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Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 03, 2015
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Share Repurchases | A summary of cumulative share repurchases of our Class A Stock is as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | in millions
|  | October 3, 2015 |  | September 27, 2014 |  | September 28, 2013
|  | Shares |  | Dollars |  | Shares |  | Dollars |  | Shares |  | Dollars
Shares repurchased: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Under share repurchase program |  | 11.0 |  |  | $ | 455 |  |  | 7.1 |  |  | $ | 250 |  |  | 21.1 |  |  | $ | 550 |
To fund certain obligations under equity compensation plans |  | 0.9 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 2.8 |  |  | 64 |
Total share repurchases |  | 11.9 |  |  | $ | 495 |  |  | 8.3 |  |  | $ | 295 |  |  | 23.9 |  |  | $ | 614 |
Schedule of Tangible Equity Units | The aggregate values assigned upon issuance of each component of the TEU's, based on the relative fair value of the respective components of each TEU, were as follows:
|  |  | in millions, except price per TEU
| Equity Component |  | Debt Component |  | Total
Price per TEU | $ | 43.17 |  |  | $ | 6.83 |  |  | $ | 50.00 |
Gross Proceeds | 1,295 |  |  | 205 |  |  | 1,500 |
Issuance cost | (40 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (46 | )
Net proceeds | $ | 1,255 |  |  | $ | 199 |  |  | $ | 1,454 |

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