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Business Segments and Geographic Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 25, 2011

Business Segments and Geographic Information

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		June 25, 2011				June 26, 2010				June 25, 2011				June 26, 2010
Total revenues:
Breast Health		$	205,185			$	189,361			$	606,403			$	557,891
Diagnostics			143,446				137,378				420,777				417,755
GYN Surgical			79,353				71,567				226,526				210,158
Skeletal Health			23,098				22,387				68,598				65,449
		$	451,082			$	420,693			$	1,322,304			$	1,251,253
Operating income (loss):
Breast Health		$	47,230			$	37,505			$	132,365			$	85,793
Diagnostics			24,052				25,759				157,149				78,784
GYN Surgical			(483	)			12,829				2,660				41,044
Skeletal Health			3,117				2,681				8,850				7,023
		$	73,916			$	78,774			$	301,024			$	212,644
Depreciation and amortization:
Breast Health		$	10,366			$	12,682			$	30,344			$	37,975
Diagnostics			40,452				41,661				120,218				124,309
GYN Surgical			23,474				17,154				66,994				51,288
Skeletal Health			2,861				3,039				8,802				8,753
		$	77,153			$	74,536			$	226,358			$	222,325
Capital expenditures:
Breast Health		$	1,815			$	2,734			$	9,592			$	7,832
Diagnostics			6,433				4,540				17,906				12,746
GYN Surgical			3,419				1,797				8,302				7,108
Skeletal Health			1,083				873				2,133				3,094
Corporate			2,098				1,774				4,602				3,567
		$	14,848			$	11,718			$	42,535			$	34,347

		June 25, 2011				September 25, 2010
Identifiable assets:
Breast Health		$	998,151			$	988,041
Diagnostics			1,795,962				1,802,148
GYN Surgical			2,072,064				1,834,773
Skeletal Health			31,940				30,293
Corporate			1,039,106				970,579
		$	5,937,223			$	5,625,834

Schedule of Product Sales by Geography

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		June 25, 2011				June 26, 2010				June 25, 2011				June 26, 2010
United States			75	%			79	%			76	%			77	%
Europe			15	%			12	%			14	%			12	%
Asia-Pacific			6	%			5	%			6	%			6	%
All others			4	%			4	%			4	%			5	%
			100	%			100	%			100	%			100	%

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