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Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 27, 2015
Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Accounts Receivable | Accounts Receivable
Accounts Receivable, Net | March 27, 2015 | September 26, 2014
Trade accounts receivable | $ | 91,792 |  | $ | 78,189 |
Accounts receivable from patent administration program customers | 7,816 |  | 9,594 |
Accounts receivable, gross | 99,608 |  | 87,783 |
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts | (1,046 | ) | (1,615 | )
Total | $ | 98,562 |  | $ | 86,168 |
Schedule Of Inventories | Inventories
Inventories | March 27, 2015 | September 26, 2014
Raw materials | $ | 9,752 |  | $ | 1,013 |
Work in process | 2,950 |  | 47 |
Finished goods | 11,059 |  | 7,476 |
Total | $ | 23,761 |  | $ | 8,536 |
Schedule Of Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets | Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets | March 27, 2015 | September 26, 2014
Prepaid expenses | $ | 16,371 |  | $ | 11,665 |
Other current assets | 7,982 |  | 7,152 |
Income tax receivable | 10,170 |  | 4,063 |
Total | $ | 34,523 |  | $ | 22,880 |
Schedule Of Accrued Liabilities | Accrued Liabilities
Accrued Liabilities | March 27, 2015 | September 26, 2014
Accrued royalties | $ | 3,040 |  | $ | 2,526 |
Amounts payable to patent administration program partners | 60,427 |  | 43,438 |
Accrued compensation and benefits | 57,852 |  | 71,677 |
Accrued professional fees | 4,386 |  | 6,162 |
Other accrued liabilities | 63,802 |  | 34,573 |
Total | $ | 189,507 |  | $ | 158,376 |
Schedule Of Other Non-Current Liabilities | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Other Non-Current Liabilities | March 27, 2015 | September 26, 2014
Supplemental retirement plan obligations | $ | 2,400 |  | $ | 2,409 |
Non-current tax liabilities | 49,180 |  | 30,715 |
Other liabilities | 13,135 |  | 10,591 |
Total | $ | 64,715 |  | $ | 43,715 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 3, 4 -Article 5 + Details
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