Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 115,984	$ 89,702
Restricted cash	3,281	2,846
Receivables	1,007,730	957,287
Inventories, net	589,493	534,974
Prepaid expense and other current assets	44,002	44,164
Total current assets	1,760,490	1,628,973
Property, plant and equipment, net	617,369	586,767
Operating lease right-of-use assets	66,193	0
Goodwill	810,354	784,240
Intangible assets, net	96,742	79,646
Deferred income taxes	19,651	19,992
Other assets	14,174	14,619
Total assets	3,384,973	3,114,237
Current liabilities
Current installments of long-term debt	0	249
Accounts payable	244,708	257,677
Accrued compensation	111,280	143,765
Contract advances	182,822	137,242
Accrued liabilities and other	206,800	188,725
Total current liabilities	745,610	727,658
Long-term debt, excluding current installments	1,093,966	832,984
Long-term pension and retirement obligations	161,973	160,034
Deferred income taxes	50,259	40,528
Other long-term liabilities	87,487	30,552
Total liabilities	2,139,295	1,791,756
Shareholders' equity
Additional paid-in capital	449,720	510,546
Retained earnings	2,211,462	2,128,739
Treasury shares	(957,082)	(769,569)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(406,644)	(415,477)
Total shareholders' equity	1,245,678	1,322,481
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	3,384,973	3,114,237
Class A Common Stock
Shareholders' equity
Common stock	43,800	43,795
Class B Common Stock
Shareholders' equity
Common stock	7,480	7,485
Stock Employee Compensation Trust (SECT)
Shareholders' equity
Common stock issued to trust	(60,386)	(111,492)
Total shareholders' equity	(60,386)	(111,492)
Supplemental Retirement Plan (SERP) Trust
Shareholders' equity
Common stock issued to trust	(42,672)	(71,546)
Total shareholders' equity	$ (42,672)	$ (71,546)