CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Apr. 03, 2021	Oct. 03, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 257,333	$ 188,127
Short-term investments	[1]	307,000	342,000
Accounts and other receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $942 and $968, respectively		307,934	198,640
Inventories, net		139,999	111,809
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		23,471	19,620
Total current assets		1,035,737	860,196
Property, plant and equipment, net		61,965	59,147
Operating right-of-use assets		21,346	22,688
Goodwill		73,548	56,695
Intangible assets, net		46,046	37,972
Deferred tax assets		9,668	8,147
Equity investments		6,371	7,535
Other assets		2,292	2,186
TOTAL ASSETS		1,256,973	1,054,566
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		123,832	57,688
Operating lease liabilities		6,171	5,903
Income taxes payable		25,183	17,540
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		104,386	76,762
Total current liabilities		259,572	157,893
Deferred tax liabilities		33,395	33,005
Income taxes payable		67,234	74,957
Operating lease liabilities		16,741	18,325
Other liabilities		13,171	12,392
TOTAL LIABILITIES		390,113	296,572
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 16)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, without par value: Authorized 5,000 shares; issued - none		0	0
Common stock, without par value: Authorized 200,000 shares; issued 85,364 and 85,364, respectively; outstanding 62,061 and 61,558 shares, respectively		542,112	539,213
Treasury stock, at cost, 23,303 and 23,806 shares, respectively		(392,680)	(394,817)
Retained earnings		718,427	616,119
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(999)	(2,521)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		866,860	757,994
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		$ 1,256,973	$ 1,054,566

[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. The Company did not recognize any realized gains or losses on the sale of investments during the three and six months ended April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020.