Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Jul. 04, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014	Jul. 04, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014
Revenue:
License and subscription solutions		$ 83,926	$ 97,703	$ 248,850	$ 269,114
Support		165,687	172,021	516,042	508,412
License and Maintenance Revenue		249,613	269,724	764,892	777,526
Professional services		53,500	66,910	177,782	212,733
Total revenue		303,113	336,634	942,674	990,259
Cost of revenue:
Cost of license and subscription solutions revenue		12,830	11,246	39,349	32,454
Cost of support revenue		20,452	21,118	63,176	62,598
Total cost of software revenue		33,282	32,364	102,525	95,052
Cost of professional services revenue		46,094	58,712	155,847	182,777
Total cost of revenue		79,376	91,076	258,372	277,829
Gross margin		223,737	245,558	684,302	712,430
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		86,454	91,440	256,085	261,612
Research and development		54,078	57,405	175,333	166,109
General and administrative		48,100	33,817	119,342	98,888
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		9,105	7,998	27,691	23,772
Restructuring charges		4,393	514	42,625	1,581
Total operating expenses		202,130	191,174	621,076	551,962
Operating income	[1]	21,607	54,384	63,226	160,468
Interest and other income (expense), net		(3,668)	(2,278)	(10,492)	(6,724)
Income before income taxes		17,939	52,106	52,734	153,744
Provision (Benefit) for income taxes		504	14,080	(377)	32,305
Net income		$ 17,435	$ 38,026	$ 53,111	$ 121,439
Earnings per share—Basic (in USD per share)		$ 0.15	$ 0.32	$ 0.46	$ 1.02
Earnings per share—Diluted (in USD per share)		$ 0.15	$ 0.32	$ 0.46	$ 1.01
Weighted average shares outstanding—Basic (in shares)		114,764	118,328	115,021	118,753
Weighted average shares outstanding—Diluted (in shares)		116,025	119,901	116,330	120,573

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