Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 25, 2011 Year Day Store Country	Apr. 04, 2011	Sep. 25, 2010
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Purchase commitments minimum period in days	30
Purchase commitments maximum period in days	150
Long-term supply agreements, outstanding inventory component prepayments	$ 2,400,000,000		$ 956,000,000
Long-term supply agreements, outstanding inventory component prepayments, current	701,000,000
Long-term supply agreements, outstanding inventory component prepayments, Noncurrent	1,700,000,000
Long-term supply agreements, additional prepayment commitment	1,700,000,000
The maximum term (in years) that the Company's major facility leases typically do not exceed	10
The maximum term (in years) that the renewal options on leases typically do not exceed	5
Minimum term of leases for retail space (in years)	5
Maximum term of leases for retail space (in years)	20
Majority of term of leases for retail space (in years)	10
Total future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases	2,700,000,000
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases related to leases for retail space	2,200,000,000
Outstanding Off-balance Sheet Commitments for Outsourced Manufacturing and Component Purchases	11,000,000,000
Outstanding Off-balance Sheet Commitments for Other Outstanding Obligations	1,600,000,000
Damage awarded to Mirror World, llc, for each of the three patents		$ 208,000,000
Damage awarded to Mirror World, llc, for each of the three patents (Description)	On October 1, 2010, a jury returned a verdict against the Company, and awarded damages of $208 million per patent for each of the three patents asserted. On April 4, 2011, the Judge overturned the verdict in the Company’s favor. Mirror Worlds has appealed the ruling.