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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Contingent Consideration Charges Recorded to the Consolidated Statements of Operations | A summary of amounts recorded to the Consolidated Statements of Operations is as follows:
Statement of Operations Line Item – Fiscal 2013 |  | Interlace |  | TCT |  | Total
Contingent consideration—compensation expense |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 80.0 |  |  | $ | 80.0 |
Contingent consideration—fair value adjustments |  | 11.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 11.3 |
|  | $ | 11.3 |  |  | $ | 80.0 |  |  | $ | 91.3 |
Statement of Operations Line Item – Fiscal 2012 |  | Sentinelle Medical |  | Interlace |  | TCT |  | Healthcome |  | Total
Contingent consideration—compensation expense |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 75.5 |  |  | $ | 5.5 |  |  | $ | 81.0 |
Contingent consideration—fair value adjustments |  | (3.3 | ) |  | 41.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 38.5 |
|  | $ | (3.3 | ) |  | $ | 41.8 |  |  | $ | 75.5 |  |  | $ | 5.5 |  |  | $ | 119.5 |
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases [Table Text Block] | Future minimum lease payments, including principal and interest, under these leases were as follows at September 27, 2014:
Fiscal 2015 | $ | 2.9 |
Fiscal 2016 | 3.1 |
Fiscal 2017 | 3.1 |
Fiscal 2018 | 2.9 |
Fiscal 2019 | 0.3 |
Total minimum payments | 12.3 |
Less-amount representing interest | (2.4 | )
Total | $ | 9.9 |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations Disclosure [Table Text Block] | At September 27, 2014, purchase commitments are as follows:
Fiscal 2015 | $ | 53.7 |
Fiscal 2016 | 3.3 |
Fiscal 2017 | 3.1 |
Fiscal 2018 | 0.8 |
Total | $ | 60.9 |
Schedule Of Future Minimum Royalty Commitments Table [Text Block] | At September 27, 2014, minimum commitments for these agreements are as follows:
Fiscal 2015 | $ | 0.9 |
Fiscal 2016 | 1.4 |
Fiscal 2017 | 0.8 |
Fiscal 2018 | 0.6 |
Fiscal 2019 | 0.6 |
Thereafter | 4.0 |
Total | $ | 8.3 |
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block] | Future minimum lease payments under all of the Company’s operating leases at September 27, 2014 are as follows:
Fiscal 2015 | $ | 18.9 |
Fiscal 2016 | 15.1 |
Fiscal 2017 | 12.5 |
Fiscal 2018 | 11.2 |
Fiscal 2019 | 7.3 |
Thereafter | 24.7 |
Total | $ | 89.7 |
Schedule Of Future Minimum Annual Rental Income Payments Under Sublease Agreements Table [Text Block] | The future minimum annual rental income payments under these sublease agreements at September 27, 2014 are as follows:
Fiscal 2015 | $ | 2.1 |
Fiscal 2016 | 2.2 |
Fiscal 2017 | 2.1 |
Fiscal 2018 | 2.1 |
Fiscal 2019 | 2.1 |
Thereafter | 2.1 |
Total | $ | 12.7 |

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