Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in millions):



	As of
	September 27, 2013			September 28, 2012
Land and improvements	$	12.2		$	12.0
Buildings and improvements	60.3			57.0
Furniture and fixtures	23.4			25.4
Machinery and equipment	668.1			623.3
Construction in progress	95.3			36.9
Total property, plant and equipment, gross	859.3			754.6
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(530.7		)	(475.2		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	328.6		$	279.4

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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