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Other Balance Sheet Information | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2017
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Other Balance Sheet Information | Other Balance Sheet Information
| April 1, 2017 |  | September 24, 2016
Inventories |  |  |
Raw materials | $ | 113.1 |  |  | $ | 96.4 |
Work-in-process | 47.0 |  |  | 51.7 |
Finished goods | 223.9 |  |  | 126.6 |
| $ | 384.0 |  |  | $ | 274.7 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Equipment and software | $ | 397.1 |  |  | $ | 381.9 |
Equipment under customer usage agreements | 346.6 |  |  | 334.6 |
Building and improvements | 169.4 |  |  | 186.1 |
Leasehold improvements | 71.9 |  |  | 65.6 |
Land | 46.2 |  |  | 51.9 |
Furniture and fixtures | 18.5 |  |  | 18.4 |
| 1,049.7 |  |  | 1,038.5 |
Less – accumulated depreciation and amortization | (567.0 | ) |  | (578.3 | )
| $ | 482.7 |  |  | $ | 460.2 |

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