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Segment Data (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | Segment results for the quarters and six months ended March 31, 2016 and March 27, 2015 are 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
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 837 |  |  | $ | 820 |  |  | $ | 1,673 |  |  | $ | 1,631 |
Canada(1) | 62 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 126 |  |  | 146 |
Total | $ | 899 |  |  | $ | 890 |  |  | $ | 1,799 |  |  | $ | 1,777 |
Adjusted EBITDA: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 442 |  |  | $ | 412 |  |  | $ | 871 |  |  | $ | 834 |
Canada(1) | 26 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 63 |
Total | $ | 468 |  |  | $ | 444 |  |  | $ | 925 |  |  | $ | 897 |
Depreciation and Amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 311 |  |  | $ | 291 |  |  | $ | 617 |  |  | $ | 576 |
Canada(1) | 21 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 46 |
Total | $ | 332 |  |  | $ | 313 |  |  | $ | 659 |  |  | $ | 622 |
(1) Results include the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated | The following table sets forth a reconciliation of segment Adjusted EBITDA to the Company's consolidated income before income taxes for the quarters and six months ended March 31, 2016 and March 27, 2015 ($ in millions):
| For the Quarters Ended |  | For the Six Months Ended
| March 31, 2016 |  | March 27, 2015 |  | March 31, 2016 |  | March 27, 2015
Income before income taxes | $ | 90 |  |  | $ | 100 |  |  | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | 208 |
Interest expense, net | 53 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 106 |  |  | 101 |
Depreciation and intangible asset amortization | 294 |  |  | 278 |  |  | 583 |  |  | 553 |
Amortization of deferred subscriber acquisition costs | 38 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 76 |  |  | 69 |
Amortization of deferred subscriber acquisition revenue | (43 | ) |  | (40 | ) |  | (86 | ) |  | (80 | )
Restructuring and other | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |
Merger, acquisition, and integration costs | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | 1 |
Radio conversion costs | 26 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 42 |
Separation related other income | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 468 |  |  | $ | 444 |  |  | $ | 925 |  |  | $ | 897 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e8906-108599 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 25 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e8813-108599 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 21 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e8721-108599 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 22 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e8736-108599 + Details
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