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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($) Segment | Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 Segment
Number of operating segments | Segment | 2 |  |
Number of reportable segments | Segment | 2 |  | 3
Revenue | $ 334,689 | $ 306,644 |
Operating Costs | 77,352 | 83,035 |
Gross margin | 257,337 | 223,609 |
Sales and marketing | 104,218 | 99,375 |
General and administrative | 37,864 | 35,020 |
Restructuring and other charges, net | 18,493 | 105 |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 5,936 | 7,821 |
Operating income | 30,044 | 17,316 |
Interest expense | (10,276) | (10,047) |
Other income (expense), net | (655) | 798 |
Income before income taxes | 20,423 | 6,471 |
Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenue | 334,689 | 306,644 |
Operating Costs | 123,491 | 134,549 |
Gross margin | 211,198 | 172,095 |
Operating Segments | Americas [Member] |  |  |
Revenue | 141,853 | 127,007 |
Operating Segments | Europe [Member] |  |  |
Revenue | 111,352 | 121,466 |
Operating Segments | Asia Pacific [Member] |  |  |
Revenue | 81,484 | 58,171 |
Unallocated |  |  |
Sales and marketing | 94,496 | 94,496 |
General and administrative | 25,771 | 27,448 |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 12,653 | 14,496 |
Stock-based compensation | 29,407 | 18,331 |
Other unallocated operating expenses | 334 | (97) |
Restructuring Plan 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring and other charges, net | 16,300 |  |
Restructuring Plan 2019 [Member] | Unallocated |  |  |
Restructuring and other charges, net | 16,586 | 105 |
Prior Headquarters [Member] | Unallocated |  |  |
Restructuring and other charges, net | 1,907 | 0 |
Solutions | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenue | 299,434 | 277,669 |
IoT | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenue | 35,255 | 28,975 |
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] |  |  |
Revenue | 338,757 | 306,644 |
Operating Costs | 75,196 |  |
Gross margin | 263,561 |  |
Sales and marketing | 107,304 |  |
General and administrative | 37,864 |  |
Restructuring and other charges, net | 18,493 |  |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 5,936 |  |
Operating income | 33,182 |  |
Interest expense | (10,276) |  |
Other income (expense), net | (548) |  |
Income before income taxes | 23,454 |  |
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenue | 338,757 |  |
Operating Costs | 121,335 |  |
Gross margin | 217,422 |  |
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Operating Segments | Americas [Member] |  |  |
Revenue | 134,897 |  |
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Operating Segments | Europe [Member] |  |  |
Revenue | 120,157 |  |
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Operating Segments | Asia Pacific [Member] |  |  |
Revenue | 83,703 |  |
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Unallocated |  |  |
Sales and marketing | 97,583 |  |
General and administrative | 25,770 |  |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 12,653 |  |
Stock-based compensation | 29,407 |  |
Other unallocated operating expenses | 334 |  |
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Restructuring Plan 2019 [Member] | Unallocated |  |  |
Restructuring and other charges, net | 16,586 |  |
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Prior Headquarters [Member] | Unallocated |  |  |
Restructuring and other charges, net | 1,907 |  |
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Solutions | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenue | 298,351 |  |
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | IoT | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenue | 40,406 |  |
Software Products | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenue | 293,243 | 265,190 |
Operating Costs | 91,628 | 99,732 |
Gross margin | 201,615 | 165,458 |
Software Products | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenue | 299,388 |  |
Operating Costs | 90,845 |  |
Gross margin | 208,543 |  |
Professional Services | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenue | 41,446 | 41,454 |
Operating Costs | 31,863 | 34,817 |
Gross margin | 9,583 | $ 6,637 |
Professional Services | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenue | 39,369 |  |
Operating Costs | 30,490 |  |
Gross margin | $ 8,879 |  |

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