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Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Schedule of Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2013
Jun. 29, 2013
Mar. 30, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Sep. 29, 2012
Jun. 23, 2012
Mar. 24, 2012
Dec. 24, 2011
Mar. 24, 2011
Sep. 28, 2013
Sep. 29, 2012
Sep. 24, 2011
Revenues:                        
Product sales                   $ 2,100,891 $ 1,657,728 $ 1,478,340
Service and other revenues                   391,388 344,924 311,009
Total revenues 622,118 626,136 612,663 631,362 588,548 [1] 470,228 471,165 472,711   2,492,279 2,002,652 1,789,349
Costs and expenses:                        
Cost of product sales                   818,160 616,839 521,189
Cost of product sales-amortization of intangible assets                   307,895 201,864 177,456
Cost of product sales-impairment of intangible assets                   1,714    
Cost of service and other revenues                   203,122 189,512 167,523
Research and development                   197,646 130,962 116,696
Selling and marketing                   342,137 322,314 286,730
General and administrative                   227,680 220,494 159,563
Amortization of intangible assets                   112,597 72,036 58,334
Contingent consideration-compensation expense                   80,010 81,031 20,002
Contingent consideration-fair value adjustments                   11,310 38,466 (8,016)
Impairment of goodwill 1,100,000       5,800         1,117,369 5,826  
Gain on sale of intellectual property       (53,900)         (84,500) (53,884) (12,424) (84,502)
Acquired in-process research and development                     4,500  
Restructuring and divestiture charges 9,700 6,700 12,500   16,700         32,805 17,515 (71)
Costs and expenses, total                   3,398,561 1,888,935 1,414,904
Income (loss) from operations                   (906,282) 113,717 374,445
Interest income                   1,302 2,340 1,860
Interest expense                   (281,075) (140,287) (114,846)
Debt extinguishment loss 6,000   3,200       42,300     (9,209) (42,347) (29,891)
Other (expense) income, net                   2,303 4,916 (4,182)
(Loss) income before income taxes                   (1,192,961) (61,661) 227,386
Provision (benefit) for income taxes                   (20,123) 11,973 70,236
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries                         
Net (loss) income (1,113,902) [2] (10,950) [2] (51,104) [2] 3,118 [2] (77,767) [1],[3] 23,594 [3] (40,273) [3] 20,812 [3]   (1,172,838) (73,634) 157,150
Parent Company/Issuer [Member]
                        
Revenues:                        
Product sales                   416,871 420,960 411,309
Service and other revenues                   326,656 307,097 274,197
Total revenues                   743,527 728,057 685,506
Costs and expenses:                        
Cost of product sales                   212,899 211,665 200,912
Cost of product sales-amortization of intangible assets                   5,346 5,226 5,224
Cost of product sales-impairment of intangible assets                         
Cost of service and other revenues                   157,391 155,555 143,399
Research and development                   29,829 28,065 28,959
Selling and marketing                   77,982 67,874 60,496
General and administrative                   68,883 52,568 50,180
Amortization of intangible assets                   3,013 2,709 2,709
Contingent consideration-compensation expense                   80,010 81,031 20,002
Contingent consideration-fair value adjustments                   11,310 38,466 (8,016)
Impairment of goodwill                          
Acquired in-process research and development                         
Restructuring and divestiture charges                   4,889 49 (353)
Costs and expenses, total                   651,552 643,208 503,512
Income (loss) from operations                   91,975 84,849 181,994
Interest income                   590 1,950 1,495
Interest expense                   (277,771) (137,190) (111,583)
Debt extinguishment loss                   (9,209) (42,347) (29,891)
Other (expense) income, net                   193,254 3,051 (1,706)
(Loss) income before income taxes                   (1,161) (89,687) 40,309
Provision (benefit) for income taxes                   30,794 9,721 10,976
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries                   (1,140,883) 25,774 127,817
Net (loss) income                   (1,172,838) (73,634) 157,150
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
                        
