Acquisitions (Details) - Measurement Specialties - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2014	Oct. 09, 2014
Acquisition
Percentage of voting interest acquired		100.00%
Pro forma financial information
Net sales	$ 3,068
Net income	$ 493
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 1.19
Acquisition costs	$ 16
Share-based compensation expense	15
Fair value adjustment to acquisition-date inventories	11
Adjustments to income tax expense based on changes in our global tax position	8
Fair value adjustments related to acquired customer order backlog	5
Interest expense based on changes in capital structure	$ (1)

Adjustments for charges related to acquired customer backlog to arrive at pro forma amounts.

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Adjustments for income tax expense based on the estimated impact of combining an acquisition into our global tax position to arrive at pro forma amounts.

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Adjustments for share-based compensation expense to arrive at pro forma amounts.

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