Restricted Cash, Fair Value Disclosure

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Fair value portion of the amount that could be realized under a life insurance contract or contracts owned by the entity, commonly known as corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) or bank-owned life insurance (BOLI).

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-Glossary Cash Surrender Value

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2013	Mar. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2013	Mar. 28, 2014 Spain and Italy	Mar. 29, 2013 Spain and Italy	Mar. 28, 2014 Spain and Italy	Mar. 29, 2013 Spain and Italy	Mar. 28, 2014 CNS Therapeutics, Inc.	Oct. 01, 2012 CNS Therapeutics, Inc.	Mar. 28, 2014 Debentures 8.00% Debenture Level 2	Mar. 28, 2014 Debentures 9.50% Debenture Level 2	Apr. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 3.50% Senior Note	Mar. 28, 2014 Senior Notes 3.50% Senior Note Level 1	Apr. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 4.75% Senior Note	Mar. 28, 2014 Senior Notes 4.75% Senior Note Level 1	Mar. 28, 2014 Other Assets Carrying Value Level 1	Sep. 27, 2013 Other Assets Carrying Value Level 1	Mar. 28, 2014 Other Assets Carrying Value Level 3	Sep. 27, 2013 Other Assets Carrying Value Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of contingent consideration upon acquisition										$ 6.9
Maximum contingent payments for acquisition										9.0
Discount rate									1.00%
Restricted cash																	20.2	24.0
Cash surrender value of life insurance																			68.7	67.7
Stated interest rate											8.00%	9.50%	3.50%	3.50%	4.75%	4.75%
Net sales	$ 557.8	$ 585.3	$ 1,098.0	$ 1,089.3	$ 12.4	$ 14.1	$ 24.7	$ 26.3