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Assets held for sale goodwill.

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Assets held for sale inventory and equipment.

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Assets held for sale sales value.

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Employee retention program accelerated bonus charge.

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Other restructuring charges.

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Restructuring charges, disposition of assets held for sale.

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Severance and related costs.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Includes, but is not limited to, one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, and termination benefits associated with an ongoing benefit arrangement. Excludes expenses associated with special or contractual termination benefits, a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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Gain (loss) from sale or disposal of an organization or integrated set of activities (for example, but not limited to, a partnership or corporation) engaged in providing a product or service in a commercial, industrial, or professional environment.

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The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long lived assets held for use (including those held for disposal by means other than sale).

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The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long-lived assets held for abandonment, exchange or sale.

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Amount expected to be recognized in earnings for the specified restructuring cost.

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The expected number of positions to be eliminated as a result of restructuring activities.

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Amount of expenses for special or contractual termination benefits provided to current employees involuntarily terminated under a benefit arrangement associated exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to one-time termination benefits, a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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Restructuring and Divestiture Charges - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended					6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 29, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013 Indiana [Member ]	Sep. 29, 2012 Indiana [Member ]	Mar. 30, 2013 Consolidation of Diagnostics Operations [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Consolidation of Diagnostics Operations [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Consolidation of Diagnostics Operations [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Consolidation of Diagnostics Operations [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Consolidation of Diagnostics Operations [Member] Molecular Diagnostics Operations [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Consolidation of Diagnostics Operations [Member] Molecular Diagnostics Operations [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Consolidation of Diagnostics Operations [Member] Molecular Diagnostics Operations [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Consolidation of Diagnostics Operations [Member] Molecular Diagnostics Operations [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Consolidation of Diagnostics Operations [Member] Molecular Diagnostics Operations [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Consolidation of Diagnostics Operations [Member] Molecular Diagnostics Operations [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Consolidation of Diagnostics Operations [Member] Restructuring [Member]	Mar. 24, 2012 One-time Termination Benefits [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 One-time Termination Benefits [Member]	Dec. 28, 2013 Closure of Indianapolis Facility [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Closure of Indianapolis Facility [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Closure of Indianapolis Facility [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Closure of Indianapolis Facility [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Closure of Indianapolis Facility [Member]	Dec. 28, 2013 Closure of Indianapolis Facility [Member] Restructuring [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Closure of Indianapolis Facility [Member] Restructuring [Member]	Dec. 28, 2013 Fiscal 2014 Actions [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Fiscal 2014 Actions [Member]	Dec. 28, 2013 Fiscal 2014 Actions [Member] Jack Cumming [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Fiscal 2014 Actions [Member] Jack Cumming [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Employee Severance [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Other Operating Cost Reductions [Member]	Dec. 28, 2013 Other Operating Cost Reductions [Member] Employees
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance charges	$ 200,000				$ 4,600,000	$ 900,000				$ 9,700,000		$ 10,500,000	$ 13,300,000	$ 900,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 1,700,000	$ 2,000,000	$ 3,200,000	$ 900,000	$ 10,800,000	$ 600,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 200,000	$ 1,500,000		$ 3,000,000	$ 900,000	$ 400,000	$ 4,800,000		$ 3,000,000	$ 6,600,000		$ 6,800,000
Compensation charges													3,500,000							6,300,000												4,400,000		1,400,000
Employee retention program, payments in cash					9,700,000						0
Estimated aggregate severance charges				5,400,000												7,300,000									5,900,000					6,300,000						9,100,000
Exiting charges								800,000	900,000
Stock compensation related acceleration																														400,000
Additional severance charges																																	200,000
Number of employees affected for severance benefits																																				95
Impairment charges of equipment fair value		3,100,000																																	7,300,000	3,100,000
Impairment charges for assets held-for-sale			700,000			28,600,000
Assets held-for-sale, sales value		2,800,000
Assets held-for-sale, inventory and certain equipment			2,400,000				2,400,000
Assets held-for-sale, goodwill			600,000				600,000
Other restructuring charges						200,000
Gain on the sale of lifecodes business					900,000
Disposition charge							$ 300,000