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Share Repurchase (Notes) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 25, 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 a three year period. During the three and nine months ended June 25, 2016, the Company repurchased 3.0 million and 7.3 million shares of its common stock, respectively for total consideration of $101.2 million and $250.0 million, respectively. This share repurchase authorization is now fully utilized. On June 21, 2016, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $500.0 million of the Company's outstanding common stock over the next five years. There were no repurchases of common stock made under this authorization during the three and nine months ended June 25, 2016.

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