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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 29, 2013 | Mar. 30, 2013 | Mar. 29, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2013 | Sep. 04, 2012 | Dec. 29, 2012 Adiana, Inc. [Member] | Dec. 29, 2012 Sentinelle Medical Inc. [Member] | Dec. 28, 2013 Interlace Business. [Member] | Mar. 30, 2013 Interlace Business. [Member] | Mar. 29, 2014 Interlace Business. [Member] | Jun. 30, 2011 TCT International Co., Ltd. [Member] | Dec. 29, 2013 TCT International Co., Ltd. [Member] | Sep. 28, 2013 TCT International Co., Ltd. [Member]
Contingent Consideration Earn-Out Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment of contingent consideration |  |  |  | $ 42,433,000 |  | $ 16,800,000 | $ 3,400,000 |  | $ 86,900,000 |  |  | $ 31,100,000 | $ 87,400,000
Contingent payments period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  | 2 years |  |
Contingent consideration - fair value adjustments |  | 799,000 |  | 10,839,000 |  |  |  |  | 93,800,000 |  |  |  |
Accrued contingent payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,400,000 |  |  |
Contingent consideration compensation expense |  | 29,388,000 | 0 | 58,874,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assessed damages |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional Payments | $ 14,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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