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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
The Company’s income before income taxes consisted of the following:
 
 
 
Years ended
September 24, 2016
 
September 26, 2015
 
September 27, 2014
Domestic
 
$
310.7

 
$
158.3

 
$
95.1

Foreign
 
104.6

 
18.9

 
(47.0
)
 
 
$
415.3

 
$
177.2

 
$
48.1

Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes contained the following components:
 
 
Years ended
September 24, 2016
 
September 26, 2015
 
September 27, 2014
Federal:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
$
209.0

 
$
185.2

 
$
242.2

Deferred
 
(122.7
)
 
(137.0
)
 
(212.5
)
 
 
86.3


48.2


29.7

State:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
16.6

 
3.5

 
22.1

Deferred
 
(22.7
)
 
(11.0
)
 
(24.7
)
 
 
(6.1
)
 
(7.5
)
 
(2.6
)
Foreign:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
14.7

 
5.7

 
9.6

Deferred
 
(10.4
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(5.9
)
 
 
4.3

 
4.9

 
3.7

 
 
$
84.5

 
$
45.6

 
$
30.8

Reconciliation of Income Tax (Benefit) at U.S. Federal Statutory Rate to Company's Effective Tax Rate
The income tax provision differed from the tax provision computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate due to the following:
 
 
Years ended
September 24, 2016
 
September 26, 2015
 
September 27, 2014
Income tax provision at federal statutory rate
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic production activities deduction
 
(5.0
)
 
(10.1
)
 
(30.6
)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
 
2.0

 
1.2

 
4.3

Tax credits
 
(3.2
)
 
(3.8
)
 
(5.2
)
Unrecognized tax benefits
 
2.4

 
(1.8
)
 
2.5

Cumulative translation adjustment write-off
 

 
1.9

 

Non-deductible compensation
 
0.1

 
1.9

 
5.5

Foreign rate differential
 
(6.1
)
 
(1.6
)
 
10.7

Change in state deferred tax rate
 
(1.8
)
 

 

Change in valuation allowance
 
(3.4
)
 
1.0

 
35.4

Other
 
0.3

 
2.1

 
6.3

 
 
20.3
 %
 
25.8
 %
 
63.9
 %
Significant Components of the Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The Company’s significant deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
 
 
September 24, 2016
 
September 26, 2015
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
 
$
40.0

 
$
45.4

Capital losses
 
19.1

 
25.7

Non-deductible accruals
 
21.1

 
16.3

Non-deductible reserves
 
31.1

 
26.8

Stock-based compensation
 
34.8

 
24.3

Research and other credits
 
10.7

 
14.5

Nonqualified deferred compensation plan
 
14.1

 
11.3

Other temporary differences
 
9.2

 
10.2

 
 
180.1

 
174.5

Less: valuation allowance
 
(46.2
)
 
(60.9
)
 
 
$
133.9

 
$
113.6

Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
(1,030.8
)
 
$
(1,171.5
)
Debt discounts and deferrals
 
(75.1
)
 
(100.1
)
Debt issuance costs
 
(1.3
)
 
(1.4
)
 
 
$
(1,107.2
)
 
$
(1,273.0
)
 
 
$
(973.3
)
 
$
(1,159.4
)
Activity of the Company's Unrecognized Income Tax Benefits
The Company’s unrecognized income tax benefits activity for fiscal 2016 and 2015 was as follows:
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
Balance at beginning of fiscal year
 
$
154.7

 
$
137.0

Tax positions related to current year:
 
 
 
 
Additions
 
23.9

 
11.0

Reductions
 

 

Tax positions related to prior years:
 
 
 
 
Additions related to change in estimate
 
1.1

 
21.1

Reductions
 
(6.9
)
 
(10.3
)
Payments
 
(6.0
)
 
(0.8
)
Lapses in statutes of limitations and settlements
 
(3.2
)
 
(3.7
)
Acquired tax positions:
 
 
 
 
Additions related to reserves acquired from acquisitions
 

 
0.4

Balance as of the end of the fiscal year
 
$
163.6

 
$
154.7