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Summary of Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) € in Billions, ¥ in Billions, SFr in Billions, $ in Billions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 27, 2015 JPY (¥)	Jun. 27, 2015 EUR (€)	Jun. 27, 2015 CHF (SFr)
2013 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 17.0	$ 17.0
2014 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	12.0	$ 12.0
First quarter 2015 euro-denominated debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount | €				€ 2.8
Second quarter 2015 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	6.5
Second quarter 2015 Swiss franc-denominated debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount | SFr					SFr 1.3
Third quarter 2015 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 8.0
Third quarter 2015 yen-denominated debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount | ¥			¥ 250.0
Fixed-rate 0.45% - 3.85% notes | 2013 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate, minimum	0.45%	0.45%
Debt instrument interest rate, maximum	3.85%	3.85%
Fixed-rate 1.05% - 4.45% notes | 2014 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate, minimum	1.05%	1.05%
Debt instrument interest rate, maximum	4.45%	4.45%
Fixed-rate 1.00% notes | First quarter 2015 euro-denominated debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	1.00%		1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Fixed-rate 1.63% notes | First quarter 2015 euro-denominated debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	1.63%		1.63%	1.63%	1.63%
Fixed-rate 1.55% notes | Second quarter 2015 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	1.55%		1.55%	1.55%	1.55%
Fixed-rate 2.15% notes | Second quarter 2015 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	2.15%		2.15%	2.15%	2.15%
Fixed-rate 2.50% notes | Second quarter 2015 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	2.50%		2.50%	2.50%	2.50%
Fixed-rate 3.45% notes | Second quarter 2015 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	3.45%		3.45%	3.45%	3.45%
Fixed-rate 0.38% notes | Second quarter 2015 Swiss franc-denominated debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	0.38%		0.38%	0.38%	0.38%
Fixed-rate 0.75% notes | Second quarter 2015 Swiss franc-denominated debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	0.75%		0.75%	0.75%	0.75%
Fixed-rate 0.90% notes | Third quarter 2015 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	0.90%		0.90%	0.90%	0.90%
Fixed-rate 2.00% notes | Third quarter 2015 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	2.00%		2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Fixed-rate 2.70% notes | Third quarter 2015 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	2.70%		2.70%	2.70%	2.70%
Fixed-rate 3.20% notes | Third quarter 2015 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	3.20%		3.20%	3.20%	3.20%
Fixed-rate 4.38% notes | Third quarter 2015 debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	4.38%		4.38%	4.38%	4.38%
Fixed-rate 0.35% notes | Third quarter 2015 yen-denominated debt issuance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	0.35%		0.35%	0.35%	0.35%

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