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Restructuring and Other Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 29, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Apr. 01, 2017
Fiscal 2019 Restructuring Plan |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash-related restructuring charges | $ 10.6 |  | $ 18.8 |  |
Non-cash charges | 4.5 |  | 5.8 |  |
Restructuring and non-cash charges | 15.1 |  | 24.6 |  |
Fiscal 2019 Restructuring Plan | Severance and benefit costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash-related restructuring charges | 9.0 |  | 17.2 |  |
Fiscal 2019 Restructuring Plan | Other cash charges |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash-related restructuring charges | 1.6 |  | 1.6 |  |
Fiscal 2019 Restructuring Plan | Impairment of assets |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash charges | 4.5 |  | 5.8 |  |
Way Forward Plan |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash-related restructuring charges | 1.8 | $ 17.3 | 8.3 | $ 43.9 |
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date | 375.9 |  | 375.9 |  |
Non-cash charges | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 13.1 |
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date | 456.8 |  | 456.8 |  |
Restructuring and non-cash charges | 1.8 | 20.0 | 8.3 | 57.0 |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date | 832.7 |  | 832.7 |  |
Way Forward Plan | Severance and benefit costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash-related restructuring charges | 0.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 17.9 |
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date | 228.2 |  | 228.2 |  |
Way Forward Plan | Lease termination and store closure costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash-related restructuring charges | 1.5 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 17.6 |
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date | 122.1 |  | 122.1 |  |
Way Forward Plan | Other cash charges |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash-related restructuring charges | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 8.4 |
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date | 25.6 |  | 25.6 |  |
Way Forward Plan | Impairment of assets |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash charges | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 11.8 |
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date | 250.6 |  | 250.6 |  |
Way Forward Plan | Inventory-related charges |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash charges | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date | 205.5 |  | 205.5 |  |
Way Forward Plan | Inventory-related charges | Reduction of inventory out of current liquidation channels [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash charges |  |  |  |  | $ 155.2
Way Forward Plan | Accelerated stock-based compensation expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash charges | 0.0 | $ 0.0 | 0.0 | $ 0.0 |
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date | $ 0.7 |  | $ 0.7 |  |

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