CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2016	Oct. 02, 2015	[1]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 953,377	$ 845,468
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $25,029 at January 1, 2016 and $21,218 at October 2, 2015	768,548	770,920
Inventories	613,069	612,607
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	174,693	163,984
Deferred tax assets	130,529	132,066
Total current assets	2,640,216	2,525,045
Property, plant and equipment, net	372,858	379,215
Goodwill	281,773	283,452
Other assets	431,815	413,036
Total assets	3,726,662	3,600,748
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	173,996	202,918
Accrued liabilities	352,711	353,500
Deferred revenues	502,871	489,775
Advance payments from customers	176,228	178,265
Short-term borrowings	333,249	108,446
Current maturities of long-term debt	50,000	50,000
Total current liabilities	1,589,055	1,382,904
Long-term debt and other borrowings	345,000	337,500
Other long-term liabilities	150,543	154,000
Total liabilities	$ 2,084,598	$ 1,874,404
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	$ 10,382	$ 0
Equity:
Preferred stock of $1 par value: 1,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock of $1 par value: 189,000 shares authorized; 95,999 and 98,070 shares issued and outstanding at January 1, 2016 and at October 2, 2015, respectively	95,999	98,070
Capital in excess of par value	659,865	682,167
Retained earnings	962,324	1,017,826
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(90,384)	(86,463)
Total Varian stockholders' equity	1,627,804	1,711,600
Noncontrolling interests	3,878	14,744
Total equity	1,631,682	1,726,344
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	$ 3,726,662	$ 3,600,748

[1] The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of October 2, 2015 was derived from audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.