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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Marketable Securities

The Company has one investment in a publicly traded security and the following reconciles its cost basis to its fair market value as of September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012. There were no marketable securities at September 24, 2011.

 

     Cost      Gross Unrealized
Gains
     Gross Unrealized
Losses
     Fair Value  

Equity security as of September 28, 2013

   $ 5,931       $ 12,156       $ —         $ 18,087   

Equity security as of September 29, 2012

   $ 5,931       $ 98       $ —         $ 6,029   
Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Information

Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Information

 

     Years ended  
   September 28,
2013
     September 29,
2012
     September 24,
2011
 

Cash paid during the period for income taxes

   $ 79,893       $ 166,565       $ 118,850   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for interest

   $ 192,794       $ 55,045       $ 36,268   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Cash Investing Activities:

        

Fair value of stock options assumed in the Gen-Probe acquisition

   $ —         $ 2,655       $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Additional acquisition contingent consideration accrued

   $ —        $ —        $ 18,924   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Cash Financing Activities:

        

Fair value of contingent consideration at acquisition

   $ 525       $ —        $ 86,600   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred payments for acquisitions

   $ —        $ 1,655       $ 47,258   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

     September 28,
2013
     September 29,
2012
 

Raw materials

   $ 115,575       $ 134,983   

Work-in-process

     51,171         93,218   

Finished goods

     122,617         138,990   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 289,363       $ 367,191   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipments

Property, plant and equipment are depreciated over the following estimated useful lives:

 

Asset Classification

  

Estimated Useful Life

Building and improvements    35–40 years
Equipment and software    3–10 years
Equipment under customer usage agreements    3–8 years
Furniture and fixtures    5–7 years
Leasehold improvements   

Shorter of the Original Term of Lease

or Estimated Useful Life

Schedule of Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following:

 

      September 28, 2013      September 29, 2012  

Description

   Gross
Carrying
Value
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Gross
Carrying
Value
     Accumulated
Amortization
 

Developed technology

   $ 4,008,947       $ 1,094,435       $ 3,784,689       $ 788,274   

In-process research and development

     24,000         —          227,000         —    

Customer relationships and contracts

     1,101,870         296,481         1,097,842         205,612   

Trade names

     238,103         81,844         240,092         60,318   

Patents

     13,026         8,495         11,417         7,906   

Business licenses

     2,647         616         2,577         344   

Non-compete agreements

     296         296         310         223   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,388,889       $ 1,482,167       $ 5,363,927       $ 1,062,677   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expense

The estimated amortization expense at September 28, 2013 for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

 

Fiscal 2014

   $ 417,053   

Fiscal 2015

     402,177   

Fiscal 2016

     388,370   

Fiscal 2017

     379,260   

Fiscal 2018

     368,505   
Rollforward of Goodwill Activity by Reportable Segment

A rollforward of goodwill activity by reportable segment from September 29, 2012 to September 28, 2013 is as follows:

 

     Breast Health     Diagnostics     GYN Surgical      Skeletal Health      Total  

Balance at September 29, 2012

   $ 635,741      $ 2,283,447      $ 1,015,466       $ 8,125       $ 3,942,779   

Impairment charge

     —         (1,117,369     —           —          (1,117,369

Disposition of portion of a reporting unit

     —         (1,257     —           —          (1,257

Gen-Probe acquisition adjustments

     —         4,226        —          —          4,226   

Gen-Probe valuation revision adjustment

     —         (15,750     —          —          (15,750

Chindex acquisition

     1,798        —         —          —          1,798   

SenoRx acquisition

     692        —         —          —          692   

Tax adjustments

     —         (868     12         —          (856

Foreign currency

     (1,866     1,125        978         28         265   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at September 28, 2013

   $ 636,365      $ 1,153,554      $ 1,016,456       $ 8,153       $ 2,814,528   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Rollforward of Accumulated Goodwill Impairment Losses by Reportable Segment

A rollforward of accumulated goodwill impairment losses by reportable segment from September 29, 2012 to September 28, 2013 is as follows:

 

     Breast Health      Diagnostics      GYN Surgical      Total  

Balance at September 29, 2012

   $ 348,419       $ 908,349       $ 1,165,804       $ 2,422,572   

Impairment charge

     —           1,117,369         —          1,117,369   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at September 28, 2013

   $ 348,419       $ 2,025,718       $ 1,165,804       $ 3,539,941   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Schedule of Other Assets

Other assets consist of the following:

 

     September 28,
2013
     September 29,
2012
 

Other Assets

     

Deferred financing costs

   $ 60,620       $ 82,760   

Life insurance contracts

     33,864         25,978   

Mutual funds

     6,861         6,995   

Marketable security

     18,087         6,029   

Manufacturing access fees

     15,971         18,323   

Cost-method equity investments

     12,558         15,976   

Other

     15,941         6,006   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 163,902       $ 162,067   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income consisted of the following:

 

     September 28,
2013
    September 29,
2012
 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

   $ 8,584      $ 7,211   

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities

     12,156        62   

Minimum pension liability, net of tax of $150 and $207, respectively

     (349     (483
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 20,391      $ 6,790   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Accounts Receivable Reserve Activity

Accounts receivable reserve activity for fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:

 

     Balance at
Beginning
of Period
     Charged to
Costs and
Expenses
     Write-
offs and
Payments
    Balance at
End of
Period
 

Period Ended:

          

September 28, 2013

   $ 6,396       $ 4,296       $ (1,894   $ 8,798   

September 29, 2012

   $ 6,516       $ 3,270       $ (3,390   $ 6,396   

September 24, 2011

   $ 7,769       $ 1,614       $ (2,867   $ 6,516   
Schedule of Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Share Amounts

A reconciliation of basic and diluted share amounts for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 is as follows:

 

    September 28,
2013
     September 29,
2012
     September 24,
2011
 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

    268,704         264,041         261,099   

Weighted average common stock equivalents from assumed exercise of stock options and restricted stock units

    —          —          3,206   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

    268,704         264,041         264,305   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average anti-dilutive shares related to:

       

Outstanding stock options

    8,445         10,491         7,747   

Restricted stock units

    1,109         1,378         —    
Schedule of Product Warranty Activity

Product warranty activity for fiscal 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

 

     Balance at
Beginning of
Period
     Provisions      Acquired      Settlements/
Adjustments
    Balance at End
of Period
 

Period ended:

             

September 28, 2013

   $ 6,179       $ 12,827       $ —         $ (9,748   $ 9,258   

September 29, 2012

   $ 4,448       $ 9,535       $ 230       $ (8,034   $ 6,179