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Annual Goodwill Impairment Test, Discount Rate

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Checks outstanding in excess of related book cash	$ 220	$ 237
Allowance for uncollectible accounts	$ 19	34
Percentage of FIFO Inventory	63.00%
Maximum length of time hedged anticipated transactions	18 months
Research and development costs	$ 114	113	$ 96
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Advertising Expense	$ 243	$ 238	$ 238
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] \| Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Annual Indefinite Life Intangible Test, Discount Rate	8.20%	7.90%
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] \| Goodwill [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Annual Goodwill Impairment Test, Discount Rate	6.90%	6.70%
Minimum [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	7 years
Maximum [Member] \| Brands & Trademarks
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	20 years
Maximum [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	20 years
Buildings And Leasehold Improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment estimated lives	10 years
Buildings And Leasehold Improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment estimated lives	33 years
Machinery And Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment estimated lives	3 years
Machinery And Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment estimated lives	12 years
Land Improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment estimated lives	3 years
Land Improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment estimated lives	20 years