Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 02, 2021	Oct. 02, 2020
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 966,146	$ 862,424
Receivables and contract assets	3,188,950	3,167,310
Prepaid expenses and other	137,072	162,355
Investment in equity securities	450,113	347,510
Total current assets	4,742,281	4,539,599
Property, Equipment and Improvements, net	355,252	319,371
Other Noncurrent Assets:
Goodwill	7,232,270	5,639,091
Intangibles, net	1,635,221	658,340
Deferred income tax assets	178,901	211,047
Operating lease right-of-use assets	671,867	576,915
Miscellaneous	393,492	409,990
Total other noncurrent assets	10,111,751	7,495,383
Assets	15,209,284	12,354,353
Current Liabilities:
Short-term debt	53,813	0
Accounts payable	923,265	1,061,754
Accrued liabilities	1,525,987	1,249,883
Operating lease liability	174,698	164,312
Contract liabilities	565,457	465,648
Total current liabilities	3,243,220	2,941,597
Long-term Debt	3,067,745	1,676,941
Liabilities relating to defined benefit pension and retirement plans	537,240	568,176
Deferred income tax liabilities	204,262	3,366
Long-term operating lease liability	792,602	735,202
Other deferred liabilities	576,423	573,404
Commitments and Contingencies
Redeemable Noncontrolling interests	601,175	0
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 130,293,392 shares and 129,747,783 shares as of July 2, 2021 and October 2, 2020, respectively	130,293	129,748
Additional paid-in capital	2,646,851	2,598,446
Retained earnings	4,246,173	4,020,575
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(870,411)	(933,057)
Total Jacobs stockholders’ equity	6,152,906	5,815,712
Noncontrolling interests	33,711	39,955
Total Group stockholders’ equity	6,186,617	5,855,667
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 15,209,284	$ 12,354,353