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Goodwill and Intangibles (Details 1) (Consumer Products and Other:, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Jul. 01, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Customer relationships [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Customer relationships [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Customer relationships [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Customer relationships [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Trade names [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Trade names [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Trade names [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Trade names [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Technology assets [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Technology assets [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Technology assets [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Technology assets [Member] Maximum [Member]
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Cost	$ 1,030,089	$ 960,442			$ 789,465	$ 738,937			$ 149,700	$ 149,700			$ 90,924	$ 71,805
Accumulated Amortization	148,566	103,328			102,102	73,373			26,108	16,320			20,356	13,635
Net	$ 881,523	$ 857,114			$ 687,363	$ 665,564			$ 123,592	$ 133,380			$ 70,568	$ 58,170
Amortizable Life			4 years	20 years			15 years	20 years			4 years	12 years			4 years	17 years

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