Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2019

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

	Foreign			Unrecognized		Gains (Losses)		Accumulated
	Currency			Pension and		on Cash		Other
	Translation			Postretirement		Flow		Comprehensive
	Adjustments(1)			Benefit Costs		Hedges		Income (Loss)
	(in millions)
Balance at fiscal year end 2016	$	316		$	(826)	$	(32)	$	(542)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		38			378		32		448
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(1)			74		(14)		59
Income tax expense		—			(122)		(3)		(125)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		37			330		15		382
Balance at fiscal year end 2017		353			(496)		(17)		(160)
Adoption of ASU No. 2018-02		—			(39)		1		(38)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(117)			64		(60)		(113)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		—			40		(23)		17
Income tax (expense) benefit		—			(21)		9		(12)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(117)			83		(74)		(108)
Balance at fiscal year end 2018		236			(452)		(90)		(306)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(115)			(295)		35		(375)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		67	(2)		34		15		116
Income tax (expense) benefit		—			66		(4)		62
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(48)			(195)		46		(197)
Balance at fiscal year end 2019	$	188		$	(647)	$	(44)	$	(503)

(1) Includes hedges of net investment foreign currency exchange gains or losses which offset foreign currency exchange losses or gains attributable to the translation of the net investments.

(2) Represents net foreign currency translation adjustments reclassified as a result of the sale of the SubCom business. This net loss is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. See Note 4 for additional information regarding the divestiture of SubCom.