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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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Employee Benefit Plans (Schedule Of Weighted-Average Asset Allocations By Asset Category For The Pension Plans) (Details) - Pension Plan	Oct. 02, 2021	Oct. 03, 2020
U.S. Plans \| Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Actual Plan Asset Allocations	35.00%	37.00%
U.S. Plans \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Actual Plan Asset Allocations	65.00%	63.00%
U.S. Plans \| Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Actual Plan Asset Allocations	0.00%	0.00%
U.S. Plans \| Minimum \| Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	30.00%
U.S. Plans \| Minimum \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	60.00%
U.S. Plans \| Minimum \| Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	0.00%
U.S. Plans \| Maximum \| Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	40.00%
U.S. Plans \| Maximum \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	70.00%
U.S. Plans \| Maximum \| Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	0.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Actual Plan Asset Allocations	32.00%	24.00%
Target Plan Asset Allocations	40.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Actual Plan Asset Allocations	63.00%	38.00%
Target Plan Asset Allocations	60.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Actual Plan Asset Allocations	5.00%	38.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Minimum \| Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	25.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Minimum \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	45.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Minimum \| Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	5.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Maximum \| Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	45.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Maximum \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	65.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Maximum \| Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	15.00%