Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 24, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 560,430	$ 712,332
Restricted cash	5,696	537
Accounts receivable, less reserves of $6,396 and $6,516 respectively	409,333	318,712
Inventories	367,191	230,544
Deferred income tax assets	11,715	39,607
Prepaid income taxes	69,845	10,098
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	44,301	31,070
Other current assets-assets held-for-sale	94,503
Total current assets	1,563,014	1,342,900
Property and equipment, at cost:
Land	51,430	8,883
Buildings and improvements	156,665	58,937
Equipment and software	296,776	223,403
Equipment under customer usage agreements	249,692	172,614
Furniture and fixtures	21,495	12,401
Leasehold improvements	71,943	43,554
Property and equipment, gross	848,001	519,792
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(340,003)	(281,126)
Property and equipment, net	507,998	238,666
Intangible assets, net	4,301,250	2,090,807
Goodwill	3,942,779	2,290,330
Other assets	162,067	46,077
Total assets	10,477,108	6,008,780
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	87,223	63,467
Accrued expenses	372,381	325,327
Deferred revenue	129,688	120,656
Current portion of long-term debt	64,435
Other current liabilities-assets held-for-sale	7,622
Total current liabilities	661,349	509,450
Long-term debt, net of current portion	4,971,179	1,488,580
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,771,585	957,426
Deferred service obligations-long-term	13,714	9,467
Other long-term liabilities	98,250	106,962
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 12 and 13)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value-1,623 shares authorized; 0 shares issued
Common stock, $0.01 par value-750,000 shares authorized; 265,635 and 262,459 shares issued, respectively	2,656	2,625
Additional paid-in-capital	5,396,657	5,303,713
Accumulated deficit	(2,443,554)	(2,369,920)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	6,790	1,995
Treasury stock, at cost-219 shares	(1,518)	(1,518)
Total stockholders' equity	2,961,031	2,936,895
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 10,477,108	$ 6,008,780