Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2017	Sep. 29, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 596,390	$ 627,017
Restricted cash	7,630	7,351
Short-term investments	252,607	247,757
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,087 and $2,967	122,917	73,750
Inventories	24,862	25,051
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	31,105	30,508
Total current assets	1,035,511	1,011,434
Long-term investments	303,501	314,364
Property, plant, and equipment, net	493,173	485,275
Intangible assets, net	195,205	189,648
Goodwill	311,186	311,087
Deferred taxes	139,658	190,915
Other non-current assets	36,475	30,831
Total assets	2,514,709	2,533,554
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	14,408	14,373
Accrued liabilities	178,419	207,034
Income taxes payable	6,906	1,216
Deferred revenue	23,449	23,150
Total current liabilities	223,182	245,773
Long-term deferred revenue	36,792	36,425
Other non-current liabilities	198,811	107,514
Total liabilities	458,785	389,712
Stockholders' equity:
Additional paid-in capital	72,663	61,331
Retained earnings	1,985,064	2,083,063
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)	(8,122)	(7,753)
Total stockholders’ equity – Dolby Laboratories, Inc.	2,049,707	2,136,742
Controlling interest	6,217	7,100
Total stockholders’ equity	2,055,924	2,143,842
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,514,709	2,533,554
Class A, $0.001 par value, one vote per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized: 60,541,095 shares issued and outstanding at December 29, 2017 and 59,281,837 at September 29, 2017
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	59	58
Class B, $0.001 par value, ten votes per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized: 42,733,597 shares issued and outstanding at December 29, 2017 and 42,873,597 at September 29, 2017
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 43	$ 43

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