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Other Balance Sheet Information | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Other Balance Sheet Information | Other Balance Sheet Information
| December 31, 2016 |  | September 24, 2016
Inventories |  |  |
Raw materials | $ | 95.3 |  |  | $ | 96.4 |
Work-in-process | 38.9 |  |  | 51.7 |
Finished goods | 124.1 |  |  | 126.6 |
| $ | 258.3 |  |  | $ | 274.7 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Equipment and software | $ | 373.3 |  |  | $ | 381.9 |
Equipment under customer usage agreements | 338.7 |  |  | 334.6 |
Building and improvements | 168.4 |  |  | 186.1 |
Leasehold improvements | 54.9 |  |  | 65.6 |
Land | 46.2 |  |  | 51.9 |
Furniture and fixtures | 12.7 |  |  | 18.4 |
| 994.2 |  |  | 1,038.5 |
Less – accumulated depreciation and amortization | (561.6 | ) |  | (578.3 | )
| $ | 432.6 |  |  | $ | 460.2 |

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