Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Schedule Of Stock Option And Stock Appreciation Rights Activity

A summary of the Company’s stock option and SAR activity follows:



	Number of Options/SARs (in thousands)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding as of October 1, 2011	3,219		$	27.69

Granted	518		30.24
Cancelled	(105	)	34.44
Exercised	(561	)	22.36
Outstanding as of September 29, 2012	3,071		$	28.86

Granted	515		27.66
Cancelled	(141	)	25.48
Exercised	(380	)	22.00
Outstanding as of September 28, 2013	3,065		$	29.27

Granted	318		41.39
Cancelled	(105	)	32.44
Exercised	(1,008	)	27.41
Outstanding as of September 27, 2014	2,270		$	31.65	$	16,359



	Number of Options/SARs (in thousands)	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value(in thousands)
Exercisable as of:
September 29, 2012	2,327	$	28.32
September 28, 2013	2,375	$	29.49
September 27, 2014	1,772	$	30.45	$	19,212

Schedule Of Stock Option And Stock Appreciation Rights Information

The following table summarizes outstanding stock option and SAR information as of September 27, 2014 (Options/SARs in thousands):



Range of Exercise Prices	Number of Options/SARs Outstanding	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Life	Number of Options/SARs Exercisable	Weighted Average Exercise Price
$12.94 - $19.41	85,942	$	15.53	3.2	85,942	$	15.53
$19.42 - $29.12	874,133	$	25.11	5.4	726,078	$	24.97
$29.13 - $44.48	1,310,461	$	37.06	5.4	959,526	$	35.94
$12.94 - $44.48	2,270,536	$	31.65	5.3	1,771,546	$	30.45

Schedule Of Estimated Option Grants Using Black-Scholes Pricing Model

The fair value of each option and SAR grant was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the assumption ranges below:



	2014	2013	2012
Expected life (years)	4.50 - 5.00	4.40 - 5.00	4.40 - 5.00
Risk-free interest rate	1.24 - 1.86%	0.57 - 2.71%	0.57 - 1.09%
Expected volatility	38 - 47%	45 - 51%	50 - 51%
Dividend yield	—	—	—

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Unit And Stock Awards Activity

A summary of the Company’s PSUs, RSUs, and SAs activity follows:



	Number of Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Fair Value at Date of Grant		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Units outstanding as of October 1, 2011	424		$	26.02

Granted	268		36.68
Canceled	(26	)	33.12
Vested	(200	)	25.98
Units outstanding as of September 29, 2012	466		$	31.78

Granted	329		26.16
Canceled	(47	)	31.26
Vested	(94	)	26.59
Units outstanding as of September 28, 2013	654		$	29.73

Granted	302		40.76
Canceled	(92	)	31.89
Vested	(134	)	41.06
Units outstanding as of September 27, 2014	730		$	31.97	$	27,582