Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2018
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 220,055	$ 215,025
Receivables (less allowances: 2019 - $48,666; 2018 - $52,682)	1,832,911	1,790,433
Inventories	393,115	724,802
Prepayments and other current assets	196,044	171,165
Total current assets	2,642,125	2,901,425
Property and Equipment, net	2,143,765	1,378,094
Goodwill	5,526,301	5,610,568
Other Intangible Assets	2,064,637	2,136,844
Other Assets	1,352,674	1,693,171
Assets	13,729,502	13,720,102
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term borrowings	53,749	30,907
Accounts payable	819,922	1,018,920
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,285,725	1,440,332
Total current liabilities	2,159,396	2,490,159
Long-Term Borrowings	7,198,918	7,213,077
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Noncurrent Liabilities	1,075,198	977,215
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	10,068	10,093
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $.01 (authorized: 600,000,000 shares; issued: 2019—281,900,468 shares and 2018—279,314,297 shares; and outstanding: 2019—246,891,550 shares and 2018—246,744,438 shares)	2,819	2,793
Capital surplus	3,208,399	3,132,421
Retained earnings	1,048,606	710,519
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(170,838)	(91,223)
Treasury stock (shares held in treasury: 2019—35,008,918 shares and 2018—32,569,859 shares)	(803,064)	(724,952)
Total stockholders' equity	3,285,922	3,029,558
Liabilities and Equity	$ 13,729,502	$ 13,720,102

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