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Assets Held-for-Sale Operating Profit of Disposed Business (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015
Blood Screening Business [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income from operations	$ 28.6	$ 27.1

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Amount of gross profit attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5B
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=SL51721673-107760

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