Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Sep. 25, 2011	Sep. 26, 2010	Sep. 27, 2009
Deferred Tax Liabilities Not Recognized [Abstract]
Unrecorded deferred tax liability related to United States federal and state income taxes and withholding taxes on non United States subsidiaries undistributed earnings	$ 4,700,000,000
Amount of undistributed earnings of certain non-United States subsidiaries indefinitely invested outside the United States	13,500,000,000
Income Tax Examinations [Abstract]
Increase to tax provision as a result of income tax examination		20,000,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense [Abstract]
Unrecognized tax benefits included tax positions that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate	88,000,000
Cash amounts paid for income taxes, net of refunds received	$ 2,100,000,000	$ 671,000,000	$ 516,000,000

The amount of undistributed earnings of certain non-United States subsidiaries indefinitely invested outside the United States, for which the Company has not recorded a deferred tax liability. Should the Company decide to repatriate the foreign earnings, the Company would have to adjust the income tax provision in the period management determined that the earnings will no longer be indefinitely invested outside the United States.

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The amount of the deferred tax liability which was not recognized because of the exceptions to comprehensive recognition of deferred taxes.

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The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income, net of any cash received during the current period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes.

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The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate.

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