Income tax expense (benefit) due to reduction in capital loss valuation reserve.

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Income tax expense (benefit) due to valuation allowance release.

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Income taxes.

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Remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities based percentage at which expected to reverse in future.

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Amount of reasonable estimate for income tax expense (benefit) for re-measurement of deferred tax from change in tax rate pursuant to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for which accounting for tax effect is incomplete.

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Amount of reasonable estimate for income tax expense (benefit) from effect of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for which accounting for tax effect is incomplete.

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Amount of reasonable estimate for income tax expense from transition tax on accumulated earnings of controlled foreign corporation deemed repatriated pursuant to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for which accounting for tax effect is incomplete.

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Amount of decrease reasonably possible in the next twelve months for the unrecognized tax benefit.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2018	Dec. 29, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 29, 2018	Jun. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Income Taxes [Line Items]
U.S. federal corporate tax rate		35.00%
Recognized provisional amount as component of income tax expense from continuing operations due to change in tax rate					$ 48.6
Remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities based on rate at which expected to reverse in future					21.00%
Provisional amount recorded related to remeasurement of deferred tax balance					$ 6.6
Provisional amount for one-time transition tax liability resulting in increase in income tax expense due to foreign tax effects					42.0
Unrecognized tax benefit reasonably possible to be recognized by the end of fiscal 2018		$ 1.0
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement \| Adjustments for New Accounting Principle, Early Adoption
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax rate	27.10%		25.00%			20.90%
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement \| Adjustments for New Accounting Principle, Early Adoption \| Elastomer Business
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax benefit from reduction of a capital loss valuation reserve					$ 4.6
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement \| Adjustments for New Accounting Principle, Early Adoption \| France
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Discrete tax benefits related to valuation allowance release						$ 8.0
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement \| Adjustments for New Accounting Principle, Early Adoption \| After Effect of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax rate					77.40%
Scenario, Plan
Income Taxes [Line Items]
U.S. federal corporate tax rate				21.00%