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Fair Value Measurements
6 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2025
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurement and Measurement Inputs, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Text Block] Fair Value Measurements
Assets/Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The Company has investments in money market funds, United States Treasury securities and commercial paper that are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices. These investments are
classified as Cash and cash equivalents, and Short term and Long term investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, which is determined based on maturities at the time of purchase and re-evaluated at each balance sheet date.

The Company also has investments in derivative instruments comprised of interest rate swaps, forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency option contracts (including collars). These instruments were valued using analyses obtained from independent third-party valuation specialists based on market observable inputs, representing Level 2 assets. The fair values of these derivative contracts represent the estimated amounts the Company would receive or pay to terminate the contracts. Refer to Note 11 for further discussion and information on derivative contracts. In addition, the Company has a contingent consideration liability that is recorded at fair value, which is based on Level 3 inputs.

The following table summarizes certain fair value information at March 29, 2025 and September 28, 2024 for investment assets and other liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as the carrying amount of certain investments.

  Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
 
Fair Value
Quoted Prices in
Active Market for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
March 29, 2025
Assets:
Money market mutual funds
$180.3 $180.3 $— $— 
U.S. Treasury securities
191.5 191.5 — — 
Interest rate swaps5.9 — 5.9 — 
Forward foreign currency contracts3.1 — 3.1 — 
Total$380.8 $371.8 $9.0 $— 
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration$1.1 $— $— $1.1 
Forward foreign currency contracts0.2 — 0.2 — 
Total$1.3 $— $0.2 $1.1 
September 28, 2024
Assets:
Money market mutual funds
$341.7 $341.7 $— $— 
U.S. Treasury securities
626.3 626.3 — — 
Commercial paper
24.9 24.9 — — 
Interest rate swaps3.1 — 3.1 — 
Foreign currency option contracts0.8 — 0.8 — 
Total$996.8 $992.9 $3.9 $— 
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration$1.1 $— $— $1.1 
Interest rate swaps
0.2 — 0.2 — 
Forward foreign currency contracts12.6 — 12.6 — 
Total$13.9 $— $12.8 $1.1 

Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Changes in the fair value of recurring fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), which solely consisted of contingent consideration liabilities, during the three and six month periods ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024 were as follows:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
March 29, 2025March 30, 2024March 29, 2025March 30, 2024
Balance at beginning of period$1.1 $3.7 $1.1 $2.0 
Contingent consideration recorded at acquisition— — — — 
Fair value adjustments— — — 1.7 
Payments— (2.6)— (2.6)
Balance at end of period$1.1 $1.1 $1.1 $1.1 

Assets Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Company remeasures the fair value of certain assets and liabilities upon the occurrence of certain events. Such assets are comprised of equity investments and long-lived assets, primarily property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill. During the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company recorded intangible asset impairment charges, excluding an in-process research and development project from the Mobidiag acquisition, aggregating $204.0 million related to developed technology, trade names, and customer relationships acquired in the Acessa, Bolder, Diagenode and Mobidiag acquisitions. The Acessa and Bolder businesses are part of the Company’s GYN Surgical segment and the Diagenode and Mobidiag businesses are part of the Company’s Diagnostics segment. The total charges by asset group for each of Acessa, Bolder, Diagenode and Mobidiag were $61.9 million, $64.5 million, $38.6 million, and $39.0 million, respectively. Subsequent to the impairment charges, the carrying values of the definite-lived intangible assets for the Acessa, Bolder, Diagenode and Mobidiag asset groups were $7.2 million, zero, $3.0 million, and $6.7 million, respectively. The company also recorded a $16.9 million impairment charge for an in-process research and development project from the Mobidiag acquisition, reducing the carrying value to $5.0 million. During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company recorded intangible asset impairment charges of $25.9 million and $0.9 million, respectively, related to its BioZorb developed technology and trade name intangible assets, acquired in the Focal acquisition, which is within the Breast Health reportable segment, reducing the carrying value of the assets to $13.9 million and $0.5 million, respectively. See Note 18 for further discussion.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company recorded a $12.5 million impairment charge for right-of-use lease assets related to the closure of its Mobidiag facilities in Finland and France (see Note 8 for further discussion), reducing the carrying value to zero. In addition, during the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company recorded a $4.3 million impairment charge for an in-process research and development project from the Mobidiag acquisition, reducing the carrying value of this asset to $22.4 million. There were no other remeasurements in the three and six months ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024.

Disclosure of Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments mainly consist of cash and cash equivalents, United States Treasury securities, commercial paper, accounts receivable, equity investments, interest rate swaps, forward foreign currency contracts, foreign currency option contracts, insurance contracts, accounts payable and debt obligations. The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The Company’s United States Treasury securities, commercial paper, interest rate swaps, forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency option contracts are recorded at fair value. The carrying amount of the insurance contracts are recorded at the cash surrender value, as required by U.S. GAAP, which approximates fair value. The Company believes the carrying amounts of its equity investments approximate fair value.

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents and short investments as of March 29, 2025 were as follows:

ValuationBalance Sheet Classification
in millionsCostUnrealized GainsUnrealized LossesFair ValueCash and cash equivalentsInvestments
Cash
$1,249.2 $— $— $1,249.2 $1,249.2 $— 
Money market mutual funds
180.3 — — 180.3 180.3 — 
U.S. Treasury debt securities
191.2 0.3 — 191.5 — 191.5 
Total
$1,620.7 $0.3 $— $1,621.0 $1,429.5 $191.5 

The Company classifies its investments in debt securities as available-for-sale and records them at fair value, with changes in fair value reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), which was immaterial for the three and six months ended March 29, 2025. The Company periodically assesses these securities for potential impairment losses
and credit losses. The amount of credit losses, if any, will be determined by comparing the difference between the present value of future cash flows expected to be collected on these securities and the amortized cost. There were no impairments and credit losses related to available-for-sale securities for the three and six months ended March 29, 2025.

The Company classifies all highly liquid investments with stated maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase as cash equivalents. The Company reviews the fair value hierarchy classification on a quarterly basis. Changes in the ability to observe valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of levels for certain securities within the fair value hierarchy. There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the three and six months ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024, respectively. There were no sales prior to maturity of available-for-sale securities during the three and six months ended March 29, 2025.

The fair value of the available-for-sale securities by contractual maturity as of March 29, 2025 and September 28, 2024 were as follows:

March 29, 2025September 28, 2024
in millions
Fair Value
Fair Value
Due in three months or less
$180.3 $723.1 
Due after three months through one year
191.5 173.4 
Due after one year through five years
— 96.4 
Total available-for-sale securities
$371.8 $992.9 

Amounts outstanding under the Company’s 2021 Credit Agreement of $1.18 billion aggregate principal as of March 29, 2025 are subject to variable rates of interest based on current market rates, and as such, the Company believes the carrying amount of these obligations approximates fair value. The Company’s 4.625% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Senior Notes”) and 3.250% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Senior Notes”) had fair values of $392.0 million and $874.1 million, respectively, as of March 29, 2025 based on their trading prices, representing a Level 1 measurement. Refer to Note 9 for the carrying amounts of the various components of the Company’s debt.