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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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-SubTopic 30
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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWINGS - Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 12, 2015	Dec. 25, 2016	Sep. 25, 2016	Oct. 05, 2016	Jun. 26, 2016	Jun. 07, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount			$ 4,549,830,000		$ 4,549,849,000
Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed (percentage)	100.00%
Senior notes \| Fixed-rate 2.75% Senior Notes Due March 15, 2020 (2020 Notes)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 500,000,000
Senior notes interest rate (percentage)	2.75%		2.75%
Amount			$ 500,000,000		500,000,000
Senior notes \| Fixed-rate 3.80% Senior Notes Due March 15, 2025 (2025 Notes)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 500,000,000
Senior notes interest rate (percentage)	3.80%		3.80%
Debt instrument, redemption price (percentage)	101.00%
Amount			$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Senior notes \| Fixed-rate 2.80% Senior Notes Due June 15, 2021 (2021 Notes)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes interest rate (percentage)			2.80%			2.80%
Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed (percentage)			100.00%
Debt instrument, redemption price (percentage)			101.00%
Amount			$ 800,000,000			$ 800,000,000
Senior notes \| Fixed-rate 3.45% Senior Notes Due June 15, 2023 (2023 Notes)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes interest rate (percentage)			3.45%			3.45%
Amount			$ 600,000,000			$ 600,000,000
Senior notes \| Fixed-rate 3.90% Senior Notes Due June 15, 2026 (2026 Notes)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes interest rate (percentage)			3.90%			3.90%
Amount			$ 1,000,000,000			$ 1,000,000,000
Senior notes \| Notes due in 2023 and 2026 \| Subsequent event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accrued and unpaid interest				$ 21,000,000
Loan issuance cost		$ 2,500,000