CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 497,374	$ 364,184
Short-term investments	[1]	119,000	229,000
Accounts and other receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $614 and $597, respectively		198,842	195,830
Inventories, net		95,209	89,308
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		16,182	15,429
Total current assets		926,607	893,751
Property, plant and equipment, net		56,826	72,370
Operating right-of-use assets		20,830	0
Goodwill		55,995	55,691
Intangible assets, net		41,728	42,651
Deferred tax assets		6,549	6,409
Equity investments		7,477	6,250
Other assets		2,070	2,494
TOTAL ASSETS		1,118,082	1,079,616
Current liabilities:
Short term debt		75,967	60,904
Accounts payable		44,903	36,711
Less: Current portion		5,427	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		62,522	64,533
Income tax payable		13,384	12,494
Total current liabilities		202,203	174,642
Financing obligation		0	14,207
Deferred tax liabilities		33,169	32,054
Income tax payable		80,415	80,290
Long-term portion of lease obligations		17,205	0
Other liabilities		9,437	9,360
TOTAL LIABILITIES		342,429	310,553
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 15)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, without par value: Authorized 5,000 shares; issued - none		0	0
Common stock, no par value: Authorized 200,000 shares; issued 85,364 and 85,364, respectively; outstanding 63,758 and 63,172 shares, respectively		529,487	533,590
Treasury stock, at cost, 21,606 and 22,192 shares, respectively		(346,869)	(349,212)
Retained earnings		599,682	594,625
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,647)	(9,940)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		775,653	769,063
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		$ 1,118,082	$ 1,079,616

[1] 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 three months ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018.