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Other Balance Sheet Information | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 28, 2014
Other Balance Sheet Information [Abstract] |
Other Balance Sheet Information | Other Balance Sheet Information
| June 28, 2014 |  | September 28, 2013
Inventories |  |  |
Raw materials | $ | 121.0 |  |  | $ | 115.6 |
Work-in-process | 59.0 |  |  | 51.2 |
Finished goods | 149.8 |  |  | 122.6 |
| $ | 329.8 |  |  | $ | 289.4 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Equipment and software | $ | 341.6 |  |  | $ | 318.5 |
Equipment under customer usage agreements | 285.3 |  |  | 275.7 |
Building and improvements | 175.6 |  |  | 171.5 |
Leasehold improvements | 64.1 |  |  | 68.2 |
Land | 51.7 |  |  | 51.6 |
Furniture and fixtures | 16.3 |  |  | 22.5 |
| 934.6 |  |  | 908.0 |
Less – accumulated depreciation and amortization | (467.2 | ) |  | (416.5 | )
| $ | 467.4 |  |  | $ | 491.5 |

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