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PA Consulting Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 27, 2025
PA Consulting Group Limited  
Business Combination [Line Items]  
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In connection with the Company's strategic investment in PA Consulting, the Company recorded redeemable noncontrolling interests, including subsequent purchase accounting adjustments, representing the noncontrolling interest holders' equity interests in the form of preferred and common shares of PA Consulting, with substantially all of the value associated with these interests allocable to the preferred shares.
During the nine months ended June 27, 2025 and June 28, 2024, PA Consulting repurchased certain shares of the redeemable noncontrolling interest holders for cash amounts of $8.5 million and $41.8 million, respectively. Additionally, during the nine months ended June 28, 2024, PA Consulting issued certain shares of redeemable noncontrolling interest holders for cash amounts of $19.8 million. The difference between the cash purchase prices and the recorded book values of these repurchased and issued interests was recorded in the Company’s consolidated retained earnings. The Company held approximately 71% and 70% of the outstanding ownership of PA Consulting as of June 27, 2025 and September 27, 2024, respectively.
During the nine months ended June 27, 2025, there was a $0.10 increase in earnings per share resulting from adjustments to the redeemable noncontrolling interests to reflect the reduction of the excess in the redemption values over fair values of the B common shares component of the redeemable equity. During the nine months ended June 28, 2024, there was a $0.01 increase in earnings per share resulting from redemption value adjustments associated with redeemable noncontrolling interests preference share repurchase and reissuance activities that were recorded.
The changes above had no impact on the Company’s overall results of operations, financial position or cash flows. See Note 6- Earnings Per Share and Certain Related Information for more information.
Changes in the redeemable noncontrolling interests during the nine months ended June 27, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
Balance at September 27, 2024$820,182 
Accrued Preferred Dividend to Preference Shareholders59,792 
Attribution of Preferred Dividend to Common Shareholders(59,792)
Net earnings attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests to Common Shareholders18,539 
Redeemable Noncontrolling interests redemption value adjustment68,031 
Repurchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests(11,003)
Cumulative translation adjustments and other
12,603 
Balance at June 27, 2025$908,352 
In addition, certain employees and non-employees of PA Consulting are eligible to receive equity-based incentive grants since the March 2, 2021 original investment date. Under the terms of the applicable agreements, these grants have reached vested status on a tranche basis of approximately 40% through June 2025, with the remaining 60% anticipated to vest and result in associated expense recognition upon a liquidity event, as defined in the applicable agreements, which is expected to take place in 2026. The Company has accrued cumulative expenses associated with the vested grants in the amounts of $50.6 million and $28.4 million reported in Other deferred liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 27, 2025 and September 27, 2024, respectively. Also, during the nine months ended June 27, 2025 and June 28, 2024, the Company has recorded $20.6 million and $11.5 million, respectively, in expenses associated with the vesting of these grants, which is reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
The Company's investment in PA Consulting includes $2.7 million and $2.1 million at June 27, 2025 and September 27, 2024, respectively, in cash that is restricted from general use and is reflected in Prepaid expenses and other in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.