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Intangible Assets - Schedule of Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 26, 2015	Sep. 26, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	$ 5,321.8	$ 5,322.8
Accumulated Amortization	2,395.1	2,299.6
Developed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	3,979.0	3,979.1
Accumulated Amortization	1,771.8	1,698.5
In-process research and development
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	3.7	3.7
Accumulated Amortization	0.0	0.0
Customer relationships and contracts
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	1,100.3	1,101.1
Accumulated Amortization	487.2	467.5
Trade names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	236.3	236.4
Accumulated Amortization	134.0	131.5
Business licenses
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	2.5	2.5
Accumulated Amortization	$ 2.1	$ 2.1

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Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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