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Borrowings and Credit Arrangements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Company's Borrowings | The Company’s borrowings consisted of the following:
| September 27, 2014 |  | September 28, 2013
Current debt obligations, net of debt discount: |  |  |
Term Loan A | $ | 99.6 |  |  | $ | 49.7 |
Term Loan B | 14.9 |  |  | 114.0 |
Convertible Notes | — |  |  | 400.1 |
Total current debt obligations | 114.5 |  |  | 563.8 |
Long-term debt obligations, net of debt discount: |  |  |
Term Loan A | 796.7 |  |  | 894.8 |
Term Loan B | 1,120.9 |  |  | 1,159.3 |
Senior Notes | 1,000.0 |  |  | 1,000.0 |
Convertible Notes | 1,235.6 |  |  | 1,188.0 |
Total long-term debt obligations | 4,153.2 |  |  | 4,242.1 |
Total debt obligations | $ | 4,267.7 |  |  | $ | 4,805.9 |
Schedule Of Long Term Debt By Maturity Table [Text Block] | The debt maturity schedule for the Company’s obligations as of September 27, 2014 is as follows:
|  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 and Thereafter |  | Total
Term Loan A |  | $ | 100.0 |  |  | $ | 200.0 |  |  | $ | 600.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 900.0 |
Term Loan B |  | 15.0 |  |  | 15.0 |  |  | 15.0 |  |  | 15.0 |  |  | 1,085.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,145.0 |
Senior Notes |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,000.0 |  |  | 1,000.0 |
Convertible Notes (1) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 450.0 |  |  | 894.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,344.5 |
|  | $ | 115.0 |  |  | $ | 215.0 |  |  | $ | 1,065.0 |  |  | $ | 909.5 |  |  | $ | 1,085.0 |  |  | $ | 1,000.0 |  |  | $ | 4,389.5 |
(1) | Classified based on the earliest date of redemption for each respective issuance and the balance in fiscal 2018 reflects accretion on the 2013 Notes through September 27, 2014 as described below.
Schedule Of Convertible Notes And Related Equity Components Recorded In Capital In Excess Of Par Value Net Of Deferred Taxes Table [Text Block] | As of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, the Convertible Notes and related equity components (recorded in additional paid-in-capital, net of deferred taxes) consisted of the following:
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
2007 Notes principal amount |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 405.0 |
Unamortized discount |  | — |  |  | (4.9 | )
Net carrying amount |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 400.1 |
Equity component, net of taxes |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 121.5 |
2010 Notes principal amount |  | $ | 450.0 |  |  | $ | 450.0 |
Unamortized discount |  | (41.5 | ) |  | (58.3 | )
Net carrying amount |  | $ | 408.5 |  |  | $ | 391.7 |
Equity component, net of taxes |  | $ | 60.1 |  |  | $ | 60.1 |
2012 Notes principal amount |  | $ | 500.0 |  |  | $ | 500.0 |
Unamortized discount |  | (27.3 | ) |  | (34.6 | )
Net carrying amount |  | $ | 472.7 |  |  | $ | 465.4 |
Equity component, net of taxes |  | $ | 49.2 |  |  | $ | 49.2 |
2013 Notes principal amount |  | $ | 370.0 |  |  | $ | 370.0 |
Principal accretion |  | 24.5 |  |  | 9.2 |
Unamortized discount |  | (40.1 | ) |  | (48.3 | )
Net carrying amount |  | $ | 354.4 |  |  | $ | 330.9 |
Equity component, net of taxes |  | $ | 131.5 |  |  | $ | 131.5 |
Interest Expense under Convertible Notes | Interest expense under the Convertible Notes is as follows:
| Years Ended
| September 27, 2014 |  | September 28, 2013 |  | September 29, 2012
Amortization of debt discount | $ | 37.1 |  |  | $ | 52.7 |  |  | $ | 68.5 |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 1.9 |  |  | 3.0 |  |  | 3.8 |
Principal accretion | 15.3 |  |  | 9.2 |  |  | — |
Non-cash interest expense | 54.3 |  |  | 64.9 |  |  | 72.3 |
2.00% accrued interest (cash) | 22.3 |  |  | 34.4 |  |  | 34.9 |
| $ | 76.6 |  |  | $ | 99.3 |  |  | $ | 107.2 |

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