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Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2025

Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract]

Schedule Of Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, net			September 26, 2025						September 27, 2024
Trade accounts receivable			$	186,221					$	170,574
Accounts receivable from patent administration program licensees			152,096						150,252
Contract assets			180,905						197,584
Accounts receivable and contract assets, gross			519,222						518,410
Less: allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable and contract assets			(7,322)						(5,467)
Total accounts receivable and contract assets, net			$	511,900					$	512,943

Schedule Of Allowance For Doubtful Accounts

Allowance for Credit Losses			Beginning Balance			Charges/(Credits)   to S&M and G&A			Deductions			Ending Balance
For fiscal year ended:
September 29, 2023			$	14,405		$	(793)		$	(2,643)		$	10,969
September 27, 2024			10,969			(2,256)			(1,877)			6,836
September 26, 2025			6,836			2,434			(988)			8,282

Schedule Of Inventories

Inventories

			September 26, 2025						September 27, 2024
Raw materials			$	4,254					$	3,079
Work in process			4,187						4,791
Finished goods			21,983						25,858
Total inventories			$	30,424					$	33,728

Schedule Of Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets

			September 26, 2025						September 27, 2024
Prepaid expenses			$	28,006					$	29,745
Other current assets			23,867						40,249
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets			$	51,873					$	69,994

Other current assets included certain assets held for sale initially valued at $18.2 million as of September 27, 2024, and the estimated fair value of the assets was subsequently increased by $6.3 million for a total value of $24.5 million. During fiscal 2025, we sold $15.8 million of the assets classified as held for sale, and the remaining assets no longer met the criteria for held for sale, and as such, we reclassified $8.7 million in assets held for sale to short-term and long-term investments. Refer to Note 15 "Business Combinations" for more information.

Schedule Of Accrued Liabilities

			September 26, 2025						September 27, 2024
Amounts payable to patent administration program partners			$	166,315					$	156,472
Accrued compensation and benefits			106,579						97,179
Accrued professional fees			21,165						16,568
Unpaid property, plant, and equipment additions			3,439						17,055
Accrued customer refunds			4,218						2,988
Accrued market development funds			2,578						2,522
Other accrued liabilities			64,962						54,745
Total accrued liabilities			$	369,256					$	347,529

Schedule Of Other Non-Current Liabilities

			September 26, 2025						September 27, 2024
Supplemental retirement plan obligations			$	5,315					$	4,946
Non-current tax liabilities (1)			46,159						78,355
Other liabilities			48,369						52,551
Total other non-current liabilities			$	99,843					$	135,852

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