Commitments And Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

The Company has capital and other purchase commitments of approximately $254.6 million at September 28, 2012, primarily in connection with commitments for capital projects and client contract investments. At September 28, 2012, the Company also has letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $181.7 million.

Certain of the Company’s lease arrangements, primarily vehicle leases, with terms of one to eight years, contain provisions related to residual value guarantees. The maximum potential liability to the Company under such arrangements was approximately $96.8 million at September 28, 2012 if the terminal fair value of vehicles coming off lease was zero. Consistent with past experience, management does not expect any significant payments will be required pursuant to these arrangements. No amounts have been accrued for guarantee arrangements at September 28, 2012.

Rental expense for all operating leases was $177.4 million, $168.1 million and $172.4 million for fiscal2012, fiscal2011 and fiscal2010, respectively. Following is a schedule of the future minimum rental and similar commitments under all noncancelable operating leases as of September 28, 2012 (in thousands):

Fiscal Year
2013	$	205,009
2014	89,041
2015	74,857
2016	60,473
2017	51,664
Subsequent years	102,024
Total minimum rental obligations	$	583,068

From time to time, the Company is a party to various legal actions and investigations involving claims incidental to the conduct of its business, including actions by clients, customers, employees, government entities and third parties, including under federal and state employment laws, wage and hour laws, immigration laws, human health and safety laws, import and export controls and customs laws, environmental laws, false claims statutes, minority business enterprise and women owned business enterprise statutes, contractual disputes, antitrust and competition laws and dram shop laws. Based on information currently available, advice of counsel, available insurance coverage, established reserves and other resources, the Company does not believe that any such actions are likely to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, in the event of unexpected further developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of these matters, or other similar matters, if unfavorable, may be materially adverse to the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company has been informed that an Illinois state civil action has been filed against a subsidiary of the Company by an unnamed Relator under the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois County Department, Law Division. The action alleges, among other things, that the subsidiary has not complied with the requirement to contract with minority owned and women owned businesses in connection with its contracts with Cook County and seeks monetary damages. The Company has accrued its best estimate of this potential liability as of September 28, 2012.