FAIR VALUE - Reconciliation for Assets and Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2020 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Adjustments due to the effect of foreign exchange	$ (0.2)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Contingent Consideration
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Contingent Consideration, beginning balance	(75.3)
Change in fair value recognized in earnings	(8.8)
Contingent Consideration, ending balance	$ (84.3)

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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- Definition

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(1)
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- Definition

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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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258

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- Definition

Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Adjustments Due to Effect of Foreign Exchange

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