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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 24, 2022 | Sep. 25, 2021
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Decrease in valuation allowance | $ 600,000 |  |
Net operating losses | 33,600,000 |  |
State net operating loss expected to be expired unutilized | 108,200,000 |  |
Foreign net operating loss expected to be expired unutilized | 365,700,000 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefit that would impact effective tax rate | 240,500,000 | $ 231,600,000 |
Interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits | 30,100,000 | 14,300,000 |
Increase to income tax expense adoption of ASU 2016-16 |  | 77,200,000 |
Decrease in deferred tax liabilities due to ASU 2016-16 |  | 90,800,000 |
Increase to Net Income resulted from adoption of ASU 2016-16 |  | $ 13,600,000 |
Increase to Earnings per Share resulted from adoption of ASU 2016-16 |  | $ 0.05 |
state loss carryforward expected to unutilize | 26,800,000 |  |
Capital losses | 55,000,000.0 | $ 54,300,000 |
Gross state loss carryforwards | 26,800,000 |  |
Gross foreign loss carryforwards | 33,600,000 |  |
Proceeds from Income Tax Refunds, Federal and State Carryback Claims |  | 422,600,000 |
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Payable Resulted from Adoption of ASC 2016-16 |  | 39,400,000 |
Increase (Decrease) in Noncurrent Liabilities Resulted from Adoption of ASC 2016-16 |  | 37,800,000 |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits | 256,500,000 | 247,600,000 | $ 212,800,000
Change in gross unrecognized tax benefits |  | $ 8,900,000 |
Free Trade Zone Regime |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits | $ 45,500,000 |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Diluted, Net Income Per Share | $ 0.18 |  |
Net Operating Losses Carryforwards |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount with unlimited carry forward periods | $ 95,300,000 |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount with unlimited carry forward periods | 3,700,000 |  |
Maximum |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible | 1,400,000 |  |
Domestic Tax Authority |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Net operating losses | 51,100,000 |  |
Credit carry forwards | 4,500,000 |  |
State and Local Jurisdiction |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Net operating losses | 174,500,000 |  |
Credit carry forwards | 2,600,000 |  |
Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Net operating losses | $ 394,600,000 |  |

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