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The pro forma income from continuing operations before changes in accounting and extraordinary items, net of tax effect per basic share of common stock for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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-Topic 210
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Acquisitions and License Agreements (Schedule of Unaudited Pro Forma Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2015	Dec. 26, 2014	Sep. 25, 2015	Apr. 16, 2015
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Net sales, pro forma	$ 914.8	$ 917.7
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Changes in Accounting and Extraordinary Items, Net of Tax	$ 126.0	$ 95.0
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Changes in Accounting and Extraordinary Items, Net of Tax, Per Share, Basic	$ 1.09	$ 0.83
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Changes in Accounting and Extraordinary Items, Net of Tax, Per Share, Diluted	$ 1.08	$ 0.82
Revolving Credit Facility
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.71%
2023 Notes [Member] \| Unsecured Debt \| Therakos
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Interest rate			5.625%
2020 Notes \| Unsecured Debt \| Ikaria, Inc.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Interest rate				4.875%
2025 Notes \| Unsecured Debt \| Ikaria, Inc.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Interest rate				5.50%
2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period	2.58%