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Borrowings and Credit Arrangements (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 27, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Company's Borrowings | The Company’s borrowings consisted of the following:
| December 27, 2014 |  | September 27, 2014
Current debt obligations, net of debt discount: |  |  |
Term Loan A | $ | 124.5 |  |  | $ | 99.6 |
Term Loan B | 14.9 |  |  | 14.9 |
Total current debt obligations | 139.4 |  |  | 114.5 |
Long-term debt obligations, net of debt discount: |  |  |
Term Loan A | 747.1 |  |  | 796.7 |
Term Loan B | 820.0 |  |  | 1,120.9 |
Senior Notes | 1,000.0 |  |  | 1,000.0 |
Convertible Notes | 1,248.3 |  |  | 1,235.6 |
Total long-term debt obligations | 3,815.4 |  |  | 4,153.2 |
Total debt obligations | $ | 3,954.8 |  |  | $ | 4,267.7 |
Interest Expense under Convertible Notes | Interest expense under the Convertible Notes is as follows:
| Three Months Ended
| December 27, 2014 |  | December 28, 2013
Amortization of debt discount | $ | 8.8 |  |  | $ | 11.5 |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 0.4 |  |  | 0.7 |
Principal accretion | 3.9 |  |  | 3.8 |
Non-cash interest expense | 13.1 |  |  | 16.0 |
2.00% accrued interest (cash) | 4.8 |  |  | 8.1 |
| $ | 17.9 |  |  | $ | 24.1 |

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