Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2012

Apr. 01, 2011

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule Of Stock Repurchased Under Stock Repurchased Program

	Shares Repurchased	Cost (in thousands) (1)		Average Price Paid per Share (2)
Repurchase activity for the fiscal quarter ended December 30, 2011	885,969	$	26,068	$	29.41
Repurchase activity for the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2012	1,575,891	$	60,081	$	38.11
Total	2,461,860	$	86,149

(1) Cost of share repurchases includes the price paid per share and applicable commissions.

(2) Excludes commission costs.

Components Of Comprehensive Income

	Fiscal Quarter Ended						Fiscal Year-to-Date Ended
	April 1, 2011			March 30, 2012			April 1, 2011			March 30, 2012
	(in thousands)
Net income including controlling interest	$	82,482		$	88,317		$	169,247		$	161,683
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax	2,237			1,934			3,344			1,557
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	220			306			(656		)	192
Comprehensive income	84,939			90,557			171,935			163,432
Less: comprehensive income attributable to controlling interest	(555		)	(415		)	(933		)	(556		)
Comprehensive income attributable to Dolby Laboratories, Inc.	$	84,384		$	90,142		$	171,002		$	162,876

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

	September 30, 2011		March 30, 2012
	(in thousands)
Accumulated foreign currency translation gains, net of tax of ($2,653) at September 30, 2011 and ($3,026) at March 30, 2012	$	6,834	8,239
Accumulated unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of ($387) at September 30, 2011 and ($496) at March 30, 2012	699		891
Total accumulated other comprehensive income	$	7,533	9,130

Schedule Of Controlling Interest

	Dolby Laboratories, Inc.			Controlling Interest			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	1,663,513		$	21,837		$	1,685,350
Net income	161,279			404			161,683
Distributions to controlling interest	—			(13		)	(13		)
Translation adjustments, net of taxes of ($373)	1,405			152			1,557
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of ($109)	192			—			192
Stock-based compensation expense	23,536			—			23,536
Repurchase of common stock	(86,149		)	—			(86,149		)
Tax benefit from the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units	(2,513		)	—			(2,513		)
Common stock issued under employee stock plans, net of shares withheld for taxes	3,524			—			3,524
Balance at March 30, 2012	$	1,764,787		$	22,380		$	1,787,167

	Dolby Laboratories, Inc.			Controlling Interest		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at September 24, 2010	$	1,473,737		$	20,942	$	1,494,679
Net income	168,448			799		169,247
Translation adjustments, net of taxes of ($301)	3,210			134		3,344
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of $406	(656		)	—		(656		)
Stock-based compensation expense	22,111			—		22,111
Repurchase of common stock	(75,124		)	—		(75,124		)
Tax benefit from the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units	11,320			—		11,320
Common stock issued under employee stock plans, net of shares withheld for taxes	15,215			—		15,215
Balance at April 1, 2011	$	1,618,261		$	21,875	$	1,640,136