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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) Statement (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Total | Common Stock | Treasury Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Common Stock Outstanding [Member] | Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
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Beginning balance at Sep. 30, 2011 | $ 1,609.3 | $ 46.6 | $ (130.8) | $ 1,796.0 |  | $ (101.2) | $ (1.3)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2011 |  |  | 9.0 |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares, outstanding beginning balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2011 |  | 186.4 |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 202.0 |  |  |  |  | 202.0 |
Exercise and settlement of share based awards and related tax benefit, net of shares withheld for taxes, shares |  | 6.7 | 0.8 |  |  |  |
Exercise and settlement of share based awards and related tax benefit, net of shares withheld for taxes | 56.5 | 1.7 | (18.6) | 73.4 |  |  |
Share-based Compensation expense | 71.9 |  |  | 71.9 |  |  |
Reacquisition of equity components of convertible notes | (21.5) |  |  | (21.5) |  |  |
Share repurchase program (in shares) |  |  |  |  | (0.8) |  |
Share repurchase program (in shares) |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  |
Share repurchase program | (12.4) |  | (12.4) |  | (0.2) |  |
Share repurchase program |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |
Other comprehensive loss | (0.3) |  |  |  |  |  | (0.3)
Ending balance at Sep. 28, 2012 | 1,905.5 | 48.1 | (161.8) | 1,920.0 |  | 100.8 | (1.6)
Common stock, shares, outstanding ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 28, 2012 |  | 192.3 |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 28, 2012 |  |  | 10.6 |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 278.1 |  |  |  |  | 278.1 |
Exercise and settlement of share based awards and related tax benefit, net of shares withheld for taxes, shares |  | 3.7 | 0.9 |  |  |  |
Exercise and settlement of share based awards and related tax benefit, net of shares withheld for taxes | 31.1 | 0.9 | (18.6) | 48.8 |  |  |
Share-based Compensation expense | 70.6 |  |  | 70.6 |  |  |
Share repurchase program (in shares) |  |  |  |  | (8.1) |  |
Share repurchase program (in shares) |  |  | 8.1 |  |  |  |
Share repurchase program | (184.9) |  | (184.9) |  | (2.0) |  |
Share repurchase program |  |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |
Other comprehensive loss | (0.7) |  |  |  |  |  | (0.7)
Ending balance at Sep. 27, 2013 | 2,101.1 | 47.0 | (365.3) | 2,041.4 |  | 378.9 | (0.9)
Common stock, shares, outstanding ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 27, 2013 | 187.9 | 187.9 |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 27, 2013 |  |  | 19.6 |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 457.7 |  |  |  |  | 457.7 |
Exercise and settlement of share based awards and related tax benefit, net of shares withheld for taxes, shares |  | 5.8 | 0.9 |  |  |  |
Exercise and settlement of share based awards and related tax benefit, net of shares withheld for taxes | 109.2 | 1.4 | (22.1) | 129.9 |  |  |
Share-based Compensation expense | 75.8 |  |  | 75.8 |  |  |
Share repurchase program (in shares) |  |  |  |  | (4.5) |  |
Share repurchase program (in shares) |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  |
Share repurchase program | (165.7) |  | (165.7) |  | (1.1) |  |
Share repurchase program |  |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |
Dividends declared | (41.7) |  |  |  |  | (41.7) |
Other comprehensive loss | (4.0) |  |  |  |  |  | (4.0)
Ending balance at Oct. 03, 2014 | $ 2,532.4 | $ 47.3 | $ (553.1) | $ 2,248.2 |  | $ 794.9 | $ (4.9)
Common stock, shares, outstanding ending balance (in shares) at Oct. 03, 2014 | 189.2 | 189.2 |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (in shares) at Oct. 03, 2014 |  |  | 25.0 |  |  |  |

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