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Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 25, 2017	Dec. 30, 2016	Sep. 29, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 02, 2015
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Contribution of cash and cash equivalents	$ 81.3			42.6	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
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Varex Imaging \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Spinoff
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Net assets				8.6
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Due from				38.7
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Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Transition services agreement	60 days
Maximum \| Varex Imaging
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
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Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Distribution of Varex				334.1
Retained Earnings \| Varex Imaging
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Distribution of Varex				334.1
Medical Imaging Business of PerkinElmer
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Agreement price			$ 276.0
Varex Term Facility
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
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Transfer of debt outstanding				$ 203.0