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Other Balance Sheet Information | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2015
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Other Balance Sheet Information | Other Balance Sheet Information
| December 26, 2015 |  | September 26, 2015
Inventories |  |  |
Raw materials | $ | 103.1 |  |  | $ | 98.3 |
Work-in-process | 58.7 |  |  | 58.7 |
Finished goods | 124.6 |  |  | 126.1 |
| $ | 286.4 |  |  | $ | 283.1 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Equipment and software | $ | 371.4 |  |  | $ | 365.9 |
Equipment under customer usage agreements | 311.1 |  |  | 305.7 |
Building and improvements | 182.5 |  |  | 182.1 |
Leasehold improvements | 58.6 |  |  | 59.2 |
Land | 51.4 |  |  | 51.4 |
Furniture and fixtures | 17.1 |  |  | 17.3 |
| 992.1 |  |  | 981.6 |
Less – accumulated depreciation and amortization | (537.6 | ) |  | (524.5 | )
| $ | 454.5 |  |  | $ | 457.1 |

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