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Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Sep. 24, 2010

Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract]

Schedule Of Cash, Cash Equivalents, And Investments

		September 24, 2010				September 30, 2011
		(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash		$	156,440			$	394,474
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds			354,428				142,038
U.S. agency securities			10,000				15,000
Commercial paper			19,993				—
Municipal debt securities			5,000				—
Total cash and cash equivalents			545,861				551,512
Short-term investments:
Corporate bonds			3,788				52,645
Commercial paper			9,990				—
Municipal debt securities			188,123				330,562
U.S. agency securities			70,376				8,074
U.S. government bonds			29,992				—
Total short-term investments			302,269				391,281
Long-term investments (1):
Corporate bonds			25,870				124,313
Municipal debt securities			127,458				141,639
U.S. agency securities			27,522				6,845
U.S. government bonds			9,987				—
Total long-term investments			190,837				272,797
Total cash, cash equivalents and investments		$	1,038,967			$	1,215,590

(1) Our long-term investments have maturities that range from one to three years.

Schedule Of Investment Portfolio Recorded As Cash Equivalents, Short-Term Investments, And Long-Term Investments

		September 30, 2011
		Cost				Unrealized Gain				Unrealized Loss				Estimated Fair Value
		(in thousands)
Corporate bonds		$	177,129			$	316			$	(487	)		$	176,958
Money market funds			142,038				—				—				142,038
Municipal debt securities			471,005				1,251				(55	)			472,201
U.S. agency securities			29,858				65				(4	)			29,919
Cash equivalents and investments		$	820,030			$	1,632			$	(546	)		$	821,116

		September 24, 2010
		Cost				Unrealized Gain				Unrealized Loss				Estimated  Fair Value
		(in thousands)
Commercial paper		$	29,983			$	—			$	—			$	29,983
Corporate bonds			29,238				420				—				29,658
Money market funds			354,428				—				—				354,428
Municipal debt securities			318,825				1,781				(25	)			320,581
U.S. agency securities			107,512				390				(4	)			107,898
U.S. government bonds			39,949				30				—				39,979
Cash equivalents and investments		$	879,935			$	2,621			$	(29	)		$	882,527

Schedule Of Gross Unrealized Losses And The Fair Value For Available-For-Sale Securities

		September 30, 2011
		Less than 12 months								12 months or greater								Total
		Fair Value				Gross Unrealized Losses				Fair Value				Gross Unrealized Losses				Fair Value				Gross Unrealized Losses
		(in thousands)
U.S. agency securities		$	3,997			$	(4	)		$	—			$	—			$	3,997			$	(4	)
Municipal debt securities			79,466				(52	)			2,081				(3	)			81,547				(55	)
Corporate bonds			87,613				(487	)			—				—				87,613				(487	)
Total		$	171,076			$	(543	)		$	2,081			$	(3	)		$	173,157			$	(546	)

		September 24, 2010
		Less than 12 months								12 months or greater								Total
		Fair Value				Gross Unrealized Losses				Fair Value				Gross Unrealized Losses				Fair Value				Gross Unrealized Losses
		(in thousands)
U.S. agency securities		$	30,112			$	(4	)		$	—			$	—			$	30,112			$	(4	)
Municipal debt securities			62,494				(25	)			—				—				62,494				(25	)
Total		$	92,606			$	(29	)		$	—			$	—			$	92,606			$	(29	)

Schedule Of Amortized Cost And Estimated Fair Value Of Short-Term And Long-Term Available-For-Sale Investments Based On Stated Maturities

		September 30, 2011
		Amortized Cost				Fair Value
		(in thousands)
Due within 1 year		$	390,559			$	391,281
Due in 1 to 2 years			213,487				213,921
Due in 2 to 3 years			58,947				58,876
Total		$	662,993			$	664,078

		September 24, 2010
		Amortized Cost				Fair Value
		(in thousands)
Due within 1 year		$	289,082			$	289,755
Due in 1 to 2 years			183,130				184,891
Due in 2 to 3 years			18,301				18,460
Total		$	490,513			$	493,106

Schedule Of Accounts Receivable

		September 24, 2010				September 30, 2011
		(in thousands)
Trade accounts receivable		$	45,651			$	59,831
Accounts receivable related to patent administration program			10,646				4,450
Accounts receivable, gross			56,297				64,281
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts			(2,040	)			(2,466	)
Accounts receivable, net		$	54,257			$	61,815

