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Borrowings and Credit Arrangements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Company's Borrowings | The Company’s borrowings consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2017 |  | September 24, 2016
Current debt obligations, net of debt discount and issuance costs: |  |  |
Term Loan | $ | 121.3 |  |  | $ | 83.8 |
Revolver | 345.0 |  |  | — |
Securitization Program | 200.0 |  |  | 200.0 |
Convertible Notes | 484.5 |  |  | 12.2 |
Total current debt obligations | 1,150.8 |  |  | 296.0 |
Long-term debt obligations, net of debt discount and issuance costs: |  |  |
Term Loan | 1,190.5 |  |  | 1,308.2 |
2022 Senior Notes | 981.6 |  |  | 977.7 |
Convertible Notes | — |  |  | 763.5 |
Total long-term debt obligations | 2,172.1 |  |  | 3,049.4 |
Total debt obligations | $ | 3,322.9 |  |  | $ | 3,345.4 |
Schedule Of Long Term Debt By Maturity Table | The debt maturity schedule for the Company’s obligations as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:
|  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 and Thereafter |  | Total
Term Loan |  | $ | 121.9 |  |  | $ | 150.0 |  |  | $ | 1,050.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,321.9 |
Revolver |  | 345.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 345.0 |
Securitization Program |  | 200.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 200.0 |
2022 Senior Notes |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,000.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,000.0 |
Convertible Notes (1) |  | 488.3 |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 488.3 |
|  | $ | 1,155.2 |  |  | $ | 150.0 |  |  | $ | 1,050.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,000.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,355.2 |
(1) | Classified based on the earliest date of redemption for each respective issuance. In addition, the balance in fiscal 2018 reflects accretion on the 2013 Notes through September 30, 2017.
Schedule Of Convertible Notes And Related Equity Components Recorded In Capital In Excess Of Par Value Net Of Deferred Taxes Table | As of September 30, 2017 and September 24, 2016, the Convertible Notes and related equity components (recorded in additional paid-in-capital, net of deferred taxes) consisted of the following:
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
2010 Notes principal amount |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12.3 |
Unamortized discount and issuance costs |  | — |  |  | (0.1 | )
Net carrying amount |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12.2 |
Equity component, net of taxes |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.6 |
2012 Notes principal amount |  | $ | 245.4 |  |  | $ | 363.4 |
Unamortized discount and issuance costs |  | (1.9 | ) |  | (9.5 | )
Net carrying amount |  | $ | 243.5 |  |  | $ | 353.9 |
Equity component, net of taxes |  | $ | 24.1 |  |  | $ | 35.8 |
2013 Notes principal amount |  | $ | 202.0 |  |  | $ | 370.0 |
Principal accretion |  | 40.8 |  |  | 57.1 |
Unamortized discount and issuance costs |  | (1.8 | ) |  | (17.5 | )
Net carrying amount |  | $ | 241.0 |  |  | $ | 409.6 |
Equity component, net of taxes |  | $ | 71.8 |  |  | $ | 131.5 |
Interest Expense under Convertible Notes | Interest expense under the Convertible Notes is as follows:
| Years Ended
| September 30, 2017 |  | September 24, 2016 |  | September 26, 2015
Amortization of debt discount | $ | 17.9 |  |  | $ | 22.3 |  |  | $ | 34.9 |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 0.8 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 1.7 |
Principal accretion | 15.6 |  |  | 16.6 |  |  | 15.9 |
Non-cash interest expense | 34.3 |  |  | 40.0 |  |  | 52.5 |
2.00% accrued interest (cash) | 6.7 |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | 18.2 |
| $ | 41.0 |  |  | $ | 50.0 |  |  | $ | 70.7 |

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