Background and Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified				12 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2014 Country	Sep. 27, 2013	Jun. 28, 2013	Sep. 27, 2013 Covidien Selling, general and administrative	Sep. 28, 2012 Covidien Selling, general and administrative
Schedule of Basis of Presenation [Line Items]
Number of countries in which entity has sales presence	65
Allocated expenses				$ 39.6	$ 49.2
Distribution ratio	0.125		0.125
Stock outstanding after distribution (in shares)	115,929,588	57,713,390	57,694,885
Ordinary shares, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.20
Preferred shares, shares authorized (in shares)	500,000,000	500,000,000
Preferred shares, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.20
Preferred shares, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred shares, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0