Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014		Mar. 30, 2013		Mar. 29, 2014		Mar. 30, 2013
Revenue:
License	$ 85,218		$ 79,690		$ 164,411		$ 158,875
Service	77,164		73,084		152,755		149,844
Support	166,318		161,175		336,459		324,981
Total revenue	328,700		313,949		653,625		633,700
Cost of revenue:
Cost of license revenue	7,972		8,291		15,517		16,303
Cost of service revenue	64,261		64,550		129,756		133,142
Cost of support revenue	21,564		20,429		41,480		40,897
Total cost of revenue	93,797		93,270		186,753		190,342
Gross margin	234,903		220,679		466,872		443,358
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	85,934		88,059		170,172		181,608
Research and development	55,631		55,528		108,704		112,957
General and administrative	34,140		33,398		65,071		69,215
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	7,985		6,640		15,774		13,263
Restructuring charges	0		15,810		1,067		31,212
Total operating expenses	183,690		199,435		360,788		408,255
Operating income	51,213	[1]	21,244	[1]	106,084	[1]	35,103	[1]
Interest and other income (expense), net	(2,692)		(1,867)		(4,446)		(3,672)
Income before income taxes	48,521		19,377		101,638		31,431
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	4,765		2,340		18,225		(21,417)
Net income	$ 43,756		$ 17,037		$ 83,413		$ 52,848
Earnings per share—Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.37		$ 0.14		$ 0.70		$ 0.44
Earnings per share—Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.36		$ 0.14		$ 0.69		$ 0.44
Weighted average shares outstanding—Basic (in shares)	118,978		119,518		118,973		119,722
Weighted average shares outstanding—Diluted (in shares)	120,698		121,071		120,916		121,438

[1] We recorded restructuring charges of $1.1 million in the first six months 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 $15.8 million and $31.2 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2013, respectively. Software Products included $6.1 million and $11.6 million, respectively; Services included $4.0 million and $6.3 million, respectively; sales and marketing expenses included $4.9 million and $11.7 million, respectively; and general and administrative expenses included $0.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively, of these restructuring charges.