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Disclosures About Defined Pension Benefit Obligations (Defined Contribution Plans) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Pension Plans And Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]
Cash contributions made during the first nine months of fiscal 2016	$ 32,207
Cash contributions we expect to make during the remainder of fiscal 2016	1,366
Total	$ 33,573

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The amount of cash or cash equivalents contributed by the entity to fund its pension plans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (g)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3536-108585

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