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Assets Held-for-Sale (Tables)

3 Months Ended

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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Tabular disclosure of long lived assets held for sale. Disclosure may include the description of the facts and circumstances leading to the expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the carrying value of the assets held for sale, the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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