Revenues:                        
Product sales                   1,569,605 1,089,580 964,584
Service and other revenues                   71,718 63,313 59,026
Total revenues                   1,641,323 1,152,893 1,023,610
Costs and expenses:                        
Cost of product sales                   636,679 396,747 309,910
Cost of product sales-amortization of intangible assets                   298,426 192,377 167,341
Cost of product sales-impairment of intangible assets                         
Cost of service and other revenues                   59,943 61,285 51,888
Research and development                   157,846 91,199 75,437
Selling and marketing                   176,041 170,422 166,458
General and administrative                   123,985 136,243 86,270
Amortization of intangible assets                   104,778 64,357 54,851
Contingent consideration-compensation expense                           
Contingent consideration-fair value adjustments                           
Impairment of goodwill                   1,117,369 5,826  
Gain on sale of intellectual property                   (53,884) (12,424) (84,502)
Acquired in-process research and development                     4,500  
Restructuring and divestiture charges                   21,647 16,185  
Costs and expenses, total                   2,642,830 1,126,717 827,653
Income (loss) from operations                   (1,001,507) 26,176 195,957
Interest income                   251 159 1
Interest expense                   (1,260) (1,158) (1,357)
Debt extinguishment loss                           
Other (expense) income, net                   (184,564) 699 (2,661)
(Loss) income before income taxes                   (1,187,080) 25,876 191,940
Provision (benefit) for income taxes                   (59,260) (3,094) 60,163
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries                   13,887 8,415 8,699
Net (loss) income                   (1,113,933) 37,385 140,476
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
                        
Revenues:                        
Product sales                   477,251 431,689 376,575
Service and other revenues                   46,635 32,555 27,862
Total revenues                   523,886 464,244 404,437
Costs and expenses:                        
Cost of product sales                   331,418 292,928 284,495
Cost of product sales-amortization of intangible assets                   4,123 4,261 4,891
Cost of product sales-impairment of intangible assets                   1,714    
Cost of service and other revenues                   39,409 30,713 22,312
Research and development                   9,971 11,698 12,300
Selling and marketing                   88,114 84,018 59,776
General and administrative                   34,812 31,683 23,113
Amortization of intangible assets                   4,806 4,970 774
Contingent consideration-compensation expense                           
Contingent consideration-fair value adjustments                           
Impairment of goodwill                          
Gain on sale of intellectual property                           
Acquired in-process research and development                         
Restructuring and divestiture charges                   6,269 1,281 282
Costs and expenses, total                   520,636 461,552 407,943
Income (loss) from operations                   3,250 2,692 (3,506)
Interest income                   461 840 364
Interest expense                   (2,044) (1,939) (1,906)
Debt extinguishment loss                           
Other (expense) income, net                   (6,387) 557 185
(Loss) income before income taxes                   (4,720) 2,150 (4,863)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes                   8,343 5,346 (903)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries                      556 319
Net (loss) income                   (13,063) (2,640) (3,641)
Eliminations [Member]
                        
Revenues:                        
Product sales                   (362,836) (284,501) (274,128)
Service and other revenues                   (53,621) (58,041) (50,076)
Total revenues                   (416,457) (342,542) (324,204)
Costs and expenses:                        
Cost of product sales                   (362,836) (284,501) (274,128)
Cost of product sales-amortization of intangible assets                           
Cost of product sales-impairment of intangible assets                         
Cost of service and other revenues                   (53,621) (58,041) (50,076)
Research and development                           
Selling and marketing                           
General and administrative                           
Amortization of intangible assets                           
Contingent consideration-compensation expense                           
Contingent consideration-fair value adjustments                           
Impairment of goodwill                          
Gain on sale of intellectual property                           
Acquired in-process research and development                         
Restructuring and divestiture charges                           
Costs and expenses, total                   (416,457) (342,542) (324,204)
Income (loss) from operations                           
Interest income                      (609)  
Interest expense                           
Debt extinguishment loss                           
Other (expense) income, net                      609  
(Loss) income before income taxes                           
Provision (benefit) for income taxes                           
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries                   1,126,996 (34,745) (136,835)
Net (loss) income                   $ 1,126,996 $ (34,745) $ (136,835)
[1] The fourth quarter was a 14-week quarter compared to all other quarters which were 13-week quarters.
[2] Net income in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 includes a gain on the sale of intellectual property of $53.9 million. Net loss in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 includes restructuring charges of $12.5 million and a debt extingushment loss of $3.2 million. Net loss in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 includes restructuring charges of $6.7 million. Net loss in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 includes a goodwill impairment charge of $1.1 billion, restructuring charges of $9.7 million and a debt extinguishment loss of $6.0 million.
[3] Net loss in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 includes a charge for the discontinuance of the Adiana product line of $18.3 million and the loss on debt extinguishment of $42.3 million. See Note 5 for further discussion. Net loss in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 includes additional amortization expense from the Gen-Probe acquisition of $29.7 million, direct acquisition transaction costs of $30.7 million, and restructuring charges of $16.7 million, a goodwill impairment charge of $5.8 million and an in-process research and development charge of $4.5 million.