GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and intangible assets, net consisted of the following components (amounts in thousands):



	March 29, 2015		September 28, 2014
Amortizable intangible assets
Completed technology	$	178,470	$	201,333
Customer relationships	126,893		149,328
Backlog, trade name and other	256		1,232
	$	305,619	$	351,893

Non-amortizable intangible assets
Goodwill	$	886,865	$	885,610

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of intangible assets included in operating expenses for each of the six months to March 29, 2015 and March 30, 2014 is as follows (amounts in thousands):



	March 29, 2015		March 30, 2014
Completed technology	$	22,864	$	22,227
Customer relationships	22,433		22,337
Backlog, trade name and other	976		1,708
	$	46,273	$	46,272

Estimated Amortization Expense

Estimated amortization expense in each of the five succeeding years and thereafter is as follows (amounts in thousands):



Less than 1 Year		1-2 Years		2-3 Years		3-4 Years		4-5 Years		Thereafter
$	86,491	$	83,941	$	62,405	$	27,235	$	13,668	$	31,879