Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 02, 2020	Sep. 27, 2019
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 862,424	$ 631,068
Receivables and contract assets	3,167,310	2,840,209
Prepaid expenses and other	162,355	189,358
Investment in equity securities	347,510	451,133
Total current assets	4,539,599	4,111,768
Property, Equipment and Improvements, net	319,371	308,143
Other Noncurrent Assets:
Goodwill	5,639,091	5,432,544
Intangibles, net	658,340	665,076
Deferred income tax assets	211,047	514,633
Operating lease right-of-use assets	576,915	0
Miscellaneous	409,990	430,547
Total other noncurrent assets	7,495,383	7,042,800
Assets	12,354,353	11,462,711
Current Liabilities:
Short-term debt	0	199,901
Accounts payable	1,061,754	1,072,645
Accrued liabilities	1,249,883	1,386,952
Operating lease liability	164,312	0
Contract liabilities	465,648	414,208
Total current liabilities	2,941,597	3,073,706
Long-term debt	1,676,941	1,201,245
Liabilities relating to defined benefit pension and retirement plans	568,176	575,897
Deferred income tax liabilities	3,366	233,111
Long-term operating lease liability	735,202	0
Other deferred liabilities	573,404	610,094
Commitments and Contingencies
Capital stock:
Preferred stock, $1 par value, authorized - 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding - none	0	0
Common stock, $1 par value, authorized - 240,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding - 129,747,783 shares and 132,879,395 shares as of October 2, 2020 and September 27, 2019, respectively	129,748	132,879
Additional paid-in capital	2,598,446	2,559,450
Retained earnings	4,020,575	3,939,174
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(933,057)	(916,812)
Total Jacobs stockholders’ equity	5,815,712	5,714,691
Noncontrolling interests	39,955	53,967
Total Group stockholders’ equity	5,855,667	5,768,658
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 12,354,353	$ 11,462,711