Revenues - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2025	Sep. 28, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Contract with Customer, Performance Obligation Satisfied in Previous Period	$ 1,000	$ 1,000	$ 900
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	16,000
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized	5,300	5,200	$ 5,100
Mortgage Receivable
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,000	$ 1,000
Scenario, Unsatisfied performance obligation recognized in fiscal 2026
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	7,000
Scenario, Unsatisfied performance obligation recognized in fiscal 2027
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	4,000
Scenario, Unsatisfied performance obligation recognized in fiscal 2028
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	2,000
Scenario, Unsatisfied performance obligation recognized thereafter
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	$ 3,000

Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
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-Section 50
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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable, classified as noncurrent.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
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-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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