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Debt (Components of Long-Term Debt Including Associated Interest Rates and Related Fair Values) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 27, 2015	Jul. 01, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total, Face Value	$ 2,350.0		$ 2,050.0
Aggregate unamortized discount	2.5		1.7
Total, Estimated Fair Value	2,402.0		2,164.0
Total, Carrying Value, net of aggregate unamortized discount	2,347.5		2,048.3
Point Eight Seven Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Value	$ 400.0		400.0
Stated Interest Rate	0.875%
Effective Interest Rate	0.941%
Six Point Two Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Value	$ 0.0		550.0
Stated Interest Rate	6.25%	6.25%
Effective Interest Rate	0.00%
Two Point Zero Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Value	$ 350.0		350.0
Stated Interest Rate	2.00%
Effective Interest Rate	2.012%
Two Point Seven Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Value	$ 500.0		0.0
Stated Interest Rate	2.70%
Effective Interest Rate	2.819%
Three Point Eight Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Value	$ 750.0		750.0
Stated Interest Rate	3.85%
Effective Interest Rate	2.86%
Four Point Three Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Value	$ 350.0		0.0
Stated Interest Rate	4.30%
Effective Interest Rate	4.348%
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Point Eight Seven Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 400.0		400.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Six Point Two Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	0.0		625.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Two Point Zero Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	354.0		353.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Two Point Seven Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	503.0		0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Three Point Eight Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	790.0		786.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Four Point Three Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 355.0		$ 0.0