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Share Repurchase (Notes) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 26, 2016
Share Repurchase [Abstract] |
Treasury Stock [Text Block] | (10) Share Repurchase On November 11, 2013, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $250.0 million of its outstanding common stock over the next three years. During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company repurchased 4.3 million shares of its common stock for total consideration of $148.8 million with a weighted average per share price of $34.36. Total cash paid for these transactions during the second quarter aggregated $135.9 million with $12.9 million remaining unpaid as of March 26, 2016.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for treasury stock, including, but not limited to, average cost per share, description of share repurchase program, shares repurchased, shares held for each class of treasury stock. + References No definition available. + Details
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