Stockholders' Equity Stockholders' Equity (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Repurchases of common stock—   In September 2016, the Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program for up to $300.0 million in shares of our common stock, expiring in November 2018. In May 2017, the Board of Directors approved an additional stock buyback program for up to $100.0 million in shares of our common stock, also expiring in November 2018. During fiscal 2017, we repurchased 3.2 million shares at an aggregate cost of $327.2 million. As of October 1, 2017, there was approximately $181.0 million remaining under Board-authorized stock buyback programs which expire in November 2018. In our consolidated statements of cash flows for fiscal years 2017 and 2015, repurchases of common stock includes $7.2 million and $3.1 million, respectively, related to repurchase transactions traded in the prior fiscal years that settled in fiscal years 2017 and 2015, respectively. Repurchases of common stock included in our consolidated statement of cash flows for fiscal 2016 exclude $7.2 million related to repurchase transactions traded in 2016 that settled in the subsequent year.

Dividends — In fiscal 2017, the Board of Directors declared four cash dividends of $0.40 per share totaling $49.2 million. Future dividends are subject to approval by our Board of Directors.