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Stockholders' Equity (Employee Stock Benefit Plans) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Oct. 02, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of shares authorized (in shares) | 85.3 |  |
Options outstanding (in shares) | 3.0 | 4.8 |
Shares available for grant (in shares) | 15.5 |  |
Employee Contributions To ESPP | 10.00% |  |
Weighted average grant fair value, grants in period | $ 23.25 | $ 26.30 | $ 23.26
Fair value of shares vested in period | $ 19.3 | $ 21.9 | $ 16.6
Capitalized stock based compensation | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.3
Share-based compensation | $ 88.5 | $ 78.0 | $ 99.8
Stock Compensation Plan [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of shares authorized (in shares) | 19.4 |  |
Options outstanding (in shares) | 3.0 |  |
Shares available for grant (in shares) | 14.8 |  |
Contractual life maximum | 7 years |  |
Vesting period | 4 years |  |
Vesting restricted stock awards period maximum | 4 years |  |
Equity incentive plan performance shares maximum vesting period | 3 years |  |
Director Long Term Incentive Plan 2008 [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of shares authorized (in shares) | 1.5 |  |
Shares available for grant (in shares) | 0.7 |  |
Contractual life maximum | 10 years |  |
Vesting period | 4 years |  |
Vesting restricted stock awards period maximum | 1 year |  |
Employee Stock [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of shares authorized (in shares) | 9.7 |  |
ESPP shares issued (in shares) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3
Shares available for grant (in shares) | 0.7 |  |
Percent of market price | 85.00% |  |
Share-based compensation | $ 4.5 | $ 4.6 | $ 4.7
Unrecognized Compensation Cost for unvested awards | $ 1.8 |  |
Weighted average remaining recognition period (in years) | 3 months 30 days |  |
Restricted Stock [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Unrecognized Compensation Cost for unvested awards | $ 83.9 |  |
Weighted average remaining recognition period (in years) | 1 year 6 months |  |

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- Definition Represents the compensation cost capitalized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, units, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (h)(1)(ii) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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