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Debt Covenant, Line of Credit, Subsidiary Limit to be Become a Guarantor of Consolidated Assets

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Debt Covenant, Line of Credit, Subsidiary Limit to be Become a Guarantor of Consolidated Revenues

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Debt Financing Fees Including Gain (Loss) On Extinguishment of Debt

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Debt Financing Fees, Related to Gain (Loss) On Extinguishment Of Debt, Included In Operating Activities

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Debt Instrument, Payment Term

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Percentage Of Original Principal

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Maximum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Reflects the difference between the fair value of payments made to legally extinguish a debt and its carrying value at that time. This item excludes the write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance costs.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 15, 2016	Apr. 28, 2015	Jul. 03, 2016	Apr. 03, 2016	Oct. 02, 2016	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 2,500.0
Line of credit, obligation limit as percentage of assets or revenues					5.00%
Line of credit, subsidiary limit to be become a guarantor of consolidated assets					15.00%
Line of credit, subsidiary limit to be become a guarantor of consolidated revenues					15.00%
Debt Financing Fees Including Gain (Loss) On Extinguishment of Debt				$ 112.2	$ 19.1
Debt Financing Fees, Related to Gain (Loss) On Extinguishment Of Debt, Included In Operating Activities					16.1
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs			$ 3.0		53.8	$ 8.7	$ 1.5
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		$ 275.0
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	325.0
Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal					2,223.2
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	1,773.2
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure					1,772.1
Term Loan \| Term Loan A Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	450.0
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal					364.3
Term Loan \| Term Loan B Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,700.0
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal					699.7
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Percentage Of Original Principal	0.25%
Incremental Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 798.5
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	9.125%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal					2,285.1
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 450.0
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure					$ 513.0
Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.25%
Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.35%
Base Rate \| Revolving Loans And Swingline [Member] \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					3.50%
Basis spread on variable rate					1.25%
Base Rate \| Term Loan \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					3.50%
Base Rate \| Incremental Term Loan Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					3.50%
Basis spread on variable rate		1.25%			2.00%
Eurodollar Rate \| Revolving Loans And Swingline [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum					0.00%
Eurodollar Rate \| Revolving Loans And Swingline [Member] \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					2.25%
Eurodollar Rate \| Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum					0.00%
Eurodollar Rate \| Incremental Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum					0.75%
Eurodollar Rate \| Incremental Term Loan Facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.25%			3.00%
Applicable Rate \| Revolving Loans And Swingline [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period					2.77%
Applicable Rate \| Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period					2.77%
Applicable Rate \| Incremental Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period					3.75%
Remaining Three Years [Member] \| Term Loan \| Term Loan A Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Percentage Of Original Principal	2.50%
First Two Years Following Closing Date [Member] \| Term Loan \| Term Loan A Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Percentage Of Original Principal	1.25%
Debt Instrument, Payment Term	2 years
Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt, before Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost				72.3	$ 4.5
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt				61.3
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost				$ 11.0