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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 03, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Benefit (Provision) for Income Taxes | The (provision) benefit provision for income taxes consists of the following:
| For the years ended
(Amounts in millions) | October 3, 2025 |  | September 27, 2024 |  | September 29, 2023
Current income tax (provision): |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | (54) |  |  | $ | (44) |  |  | $ | (30) |
State | (23) |  |  | (13) |  |  | (5) |
Foreign | (26) |  |  | (18) |  |  | (9) |
Total current income tax (provision) | (103) |  |  | (75) |  |  | (44) |
Deferred income tax benefit (provision): |  |  |  |  |
Federal | 28 |  |  | 110 |  |  | 49 |
State | 12 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 13 |
Foreign | 7 |  |  | (5) |  |  | 1 |
Total deferred income tax benefit | 47 |  |  | 115 |  |  | 63 |
(Provision) benefit for income taxes | $ | (56) |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 19 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | The major elements contributing to the difference between the U.S. federal statutory rate and the effective tax rate are as follows:
| For the years ended
| October 3, 2025 |  | September 27, 2024 |  | September 29, 2023
(Dollars in millions) | Amount |  | % |  | Amount |  | % |  | Amount |  | %
Statutory Rate | $ | (24) |  |  | 21.0 | % |  | $ | 26 |  |  | 21.0 | % |  | $ | 72 |  |  | 21.0 | %
State income tax, net of the federal benefit | (9) |  |  | 7.8 | % |  | (2) |  |  | (2.0) | % |  | 7 |  |  | 2.2 | %
Non-controlling interests | (2) |  |  | 1.7 | % |  | — |  |  | (0.2) | % |  | (2) |  |  | (0.5) | %
Goodwill impairment | — |  |  | — | % |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | (39) |  |  | (11.5) | %
Transaction costs | — |  |  | — | % |  | (1) |  |  | (0.8) | % |  | — |  |  | — | %
Stock-based compensation | — |  |  | — | % |  | (4) |  |  | (3.0) | % |  | — |  |  | — | %
Nontaxable or nondeductible items | (3) |  |  | 2.6 | % |  | 1 |  |  | 0.4 | % |  | — |  |  | (0.1) | %
Divestitures | (21) |  |  | 18.2 | % |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | — |  |  | — | %
Tax differential on foreign operations | (1) |  |  | 0.9 | % |  | (1) |  |  | (0.5) | % |  | (4) |  |  | (1.0) | %
Tax credits | 5 |  |  | (4.3) | % |  | 5 |  |  | 4.6 | % |  | 2 |  |  | 0.6 | %
Valuation allowance | (7) |  |  | 6.1 | % |  | 16 |  |  | 13.0 | % |  | (17) |  |  | (5.1) | %
Unrecognized tax benefits | 5 |  |  | (4.4) | % |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | — |  |  | — | %
Other | 1 |  |  | (0.9) | % |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | — |  |  | — | %
(Provision) benefit for income taxes | $ | (56) |  |  | 48.7 | % |  | $ | 40 |  |  | 32.5 | % |  | $ | 19 |  |  | 5.6 | %
Schedule of Reconciliation of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The following table presents the components of Total deferred tax liabilities, net as October 3, 2025 and September 27, 2024:
|  | As of |  |
(Amounts in millions) |  | October 3, 2025 |  | September 27, 2024 |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 60 |  |  |
Reserves |  | 48 |  |  | 37 |  |  |
Accrued compensation and benefits |  | 81 |  |  | 92 |  |  |
Interest expense |  | 177 |  |  | 160 |  |  |
Foreign tax credit |  | 9 |  |  | 27 |  |  |
Research expenditures |  | 30 |  |  | 23 |  |  |
Net operating losses and capital losses |  | 45 |  |  | 76 |  |  |
Other |  | 15 |  |  | 11 |  |  |
Valuation allowance |  | (86) |  |  | (76) |  |  |
Total deferred tax assets |  | 374 |  |  | 410 |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets |  | (441) |  |  | (573) |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  | (51) |  |  | (58) |  |  |
Property and equipment, net |  | (9) |  |  | (13) |  |  |
Equity method and consolidated investments |  | (116) |  |  | (113) |  |  |
Other |  | (17) |  |  | (18) |  |  |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  | (634) |  |  | (775) |  |  |
Total deferred tax liabilities, net |  | $ | (260) |  |  | $ | (365) |  |  |
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | The following table summarizes the activity related to unrecognized tax benefits:
(Amounts in millions) |  | Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Balance at September 30, 2022 |  | $ | 15 |
Reductions for tax positions related to prior years |  | (1) |
Balance at September 29, 2023 |  | 14 |
Additions for tax positions related to prior years |  | 9 |
Reductions for tax positions related to prior years |  | (7) |
Additions for tax positions related to current years |  | 2 |
Lapse of statute of limitations |  | (5) |
Settlements |  | (4) |
Balance at September 27, 2024 |  | 9 |
Additions for tax positions related to current years |  | 2 |
Lapse of statute of limitations |  | (5) |
Balance at October 3, 2025 |  | $ | 6 |

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