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The number of deliverables of an arrangement that are allocated using the relative selling price method.

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Estimated useful life (in months) of the related hardware device in which the estimated selling price for the unspecified software upgrade rights is to be amortized.

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Income Tax Examination Minimum Likelihood of Tax Benefits Being Realized Upon Settlement

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Percentage Of Income Tax Examination Minimum Likelihood of Tax Benefits Being Realized Upon Settlement

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Represents the anticipated Mac estimated selling price for software upgrade rights and non-software services beginning in October 2013.

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Represents the increase in the estimated selling price for iPhone and iPad for software upgrade rights beginning in September 2013.

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Represents the iPhone and iPad estimated selling price for software upgrade rights and non-software services beginning in September 2013.

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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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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The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production.

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Net fair value of all derivative instruments designated as fair value hedging instruments.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 24, 2011
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Deliverable in arrangements		3	3
Advertising expense			$ 1,100,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 933,000,000
Measurement of tax position, minimum likelihood of tax benefits being realized upon ultimate settlement			Greater than 50%
Measurement of tax position, minimum likelihood of tax benefits being realized upon ultimate settlement, percentage		50.00%	50.00%
Potentially dilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per common share because their effect would have been antidilutive			4.2	1.0	1.7
Net fair value of all derivative instruments designated as fair value hedging instruments		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization expense			5,800,000,000	2,600,000,000	1,600,000,000
Goodwill impairment charges			0	0	0
Intangible asset impairment charges			0	0	0
Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated selling price for software upgrade right and non-software services for qualifying hardware devices (USD/unit sold)			5	5	5
iPhone and iPad estimated selling price for software upgrade rights and non-software services		15
Anticipated Mac estimated selling price for software upgrade rights and non-software services	20
Estimated life of hardware device		2 years	2 years	2 years	2 years
Estimated useful life of internal use software			3 years
Amortized acquired intangible assets with definite useful lives period (in years)			3 years
Minimum \| Machinery, Equipment and Internal Use Software
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of assets (Years)			2 years
Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated selling price for software upgrade right and non-software services for qualifying hardware devices (USD/unit sold)			25	25	25
Increase in estimated selling price for iPhone and iPad software upgrade rights		5
iPhone and iPad estimated selling price for software upgrade rights and non-software services		25
Anticipated Mac estimated selling price for software upgrade rights and non-software services	$ 40
Estimated life of hardware device		4 years	4 years	4 years	4 years
Estimated useful life of internal use software			5 years
Amortized acquired intangible assets with definite useful lives period (in years)			7 years
Maximum \| Building
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of assets (Years)			30 years
Maximum \| Machinery, Equipment and Internal Use Software
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of assets (Years)			5 years
Maximum \| Leasehold Improvements
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of assets (Years)			10 years