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Income Taxes (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
The Company’s income (loss) before income taxes consisted of the following:
 
 
 
Years ended
September 27, 2014
 
September 28, 2013
 
September 29, 2012
Domestic
 
$
95.1

 
$
(1,184.6
)
 
$
(46.0
)
Foreign
 
(47.0
)
 
(8.3
)
 
(15.7
)
 
 
$
48.1

 
$
(1,192.9
)
 
$
(61.7
)
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision (benefit) for income taxes contains the following components:
 
 
Years ended
September 27, 2014
 
September 28, 2013
 
September 29, 2012
Federal:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
$
242.2

 
$
154.9

 
$
146.2

Deferred
 
(212.5
)
 
(182.7
)
 
(143.6
)
 
 
29.7


(27.8
)

2.6

State:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
22.1

 
15.3

 
15.3

Deferred
 
(24.7
)
 
(16.7
)
 
(10.2
)
 
 
(2.6
)
 
(1.4
)
 
5.1

Foreign:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
9.6

 
7.7

 
5.6

Deferred
 
(5.9
)
 
1.4

 
(1.4
)
 
 
3.7

 
9.1

 
4.2

 
 
$
30.8

 
$
(20.1
)
 
$
11.9
Reconciliation of Income Tax (Benefit) at U.S. Federal Statutory Rate to Company's Effective Tax Rate
The income tax provision (benefit) differs from the tax provision computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate due to the following:
 
 
Years ended
September 27, 2014
 
September 28, 2013
 
September 29, 2012
Income tax provision (benefit) at federal statutory rate
 
35.0
 %
 
(35.0
)%
 
(35.0
)%
Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill impairment
 
—

 
32.8

 
3.3

Domestic production activities deduction
 
(30.6
)
 
(1.2
)
 
(20.3
)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
 
4.3

 
(0.2
)
 
5.3

Research and investment tax credits
 
(5.2
)
 
(1.2
)
 
(1.6
)
Unrecognized tax benefits
 
2.5

 
0.3

 
13.5

Contingent consideration
 
—

 
2.6

 
59.8

Nondeductible transaction expenses
 
—

 
—

 
7.5

Cessation of Adiana
 
—

 
—

 
(28.6
)
Compensation
 
5.5

 
0.2

 
2.3

Foreign rate differential
 
10.7

 
0.1

 
3.1

Change in valuation allowance
 
35.4

 
(0.8
)
 
5.4

Other
 
6.3

 
0.7

 
4.7

 
 
63.9
 %
 
(1.7
)%
 
19.4
 %
Significant Components of the Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The Company’s significant deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
 
 
September 27, 2014
 
September 28, 2013
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
 
$
54.2

 
$
49.3

Capital losses
 
22.3

 
23.8

Non-deductible accruals
 
16.8

 
21.5

Non-deductible reserves
 
27.1

 
16.1

Stock-based compensation
 
25.0

 
30.2

Research and other credits
 
12.3

 
10.7

Nonqualified deferred compensation plan
 
13.7

 
14.7

Other temporary differences
 
11.6

 
7.0

 
 
183.0

 
173.3

Less: valuation allowance
 
(62.8
)
 
(43.4
)
 
 
$
120.2

 
$
129.9

Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
(1,314.6
)
 
$
(1,494.1
)
Debt discounts and deferrals
 
(120.9
)
 
(189.3
)
Debt issuance costs
 
(6.8
)
 
(10.9
)
Investment in subsidiary
 
(13.9
)
 
(10.7
)
 
 
$
(1,456.2
)
 
$
(1,705.0
)
 
 
$
(1,336.0
)
 
$
(1,575.1
)
Activity of the Company's Unrecognized Income Tax Benefits
The Company’s unrecognized income tax benefits activity for fiscal 2014 and 2013 was as follows:
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
Balance at beginning of fiscal year
 
$
121.8

 
$
53.1

Tax positions related to current year:
 
 
 
 
Additions
 
10.8

 
65.0

Reductions
 
—

 
—

Tax positions related to prior years:
 
 
 
 
Additions related to change in estimate
 
10.9

 
3.3

Reductions
 
(2.7
)
 
(0.4
)
Payments
 
—

 
(0.6
)
Lapses in statutes of limitations and settlements
 
(3.8
)
 
(2.3
)
Acquired tax positions:
 
 
 
 
Additions related to reserves acquired from acquisitions
 
—

 
3.7

Balance as of the end of the fiscal year
 
$
137.0

 
$
121.8