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Other Balance Sheet Information | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 26, 2016
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Other Balance Sheet Information | Other Balance Sheet Information
| March 26, 2016 |  | September 26, 2015
Inventories |  |  |
Raw materials | $ | 98.6 |  |  | $ | 98.3 |
Work-in-process | 55.3 |  |  | 58.7 |
Finished goods | 131.2 |  |  | 126.1 |
| $ | 285.1 |  |  | $ | 283.1 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Equipment and software | $ | 377.8 |  |  | $ | 365.9 |
Equipment under customer usage agreements | 319.3 |  |  | 305.7 |
Building and improvements | 182.8 |  |  | 182.1 |
Leasehold improvements | 59.1 |  |  | 59.2 |
Land | 51.4 |  |  | 51.4 |
Furniture and fixtures | 18.1 |  |  | 17.3 |
| 1,008.5 |  |  | 981.6 |
Less – accumulated depreciation and amortization | (554.4 | ) |  | (524.5 | )
| $ | 454.1 |  |  | $ | 457.1 |

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