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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following at December 29, 2012:

						Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
		Balance as of December 29, 2012				Quoted Prices in Active Market for Identical Assets (Level  1)				Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)				Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds		$	315			$	315			$	—			$	—
Marketable securities:
Equity security			5,472				5,472				—				—
Mutual funds			6,618				6,618				—				—
Total		$	12,405			$	12,405			$	—			$	—
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation liabilities		$	34,852			$	34,852			$	—			$	—
Contingent consideration			93,000				—				—				93,000
Total		$	127,852			$	34,852			$	—			$	93,000

Changes in Fair Value of Recurring Fair Value Measurements, Consisting of Contingent Consideration Liabilities, Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

Changes in the fair value of recurring fair value measurements, which solely consisted of contingent consideration liabilities, using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were as follows:

		Three Months Ended
		December 29, 2012				December 24, 2011
Balance at beginning of period		$	86,368			$	103,790
Fair value adjustments			10,040				5,122
Payments made			(3,408	)			(4,105	)
Balance at end of period		$	93,000			$	104,807

Estimated Fair Values of Convertible Notes

The estimated fair values of the Company’s Convertible Notes are as follows:

		December 29, 2012				September 29, 2012
2007 Notes		$	771,100			$	771,600
2010 Notes			504,700				505,600
2012 Notes			496,300				490,700
		$	1,772,100			$	1,767,900

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Schedule of Reconciliation of accounts remeasured at Fair Value on recurring basis with Level 3 inputs.

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Tabular disclosure of information pertaining to carrying amount and estimated fair value of short-term and long-term debt instruments or arrangements, including but not limited to, identification of terms, features, and collateral requirements.

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Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

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-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19190-110258

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