Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Schedule Of Amortized Cost And Estimated Fair Value Of Short-Term And Long-Term Available-For-Sale Investments Based On Stated Maturities) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2012
Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract]
Amortized Cost, Due within 1 year	$ 124,266	$ 302,154
Amortized Cost, Due in 1 to 2 years	180,371	209,302
Amortized Cost, Due in 2 to 3 years	143,925	151,174
Amortized Cost, Total	448,562	662,630
Fair Value, Due within 1 year	124,415	302,693
Fair Value, Due in 1 to 2 years	180,674	209,871
Fair Value, Due in 2 to 3 years	144,272	151,743
Fair Value, Total	$ 449,361	$ 664,307

Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Schedule Of Amortized Cost And Estimated Fair Value Of Short-Term And Long-Term Available-For-Sale Investments Based On Stated Maturities) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Mar. 29, 2013

Sep. 28, 2012

Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract]

Amortized Cost, Due within 1 year

$ 124,266

$ 302,154

Amortized Cost, Due in 1 to 2 years

180,371

209,302

Amortized Cost, Due in 2 to 3 years

143,925

151,174

Amortized Cost, Total

448,562

662,630

Fair Value, Due within 1 year

124,415

302,693

Fair Value, Due in 1 to 2 years

180,674

209,871

Fair Value, Due in 2 to 3 years

144,272

151,743

Fair Value, Total

$ 449,361

$ 664,307

- Definition

This item represents the total of all debt securities grouped by maturity dates, at cost, net of adjustments including accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments, as defined), and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, if any, which are classified neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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- Definition

This item represents debt securities, at cost, net of adjustments including accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments, as defined), and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, if any, which are expected to mature within one year of the balance sheet date and which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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- Definition

This item represents the fair value of debt securities which are expected to mature within one year of the balance sheet date and which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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- Definition

For an unclassified balance sheet, total of debt securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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