Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 24, 2016	Sep. 26, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 140,652	$ 133,689
Marketable securities held to maturity	13,539
Accounts receivable, net	98,325	102,649
Inventories	88,684	82,657
Prepaid expenses and other	13,904	6,557
Total current assets	355,104	325,552
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	605,045	571,675
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	420,832	399,621
Property, plant and equipment, net	184,213	172,054
Other assets
Goodwill	86,442	86,442
Other intangible assets, net	41,819	45,819
Marketable securities held to maturity	90,732	66,660
Marketable securities available for sale	29,465	39,638
Other	2,712	3,504
Total other assets	251,170	242,063
Total Assets	790,487	739,669
Current Liabilities
Current obligations under capital leases	365	273
Accounts payable	62,026	59,206
Accrued insurance liability	10,119	10,231
Accrued liabilities	6,161	5,365
Accrued compensation expense	16,340	15,318
Dividends payable	7,280	6,723
Total current liabilities	102,291	97,116
Long-term obligations under capital leases	1,235	1,196
Deferred income taxes	48,186	40,523
Other long-term liabilities	801	915
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued
Common stock, no par value; authorized, 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,668,000 and 18,676,000 respectively	25,332	31,653
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(13,415)	(10,897)
Retained Earnings	626,057	579,163
Total stockholders' equity	637,974	599,919
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 790,487	$ 739,669

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.