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Investments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 26, 2025
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Cash and Investment Information | Our cash and investment portfolio consisted of the following (in thousands):
| September 26, 2025 |
| Cost | Unrealized |  |  | Estimated Fair Value |
| Gains | Losses | Total |  | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash | $ | 529,422 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 529,422 |  |  | $ | 529,422 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  |
Cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds | 172,471 |  | — |  | — |  | 172,471 |  |  | 172,471 |  | — |  | — |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 701,893 |  | — |  | — |  | 701,893 |  |  | 701,893 |  | — |  | — |  |
Short-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable equity securities | 703 |  | — |  | — |  | 703 |  |  | 703 |  | — |  | — |  |
Short-term investments | 703 |  | — |  | — |  | 703 |  |  | 703 |  | — |  | — |  |
Long-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other investments | 80,205 |  | — |  | — |  | 80,205 |  |  | — |  | — |  | — |  |
Long-term investments | 80,205 |  | — |  | — |  | 80,205 |  |  | — |  | — |  | — |  |
Total cash, cash equivalents, and investments | $ | 782,801 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 782,801 |  |  | $ | 702,596 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  |
Investments held in supplemental retirement plan: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | $ | 5,413 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 5,413 |  |  | $ | 5,413 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  |
Included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other non-current assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities | $ | 5,413 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 5,413 |  |  | $ | 5,413 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  |
Included in accrued liabilities and other non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency derivatives as hedge instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: Included in other current assets | $ | — |  | $ | 1,442 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1,442 |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1,442 |  | $ | — |  |
Assets: included in other non-current assets | — |  | 111 |  | — |  | 111 |  |  | — |  | 111 |  | — |  |
Liabilities: Included in other accrued liabilities | — |  | — |  | (48) |  | (48) |  |  | — |  | (48) |  | — |  |
| September 27, 2024
| Cost | Unrealized |  |  | Estimated Fair Value
| Gains | Losses | Total |  | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash | $ | 482,047 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 482,047 |  |  | $ | 482,047 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Cash and cash equivalents | 482,047 |  | — |  | — |  | 482,047 |  |  | 482,047 |  | — |  | — |
Long-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other investments | 89,267 |  | — |  | — |  | 89,267 |  |  | — |  | — |  | 76,000 |
Long-term investments | 89,267 |  | — |  | — |  | 89,267 |  |  | — |  | — |  | 76,000 |
Total cash, cash equivalents, and investments | $ | 571,314 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 571,314 |  |  | $ | 482,047 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 76,000 |
Investments held in supplemental retirement plan: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | $ | 5,044 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 5,044 |  |  | $ | 5,044 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities | $ | 5,044 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 5,044 |  |  | $ | 5,044 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Included in accrued liabilities and other non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Currency derivatives as hedge instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: Included in other current assets | $ | — |  | $ | 299 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 299 |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | 299 |  | $ | — |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | September 27, 2024, respectively.
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale | Cash Equivalents Maturities The following table summarizes the amortized cost and estimated fair value of our cash equivalents as of September 26, 2025, which are recorded within cash and cash equivalents in our consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
Range of maturity | Amortized Cost | Fair Value |  |  |
Due within 1 year | $ | 172,471 |  | $ | 172,471 |  |  |  |
Due in 1 to 2 years | — |  | — |  |  |  |
Due in 2 to 5 years | — |  | — |  |  |  |
Total | $ | 172,471 |  | $ | 172,471 |  |  |  |

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