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Capital Assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 03, 2020
Capital Assets [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, net are as follows:
20202019
Land and improvements$3,963 $3,949 
Buildings and improvements75,689 64,140 
Machinery and equipment228,155 224,684 
Assets held under capital leases 1
— 2,796 
Total property and equipment307,807 295,569 
Less: Accumulated depreciation(212,697)(194,486)
Total property and equipment, net$95,110 $101,083 
1    Assets held under capital leases were reclassified from property and equipment, net to other long-term assets as part of the adoption of the new lease standard. See Note 4 for additional information regarding leases.
Goodwill
Changes to the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
Test & SimulationSensorsTotal
Balance, September 29, 2018$24,631 $344,644 $369,275 
Acquisitions 2
39,181 23,292 62,473 
Currency translation gain (loss)(2,659)(50)(2,709)
Balance, September 28, 2019$61,153 $367,886 $429,039 
Acquisitions 2
35,887 — 35,887 
Impairment 3
(53,344)(188,174)(241,518)
Currency translation gain (loss)5,144 88 5,232 
Balance, October 3, 2020$48,840 $179,800 $228,640 
2     See Note 18 for additional information regarding acquisitions.
3     See Note 1 for additional information on our goodwill impairment analysis.
Other Intangible Assets
Intangible assets are as follows:
 October 3, 2020
Gross Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Value
Weighted
Average
Useful Life
(in Years)
Software development costs 4
$53,171 $(16,299)$36,872 6.9
Technology and patents 5
58,575 (19,033)39,542 14.7
Trademarks and trade names 5
24,688 (4,752)19,936 17.6
Customer lists 5
196,251 (45,079)151,172 15.7
Land-use rights2,345 (1,223)1,122 26.1
Other 5
5,070 (2,719)2,351 1.7
Trade names 5
44,100 — 44,100 Indefinite
Total intangible assets$384,200 $(89,105)$295,095 14.1
 September 28, 2019
Gross Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Value
Weighted
Average
Useful Life
(in Years)
Software development costs$39,546 $(16,035)$23,511 6.2
Technology and patents63,015 (15,739)47,276 14.9
Trademarks and trade names20,186 (3,808)16,378 18.4
Customer lists192,488 (34,735)157,753 15.6
Land-use rights2,303 (968)1,335 25.7
Other3,606 (774)2,832 4.0
Trade names57,500 — 57,500 Indefinite
Total intangible assets$378,644 $(72,059)$306,585 14.4
4 The gross carrying amount of software development costs as of October 3, 2020 and September 28, 2019 includes $35,466 and $21,840, respectively, of software not yet available for general release to the public.
5    In fiscal year 2020, the net carrying values of these intangible assets are net of impairment charges as follows:
Impairment charges
Technology and patents$9,674 
Trademarks and trade names4,470 
Customer lists20,591 
Other1,736 
Trade names13,400 
Total$49,871 
See Note 1 for additional information on impairment of long-lived assets and indefinite-lived asset.
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense
Amortization expense recognized related to finite-lived intangible assets is as follows:
202020192018
Amortization expense$22,844 $17,361 $13,831 
Estimated Future Amortization Expense on Other Intangible Assets
Estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets is as follows:
Fiscal YearAmortization Expense
2021$21,977 
202221,474 
202321,372 
202421,134 
202520,947 
Thereafter144,091