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Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits (Multiemployer Plans) (Details) (Multiemployer Plans, Pension [Member], Bakery and Confectionary Union & Industry International Pension Fund [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014
Multiemployer Plans, Pension [Member] | Bakery and Confectionary Union & Industry International Pension Fund [Member]
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan, contributions (less than)	$ 1
Surcharge Imposed	10.00%

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Multiemployer Plans, Surcharge Imposed

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Amount of contributions made to multiemployer plans by the employer. A multiemployer plan is a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 80

-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35742057&loc=SL14450702-114947



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

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-Section 50

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