Business Segments and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment information for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012 was as follows:

	Years ended
	September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013			September 29, 2012
Total revenues:
Diagnostics	$	1,186.8	$	1,189.8		$	718.1
Breast Health	944.7		905.1			875.8
GYN Surgical	307.9		307.1			313.1
Skeletal Health	91.3		90.3			95.6
	$	2,530.7	$	2,492.3		$	2,002.6
Operating income (loss):
Diagnostics	$	48.7	$	(1,149.1	)	$	(32.8	)
Breast Health	187.6		216.1			186.1
GYN Surgical	30.3		19.7			(51.9		)
Skeletal Health	13.1		7.1			12.3
	$	279.7	$	(906.2	)	$	113.7
Depreciation and amortization:
Diagnostics	$	376.0	$	369.8		$	197.3
Breast Health	41.7		40.1			42.9
GYN Surgical	104.6		105.2			103.8
Skeletal Health	0.9		0.9			1.8
	$	523.2	$	516.0		$	345.8
Capital expenditures:
Diagnostics	$	52.2	$	51.6		$	44.9
Breast Health	10.0		16.4			9.8
GYN Surgical	8.0		9.1			12.2
Skeletal Health	0.4		0.6			0.2
Corporate	9.6		12.4			11.6
	$	80.2	$	90.1		$	78.7

	September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013		September 29, 2012
Identifiable assets:
Diagnostics	$	4,383.5	$	4,667.9	$	6,170.5
Breast Health	859.8		932.2		956.1
GYN Surgical	1,748.2		1,849.5		1,944.4
Skeletal Health	26.1		33.5		32.8
Corporate	1,397.1		1,517.7		1,373.3
	$	8,414.7	$	9,000.8	$	10,477.1

Revenues by Geography

Revenues by geography as a percentage of total revenues were as follows:

	Years ended
	September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013		September 29, 2012
United States	75	%	75	%	74	%
Europe	13	%	13	%	12	%
Asia-Pacific	8	%	8	%	8	%
All others	4	%	4	%	6	%
	100	%	100	%	100	%

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

The Company’s property, plant and equipment, net are geographically located as follows:

	September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013		September 29, 2012
United States	$	366.8	$	386.0	$	405.1
Costa Rica	27.9		29.3		30.5
Europe	56.0		61.5		59.9
All other countries	11.2		14.7		12.5
	$	461.9	$	491.5	$	508.0