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Commitments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Potential maximum obligation under cash flow assistance programs	$ 300,000,000
Total receivables under cash flow assistance programs	8,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Uncollectible receivables estimated under cash flow assistance programs	0
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value	0
Industrial Revenue Bonds [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Industrial Revenue Bonds	698,000,000
Lease Residual Value Guarantees [Domain]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Maximum potential amount	$ 91,000,000
Guarantee Obligations [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Period	10 years
Maximum [Member] | Lease Residual Value Guarantees [Domain]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract	10 years

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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