REVENUE RECOGNITION

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2024

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

REVENUE RECOGNITION

REVENUE RECOGNITION:

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents revenue disaggregated by revenue source (in thousands):

	Fiscal Year Ended
	September 27, 2024		September 29, 2023		September 30, 2022
United States:
Uniforms	$	1,037,608	$	1,067,825	$	1,067,815
Workplace Supplies	1,518,314		1,507,527		1,379,212
Total United States	2,555,922		2,575,352		2,447,027
Canada:
Uniforms	$	96,864	$	100,403	$	100,787
Workplace Supplies	153,034		149,531		139,191
Total Canada	249,898		249,934		239,978
Total Revenue	$	2,805,820	$	2,825,286	$	2,687,005

Contract Balances

The Company defers sales commissions earned by its sales force that are considered to be incremental and recoverable costs of obtaining a contract. The deferred costs are amortized using the portfolio approach on a straight-line basis over the average period of benefit, approximately nine years, and are assessed for impairment on a periodic basis. Determination of the amortization period and the subsequent assessment for impairment of the contract cost asset requires judgment. The Company expenses sales commissions as incurred if the amortization period is one year or less. As of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, the Company has $105.8 million and $104.4 million, respectively, of employee sales commissions recorded as assets within “Other Assets” on the Company’s Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets. During the fiscal years ended September 27, 2024, September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, the Company recorded $21.1 million, $20.1 million and $19.2 million, respectively, of expense related to employee sales commissions within “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Income.