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Tax Exempt Bonds

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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Amount of short-term debt and current maturity of long-term debt and capital lease obligations due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Including both current and noncurrent portions, carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of other forms of debt not elsewhere specified in the taxonomy with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt (Major Components Of Debt) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified																																		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 27, 2014 3.25% Convertible senior notes due October 2013 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 3.25% Convertible senior notes due October 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2008 3.25% Convertible senior notes due October 2013 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 2.75% Senior notes due September 2015 [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 2.75% Senior notes due September 2015 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 2.75% Senior notes due September 2015 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 6.60% Senior Notes Due April 2016 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 6.60% Senior Notes Due April 2016 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2008 6.60% Senior Notes Due April 2016 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 7.00% Notes Due May 2018 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 7.00% Notes Due May 2018 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 2.65% Senior notes due August 2019 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 2.65% Senior notes due August 2019 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 4.10% Notes due September 2020 [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 4.10% Notes due September 2020 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 4.10% Notes due September 2020 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 4.50% Senior Notes Due June 2022 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 4.50% Senior Notes Due June 2022 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 4.50% Senior Notes Due June 2022 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 3.95% Notes due August 2024 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 3.95% Notes due August 2024 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 7.00% Notes due January 2028 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 7.00% Notes due January 2028 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 6.13% Notes due November 2032 [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 6.13% Notes due November 2032 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 6.13% Notes due November 2032 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 4.88% Notes due August 2034 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 4.88% Notes due August 2034 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 5.15% Notes due August 2044 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 5.15% Notes due August 2044 [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 3-Year Tranche [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 3-Year Tranche [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 3-Year Tranche [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 5-Year Tranche A [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 5-Year Tranche A [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 5-Year Tranche A [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 5-Year Tranche B [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 5-Year Tranche B [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 5-Year Tranche B [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 GO Zone tax-exempt bonds [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 GO Zone tax-exempt bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	$ 0		$ 0
Senior Notes				0	458		407		0	638	638		120	120	1,000	0	287		0	1,000	1,000		1,250	0	18	18	164		0	500	0	500	0		1,172	0		353	0		552	0
Discount on senior notes	(12)		(6)																			(5)
Amortizing Notes - Tangible Equity Units	205	65	0
GO Zone tax-exempt bonds																																											0	100
Other	24		80
Total debt	8,178		2,408
Less current debt	643		513
Total long-term debt	$ 7,535		$ 1,895
Stated interest rate				3.25%		3.25%	2.75%	2.75%		6.60%		6.60%	7.00%		2.65%		4.10%	4.10%		4.50%		4.50%	3.95%		7.00%		6.13%	6.13%		4.88%		5.15%
Debt Instrument, Term																																		3 years	3 years		5 years	5 years		5 years	5 years