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Revenue Recognition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Revenue Recognition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 27, 2020	Mar. 29, 2019	Mar. 27, 2020	Mar. 29, 2019	Sep. 27, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract with Customer, Refund Liability	$ 40.5		$ 40.5		$ 38.5
Document Period End Date			Mar. 27, 2020
Revenues	766.1	$ 810.4	$ 1,662.2	$ 1,782.4
UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	415.4	403.1	1,005.8	1,003.2
CHINA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	178.0	199.4	346.4	394.0
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	73.9	106.0	133.0	205.0
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	59.1	64.1	101.0	104.8
EMEA [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	32.7	31.1	63.0	63.8
Asia, Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 7.0	$ 6.7	$ 13.0	$ 11.6