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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
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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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| Legal Proceedings [Abstract] | |||
| Loss Contingency, Management's Assessment and Process | The Company has discovered, and as a part of its ongoing cooperation with these investigations has informed the SEC and the DOJ of, instances in which special hiring consideration, gifts or other benefits (collectively, benefits) were provided to several individuals associated with Chinese state-owned companies or agencies. Based on the facts currently known, the Company believes the aggregate monetary value of the benefits in question to be less than $250,000, excluding employment compensation. The Company is continuing to investigate the circumstances relating to providing these benefits and is attempting to identify whether any other benefits were provided. | ||
| Leases [Abstract] | |||
| Low end of range of noncancelable operating lease terms | less than one year | ||
| High end of range of noncancelable operating lease terms | 35 years | ||
| Rental expense | $ 87 | $ 87 | $ 85 |
| Low end of range of initial capital lease terms | 5 years 0 months 0 days | ||
| High end of range of initial capital lease terms | 7 years 0 months 0 days | ||
| Maximum number of capital lease renewal periods | 5 | ||
| Capital lease assets expected to be written off at the end of the contractual lease term due to restructuring plan | 55 | ||
| Capital lease obligations expected to be written off at the end of the contractual lease term due to restructuring plan | $ 60 | ||
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The total remaining capital lease asset. As a result of the restructuring plan, the Company does not intend to renew its existing cell site capital leases. Unless the Company is able to terminate the lease at an earlier date, at the end of the current contractual lease term for each capital lease, the remaining lease obligation and the related asset will be written off. No definition available.
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- Definition
The total remaining capital lease obligation. As a result of the restructuring plan, the Company does not intend to renew its existing cell site capital leases. Unless the Company is able to terminate the lease at an earlier date, at the end of the current contractual lease term for each capital lease, the remaining lease obligation and the related asset will be written off. No definition available.
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This element represents the high range of the initial terms of capital leases. No definition available.
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This element represents the high range of the terms of noncancelable operating leases. No definition available.
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This element represents the low range of the initial terms of capital leases. No definition available.
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This element represents the low range of the terms of noncancelable operating leases. No definition available.
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This element represents the maximum number of capital lease renewal options. No definition available.
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- Definition
Rental expense incurred for leased assets including furniture and equipment which has not been recognized in costs and expenses applicable to sales and revenues; for example, cost of goods sold or other operating costs and expenses. No definition available.
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- Definition
Describes management's process to evaluate the contingency matter and to estimate the impact on the financial statements and ongoing operations, such as added credit risk or loss of customers, including pertinent information to adequately disclose the matter and significant assumptions underlying the estimates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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