Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Schedule of Stock Option and SARs 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 September 27, 2014	2,270		$	31.65
Granted	221		39.53
Canceled	(25	)	36.50
Exercised	(549	)	28.93
Outstanding as of October 3, 2015	1,917		$	33.27
Granted	229		39.52
Canceled	(66	)	41.48
Exercised	(619	)	31.59
Outstanding as of October 1, 2016	1,461		$	34.59
Granted	36		45.45
Canceled	(4	)	30.88
Exercised	(521	)	32.29
Outstanding as of September 30, 2017	972		$	36.23	$	19,283



	Number of Options/SARs (in thousands)	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Exercisable as of:
October 3, 2015	1,560	$	31.67
October 1, 2016	1,125	$	33.11
September 30, 2017	865	$	35.62	4.21	$	17,692

Schedule of Stock Option and SARs Information

The following table summarizes outstanding stock option and SAR information as of September 30, 2017 (Options/SARs in thousands):



Range of Exercise Prices	Number of Options/SARs Outstanding (in thousands)	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Life (years)	Number of Options / SARs Exercisable (in thousands)	Weighted Average Exercise Price
$14.17 - $31.70	244	$	26.27	3.40	244	$	26.27
$31.71 - $37.12	279	$	35.56	5.00	243	$	35.72
$37.13 - $41.84	270	$	40.11	4.92	252	$	39.99
$41.85 - $45.45	179	$	44.99	5.68	126	$	44.81
$14.17 - $45.45	972	$	36.23	4.70	865	$	35.62

Schedule of Estimated Option and SAR 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:



	2017	2016	2015
Expected life (years)	5.70	5.70	4.50 - 5.70
Risk-free interest rate	1.50%	1.23 - 1.87%	1.52 - 1.64%
Expected volatility	34%	35 - 37%	37 - 38%
Dividend yield	—	—	—

Schedule of PSU and RSU Activity

A summary of the Company’s PSU and RSU activity follows:



	Number of Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Fair Value at Date of Grant		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Units outstanding as of September 27, 2014	730		$	31.97
Granted	325		41.46
Canceled	(43	)	35.15
Vested	(216	)	37.52
Units outstanding as of October 3, 2015	796		$	38.18
Granted	499		39.68
Canceled	(29	)	36.84
Vested	(244	)	27.77
Units outstanding as of October 1, 2016	1,022		$	41.49
Granted	397		54.21
Canceled	(22	)	41.17
Vested	(329	)	43.76
Units outstanding as of September 30, 2017	1,068		$	45.97	$	59,905