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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 03, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill | Intangible assets consist of the following (in millions):
|  | As of |  | As of
| Weighted average amortization period remaining (years) | October 3, 2014 |  | September 27, 2013
| Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Net carrying amount |  | Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Net carrying amount
Customer relationships | 2.0 | $ | 57.2 |  |  | $ | (39.4 | ) |  | $ | 17.8 |  |  | $ | 78.7 |  |  | $ | (49.3 | ) |  | $ | 29.4 |
Developed technology and other | 2.5 | 96.2 |  |  | (40.6 | ) |  | 55.6 |  |  | 88.9 |  |  | (55.3 | ) |  | 33.6 |
IPR&D | 0 | 6.1 |  |  | (6.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 6.1 |  |  | (5.9 | ) |  | 0.2 |
Trademarks | Indefinite | 1.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.6 |
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 161.1 |  |  | $ | (86.1 | ) |  | $ | 75.0 |  |  | $ | 175.3 |  |  | $ | (110.5 | ) |  | $ | 64.8 |
Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense | Annual amortization expense for the next five years related to intangible assets is expected to be as follows (in millions):
| 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | Thereafter
Amortization expense | $ | 33.1 |  |  | $ | 28.3 |  |  | $ | 12.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

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