Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 27, 2024	Sep. 29, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 672,483	$ 1,927,088
Receivables (less allowances: $34,259 and $31,506)	2,096,928	1,970,782
Inventories	387,601	403,707
Prepayments and other current assets	249,550	297,519
Current assets of discontinued operations	0	620,931
Total current assets	3,406,562	5,220,027
Property and Equipment, at cost:
Land, buildings and improvements	559,201	500,886
Service equipment and fixtures	3,754,357	3,575,516
Property and Equipment, gross	4,313,558	4,076,402
Less - Accumulated depreciation	(2,740,365)	(2,650,429)
Property and Equipment, at cost:	1,573,193	1,425,973
Goodwill	4,677,201	4,615,986
Other Intangible Assets	1,804,602	1,804,473
Operating Lease Right-of-use Assets	638,659	572,268
Other Assets	574,154	728,678
Noncurrent Assets of Discontinued Operations	0	2,503,836
ASSETS	12,674,371	16,871,241
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term borrowings	964,286	1,543,032
Current operating lease liabilities	54,163	51,271
Accounts payable	1,394,007	1,271,859
Accrued payroll and related expenses	518,912	479,827
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,282,842	1,288,454
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	0	395,524
Total current liabilities	4,214,210	5,029,967
Long-Term Borrowings	4,307,171	5,098,662
Noncurrent Operating Lease Liabilities	241,012	245,871
Deferred Income Taxes (see Note 11)	375,378	410,935
Other Noncurrent Liabilities	490,132	503,129
Noncurrent Liabilities of Discontinued Operations	0	1,861,735
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 15)
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	7,494	8,224
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 (authorized: 600,000,000 shares; issued: 304,285,195 shares and 301,069,012 shares; and outstanding: 263,939,983 shares and 261,450,373 shares)	3,043	3,011
Capital surplus	3,931,932	3,825,620
Retained earnings	239,709	964,158
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(132,457)	(98,237)
Treasury stock (shares held in treasury: 40,345,212 shares and 39,618,639 shares)	(1,003,253)	(981,834)
Total stockholders' equity	3,038,974	3,712,718
Total stockholders' equity	$ 12,674,371	$ 16,871,241

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