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Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense By Plan |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
|  | September 25, 2009 (2) |  |  | September 24, 2010 (2) |  |  | September 30, 2011 (2) |
|  | (in thousands) |
Stock-based compensation: |  |  |  |
Stock options (1) |  | $ | 16,643 |  |  | $ | 18,135 |  |  | $ | 24,788 |
Restricted stock units |  |  | 5,205 |  |  |  | 9,560 |  |  |  | 18,339 |
Employee stock purchase plan |  |  | 529 |  |  |  | 673 |  |  |  | 842 |
Stock appreciation rights |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 447 |  |  |  | (304 | )
Total stock-based compensation |  |  | 22,422 |  |  |  | 28,815 |  |  |  | 43,665 |
Benefit from income taxes |  |  | (7,708 | ) |  |  | (9,805 | ) |  |  | (14,744 | )
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax |  | $ | 14,714 |  |  | $ | 19,010 |  |  | $ | 28,921 |
(1) | Expense excludes $0.8 million in fiscal 2010 and $0.6 million in fiscal 2011 related to stock-based compensation which was capitalized to property, plant and equipment.
(2) | We also recognized $0.7 million, $1.2 million, and $0.3 million in fiscal 2009, 2010, and 2011, respectively, of tax benefit from certain exercises of incentive stock options and shares issued under our ESPP, which is not included in the table above.
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Stock-Based Awards Estimated Using Weighted-Average Assumptions |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
|  | September 25, 2009 |  |  | September 24, 2010 |  |  | September 30, 2011 |
Expected life (in years) |  |  | 5.02 |  |  |  | 4.66 |  |  |  | 4.40 |
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 2.0 | % |  |  | 2.2 | % |  |  | 1.5 | %
Expected stock price volatility |  |  | 47.1 | % |  |  | 41.7 | % |  |  | 41.4 | %
Dividend yield |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Summary Of Weighted-Average Fair Value Of Stock Options Granted And Total Intrinsic Value Of Stock Options Exercised |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
|  | September 25, 2009 |  |  | September 24, 2010 |  |  | September 30, 2011 |
Weighted-average fair value at date of grant |  | $ | 14.32 |  |  | $ | 19.93 |  |  | $ | 22.31 |
Intrinsic value of options exercised (in thousands) |  |  | 29,523 |  |  |  | 79,453 |  |  |  | 46,649 |
Fair value of options vested (in thousands) |  |  | 17,448 |  |  |  | 20,542 |  |  |  | 26,442 |
Summary Of Stock Options Issued To Officers, Directors, And Employees Under 2000 Stock Incentive Plan And 2005 Stock Plan |
|  | Shares |  |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life |  |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
|  | (in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  | (in years) |  |  | (in thousands) |
Options outstanding at September 24, 2010 |  |  | 5,625 |  |  | $ | 35.05 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grants |  |  | 1,628 |  |  |  | 62.30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercises |  |  | (1,166 | ) |  |  | 19.27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeitures |  |  | (286 | ) |  |  | 49.07 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding at September 30, 2011 |  |  | 5,801 |  |  |  | 45.19 |  |  |  | 7.5 |  |  | $ | 8,358 |
Options vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2011 |  |  | 5,549 |  |  |  | 44.94 |  |  |  | 7.4 |  |  |  | 8,358 |
Options exercisable at September 30, 2011 |  |  | 2,721 |  |  |  | 34.91 |  |  |  | 6.2 |  |  |  | 8,357 |
Summary Of Stock Options Outstanding And Exercisable |
|  | Outstanding Options |  |  | Options Exercisable |
Range of Exercise Price |  | Shares |  |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life |  |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  | Shares |  |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
|  | (in thousands) |  |  | (in years) |  |  |  |  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |  |
$1.25 - $1.25 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | $ | 1.25 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | $ | 1.25 |
$1.26 - $1.26 |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 1.26 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 1.26 |
$2.08 - $6.28 |  |  | 161 |  |  |  | 2.6 |  |  |  | 2.08 |  |  |  | 161 |  |  |  | 2.08 |
$6.29 - $19.21 |  |  | 282 |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 15.68 |  |  |  | 282 |  |  |  | 15.68 |
$19.22 - 28.12 |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |  | 22.45 |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 22.08 |
$28.13 - $38.20 |  |  | 1,526 |  |  |  | 6.7 |  |  |  | 31.61 |  |  |  | 1,052 |  |  |  | 31.17 |
$38.21 - $48.14 |  |  | 539 |  |  |  | 7.6 |  |  |  | 43.38 |  |  |  | 248 |  |  |  | 42.81 |
$48.15 - $51.18 |  |  | 507 |  |  |  | 6.6 |  |  |  | 48.35 |  |  |  | 343 |  |  |  | 48.25 |
$51.19 and above |  |  | 2,698 |  |  |  | 8.8 |  |  |  | 59.22 |  |  |  | 551 |  |  |  | 52.50 |
|  |  | 5,801 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,721 |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Restricted Stock Units Issued To Officers, Directors And Employees Under 2005 Stock Incentive Plan |
|  | Shares |  |  | Weighted Average Fair Value |
|  | (in thousands) |  |  |  |
Non-vested at September 24, 2010 |  |  | 823 |  |  | $ | 44.91 |
Granted |  |  | 484 |  |  |  | 61.62 |
Vested |  |  | (292 | ) |  |  | 43.46 |
Forfeitures |  |  | (69 | ) |  |  | 47.67 |
Non-vested at September 30, 2011 |  |  | 946 |  |  |  | 53.71 |

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