Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

EARNINGS PER SHARE



(In thousands, except per share amounts)	Fiscal Years Ended
	September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010		October 2, 2009
Net income	$	226,585	$	137,294	$	94,983

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic	182,879		175,020		167,047
Effect of dilutive equity based awards	6,019		5,928		2,093
Dilutive effect of convertible debt	1,769		1,790		523
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted	190,667		182,738		169,663

Net income per share – basic	$	1.24	$	0.78	$	0.57
Net income per share - diluted	$	1.19	$	0.75	$	0.56

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect of equity based awards and the 2007 Convertible Notes using the treasury stock method.

Equity based awards exercisable for approximately 2.0 million, 4.6 million, and 16.5 million shares were outstanding but not included in the computation of earnings per share for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009, respectively, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.