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Other Balance Sheet Information | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2017
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Other Balance Sheet Information | Other Balance Sheet Information
| December 30, 2017 |  | September 30, 2017
Inventories |  |  |
Raw materials | $ | 114.2 |  |  | $ | 95.7 |
Work-in-process | 44.6 |  |  | 45.0 |
Finished goods | 199.4 |  |  | 190.9 |
| $ | 358.2 |  |  | $ | 331.6 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Equipment | $ | 363.7 |  |  | $ | 357.9 |
Equipment under customer usage agreements | 379.0 |  |  | 368.7 |
Building and improvements | 172.7 |  |  | 172.0 |
Leasehold improvements | 61.1 |  |  | 60.6 |
Land | 46.4 |  |  | 46.3 |
Furniture and fixtures | 21.0 |  |  | 20.8 |
| 1,043.9 |  |  | 1,026.3 |
Less – accumulated depreciation and amortization | (576.8 | ) |  | (553.5 | )
| $ | 467.1 |  |  | $ | 472.8 |

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