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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Information (Detail) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 28, 2013
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Sep. 29, 2012
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Sep. 24, 2011
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| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |||
| 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 | |
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Represents the amount of the purchase price to acquire a business not yet paid to the former shareholders of the acquired entity and is deferred for a period of time. No definition available.
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Additional acquisition contingent consideration accrued. No definition available.
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Aggregate fair value as of the acquisition date of potential payments under the contingent consideration arrangement, including cash and shares as applicable. No definition available.
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Represents fair value of stock options assumed attributable to pre-combination services, which is recorded as part of the cost to acquire an entity. No definition available.
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The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of cash paid for interest during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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