CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 01, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 166.6	$ 144.9
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $34.8 at December 31, 2017 and $43.8 at October 1, 2017	276.0	267.9
Inventories	270.7	239.1
Other current assets	76.1	75.0
Total current assets	789.4	726.9
Property and equipment, net	209.6	197.6
Goodwill	2,542.9	2,497.3
Intangible assets, net	737.8	752.3
Deferred income taxes, net	68.6	67.2
Other assets	85.2	81.8
Total assets	4,433.5	4,323.1
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	139.7	164.9
Accrued liabilities	123.0	153.4
Current maturity of long-term debt	71.3	61.1
Total current liabilities	334.0	379.4
Long-term debt	1,839.0	1,735.6
Deferred income taxes	81.7	103.8
Other long-term liabilities	116.7	110.0
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; authorized 1 share; none issued	0.0	0.0
Common stock, $0.20 par value; 250.0 authorized, 117.5 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 116.3 issued and outstanding at October 1, 2017	23.5	23.3
Capital in excess of par value of common stock	1,463.0	1,443.7
Retained earnings	574.8	526.9
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	0.8	0.4
Total stockholders’ equity	2,062.1	1,994.3
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 4,433.5	$ 4,323.1

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