Treasury Stock, Canceled, Value

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Treasury Stock, Shares, Canceled

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Aggregate cash paid by the entity during the period to settle equity instruments granted under equity-based payment arrangements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (k)
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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(28))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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The maximum number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Total number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) issued to shareholders (includes related preferred shares that were issued, repurchased, and remain in the treasury). May be all or portion of the number of preferred shares authorized. Excludes preferred shares that are classified as debt.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2016	Dec. 29, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 25, 2015	Mar. 01, 2017	Mar. 16, 2016	Nov. 19, 2015	Jan. 23, 2015
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred shares, shares authorized (in shares)	500,000,000	500,000,000	500,000,000
Preferred shares, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.20
Preferred shares, shares issued (in shares)	0	0	0
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Cash Flow Effect, Cash Used to Settle Awards	$ 0.4	$ 5.1	$ 2.3	$ 17.2
Treasury Stock, Shares, Canceled		26,500,000
Treasury Stock, Canceled, Value		$ 5.3
November 2015 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount							$ 500.0
January 2015 Repurchase Program [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount								$ 300.0
March 2016 Repurchase Program [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount						$ 350.0
March 2017 Repurchase Program [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount					$ 1,000.0