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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Inventory, Current | Inventories consisted of the following ($ in millions):
| March 31, 2016 |  | September 25, 2015
Work in progress | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 3 |
Finished goods | 77 |  |  | 73 |
Inventories | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | 76 |
Subscriber System Assets, net | The following table sets forth the gross carrying amount and accumulated depreciation of the Company's subscriber system assets as of March 31, 2016 and September 25, 2015 ($ in millions):
| March 31, 2016 |  | September 25, 2015
Gross carrying amount | $ | 5,391 |  |  | $ | 5,124 |
Accumulated depreciation | (2,781 | ) |  | (2,622 | )
Subscriber system assets, net | $ | 2,610 |  |  | $ | 2,502 |
Schedule of Subscriber System Assets Depreciation | Depreciation expense relating to subscriber system assets for the quarters and six months ended March 31, 2016 and March 27, 2015 was as follows ($ in millions):
| For the Quarters Ended |  | For the Six Months Ended
| March 31, 2016 |  | March 27, 2015 |  | March 31, 2016 |  | March 27, 2015
Subscriber system assets depreciation expense | $ | 120 |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 237 |  |  | $ | 211 |
Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments | The carrying value and fair value of the Company's debt that is subject to fair value disclosures as of March 31, 2016 and September 25, 2015 were as follows ($ in millions):
| March 31, 2016 |  | September 25, 2015
| Carrying Value |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value
Long-term debt instruments, excluding capital lease obligations and other | $ | 5,321 |  |  | $ | 4,865 |  |  | $ | 5,361 |  |  | $ | 5,044 |
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of March 31, 2016 and September 25, 2015 consisted of the following ($ in millions):
| March 31, 2016 |  | September 25, 2015
Payroll-related accruals | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 79 |
Insurance-related accruals | 36 |  |  | 39 |
Accrued interest | 44 |  |  | 44 |
Other accrued liabilities | 77 |  |  | 69 |
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 201 |  |  | $ | 231 |

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