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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale and Related Noncontrolling Interests (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 25, 2011
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Sep. 26, 2010
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Dec. 30, 2012
BWA spectrum [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
BWA spectrum [Member]
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| Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale and Related Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract] | |||||
| Assets held for sale | $ 1,109 | $ 746 | |||
| Liabilities held for sale | 1,072 | 0 | |||
| Proceeds from issuing noncontrolling interests | 86 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Company's ownership percentage in BWA subsidiaries | 51.00% | 74.00% | |||
| Payment made to India's Department of Telecommunications | $ 81 | ||||
| Weighted-Average Amortization Periods for Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, by Class [Line Items] | |||||
| Intangible asset, useful life | 11 years 0 months 0 days | 11 years 0 months 0 days | 20 years 0 months 0 days | 18 years 6 months 0 days | |
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Payment of the amount of unpaid dues claimed by the Indian government to be owed by one of the Company's susdiaries' Indian shareholders. No definition available.
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Long-lived assets that are held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold in less than one year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. No definition available.
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Liability (such as a mortgage) related to a disposal group that is held for sale and anticipated to be sold in less than one year. The liability is expected to be discharged as part of the plan of sale for the asset. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage. No definition available.
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The cash inflow contributed by noncontrolled interest that purchase additional shares or otherwise increase their ownership stake in a subsidiary of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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