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Borrowings and Credit Arrangements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

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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