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Assets Held-for-Sale (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Assets Held-for-Sale [Abstract] |
Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale | Assets held-for sale are reflected separately in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet and comprise the following as of December 31, 2016:
Assets: |
Inventory | $ | 35.6 |
Property, plant and equipment | 26.2 |
Goodwill | 325.0 |
Intangible assets | 541.7 |
Total assets held-for-sale | $ | 928.5 |
Operating Profit of Disposed Business | Income from operations of the disposed business for the periods ended December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015 was as follows:
| Three Months Ended
| December 31, 2016 | December 26, 2015
Income from operations | $ | 28.6 |  | $ | 27.1 |

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