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Pension and Other Postretirement Pension Plans (Narrative) (Details) - U.S. Pension Plans - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2015	Sep. 26, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Period of annual average returns used in return on plan assets simulation model (in years)	20 years
Other Noncurrent Assets
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Government Contract Receivable	$ 115.5	$ 61.1

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The amount of receivables that are derived from government contracts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 912



-SubTopic 310



-Section 45



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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6471842&loc=d3e55295-109406

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