Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2013

Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Summary Of Stock Options Issued To Officers, Directors, And Employees Under 2000 Stock Incentive Plan And 2005 Stock Plan

The following table summarizes information about stock options issued to officers, directors, and employees under our 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and 2005 Stock Plan:

	Shares	Weighted-Average Exercise Price	Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (1)
	(in thousands)		(in years)	(in thousands)
Options outstanding at September 27, 2013	6,385	$29.82
Grants	2,075	37.33
Exercises	(178)	26.56
Forfeitures and cancellations	(37)	32.58
Options outstanding at December 27, 2013	8,245	31.77	7.9	$56,745
Options vested and expected to vest at December 27, 2013	8,031	31.80	7.9	54,999
Options exercisable at December 27, 2013	3,177	29.20	5.9	31,049

Summary Of Restricted Stock Units Issued To Officers, Directors And Employees Under 2005 Stock Incentive Plan

The following table summarizes information about RSUs issued to employees, officers and directors under our 2005 Stock Plan:

	Shares	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Non-vested at September 27, 2013	2,853	$34.66
Granted	953	37.24
Vested	(495)	35.26
Forfeitures	(45)	34.99
Non-vested at December 27, 2013	3,266	35.32

Schedule Of Fair Value Of Stock-Based Awards Estimated Using Weighted-Average Assumptions

The weighted-average assumptions used in the determination of the fair value of our stock options were as follows:

	Fiscal Quarter Ended
	December 27, 2013	December 28, 2012
Expected term (in years)	4.57	4.37
Risk-free interest rate	1.4%	0.5%
Expected stock price volatility	31.9%	40.6%
Dividend yield	—	—

Schedule Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense By Plan

Compensation Expense - By Award Type

	Fiscal Quarter Ended
	December 27, 2013	December 28, 2012
Stock-based compensation:
Stock options	$3,870	$8,309
Restricted stock units	10,257	8,340
Employee stock purchase plan	927	1,055
Total stock-based compensation	15,054	17,704
Benefit from income taxes	(4,396)	(5,413)
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax	$10,658	$12,291

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs

Compensation Expense - By Income Statement Line Item Classification

	Fiscal Quarter Ended
	December 27, 2013	December 28, 2012
Stock-based compensation expense was classified as follows:
Cost of products	$190	$248
Cost of services	87	151
Research and development	4,307	4,887
Sales and marketing	5,025	5,991
General and administrative	5,445	6,427
Total stock-based compensation expense	$15,054	$17,704

Schedule of Tax Benefit from Exercise of Options

This benefit was as follows (in thousands):

	Fiscal Quarter Ended
	December 27, 2013	December 28, 2012
Tax Benefit - stock option exercises & shares issued under ESPP	$175	$96

Schedule of Stock Repurchase Activity

Stock repurchase activity under the stock repurchase program during the first quarter of fiscal 2014 is summarized as follows:

Quarterly Repurchase Activity	Shares Repurchased	Cost (1)	Average Price Paid per Share (2)
		(in thousands)
Q1 - Quarter ended December 27, 2013	330,000	$11,660	$35.32
Total	330,000	$11,660

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

(2) Average price paid per share excludes commission costs.