CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 364,184	$ 320,630
Restricted cash	[1]	0	518
Short-term investments	[2]	229,000	293,000
Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $597 and $385, respectively		195,830	243,373
Inventories, net		89,308	115,191
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		15,429	14,561
Total current assets		893,751	987,273
Property, plant and equipment, net		72,370	76,067
Goodwill		55,691	56,550
Intangible assets, net		42,651	52,871
Deferred tax assets		6,409	9,017
Equity investments		6,250	1,373
Other assets		2,494	2,589
TOTAL ASSETS		1,079,616	1,185,740
Current liabilities:
Short term debt		60,904	0
Accounts payable		36,711	48,527
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		64,533	105,978
Income taxes payable		12,494	19,571
Total current liabilities		174,642	174,076
Financing obligation		14,207	15,187
Deferred tax liabilities		32,054	25,591
Income taxes payable		80,290	81,491
Other liabilities		9,360	9,188
TOTAL LIABILITIES		310,553	305,533
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 15)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, without par value:		0	0
Authorized 200,000 shares; issued 85,364 and 84,659 respectively; outstanding 63,172 and 67,143 shares, respectively		533,590	519,244
Treasury stock, at cost, 22,192 and 17,516 shares, respectively		(349,212)	(248,664)
Retained earnings		594,625	613,529
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(9,940)	(3,902)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		769,063	880,207
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		$ 1,079,616	$ 1,185,740

[1] Fair value approximates cost basis.

[2] All short-term investments were classified as available-for-sale and were measured at fair value based on level one measurement, or quoted market prices, as defined by ASC 820. The Company did not recognize any realized gains or losses on the sale of investments during the fiscal years ended 2019 and 2018.