Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Goodwill) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Jun. 24, 2016	Sep. 25, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 3,765.0	$ 3,768.9
Accumulated Impairment	(119.5)	(119.5)
Specialty Brands
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	(3.9)
Gross Carrying Amount	3,438.5	3,442.4
Accumulated Impairment	0.0	0.0
Specialty Generics
Goodwill [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	207.0	207.0
Accumulated Impairment	0.0	0.0
Nuclear Imaging
Goodwill [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	119.5	119.5
Accumulated Impairment	(119.5)	$ (119.5)
Therakos
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	(6.2)
Ikaria, Inc.
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	$ 2.8

Amount before accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
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