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Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 22, 2022	Mar. 26, 2022
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of Other Debt		$ 63.6
Asset Securitization | Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of Other Debt	$ 248.5

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Amount of cash outflow for the payment of debt classified as other.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123570139&loc=d3e3291-108585

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