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Common Stock Repurchase Program (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Common Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract]

Schedule Of Stock Repurchased Under Stock Repurchased Program

		Shares Repurchased				Cost (in thousands) (1)				Average Price Paid per Share (2)
Repurchase activity for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010			732,665			$	45,966			$	62.72
Repurchase activity for the fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2011			546,940				29,158				53.30
Repurchase activity for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2011			1,465,264				67,376				45.97
Repurchase activity for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011			1,390,151				49,910				35.89
Total			4,135,020			$	192,410

(1) Cost of share repurchases includes the price paid per share and applicable commissions.

(2) Excludes commission costs.

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