Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 01, 2022

Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract]

Schedule Of Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets

	July 1, 2022		September 24, 2021
Trade accounts receivable	$	148,665	$	160,112
Accounts receivable from patent administration program licensees	97,136		81,241
Contract assets	170,525		182,524
Accounts receivable, gross and contract assets, gross	416,326		423,877
Less: allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable and contract assets	(9,695)		(8,952)
Total accounts receivable and contract assets, net	$	406,631	$	414,925

Schedule Of Allowance For Credit Losses

Allowance for Credit Losses	Beginning Balance		Charges/(Credits)  to S&M and G&A		Additions/(Deductions)		Ending Balance
For fiscal year-to-date period ended:
September 24, 2021	$	15,908	$	(2,889)	$	(4,067)	$	8,952
July 1, 2022	8,952		2,166		(852)		10,266

Allowance for credit losses includes the provision for estimated credit losses on our sales-type leases, which was not material as of July 1, 2022 and as of September 24, 2021.

Schedule Of Inventories

Inventories

	July 1, 2022		September 24, 2021
Raw materials	$	12,685	$	2,792
Work in process	4,697		3,461
Finished goods	6,714		4,712
Total inventories	$	24,096	$	10,965

Schedule Of Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets

Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets

	July 1, 2022		September 24, 2021
Prepaid expenses	$	28,438	$	29,964
Other current assets	21,485		32,773
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	49,923	$	62,737

Schedule Of Accrued Liabilities

Accrued Liabilities

	July 1, 2022		September 24, 2021
Amounts payable to patent administration program partners	$	77,465	$	72,847
Accrued compensation and benefits	73,518		107,322
Accrued professional fees	11,802		11,737
Unpaid property, plant, and equipment additions	16,313		17,839
Accrued customer refunds	4,902		14,151
Accrued market development funds	7,728		7,777
Other accrued liabilities	37,539		31,055
Total accrued liabilities	$	229,267	$	262,728

Schedule Of Other Non-Current Liabilities

Other Non-Current Liabilities

	July 1, 2022		September 24, 2021
Supplemental retirement plan obligations	$	4,266	$	4,877
Non-current tax liabilities (1)	88,801		85,063
Other liabilities	13,252		15,370
Total other non-current liabilities	$	106,319	$	105,310

(1)        Refer to Note 12 "Income Taxes" for additional information related to our tax liabilities.