CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 498,614	$ 587,981
Short-term Investments	0	9,105	[1]
Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $621 and $143, respectively	108,596	171,530
Inventories, net	79,096	49,694
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	16,937	15,090
Deferred income taxes	4,126	4,291
Total current assets	707,369	837,691
Property, plant and equipment, net	53,234	52,755
Goodwill	81,272	41,546
Intangible assets, net	57,471	5,891
Other assets	5,120	6,565
TOTAL ASSETS	904,466	944,448
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	25,521	35,132
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	45,971	43,731
Income taxes payable	2,442	2,488
Total current liabilities	73,934	81,351
Financing obligation	16,483	19,102
Deferred income taxes	31,316	44,963
Other liabilities	10,842	9,790
TOTAL LIABILITIES	$ 132,575	$ 155,206
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 15)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, without par value: Authorized 5,000 shares; issued - none	$ 0	$ 0
Authorized 200,000 shares; issued 82,643 and 81,624 respectively; outstanding 71,240 and 76,626 shares, respectively	492,339	479,116
Treasury stock, at cost, 11,403 and 4,998 shares, respectively	(124,856)	(46,984)
Retained earnings	405,505	354,866
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(1,097)	2,244
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	771,891	789,242
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 904,466	$ 944,448

[1] All short-term investments were classified as available-for-sale and were measured at fair value based on level one measurement, or quoted market prices, as defined by ASC 820.