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Borrowings and Credit Arrangements - Interest Expense Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 25, 2021	Sep. 26, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018
2018 Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest expense	$ 22.0
Non-cash interest expense	$ 2.5
Weighted average interest rate	1.13%
Interest rate at end of period	1.08%
2017 Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest expense		$ 46.6
Non-cash interest expense		$ 2.5
Weighted average interest rate		2.25%
Interest rate at end of period		1.40%
Prior Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest expense			$ 67.0
Non-cash interest expense			$ 2.6
Weighted average interest rate			3.79%
Interest rate at end of period				3.43%

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