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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Components Of Income Before Provision For Income Taxes |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
|  | September 25, 2009 |  |  | September 24, 2010 |  |  | September 30, 2011 |
|  | (in thousands) |
U.S. |  | $ | 357,401 |  |  | $ | 401,936 |  |  | $ | 350,189 |
Foreign |  |  | 14,018 |  |  |  | 35,076 |  |  |  | 90,454 |
Total |  | $ | 371,419 |  |  | $ | 437,012 |  |  | $ | 440,643 |
Schedule Of Provision For Income Taxes |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
|  | September 25, 2009 |  |  | September 24, 2010 |  |  | September 30, 2011 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 80,298 |  |  | $ | 109,050 |  |  | $ | 71,336 |
State |  |  | 13,213 |  |  |  | 18,382 |  |  |  | 18,069 |
Foreign |  |  | 28,325 |  |  |  | 41,942 |  |  |  | 33,567 |
Total current |  |  | 121,836 |  |  |  | 169,374 |  |  |  | 122,972 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 7,187 |  |  |  | (12,790 | ) |  |  | 3,638 |
State |  |  | 1,433 |  |  |  | (1,149 | ) |  |  | 9,756 |
Foreign |  |  | (3,383 | ) |  |  | (1,250 | ) |  |  | (6,305 | )
Total deferred |  |  | 5,237 |  |  |  | (15,189 | ) |  |  | 7,089 |
Provision for income taxes |  | $ | 127,073 |  |  | $ | 154,185 |  |  | $ | 130,061 |
Summary Of Tax Effects Of The Temporary Differences Between Carrying Amounts And Amounts Used For Tax |
|  | September 24, 2010 |  |  | September 30, 2011 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments |  | $ | 2,045 |  |  | $ | 1,932 |
Accounts receivable |  |  | 713 |  |  |  | 417 |
Inventories |  |  | 2,513 |  |  |  | 3,304 |
Net operating loss |  |  | 4,210 |  |  |  | 2,987 |
U.S. state taxes |  |  | 5,911 |  |  |  | 5,749 |
Accrued expenses |  |  | 18,874 |  |  |  | 9,216 |
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 16,531 |  |  |  | 19,547 |
Revenue recognition |  |  | 72,411 |  |  |  | 67,154 |
Foreign tax credits |  |  | 4,625 |  |  |  | 3,528 |
Other |  |  | 5,654 |  |  |  | 6,040 |
Total gross deferred income tax assets |  |  | 133,487 |  |  |  | 119,874 |
Less: valuation allowance |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total deferred income tax assets |  |  | 133,487 |  |  |  | 119,874 |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Translation adjustment |  |  | (2,161 | ) |  |  | (837 | )
Intangibles |  |  | (12,281 | ) |  |  | (595 | )
International earnings |  |  | (1,622 | ) |  |  | (1,485 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | (5,272 | ) |  |  | (11,422 | )
Unrealized gain on investments |  |  | (992 | ) |  |  | (558 | )
Deferred income tax assets, net |  | $ | 111,159 |  |  | $ | 104,977 |
The above deferred income tax assets, net have been classified in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as follows: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current deferred income tax assets |  | $ | 102,758 |  |  | $ | 90,869 |
Long-term deferred income tax assets, net |  |  | 8,401 |  |  |  | 14,108 |
Deferred income tax assets, net |  | $ | 111,159 |  |  | $ | 104,977 |
Reconciliation Of Federal Statutory Tax Rate To Our Effective Tax Rate |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
|  | September 25, 2009 |  |  | September 24, 2010 |  |  | September 30, 2011 |
Federal statutory rate |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal effect |  |  | 3.3 |  |  |  | 3.2 |  |  |  | 4.7 |
Stock-based compensation expense rate |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | 0.3 |
Research and development tax credits |  |  | (1.5 | ) |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  |  | (1.6 | )
Tax exempt interest |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  |  | (0.3 | )
U.S. manufacturing tax incentives |  |  | (1.6 | ) |  |  | (1.8 | ) |  |  | (1.9 | )
Foreign rate differential |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | (4.6 | )
Foreign reversal of deferred tax liabilities |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2.5 | )
Other |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.4 |
Effective tax rate |  |  | 34.2 | % |  |  | 35.2 | % |  |  | 29.5 | %
Aggregate Changes In Balance Of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Interest And Penalties |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance as of September 25, 2009 |  | $ | 16,916 |
Lapse of statute of limitations |  |  | (2,143 | )
Decreases in balances related to tax positions taken during prior years |  |  | — |
Increases in balances related to tax positions taken during prior years |  |  | 520 |
Increases in balances related to tax positions taken during the current year |  |  | 1,265 |
Balance as of September 24, 2010 |  | $ | 16,558 |
Lapse of statute of limitations |  |  | (1,097 | )
Decreases in balances related to tax positions taken during prior years |  |  | (8,083 | )
Increases in balances related to tax positions taken during prior years |  |  | 1,006 |
Increases in balances related to tax positions taken during the current year |  |  | 299 |
Balance as of September 30, 2011 |  | $ | 8,683 |

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