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation plans	(29,175)	(5,626)
Deferred income taxes	3,343	49
Deferred compensation and stock compensation	7,686	6,061
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:
Receivables	(58,229)	(44,769)
Inventories	(118,113)	(31,356)
Income tax receivable (payable), net	25,533	(1,068)
Other current assets	2,371	(4,896)
Other long-term assets, net	(11,552)	421
Accounts payable	49,134	21,544
Accrued compensation costs	(1,106)	(3,851)
Accrued expenses	12,054	12,119
Other short-term liabilities	(2,388)
Other long-term liabilities	11,541
Net cash provided by operating activities	174,708	58,041
Cash flows from investing activities:
Change in restricted cash	98	(660)
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments		50,000
Proceeds from notes receivable	449	1,788
Acquisition of Timothy's Coffee of the World Inc.		(154,208)
Acquisition of Diedrich Coffee, Inc., net of cash acquired		(305,261)
Acquisition of LJVH Holdings, Inc. (Van Houtte), net of cash acquired	(907,835)
Capital expenditures for fixed assets	(175,474)	(84,386)
Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets	850	253
Other investing activities	(158)
Net cash used for investing activities	(1,082,070)	(492,474)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in revolving line of credit	165,835	57,001
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under compensation plans	9,577	4,127
Proceeds from issuance of common stock for private placement	291,096
Proceeds from issuance of common stock for public equity offering	673,048
Financing costs in connection with public equity offering	(25,685)
Dividends paid to redeemable noncontrolling interests shareholders	(702)
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation plans	29,175	5,626
Capital lease obligations	(7)	(42)
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt	796,375	140,000
Deferred financing fees	(45,821)	(1,359)
Repayment of long-term debt	(906,708)	(3,750)
Net cash provided by financing activities	986,183	201,603
Change in cash balances included in short-term assets held for sale	(8,248)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,164
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	71,737	(232,830)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	4,401	241,811
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	76,138	8,981
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Fixed asset purchases included in accounts payable and not disbursed at the end of each year	26,970	12,549
Noncash investing activity:
Liabilities assumed in conjunction with acquisitions		$ 1,533