Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations of ARAMARK Corporation and Subsidiaries (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2012	Jul. 01, 2011	Jun. 29, 2012	Jul. 01, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	$ 3,336,094,000	$ 3,285,713,000	$ 10,104,266,000	$ 9,790,479,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided	3,036,522,000	2,998,488,000	9,140,888,000	8,872,872,000
Depreciation and amortization	132,388,000	128,745,000	395,968,000	382,557,000
Selling and general corporate expenses	51,895,000	48,686,000	151,531,000	139,146,000
Interest and other financing costs	87,807,000	113,262,000	315,154,000	315,173,000
Expense allocations	0	0	0	0
Cost of Services	3,308,600,000	3,289,200,000	10,003,600,000	9,709,700,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	27,482,000	(3,468,000)	100,725,000	80,731,000
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	4,260,000	(3,628,000)	27,432,000	22,127,000
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income from Continuing Operations	23,222,000	160,000	73,293,000	58,604,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax	0	(307,000)	297,000	40,000
Net income (loss)	23,222,000	(147,000)	73,590,000	58,644,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	640,000	365,000	2,444,000	365,000
Net income (loss) attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	22,582,000	(512,000)	71,146,000	58,279,000
ARAMARK Corporation
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	265,100,000	262,900,000	775,300,000	764,100,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided	251,800,000	250,100,000	732,500,000	716,700,000
Depreciation and amortization	4,800,000	5,000,000	14,400,000	15,100,000
Selling and general corporate expenses	14,100,000	15,400,000	43,000,000	41,100,000
Interest and other financing costs	79,200,000	105,000,000	287,500,000	306,700,000
Expense allocations	(76,700,000)	(105,000,000)	(274,900,000)	(304,100,000)
Cost of Services	273,200,000	270,500,000	802,500,000	775,500,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	(8,100,000)	(7,600,000)	(27,200,000)	(11,400,000)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	(3,900,000)	(2,000,000)	(9,900,000)	(3,100,000)
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries	27,400,000	5,100,000	90,900,000	66,600,000
Income from Continuing Operations	23,200,000	(500,000)	73,600,000	58,300,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	23,200,000	(500,000)	73,600,000	58,300,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	23,200,000	(500,000)	73,600,000	58,300,000
Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	2,018,900,000	1,987,700,000	6,111,900,000	6,019,200,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided	1,807,700,000	1,787,200,000	5,442,000,000	5,364,500,000
Depreciation and amortization	95,400,000	94,700,000	284,600,000	286,300,000
Selling and general corporate expenses	31,700,000	27,400,000	89,500,000	80,600,000
Interest and other financing costs	(100,000)	0	(300,000)	200,000
Expense allocations	72,900,000	94,400,000	259,300,000	282,600,000
Cost of Services	2,007,600,000	2,003,700,000	6,075,100,000	6,014,200,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	11,300,000	(16,000,000)	36,800,000	5,000,000
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	3,000,000	(4,900,000)	11,000,000	600,000
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income from Continuing Operations	8,300,000	(11,100,000)	25,800,000	4,400,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax	0	(300,000)	300,000	0
Net income (loss)	8,300,000	(11,400,000)	26,100,000	4,400,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	8,300,000	(11,400,000)	26,100,000	4,400,000
Non-Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	1,052,100,000	1,035,100,000	3,217,100,000	3,007,200,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided	977,000,000	961,200,000	2,966,400,000	2,791,700,000
Depreciation and amortization	32,200,000	29,000,000	97,000,000	81,100,000
Selling and general corporate expenses	6,100,000	5,900,000	19,000,000	17,400,000
Interest and other financing costs	8,700,000	8,300,000	28,000,000	8,300,000
Expense allocations	3,800,000	10,600,000	15,600,000	21,500,000
Cost of Services	1,027,800,000	1,015,000,000	3,126,000,000	2,920,000,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	24,300,000	20,100,000	91,100,000	87,200,000
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	5,200,000	3,200,000	26,300,000	24,600,000
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income from Continuing Operations	19,100,000	16,900,000	64,800,000	62,600,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	19,100,000	16,900,000	64,800,000	62,600,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	600,000	400,000	2,500,000	400,000
Net income (loss) attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	18,500,000	16,500,000	62,300,000	62,200,000
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	0	0	0	0
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Selling and general corporate expenses	0	0	0	0
Interest and other financing costs	0	0	0	0
Expense allocations	0	0	0	0
Cost of Services	0	0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	0	0	0	0
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	0	0	0	0
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries	(27,400,000)	(5,100,000)	(90,900,000)	(66,600,000)
Income from Continuing Operations	(27,400,000)	(5,100,000)	(90,900,000)	(66,600,000)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	(27,400,000)	(5,100,000)	(90,900,000)	(66,600,000)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	$ (27,400,000)	$ (5,100,000)	$ (90,900,000)	$ (66,600,000)