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Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Instruments and Credit Risk Amounts Associated with Outstanding or Unsettled Derivative Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 26, 2016 | Sep. 26, 2015
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Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments | Foreign exchange contracts |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional Amount | $ 41,996 | $ 70,054
Credit Risk | 564 | 1,385
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest rate contracts |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional Amount | 23,750 | 18,750
Credit Risk | 557 | 394
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign exchange contracts |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional Amount | 30,573 | 49,190
Credit Risk | $ 69 | $ 109

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