Schedule Of Allowance For Doubtful Accounts

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts		Balance at Beginning of Fiscal Year				Charged to Operations				Deductions				Balance at End of Fiscal Year
		(in thousands)
For fiscal year ended September 25, 2009		$	1,799			$	1,392			$	(969	)		$	2,222
For fiscal year ended September 24, 2010			2,222				365				(547	)			2,040
For fiscal year ended September 30, 2011			2,040				772				(346	)			2,466

Schedule Of Inventories

		September 24, 2010				September 30, 2011
		(in thousands)
Raw materials		$	10,314			$	10,821
Work in process			3,109				2,942
Finished goods			14,915				12,481
Inventories		$	28,338			$	26,244

Schedule Of Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets

		September 24, 2010				September 30, 2011
		(in thousands)
Prepaid assets		$	16,191			$	19,915
Other current assets			1,650				7,667
Income tax receivable			3,497				7,829
Assets held for sale			5,592				1,466
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		$	26,930			$	36,877

Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment

		September 24, 2010				September 30, 2011
		(in thousands)
Land		$	12,835			$	12,778
Buildings			27,029				26,623
Leasehold improvements			33,264				44,021
Machinery and equipment			16,080				20,845
Computer systems and software			43,611				71,220
Furniture and fixtures			9,440				10,537
Products provided under operating leases			1,209				1,060
			143,468				187,084
Less: accumulated depreciation			(49,371	)			(69,977	)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	94,097			$	117,107

Schedule Of Intangible Assets

		September 24, 2010												September 30, 2011
		Cost				Accumulated Amortization				Net				Cost				Accumulated Amortization				Net
		(in thousands)
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Acquired patents and technology		$	61,767			$	(24,986	)		$	36,781			$	61,611			$	(32,146	)		$	29,465
Customer relationships			30,790				(10,095	)			20,695				30,748				(12,821	)			17,927
Customer contracts			5,973				(4,483	)			1,490				6,063				(6,063	)			—
Other intangibles			20,307				(12,254	)			8,053				20,308				(16,127	)			4,181
Total		$	118,837			$	(51,818	)		$	67,019			$	118,730			$	(67,157	)		$	51,573

Schedule Of Future Amortization Expense

		Amortization
Fiscal Year		Expense
		(in thousands)
2012		$	12,697
2013			11,923
2014			10,279
2015			7,823
2016			5,654
Thereafter			3,197
Total		$	51,573

Schedule Of Goodwill

		Total
		(in thousands)
Balance at September 25, 2009		$	261,121
Acquired goodwill			3,266
Translation adjustments and other			193
Balance at September 24, 2010		$	264,580
Acquired goodwill			182
Translation adjustments and other			(1,502	)
Balance at September 30, 2011		$	263,260

Schedule Of Accrued Liabilities

		September 24, 2010				September 30, 2011
		(in thousands)
Accrued royalties		$	4,140			$	1,947
Amounts payable to joint licensing program partners			42,837				42,502
Accrued compensation and benefits			62,044				41,168
Accrued professional fees			8,078				5,727
Current portion of litigation settlement (see Note 12)			2,890				—
Other accrued liabilities			24,619				25,691
Accrued liabilities		$	144,608			$	117,035

Schedule Of Other Non-Current Liabilities

		September 24, 2010				September 30, 2011
		(in thousands)
Supplemental retirement plan obligations		$	2,118			$	1,811
Non-current tax liabilities			20,036				13,070
Other liabilities			4,861				8,574
Other non-current liabilities		$	27,015			$	23,455

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

		September 24, 2010				September 30, 2011
		(in thousands)
Accumulated foreign currency translation gains, net of tax of ($2,655) and ($2,653)		$	6,195			$	6,834
Accumulated unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of ($986) and ($387)			1,606				699
Total accumulated other comprehensive income		$	7,801			$	7,533

Schedule Of Computation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share

		Fiscal Year Ended
		September 25, 2009				September 24, 2010				September 30, 2011
		(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Dolby Laboratories, Inc.		$	242,991			$	283,447			$	309,267
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding—basic			113,101				113,452				111,444
Potential common shares from options to purchase Class A and Class B common stock			2,167				1,769				941
Potential common shares from restricted stock units			99				167				169
Weighted-average shares outstanding—diluted			115,367				115,388				112,554
Net income per share attributable to Dolby Laboratories, Inc.—basic		$	2.15			$	2.50			$	2.78
Net income per share attributable to Dolby Laboratories, Inc.—diluted		$	2.11			$	2.46			$	2.75
Antidilutive options excluded from calculation			3,409				2,074				3,289
Antidilutive restricted stock units excluded from calculation			148				457				535

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