Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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+ Details

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 25, 2011	Jun. 26, 2010	Jun. 25, 2011	Jun. 26, 2010
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share because their effect would have been antidilutive	2,000	220,000	206,000	498,000
Apple iPhone
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Estimate of the selling price for software upgrade right (USD/unit sold)			$ 16
Estimated life of hardware device (Months)	24		24
Apple iPad
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Estimate of the selling price for software upgrade right (USD/unit sold)			16
Estimated life of hardware device (Months)	24		24
Apple iPod touch
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Estimate of the selling price for software upgrade right (USD/unit sold)			11
Estimated life of hardware device (Months)	24		24
Apple Mac
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Estimate of the selling price for software upgrade right (USD/unit sold)			22
Estimated life of hardware device (Months)	48		48
Apple TV
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Estimate of the selling price for software upgrade right (USD/unit sold)			$ 5
Estimated life of hardware device (Months)	24		24
Apple Mac OS and iLife software \| Beginning in July 2011
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Estimated life of hardware device (Months)	36		36