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Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss Per Complainant

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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period.

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)							3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)	Oct. 28, 2016 Claims	Oct. 12, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2016 Claims	Mar. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 22, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 25, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2016 USD ($) Plantiffs	Jul. 02, 2016 PHP Plantiffs	Sep. 30, 2006 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2006 PHP	Oct. 01, 2016 Claims	Jun. 23, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2014 PHP
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases filed											6
Bouaphakeo Case [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages awarded \| $						$ 5,784,758
Loss contingency, damages sought \| $					$ 2,692,145
Dozier Southerland Case [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages sought \| $				$ 425,000
Republic of the Philippines, Department of Labor and Employment and the National Labor Relations Commission [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages awarded									$ 71,000,000	PHP 3,453,664,710
Estimated Percentage of Settling Complainants							18.00%	18.00%
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs \| Plantiffs							5,984	5,984
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss Per Complainant							$ 1,402	PHP 68,000
Maplevale Direct Purchaser [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, New Claims Filed, Number			1
Maplevale Indirect Purchaser [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, New Claims Filed, Number			1
Maplevale [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, New Claims Filed, Number			2
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss												$ 7,100,000	PHP 342,287,800
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Maplevale [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, New Claims Filed, Number	2
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Awad Case [Member] [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages sought \| $		$ 725,000