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Estimated Cash Upon Completion of Distribution, Adjustment Payment Benchmark

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Estimated Cash Upon Completion of Distribution, Final Adjustment Payment

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Initial Cash Capitaization

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Tax Agreement, Change in Ownership Percentage

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Tax Agreement, Tax Threshold

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Tax Matters, Restricted Term of Activity

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For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from related parties including affiliates, employees, joint ventures, officers and stockholders, immediate families thereof, and pension funds.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of such liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Purchases during the period (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Amount of selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from transactions, excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements, with related party.

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Transactions with Former Parent Company (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2014	Sep. 27, 2013	Sep. 28, 2012	Jun. 28, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$ (44,800,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 68,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 94,800,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Covidien \| Separation and Distribution Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Initial cash capitalization				168,000,000
Estimated cash upon completion of distribution				168,000,000
Adjustment payment benchmark				20,000,000
Final adjustment payment	0
Covidien \| Tax Matters Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Tax agreement, tax threshold	200,000,000
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	33,000,000
Change in ownership percentage	35.00%
Covidien \| Minimum \| Tax Matters Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Restriction period	2 years
Covidien \| Maximum \| Tax Matters Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Restriction period	5 years
Covidien \| Net Sales
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Inventory sold	46,000,000	51,200,000	54,200,000
Covidien \| Cost of sales
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Inventory purchases	28,900,000	38,400,000	34,700,000
Covidien \| Selling, general and administrative
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Allocated expenses		39,600,000	49,200,000
Covidien \| Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from related parties	82,200,000
Covidien \| Other current liabilities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related parties	$ 84,500,000