Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 26, 2021

Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract]

Schedule Of Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets

	March 26, 2021		September 25, 2020
Trade accounts receivable	$	171,383	$	147,618
Accounts receivable from patent administration program licensees	123,793		48,630
Contract assets	233,568		161,357
Accounts receivable, gross and contract assets, gross	528,744		357,605
Less: allowance for credit losses	(11,860)		(15,908)
Total	$	516,884	$	341,697

Schedule Of Allowance For Credit Losses

Allowance for Credit Losses	Beginning Balance		Charges/(Credits)  to G&A		Deductions		Ending Balance
For fiscal year ended:
September 25, 2020	$	9,775	$	7,689	$	(1,556)	$	15,908
March 26, 2021	15,908		(65)		(3,983)		11,860

Schedule Of Inventories

Inventories

	March 26, 2021		September 25, 2020
Raw materials	$	3,517	$	3,770
Work in process	6,082		9,214
Finished goods	5,282		12,566
Total	$	14,881	$	25,550

Schedule Of Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets

Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets

	March 26, 2021		September 25, 2020
Prepaid expenses	$	20,078	$	17,884
Other current assets	27,227		35,138
Total	$	47,305	$	53,022

Schedule Of Accrued Liabilities

Accrued Liabilities

	March 26, 2021		September 25, 2020
Amounts payable to patent administration program partners	$	79,089	$	60,427
Accrued compensation and benefits	97,296		89,684
Accrued professional fees	11,541		10,344
Unpaid property, plant, and equipment additions	16,444		15,102
Accrued customer refunds	4,824		10,053
Accrued market development funds	19,860		6,612
Other accrued liabilities	25,109		27,752
Total	$	254,163	$	219,974

Schedule Of Other Non-Current Liabilities

Other Non-Current Liabilities

	March 26, 2021		September 25, 2020
Supplemental retirement plan obligations	$	4,447	$	4,181
Non-current tax liabilities (1)	88,222		85,943
Other liabilities	25,890		32,030
Total	$	118,559	$	122,154