Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2016

Share-based Compensation, Allocation and Classification in Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

Average volatility of peer group	28.1	%
Risk free interest rate	1.05	%
Dividend yield	—	%

Schedule of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Activity

Restricted stock unit activity for the nine months ended July 2, 2016	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (Per Share)
	(in thousands)
Balance of outstanding restricted stock units October 1, 2015	3,654		$	33.64
Granted	2,465		$	37.20
Vested	(1,794	)	$	30.06
Forfeited or not earned	(500	)	$	36.53
Balance of outstanding restricted stock units July 2, 2016	3,825		$	37.23

Schedule of Restricted Stock Unit Grants for the Period

	Restricted Stock Units
Grant Period	TSR Units (1)	Performance-based RSUs (2)	Service-based RSUs (2)
	(Number of Units in thousands)
First nine months of 2016	326	343	1,795

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(1) The TSR units were granted to our executive officers pursuant to the terms described below.

(2) The service-based RSUs were issued to employees, our executive officers and our directors. Executive officers may earn up to one or, for our CEO, two times the number of time-based RSUs (up to a maximum of 343,000 shares) if certain performance conditions are met. Of the service-based RSUs, approximately 64,000 shares will vest in one installment on or about the anniversary of the date of grant. Approximately 121,000 shares will vest in two substantially equal annual installments on or about the anniversary of the date of grant. All other service-based RSUs will vest in three substantially equal annual installments on or about the anniversary of the date of grant. The performance-based RSUs will vest in three substantially equal installments on the later of November 15, 2016, November 15, 2017 and November 15, 2018, or the date the Compensation Committee determines the extent to which the applicable performance criteria have been achieved.

Schedule of Classification of Compensation Expense

Compensation expense recorded for our stock-based awards was classified in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	July 2, 2016		July 4, 2015		July 2, 2016		July 4, 2015
	(in thousands)
Cost of software revenue	$	1,158	$	1,133	$	4,163	$	3,158
Cost of professional services revenue	1,342		1,317		4,072		4,510
Sales and marketing	3,195		4,075		11,254		10,821
Research and development	2,531		2,928		7,578		9,015
General and administrative	5,570		4,618		24,754		10,631
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	13,796	$	14,071	$	51,821	$	38,135