Income Taxes (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 25, 2015	Sep. 26, 2014
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued liabilities and reserves	$ 262	$ 262
Tax loss and credit carryforwards	4,856	3,356
Inventories	57	52
Pension and postretirement benefits	295	282
Deferred revenue	17	12
Interest	394	358
Unrecognized income tax benefits	378	391
Other	4	27
Total Deferred tax assets, Gross	6,263	4,740
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets	(809)	(835)
Property, plant, and equipment	(1)	(10)
Other	(89)	(73)
Total Deferred tax liabilities, Gross	(899)	(918)
Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance	5,364	3,822
Valuation allowance	(3,237)	(1,706)
Net deferred tax asset	$ 2,127	$ 2,116

Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to interest.

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- Definition

For entities that net deferred tax assets and tax liabilities, represents the unclassified net amount of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of the balance sheet date, before valuation allowance, which result from applying the applicable enacted tax rate to net temporary differences and carryforwards pertaining to assets or liabilities.

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