(Schedule of Reconciliation of Changes in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration) (Details) - Recurring - Contingent Consideration - Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Sep. 25, 2015 USD ($)
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 202.8
Payments	(29.0)
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Accretion	7.5
Effect of currency rate change	(6.7)
Ending balance	$ 174.6

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Effect of Exchange Rate, Contingent Consideration

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Amount of purchases of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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