CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 392,307	$ 364,184
Short-term investments	[1]	248,000	229,000
Accounts and other receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $501 and $597, respectively		199,793	195,830
Inventories, net		106,178	89,308
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		24,149	15,429
Total current assets		970,427	893,751
Property, plant and equipment, net		55,647	72,370
Operating right-of-use assets		22,692	0
Goodwill		55,946	55,691
Intangible assets, net		39,757	42,651
Deferred tax assets		6,975	6,409
Equity investments		7,427	6,250
Other assets		2,027	2,494
TOTAL ASSETS		1,160,898	1,079,616
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		115,617	60,904
Accounts payable		50,530	36,711
Less: Current portion		5,236	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		78,296	64,533
Income tax payable		12,358	12,494
Total current liabilities		262,037	174,642
Financing obligation		0	14,207
Deferred tax liabilities		33,690	32,054
Income tax payable		74,469	80,290
Long-term portion of lease obligations		18,550	0
Other liabilities		9,754	9,360
TOTAL LIABILITIES		398,500	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 85,448 and 85,364, respectively; outstanding 62,997 and 63,172 shares, respectively		532,912	533,590
Treasury stock, at cost, 22,451 and 22,192 shares, respectively		(365,095)	(349,212)
Retained earnings		604,013	594,625
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(9,432)	(9,940)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		762,398	769,063
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		$ 1,160,898	$ 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 and six months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019.