Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The provision for income taxes was as follows during fiscal 2011, 2010, and 2009:

	2011			2010			2009
	(In thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	22,019		$	10,190		$	16,704
State		2,873			4,406			4,979
Foreign		(251	)		6,490			15,453
		24,641			21,086			37,136
Deferred:
Federal		59			7,761			(2,317	)
State		(112	)		(644	)		(2,018	)
Foreign		1,305			(356	)		(696	)
		1,252			6,761			(5,031	)
Total provision	$	25,893		$	27,847		$	32,105

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

	2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforward	$	9,373		$	10,004
Research credit carryforward		1,388			1,028
Capital loss carryforward		21			134
Investments		1,235			1,260
Accrued compensation		1,586			2,176
Share-based compensation		24,489			23,531
Deferred revenue		1,042			2,345
Accrued lease costs		2,526			1,611
Property and equipment		4,239			5,890
Capitalized R&D		—			323
Other		5,988			11,356
		51,887			59,658
Less valuation allowance		(3,422	)		(3,540	)
		48,465			56,118
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets		(20,541	)		(19,732	)
Prepaid expense		(3,942	)		(4,534	)
Other		(1,040	)		(2,865	)
		(25,523	)		(27,131	)
Deferred tax assets, net	$	22,942		$	28,987

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

The reconciliation between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35% and our effective tax rate is shown below for fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009:

	2011			2010			2009
	(In thousands)
Income tax provision at U.S. federal statutory rate	$	34,117		$	32,306		$	34,150
State income taxes, net of U.S. federal benefit		2,770			2,452			1,383
Foreign taxes		(6,045	)		(4,721	)		(3,469	)
Research credits		(2,559	)		(353	)		(1,950	)
Domestic production deduction		(2,494	)		(1,204	)		(1,421	)
Reduction in valuation allowance		—			—			(148	)
Other		104			(633	)		3,560
Recorded income tax provision	$	25,893		$	27,847		$	32,105

Reconciliation of the Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	2011			2010			2009
	(in thousands)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits upon adoption on October 1	$	12,286		$	18,587		$	26,265
Gross increases for tax positions in prior periods		547			—			3,566
Gross decreases for tax positions in prior periods		—			(7,025	)		(2,141	)
Gross increases based on tax positions related to the current year		1,000			724			1,802
Decreases for settlements and payments		(4,294	)		—			(10,905	)
Decreases due to statute expiration		—			—			—
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at September 30	$	9,539		$	12,286		$	18,587