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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		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan, contributions		$ 1	$ 1
Surcharge Imposed		10.00%
Multiemployer Plans, Collective-Bargaining Arrangement, Expiration Date	[1]	Oct. 10, 2015
[1] Renewal negotiations are in progress.

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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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Expiration date of the collective bargaining arrangement requiring contributions to the multiemployer plan, in CCYY-MM-DD format. 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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