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Dispositions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2017
Assets Held-for-Sale [Abstract] |
Operating Profit of Disposed Business | Income from operations of the disposed business for the three and six month periods ended April 1, 2017 and March 26, 2016 was as follows:
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended
| April 1, 2017 | March 26, 2016 | April 1, 2017 | March 26, 2016
Income from operations | $ | 17.3 |  | $ | 27.3 |  | $ | 45.8 |  | $ | 54.3 |

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