Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income of ARAMARK Corporation and Subsidiaries (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2012	Dec. 30, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	$ 3,535,915,000	$ 3,422,612,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided	3,171,540,000	3,075,706,000
Depreciation and amortization	133,400,000	131,866,000
Selling and general corporate expenses	54,565,000	48,164,000
Interest and other financing costs	99,454,000	108,814,000
Cost of Services	3,458,900,000	3,364,600,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	76,956,000	58,062,000
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	24,386,000	18,943,000
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries	0	0
Income from Continuing Operations	52,570,000	39,119,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax	0	297,000
Net income (loss)	52,570,000	39,416,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	378,000	740,000
Net income (loss) attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	52,192,000	38,676,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	4,660,000	10,282,000
Comprehensive income attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	56,852,000	48,958,000
ARAMARK Corporation
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	257,100,000	256,700,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided	239,200,000	244,100,000
Depreciation and amortization	5,000,000	4,900,000
Selling and general corporate expenses	18,100,000	14,000,000
Interest and other financing costs	87,800,000	100,100,000
Expense allocations	(86,100,000)	(95,700,000)
Cost of Services	264,000,000	267,400,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	(6,900,000)	(10,700,000)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	(4,100,000)	(3,500,000)
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries	55,400,000	46,600,000
Income from Continuing Operations		39,400,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax		0
Net income (loss)	52,600,000	39,400,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	52,600,000	39,400,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	13,600,000	17,300,000
Comprehensive income attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	66,200,000	56,700,000
Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	2,169,900,000	2,079,900,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided	1,907,400,000	1,831,000,000
Depreciation and amortization	97,000,000	94,200,000
Selling and general corporate expenses	31,400,000	27,700,000
Interest and other financing costs	(100,000)	0
Expense allocations	81,500,000	89,800,000
Cost of Services	2,117,200,000	2,042,700,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	52,700,000	37,200,000
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	17,700,000	16,000,000
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries	0	0
Income from Continuing Operations		21,200,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax		300,000
Net income (loss)	35,000,000	21,500,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	35,000,000	21,500,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	35,000,000	21,500,000
Non-Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	1,108,900,000	1,086,000,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided	1,024,900,000	1,000,700,000
Depreciation and amortization	31,400,000	32,800,000
Selling and general corporate expenses	5,000,000	6,400,000
Interest and other financing costs	11,800,000	8,700,000
Expense allocations	4,600,000	5,900,000
Cost of Services	1,077,700,000	1,054,500,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	31,200,000	31,500,000
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	10,800,000	6,400,000
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries	0	0
Income from Continuing Operations		25,100,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax		0
Net income (loss)	20,400,000	25,100,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	400,000	700,000
Net income (loss) attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	20,000,000	24,400,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(6,200,000)	(8,800,000)
Comprehensive income attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	13,800,000	15,600,000
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	0	0
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Selling and general corporate expenses	0	0
Interest and other financing costs	0	0
Expense allocations	0	0
Cost of Services	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	0	0
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	0	0
Equity in Net Income of Subsidiaries	(55,400,000)	(46,600,000)
Income from Continuing Operations		(46,600,000)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax		0
Net income (loss)	(55,400,000)	(46,600,000)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	(55,400,000)	(46,600,000)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(2,700,000)	1,900,000
Comprehensive income attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	$ (58,100,000)	$ (44,700,000)