Inventories (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 25, 2011	Sep. 25, 2010
Obsolescence reserves	$ 3.8	$ 3.0
Percentage of fixed price on inventory purchase commitments	77.80%
Inventory purchase commitments extended period	2013
Purchase commitment Brewer, remaining minimum amount committed	68.3
Purchase commitment raw material , remaining minimum amount committed	190.7
Green Coffee [Member]
Purchase commitment, remaining minimum amount committed	$ 504.8
Average "C" Price [Member]
Variable portion of commitments of coffee per pound	2.56