ARAMARK Holdings Corporation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2012	Dec. 30, 2011	Sep. 28, 2012	Dec. 28, 2012 ARAMARK Holdings Corporation	Dec. 30, 2011 ARAMARK Holdings Corporation	Sep. 28, 2012 ARAMARK Holdings Corporation	Apr. 18, 2011 ARAMARK Holdings Corporation Senior Notes	Apr. 18, 2011 ARAMARK Holdings Corporation 8.625% Senior Notes Due 2016 Senior Notes	Apr. 18, 2011 ARAMARK Holdings Corporation 9.375% Senior Notes Due 2016 Senior Notes
Parent Company Activity [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized	1,000		1,000	600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	1,000		1,000	217,100,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,000		1,000	202,000,000
Parent Company Senior Notes due 2016							$ 600,000,000
Discount Percentage on Parent Company Notes							1.00%
Interest Rate							9.375%	8.625%	9.375%
Long-term Debt				595,800,000		595,500,000
Interest Payable				8,300,000		21,200,000
Deferred Finance Costs, Noncurrent, Net				10,300,000		11,000,000
Interest Expense, Debt				13,900,000	13,700,000
Advance, Parent Company	26,879,000	27,744,000		26,900,000	27,700,000
Non-Cash Reduction Income Taxes Payable due to Parent Company				$ 6,000,000	$ 14,900,000