Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Increase (Decrease) Due to Estimate Updates

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Amended Aggregate Share Limit

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Performance Based Compensation Percentage

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Performance Based Compensation, Shares Awarded as a Percentage of Grants, Peer Group Based

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Expiration Term

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement Plan Expiration Date

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Share Based Compensation, Arrangement Share Based Payment Award, Additional Shares Authorized

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Shares threshold for determining availability of grants

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Vesting Percentage Relative To earnings per share

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Vesting Percentage Relative To net sales

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 01, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 01, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Performance stock units	Jun. 30, 2013 Performance stock units	Sep. 30, 2012 Performance stock units	Jun. 30, 2013 Stock Option Plan 2008
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Additional shares to the shares limit in common stock								14.5
Shares limit in common stock								28.5
Plan expiration date								Dec. 05, 2021
Full value award of shares issued for every one share								2.41
Maximum term of a stock option grant or a stock appreciation right grant								6 years
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 7.1	$ 9.4	$ 25.4	$ 27.0
Vesting percentage relative to net sales						25.00%	50.00%
Vesting percentage relative to earnings per share						75.00%	50.00%
Performance based compensation percentage, target based						200.00%
Performance based compensation, peer group based						125.00%
Reduction of stock-based compensation expense					$ (2.8)	$ (3.4)