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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

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 March 29, 2014:

						Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
		Balance as of March 29, 2014				Quoted Prices in Active Market for Identical Assets (Level 1)				Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)				Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Marketable securities:
Equity security		$	15,859			$	15,859			$	—			$	—
Mutual funds			18,744				18,744				—				—
Total		$	34,603			$	34,603			$	—			$	—
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation liabilities		$	40,464			$	40,464			$	—			$	—
Contingent consideration			3,393				—				—				3,393
Total		$	43,857			$	40,464			$	—			$	3,393

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

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

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		March 29, 2014				March 30, 2013				March 29, 2014				March 30, 2013
Balance at beginning of period		$	3,647			$	93,000			$	3,780			$	86,368
Fair value adjustments			—				799				—				10,839
Payments			(254	)			(90,172	)			(387	)			(93,580	)
Balance at end of period		$	3,393			$	3,627			$	3,393			$	3,627

Schedule of Estimated Fair Value of Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis

The following chart depicts the level of inputs within the fair value hierarchy used to estimate the fair value of assets measured on a nonrecurring basis for which the Company recorded impairment charges in fiscal 2014:

						Fair Value Measurements Using
		Fair Value				Quoted Prices in Active Market for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)				Total Gains (Losses)
Fiscal 2014:
Intangible assets		$	18,272							$	18,272			$	(27,089	)
Property and equipment			1,015								1,015				(1,505	)
Buildings			1,388								1,388				(3,132	)
Cost-method equity investments			778								778				(3,705	)
														$	(35,431	)

Estimated Fair Values of Convertible Notes

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

		March 29, 2014				September 28, 2013
2007 Notes		$	—			$	405,000
2010 Notes			507,800				510,800
2012 Notes			502,800				518,800
2013 Notes			390,900				385,700
		$	1,401,500			$	1,820,300

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Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities by class, including financial instruments measured at fair value that are classified in shareholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in periods after initial recognition (for example, impaired assets). Disclosures may include, but are not limited to: (a) the fair value measurements recorded and the reasons for the measurements and (b) the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements are categorized in their entirety (levels 1, 2, 3).

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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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