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Intangible Assets - Schedule of Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 24, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	$ 4,481.6	$ 5,324.9
Accumulated Amortization	2,475.9	2,681.5
Developed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	3,727.4	3,983.7
Accumulated Amortization	1,962.9	1,991.6
In-process research and development
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	3.7	3.7
Accumulated Amortization	0.0	0.0
Customer relationships and contracts
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	512.1	1,098.9
Accumulated Amortization	366.9	546.2
Trade names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	236.1	236.2
Accumulated Amortization	144.1	141.6
Business licenses
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	2.3	2.4
Accumulated Amortization	$ 2.0	$ 2.1

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Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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