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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended																		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2012	Jan. 01, 2012	Dec. 17, 2012	Nov. 08, 2012	Dec. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Technology assets [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Technology assets [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Technology assets [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Trade name license agreement [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Trade name license agreement [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Trade name license agreement [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Trade name [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Trade name [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Trade name [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Customer relationships [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Customer relationships [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Customer relationships [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Trademarks and trade names [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Trademarks and trade names [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Trademarks and trade names [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 17, 2012 HHI Business [Member]	Apr. 06, 2011 FGL [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 FGL [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Call Option exercisable between January 1, 2017 and March 31, 2017 [Member] Times	Nov. 08, 2012 Shaser Biosciences, Inc. [Member] Non-controlling Interest [Member]	Nov. 08, 2012 Shaser Biosciences, Inc. [Member] Technology assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Negotiated sales price paid																						$ 100.0
Inventory to fair value	31.5
Deferred tax liabilities, net	111.8
Property, plant and equipment, net	8.9																					104.5
Total fair value of indefinite and definite lived intangibles			470.0
Estimated Income tax rate	48.60%	46.50%					35.00%			35.00%			35.00%			35.00%			35.00%							35.00%	35.00%
Discounted rate							12.00%			12.00%			12.00%			12.00%			12.00%							12.00%	11.00%
Carrying value, intangible asset							51.0			12.0			3.0			74.0			330.0								35.5
Estimated sales growth rate								2.50%	31.00%		2.50%	5.00%		2.50%	5.00%	3.00%				2.50%	5.00%					3.00%	3.00%
Customer retention rate																95.00%
Amortization period, intangible asset					1 year	20 years		4 years	17 years	5 years			8 years			20 years	15 years	20 years									13 years
Royalty rate								4.00%	5.00%	4.00%			3.50%							3.00%	5.00%						10.50%
Expected terminal year growth rate																			2.50%
Remaining legal life
Percentage of equity interests acquired	44.00%			56.00%
Trailing revenues																									1.0
Adjusted trailing EBITDA																									7.0
Non-controlling interest																										39.0
Cash consideration	1,295.9	183.1																					350.0
Reduction in purchase price																							50.0	50.0
Cash consideration re-characterized as expense																							5.0
Insurance obligations under annuity contract																								3,000.0
Maximum amount of asset securing reinsurance obligations																								1,000.0
Maximum amount required to pay under Front Street Reinsurance Transaction																								50.0
Fair value assigned to the contingent purchase price reduction																								0
Estimated a fair value for reduction in purchase price																								$ 41.0