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Note 7 Accounts Receivable Sale Program (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 28, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2018 | Sep. 28, 2019
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales [Line Items] |  |  |
Face Value of Receivable Sold, Percentage | 100.00% |  |
Accounts Receivable Sold During The Period | $ 538 | $ 561 |
RPA [Member] |  |  |
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales [Line Items] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Sold and Outstanding | 182 |  | $ 241
Amount Collected But Not Remitted to Financial Institutions | $ 78 |  | $ 76

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- Definition Proceeds from collection of accounts receivable from customers but yet to be remitted to financial institutions in relation to the company’s accounts receivable factoring program which was classified as accrued liabilities at the end of the period. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of derecognized financial assets from transactions which comprise an initial transfer and an agreement entered into in contemplation of the initial transfer resulting in retention of substantially all of the exposure to the economic return throughout the term of the transaction, at the date of derecognition. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4D -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118948506&loc=SL51823488-111719 + Details
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