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Employee Benefit Plans (Actual And Anticipated Additional Contributions To Defined Benefit Pension Plan) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 29, 2013
Pension Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Actual | $ 30,207
Anticipated | 12,545
Total contributions | 42,752
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Actual | 23,646
Anticipated | 10,867
Total contributions | 34,513
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Actual | 6,561
Anticipated | 1,678
Total contributions | $ 8,239

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- Definition The increase in the fair value of plan assets from contributions made by the employer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Amount of employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan in the current remaining fiscal period. + References No definition available. + Details
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