Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Oct. 01, 2021
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 415,467	$ 532,591
Receivables (less allowances: $84,100 and $79,644)	1,896,710	1,748,601
Inventories	393,268	412,676
Prepayments and other current assets	205,224	204,987
Total current assets	2,910,669	2,898,855
Property and Equipment, net	2,012,997	2,038,394
Goodwill	5,506,922	5,487,297
Other Intangible Assets	2,050,101	2,028,622
Operating Lease Right-of-use Assets	576,511	587,854
Other Assets	1,408,327	1,335,142
Assets	14,465,527	14,376,164
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term borrowings	52,853	58,850
Current operating lease liabilities	65,812	67,280
Accounts payable	785,372	919,090
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,467,174	1,812,213
Total current liabilities	2,371,211	2,857,433
Long-Term Borrowings	7,981,591	7,393,417
Noncurrent Operating Lease Liabilities	304,953	314,378
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Noncurrent Liabilities	1,014,155	1,079,014
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 11)
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	9,156	9,050
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 (authorized: 600,000,000 shares; issued: 295,303,576 shares and 294,329,180 shares; and outstanding: 256,780,327 shares and 255,998,119 shares)	2,953	2,943
Capital surplus	3,571,779	3,533,054
Retained earnings	339,822	327,557
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(190,265)	(208,011)
Treasury stock (shares held in treasury: 38,523,249 shares and 38,331,061 shares)	(939,828)	(932,671)
Total stockholders' equity	2,784,461	2,722,872
Liabilities and Equity	$ 14,465,527	$ 14,376,164

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