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Other Comprehensive Income (Components Of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015		Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 28, 2015		Mar. 29, 2014
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax	$ (23)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax		$ 18us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax	$ 4us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax		$ 10us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax
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Derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
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Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
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Investments [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
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Investments [Member] | Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
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Currency translation [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Reclassifications, Net of Tax	(25)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember		6us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember	(55)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember		(5)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember
Currency translation [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
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Postretirement benefits [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
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[1] Translation loss reclassified to Cost of Sales related to disposition of a foreign operation, which is further described in Note 2: Acquisitions and Dispositions.

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