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Other Balance Sheet Information | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 28, 2015
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Other Balance Sheet Information | Other Balance Sheet Information
| March 28, 2015 |  | September 27, 2014
Inventories |  |  |
Raw materials | $ | 107.9 |  |  | $ | 115.6 |
Work-in-process | 53.6 |  |  | 57.1 |
Finished goods | 136.7 |  |  | 157.9 |
| $ | 298.2 |  |  | $ | 330.6 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Equipment and software | $ | 348.9 |  |  | $ | 342.5 |
Equipment under customer usage agreements | 290.6 |  |  | 285.2 |
Building and improvements | 179.2 |  |  | 176.9 |
Leasehold improvements | 58.7 |  |  | 63.2 |
Land | 51.4 |  |  | 51.6 |
Furniture and fixtures | 16.2 |  |  | 16.3 |
| 945.0 |  |  | 935.7 |
Less – accumulated depreciation and amortization | (494.0 | ) |  | (473.8 | )
| $ | 451.0 |  |  | $ | 461.9 |

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