Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | |||||||
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Sep. 27, 2015 |
Sep. 28, 2014 |
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Goodwill [Roll Forward] | ||||||||
Goodwill, beginning balance | $ 4,488 | [1] | $ 3,976 | |||||
Goodwill, Acquisitions | 1,258 | 628 | ||||||
Goodwill, Impairment | (260) | (116) | ||||||
Goodwill, Other | [2] | (7) | ||||||
Goodwill, ending balance | [1] | 5,479 | 4,488 | |||||
Cumulative goodwill impairments | 520 | 260 | ||||||
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Goodwill [Roll Forward] | ||||||||
Goodwill, beginning balance | 3,467 | [1] | 2,875 | |||||
Goodwill, Acquisitions | 998 | 592 | ||||||
Goodwill, Impairment | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Goodwill, Other | [2] | (4) | ||||||
Goodwill, ending balance | [1] | 4,461 | 3,467 | |||||
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Goodwill [Roll Forward] | ||||||||
Goodwill, beginning balance | 712 | [1] | 706 | |||||
Goodwill, Acquisitions | 6 | 6 | ||||||
Goodwill, Impairment | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Goodwill, Other | [2] | 0 | ||||||
Goodwill, ending balance | [1] | 718 | 712 | |||||
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Goodwill [Roll Forward] | ||||||||
Goodwill, beginning balance | 309 | [1] | 395 | |||||
Goodwill, Acquisitions | 254 | 30 | ||||||
Goodwill, Impairment | (260) | (116) | ||||||
Goodwill, Other | [2] | (3) | ||||||
Goodwill, ending balance | [1] | $ 300 | $ 309 | |||||
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- Definition Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of accumulated impairment loss for an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of other (increase) decrease of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. No definition available.
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