Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $) In Millions |
Sep. 25, 2011 |
Sep. 26, 2010 |
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| Trade, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $2 and $3, respectively | $ 951 | $ 697 |
| Long-term contracts | 32 | 25 |
| Other | 10 | 8 |
| Accounts receivable, net | $ 993 | $ 730 |
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- Definition Amount due from customers or clients for goods or services that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.
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- Definition Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amounts due for services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the entity and, at a minimum, one other party. Such amounts may be billed or unbilled depending on the specifics of the contract. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying amounts due as of the balance sheet date from parties or arising from transactions not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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