Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 27, 2019	Sep. 27, 2019
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 264,618	$ 246,643
Receivables (less allowances: 2020 - $42,951; 2019 - $49,566)	1,971,939	1,806,964
Inventories	397,933	411,319
Prepayments and other current assets	194,417	193,461
Total current assets	2,828,907	2,658,387
Property and Equipment, net	2,158,162	2,181,762
Goodwill	5,537,025	5,518,800
Other Intangible Assets	2,013,773	2,033,566
Operating Lease Right-of-use Assets (see Note 8)	561,872	0
Other Assets	1,173,326	1,343,806
Assets	14,273,065	13,736,321
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term borrowings	82,981	69,928
Current operating lease liabilities (see Note 8)	75,751	0
Accounts payable	855,214	999,517
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,283,547	1,635,853
Total current liabilities	2,297,493	2,705,298
Long-Term Borrowings	7,087,720	6,612,239
Noncurrent Operating Lease Liabilities (see Note 8)	345,500	0
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Noncurrent Liabilities	1,080,768	1,088,822
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	10,008	9,915
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $.01 (authorized: 600,000,000 shares; issued: 2020—287,103,477 shares and 2019—282,919,536 shares; and outstanding: 2020—250,064,705 shares and 2019—247,756,091 shares)	2,871	2,829
Capital surplus	3,311,147	3,236,450
Retained earnings	1,223,078	1,107,029
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(195,765)	(216,965)
Treasury stock (shares held in treasury: 2020—37,038,772 shares and 2019—35,163,445 shares)	(889,755)	(809,296)
Total stockholders' equity	3,451,576	3,320,047
Liabilities and Equity	$ 14,273,065	$ 13,736,321

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