Equity-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Compensation expense related to stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock units (RSUs) is as follows:



	Quarter Ended
	December 27, 2014		December 28, 2013
Stock options/rights ⁽¹⁾	$	25	$	25
RSUs	79		74
Total equity-based compensation expense ⁽²⁾	$	104	$	99
Equity-based compensation expense capitalized during the period	$	15	$	14


⁽¹⁾	Includes stock appreciation rights.


⁽²⁾	Equity-based compensation expense is net of capitalized equity-based compensation and excludes amortization of previously capitalized equity-based compensation costs. During the quarters ended December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, amortization of previously capitalized equity-based compensation totaled $9 million and $13 million, respectively.

Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options/rights and RSUs totaled approximately $237 million and $762 million, respectively, as of December 27, 2014.

The weighted average grant date fair values of options issued during the quarters ended December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013 were $22.61 and $19.15, respectively.

During the quarter ended December 27, 2014, the Company made equity compensation grants consisting of 4.9 million stock options and 3.9 million RSUs, of which 0.2 million RSUs included market and/or performance conditions.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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