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Fair Value (Details) (Recurring basis, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 27, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) | Jun. 28, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) | Sep. 27, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Commercial Paper [Member] | Jun. 28, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Commercial Paper [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Money market funds | Jun. 28, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Money market funds | Sep. 27, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Equity Securities [Member] | Sep. 28, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Equity Securities [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) US Treasuries And Agency Bonds [Member] | Jun. 28, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) US Treasuries And Agency Bonds [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Jun. 28, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Corporate bonds | Jun. 28, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Corporate bonds | Sep. 27, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Other debt securities | Jun. 28, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Other debt securities | Sep. 27, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Mutual Funds | Jun. 28, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Mutual Funds | Sep. 27, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Auction rate securities | Jun. 28, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Auction rate securities | Sep. 27, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Commercial Paper [Member] | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Commercial Paper [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Money market funds | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Money market funds | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Equity Securities [Member] | Sep. 28, 2012 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Equity Securities [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) US Treasuries And Agency Bonds [Member] | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) US Treasuries And Agency Bonds [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Corporate bonds | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Corporate bonds | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Other debt securities | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Other debt securities | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Mutual Funds | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Mutual Funds | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Auction rate securities | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Auction rate securities | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Commercial Paper [Member] | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Commercial Paper [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Money market funds | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Money market funds | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Equity Securities [Member] | Sep. 28, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Equity Securities [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) US Treasuries And Agency Bonds [Member] | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) US Treasuries And Agency Bonds [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Corporate bonds | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Corporate bonds | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Other debt securities | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Other debt securities | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Mutual Funds | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Mutual Funds | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Auction rate securities | Jun. 28, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Auction rate securities | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance | Jun. 28, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance | Sep. 27, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Commercial Paper [Member] | Jun. 28, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Commercial Paper [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Money market funds | Jun. 28, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Money market funds | Sep. 27, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Equity Securities [Member] | Sep. 28, 2012 Fair Value, Total Balance Equity Securities [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance US Treasuries And Agency Bonds [Member] | Jun. 28, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance US Treasuries And Agency Bonds [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Jun. 28, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Corporate bonds | Jun. 28, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Corporate bonds | Sep. 27, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Other debt securities | Jun. 28, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Other debt securities | Sep. 27, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Mutual Funds | Jun. 28, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Mutual Funds | Sep. 27, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Auction rate securities | Jun. 28, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Auction rate securities | Sep. 27, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Sep. 27, 2013 Fair Value, Total Balance Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member]
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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents and short-term investments | $ 695 | $ 791 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 692 | $ 787 | $ 3 | $ 4 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,479 | $ 1,217 | $ 908 | $ 655 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 84 | $ 149 | $ 152 | $ 211 | $ 214 | $ 96 | $ 121 | $ 106 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,174 | $ 2,008 | $ 908 | $ 655 | $ 692 | $ 787 | $ 3 | $ 4 | $ 84 | $ 149 | $ 152 | $ 211 | $ 214 | $ 96 | $ 121 | $ 106 |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and investments | 104 | 96 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22 | 22 | 82 | 74 |  |  |  |  | 4 | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 108 | 101 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26 | 27 | 82 | 74 |  |  |  |
Other assets, net - Auction rate securities | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  | 4 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  | 15 | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | 15 |  |  | 19 | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | 15 |  |
Derivative assets |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Total Assets | 799 | 887 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,487 | 1,222 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,301 | 2,124 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued expenses - Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Total Liabilities | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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