Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 157,515	$ 120,732
Accounts receivable, net	649,035	768,720
Contract assets	92,632	114,324
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	81,094	62,196
Income taxes receivable	19,509	13,820
Total current assets	999,785	1,079,792
Property and equipment, net	35,507	39,441
Right-of-use assets, operating leases	239,396
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	7,332	6,873
Goodwill	993,498	924,820
Intangible assets, net	13,943	16,440
Deferred tax assets	32,052	28,385
Other long-term assets	57,045	51,657
Total assets	2,378,558	2,147,408
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	111,804	206,609
Accrued compensation	199,801	203,384
Contract liabilities	171,905	165,611
Short-term lease liabilities, operating leases	69,650
Current portion of long-term debt and other short-term borrowings	49,264	12,500
Current contingent earn-out liabilities	16,142	24,977
Other current liabilities	174,890	156,873
Total current liabilities	793,456	769,954
Deferred tax liabilities	16,316	12,971
Long-term debt	242,395	263,934
Long-term lease liabilities, operating leases	191,955
Long-term contingent earn-out liabilities	16,475	28,015
Other long-term liabilities	80,588	83,070
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Equity:
Preferred stock – Authorized, 2,000 shares of $0.01 par value; no shares issued and outstanding at September 27, 2020 and September 29, 2019	0	0
Common stock – Authorized, 150,000 shares of $0.01 par value; issued and outstanding, 53,797 and 54,565 shares at September 27, 2020 and September 29, 2019, respectively	538	546
Additional paid-in capital	0	78,132
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(161,786)	(160,584)
Retained earnings	1,198,567	1,071,192
Tetra Tech stockholders' equity	1,037,319	989,286
Noncontrolling interests	54	178
Total stockholders' equity	1,037,373	989,464
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,378,558	$ 2,147,408