Restructuring and Other Charges, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2015

Restructuring and Other Charges, Net

Schedule of restructuring and other charges

	Fiscal
	2015		2014			2013
	(in millions)
Restructuring charges, net	$	93	$	23		$	225
Other charges (credits), net		59		(4	)		(3	)
	$	152	$	19		$	222

Net restructuring charges by segment

	Fiscal
	2015		2014		2013
	(in millions)
Transportation Solutions	$	6	$	7	$	39
Industrial Solutions		29		7		62
Communications Solutions		58		9		124
Restructuring charges, net	$	93	$	23	$	225

Summary of activity in restructuring reserves

	Balance at Beginning of Fiscal Year		Charges		Changes in Estimate			Cash Payments			Non-Cash Items			Currency Translation and Other(1)			Balance at End of Fiscal Year
	(in millions)
Fiscal 2015 Activity:
Fiscal 2015 Actions:
Employee severance	$	—	$	68	$	—		$	(23	)	$	—		$	—		$	45
Facility and other exit costs		—		3		—			(2	)		—			—			1
Property, plant, and equipment		—		21		—			—			(21	)		—			—
Total		—		92		—			(25	)		(21	)		—			46
Fiscal 2014 Actions:
Employee severance		16		—		—			(7	)		—			(5	)		4
Facility and other exit costs		1		—		—			(1	)		—			—			—
Total		17		—		—			(8	)		—			(5	)		4
Fiscal 2013 Actions:
Employee severance		61		—		(1	)		(42	)		—			(4	)		14
Facility and other exit costs		1		2		—			(3	)		—			—			—
Total		62		2		(1	)		(45	)		—			(4	)		14
Pre-Fiscal 2013 Actions:
Employee severance		14		2		(3	)		(5	)		—			(2	)		6
Facility and other exit costs		21		1		—			(9	)		—			1			14
Total		35		3		(3	)		(14	)		—			(1	)		20
Total fiscal 2015 activity	$	114	$	97	$	(4	)	$	(92	)	$	(21	)	$	(10	)	$	84
Fiscal 2014 Activity:
Fiscal 2014 Actions:
Employee severance	$	—	$	10	$	—		$	(13	)	$	—		$	19		$	16
Facility and other exit costs		—		—		—			—			—			1			1
Property, plant, and equipment		—		9		—			—			(9	)		—			—
Total		—		19		—			(13	)		(9	)		20			17
Fiscal 2013 Actions:
Employee severance		159		8		(10	)		(105	)		—			9			61
Facility and other exit costs		1		4		—			(5	)		—			1			1
Property, plant, and equipment		—		7		—			—			(7	)		—			—
Total		160		19		(10	)		(110	)		(7	)		10			62
Pre-Fiscal 2013 Actions:
Employee severance		51		2		(10	)		(29	)		—			—			14
Facility and other exit costs		26		2		1			(8	)		—			—			21
Total		77		4		(9	)		(37	)		—			—			35
Total fiscal 2014 activity	$	237	$	42	$	(19	)	$	(160	)	$	(16	)	$	30		$	114
Fiscal 2013 Activity:
Fiscal 2013 Actions:
Employee severance	$	—	$	185	$	(8	)	$	(79	)	$	—		$	61		$	159
Facility and other exit costs		—		5		—			(4	)		—			—			1
Property, plant, and equipment		—		58		—			—			(58	)		—			—
Total		—		248		(8	)		(83	)		(58	)		61			160
Pre-Fiscal 2013 Actions:
Employee severance		130		7		(27	)		(58	)		—			(1	)		51
Facility and other exit costs		31		2		1			(10	)		—			2			26
Property, plant, and equipment		—		2		—			—			(2	)		—			—
Total		161		11		(26	)		(68	)		(2	)		1			77
Total fiscal 2013 activity	$	161	$	259	$	(34	)	$	(151	)	$	(60	)	$	62		$	237

(1) Includes net charges (credits) associated with discontinued operations of $(1) million, $36 million, and $65 million in fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.

Restructuring reserves included on Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

	Fiscal Year End
	2015		2014
	(in millions)
Accrued and other current liabilities	$	60	$	83
Other liabilities		24		31
Restructuring reserves	$	84	$	114