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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) £ in Billions	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) £ in Billions	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 USD ($) agreement	Mar. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2016 GBP (£) cash_flow	Mar. 26, 2016 USD ($) cash_flow	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 23, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash received from termination of interest rate swap agreements							$ 14,496,000	$ 0
October 2020
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative		$ 750,000,000									$ 750,000,000
Jan 2014 Forward Starting Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative	$ 500,000,000			$ 2,000,000,000
Number of interest rate derivatives held \| agreement				2
Cash paid for settlement of cash flow hedge							6,100,000
Interest Rate Contract - 60 Semiannual Interest Cash Flows
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of hedged item										$ 1,000,000,000.0
Number of cash flows \| cash_flow									60	60
Interest Rate Contract 2 - 20 Semiannual Interest Cash Flows
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of hedged item										$ 1,000,000,000.0
Number of cash flows \| cash_flow									20	20
Interest rate swap agreements:
Derivative [Line Items]
Term of forecasted debt issuance (in years)	10 years
Interest rate swap 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative		500,000,000													$ 500,000,000
Foreign Exchange Contract \| Cucina Lux Investments Limited
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative									£ 1.1	$ 1,500,000,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Foreign Exchange Contract
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative										34,600,000.0
Unrealized gain							2,600,000
Fair value										37,200,000
Hedging Instrument \| Interest rate swap agreements: \| Fair Value Hedging \| Interest expense
Derivative [Line Items]
(Gain) loss on interest rate swap agreements recorded to interest expense					$ 0	$ (6,451,000)	0	(16,000)
Hedging Instrument \| Interest rate swap agreements: \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Interest expense
Derivative [Line Items]
(Gain) loss on interest rate swap agreements recorded to interest expense					$ 2,872,000	2,720,000	$ 8,463,000	5,585,000
Hedging Instrument \| Interest rate swap agreements: \| Other assets
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of interest rate swap agreements						$ 23,295,000		$ 23,295,000		$ 11,801,000				$ 12,597,000
Six Part Senior Notes Offering
Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount		5,000,000,000
Senior Notes October 2024 \| Jan 2014 Forward Starting Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Term of forecasted debt issuance (in years)				10 years
Senior Notes October 2044 \| Jan 2014 Forward Starting Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Term of forecasted debt issuance (in years)				30 years
Senior Notes, Maturing in October 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount			$ 1,250,000,000
Senior Notes, Maturing in October 2024 \| Jan 2014 Forward Starting Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash paid for settlement of cash flow hedge			58,900,000
Senior Notes, Maturing in October 2044
Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount			$ 1,000,000,000
Senior Notes, Maturing in October 2044 \| Jan 2014 Forward Starting Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash paid for settlement of cash flow hedge		$ 129,900,000
Senior Notes
Derivative [Line Items]
Senior notes											2,000,000,000	$ 2,000,000,000.0
Commercial Paper
Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount											500,000,000
September 23, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
Value of shares repurchased											$ (1,500,000,000)	$ 1,500,000,000.0	$ 1,500,000,000.0