Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013		Dec. 29, 2012
Revenue:
License	$ 79,192		$ 79,185
Service	75,591		76,760
Support	170,142		163,806
Total revenue	324,925		319,751
Cost of revenue:
Cost of license revenue	7,545		8,012
Cost of service revenue	65,495		68,592
Cost of support revenue	19,916		20,468
Total cost of revenue	92,956		97,072
Gross margin	231,969		222,679
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	84,238		93,549
Research and development	53,073		57,429
General and administrative	30,931		35,817
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	7,789		6,623
Restructuring charges	1,067		15,402
Total operating expenses	177,098		208,820
Operating income	54,871	[1]	13,859	[1]
Interest and other income (expense), net	(1,753)		(1,805)
Income before income taxes	53,118		12,054
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	13,461		(23,757)
Net income	$ 39,657		$ 35,811
Earnings per share—Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.33		$ 0.30
Earnings per share—Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.33		$ 0.29
Weighted average shares outstanding—Basic (in shares)	118,933		119,927
Weighted average shares outstanding—Diluted (in shares)	121,100		121,805

[1] We recorded restructuring charges of $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2014. Software Products included $0.1 million; Services included $0.2 million; sales and marketing expenses included $0.5 million; and general and administrative expenses included $0.3 million of these restructuring charges. We recorded restructuring charges of $15.4 million in the first quarter of 2013. Software Products included $5.5 million; Services included $2.3 million; sales and marketing expenses included $6.8 million; and general and administrative expenses included $0.8 million of these restructuring charges.