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Balance Sheet Details (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Balance Sheet Details [Abstract]

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The following table provides a reconciliation of the Company's cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows for the periods presented (in thousands):

						December 31, 2022						September 30, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents						$	605,739					$	758,012
Restricted cash included in other assets, net						4,218						4,195
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash						$	609,957					$	762,207

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

						December 31, 2022						September 30, 2022
Finished goods						$	9,947					$	10,164
Raw materials						49,250						58,201
						$	59,197					$	68,365

Other Current Assets

Other current assets consist of the following (in thousands):

						December 31, 2022						September 30, 2022
Unbilled receivables						$	333,816					$	319,707
Prepaid expenses						74,613						57,340
Capitalized contract acquisition costs						33,828						34,658
Other1						68,022						77,609
						$	510,279					$	489,314

(1)     As of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, includes a deposit of $47.5 million and $57.0 million, respectively, used to support the working capital needs of the Company’s primary contract manufacturer's procurement of components used in the manufacturing of system hardware.

Other Assets, Noncurrent

Other assets, net consist of the following (in thousands):

						December 31, 2022						September 30, 2022
Intangible assets						$	187,367					$	200,288
Unbilled receivables						226,120						224,780
Capitalized contract acquisition costs						39,972						42,561
Other						50,289						48,493
						$	503,748					$	516,122

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

						December 31, 2022						September 30, 2022
Payroll and benefits						$	140,995					$	165,437
Operating lease liabilities, current						43,397						42,523
Income and other tax accruals						79,878						41,217
Other						66,254						60,642
						$	330,524					$	309,819

Noncurrent Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

						December 31, 2022						September 30, 2022
Income taxes payable						$	61,865					$	59,553
Other						8,278						8,157
						$	70,143					$	67,710

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