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Business Segments and Geographic Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Segment Information

Segment information is as follows:

		Three Months Ended
		December 29, 2012				December 24, 2011
Total revenues:
Diagnostics		$	305,916			$	154,064
Breast Health			220,808				215,352
GYN Surgical			80,909				78,545
Skeletal Health			23,729				24,750
		$	631,362			$	472,711
Operating income (loss):
Diagnostics		$	14,295			$	20,138
Breast Health			44,946				47,417
GYN Surgical			622				(5,013	)
Skeletal Health			3,366				4,217
		$	63,229			$	66,759
Depreciation and amortization:
Diagnostics		$	91,542			$	39,989
Breast Health			9,930				10,604
GYN Surgical			26,479				26,088
Skeletal Health			204				442
		$	128,155			$	77,123
Capital expenditures:
Diagnostics		$	13,853			$	7,038
Breast Health			3,580				1,569
GYN Surgical			2,745				2,749
Skeletal Health			179				457
Corporate			2,090				2,863
		$	22,447			$	14,676

		December 29, 2012				September 29, 2012
Identifiable assets:
Diagnostics		$	6,061,568			$	6,170,553
Breast Health			952,292				956,134
GYN Surgical			1,923,953				1,944,386
Skeletal Health			33,513				32,778
Corporate			1,497,229				1,373,257
		$	10,468,555			$	10,477,108

Revenues by Geography

Revenues by geography as a percentage of total revenues are as follows:

		Three Months Ended
		December 29, 2012				December 24, 2011
United States			72	%			75	%
Europe			14	%			12	%
Asia			9	%			7	%
All others			5	%			6	%
			100	%			100	%

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