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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. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
U.S. Plans \| Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Actual Plan Asset Allocations	30.00%	35.00%
U.S. Plans \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Actual Plan Asset Allocations	70.00%	65.00%
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	26.00%	32.00%
Target Plan Asset Allocations	30.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Actual Plan Asset Allocations	65.00%	63.00%
Target Plan Asset Allocations	70.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Actual Plan Asset Allocations	9.00%	5.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Minimum \| Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	20.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Minimum \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	50.00%
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	40.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Maximum \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	70.00%
Non-U.S. Plans \| Maximum \| Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Target Plan Asset Allocations	15.00%