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Stock Option and Incentive Plan (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Summary of Option Activity

The following table summarizes information about options to purchase the Companys ordinary shares, as well as changes during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018:

 

     Number of
Share
Options
     Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 

Outstanding as of October 1, 2017

     6,957      $ 49.52  

Granted

     1,826        65.94  

Exercised

     (1,800      45.16  

Forfeited

     (566      56.90  
  

 

 

    

Outstanding as of September 30, 2018(1)

     6,418      $ 54.76  
  

 

 

    

Exercisable as of September 30, 2018(1)

     2,323      $ 45.03  
  

 

 

    

 

(1)

As of September 30, 2018, the weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding and exercisable options was 7.36 and 5.67 years, respectively.

Summary of Restricted Shares Activity

The following table summarizes information relating to awards of restricted shares, as well as changes during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018:

 

     Number of
Shares
     Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair
Value
 

Outstanding as of October 1, 2017

     1,396      $ 55.55  

Granted

     431        65.33  

Vested

     (670      53.61  

Forfeited

     (135      57.62  
  

 

 

    

Outstanding as of September 30, 2018

     1,022      $ 60.68  
  

 

 

    
Employee Equity-Based Compensation Pre-Tax Expense

Employee equity-based compensation pre-tax expense for the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended September 30,  
     2018      2017      2016  

Cost of revenue

   $ 18,253      $ 19,215      $ 18,249  

Research and development

     3,476        3,536        3,742  

Selling, general and administrative

     25,747        21,788        20,709  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 47,476      $ 44,539      $ 42,700  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Assumptions Used in Calculating Fair Value of Options

The fair value of options granted was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the assumptions noted in the following table (all in weighted averages for options granted during the year):

 

     Year Ended September 30,  
     2018     2017     2016  

Risk-free interest rate(1)

     2.30     1.63     1.40

Expected life of stock options(2)

     4.50       4.50       4.50  

Expected volatility(3)

     15.0     16.2     18.5

Expected dividend yield(4)

     1.51     1.47     1.40

Fair value per option

   $ 8.70     $ 7.62     $ 7.97  

 

(1)

Risk-free interest rate is based upon U.S. Treasury yield curve appropriate for the term of the Company’s employee stock options.

(2)

Expected life of stock options is based upon historical experience.

(3)

Expected volatility is based on blended volatility. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

(4)

Expected dividend yield is based on the Company’s history and future expectation of dividend payouts.