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Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2016
Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Accounts Receivable | Accounts Receivable
Accounts Receivable, Net | January 1, 2016 | September 25, 2015
Trade accounts receivable | $ | 86,129 |  | $ | 94,559 |
Accounts receivable from patent administration program customers | 5,262 |  | 8,546 |
Accounts receivable, gross | 91,391 |  | 103,105 |
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts | (1,456 | ) | (1,542 | )
Total | $ | 89,935 |  | $ | 101,563 |
Schedule Of Inventories | Inventories
Inventories | January 1, 2016 | September 25, 2015
Raw materials | $ | 2,600 |  | $ | 3,246 |
Work in process | 4,338 |  | 3,279 |
Finished goods | 7,299 |  | 7,347 |
Total | $ | 14,237 |  | $ | 13,872 |
Schedule Of Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets | Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets | January 1, 2016 | September 25, 2015
Prepaid expenses | $ | 14,901 |  | $ | 13,680 |
Other current assets | 7,338 |  | 7,525 |
Income tax receivable | 956 |  | 10,826 |
Total | $ | 23,195 |  | $ | 32,031 |
Schedule Of Accrued Liabilities | Accrued Liabilities
Accrued Liabilities | January 1, 2016 | September 25, 2015
Accrued royalties | $ | 2,057 |  | $ | 1,951 |
Amounts payable to patent administration program partners | 45,336 |  | 40,466 |
Accrued compensation and benefits | 51,410 |  | 70,317 |
Accrued professional fees | 5,003 |  | 6,523 |
Other accrued liabilities | 55,829 |  | 50,050 |
Total | $ | 159,635 |  | $ | 169,307 |
Schedule Of Other Non-Current Liabilities | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Other Non-Current Liabilities | January 1, 2016 | September 25, 2015
Supplemental retirement plan obligations | $ | 2,480 |  | $ | 2,400 |
Non-current tax liabilities | 57,011 |  | 62,843 |
Other liabilities | 11,583 |  | 11,781 |
Total | $ | 71,074 |  | $ | 77,024 |

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