Represents the Term of the additional investment to acquire the entity, pending regulatory approvals and final working capital adjustments.

No definition available.

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- Definition

For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)(3)

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- Definition

The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 13

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ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $)	Jul. 27, 2014	Jul. 28, 2013	Aug. 11, 2014 CytoSportHoldings Subsequent event	Aug. 11, 2014 CytoSportHoldings Subsequent event	Aug. 11, 2014 CytoSportHoldings Subsequent event Maximum	Jan. 31, 2013 SKIPPY Worldwide, except sales in China	Nov. 26, 2013 SKIPPY China
Acquisitions
Purchase price	$ 41,876,000	$ 665,415,000	$ 424,300,000		$ 450,000,000	$ 665,400,000	$ 41,900,000
Potential additional payment				$ 20,000,000
Term of Additional payment			2 years