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Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2023
Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Accounts Receivable | Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets
| December 29, 2023 |  | September 29, 2023
Trade accounts receivable | $ | 111,027 |  |  | $ | 137,820 |
Accounts receivable from patent administration program licensees | 189,629 |  |  | 134,108 |
Contract assets | 217,667 |  |  | 182,268 |
Accounts receivable and contract assets, gross | 518,323 |  |  | 454,196 |
Less: allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable and contract assets | (7,536) |  |  | (9,821) |
Total accounts receivable and contract assets, net | $ | 510,787 |  |  | $ | 444,375 |
Schedule Of Allowance For Credit Losses |
Allowance for Credit Losses | Beginning Balance | Charges/(Credits) to S&M and G&A | Additions/(Deductions) | Ending Balance
For fiscal year-to-date period ended: |  |  |  |
September 29, 2023 | $ | 14,405 |  | $ | (793) |  | $ | (2,643) |  | $ | 10,969 |
December 29, 2023 | 10,969 |  | (2,101) |  | (233) |  | 8,635 |
Allowance for credit losses includes the provision for estimated credit losses on our sales-type leases, which was not material as of December 29, 2023 and September 29, 2023.
Schedule Of Inventories | Inventories
| December 29, 2023 |  | September 29, 2023
Raw materials | $ | 4,375 |  |  | $ | 6,203 |
Work in process | 5,321 |  |  | 3,972 |
Finished goods | 27,872 |  |  | 25,448 |
Total inventories | $ | 37,568 |  |  | $ | 35,623 |
Schedule Of Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
| December 29, 2023 |  | September 29, 2023
Prepaid expenses | $ | 27,699 |  |  | $ | 24,435 |
Other current assets | 25,820 |  |  | 26,257 |
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | 53,519 |  |  | $ | 50,692 |
Schedule Of Accrued Liabilities | Accrued Liabilities
| December 29, 2023 |  | September 29, 2023
Amounts payable to patent administration program partners | $ | 171,639 |  |  | $ | 150,509 |
Accrued compensation and benefits | 79,384 |  |  | 118,728 |
Accrued professional fees | 17,131 |  |  | 18,632 |
Unpaid property, plant, and equipment additions | 18,116 |  |  | 18,002 |
Accrued customer refunds | 3,479 |  |  | 3,878 |
Accrued market development funds | 4,436 |  |  | 5,010 |
Other accrued liabilities | 33,001 |  |  | 36,640 |
Total accrued liabilities | $ | 327,186 |  |  | $ | 351,399 |
Schedule Of Other Non-Current Liabilities | Other Non-Current Liabilities
| December 29, 2023 |  | September 29, 2023
Supplemental retirement plan obligations | $ | 4,385 |  |  | $ | 4,302 |
Non-current tax liabilities (1) | 77,165 |  |  | 74,482 |
Other liabilities | 26,260 |  |  | 29,555 |
Total other non-current liabilities | $ | 107,810 |  |  | $ | 108,339 |
(1) Refer to Note 12 "Income Taxes" for additional information related to our tax liabilities.

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