Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2015

Share-based Compensation, Allocation and Classification in Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	November 2014 Grant
Average volatility of peer group	30.4	%
Risk free interest rate	0.95	%
Dividend yield	—	%

Schedule of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Activity

Restricted stock unit activity for the three months ended January 3, 2015	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (Per Share)
	(in thousands)
Balance of outstanding restricted stock units October 1, 2014	4,379		$	26.87
Granted	1,165		$	38.54
Vested	(1,543	)	$	23.53
Forfeited or not earned	(135	)	$	27.99
Balance of outstanding restricted stock units January 3, 2015	3,866		$	31.26

Schedule of Restricted Stock Unit Grants for the Period

	Restricted Stock Units
Grant Period	Performance-based (1)	Service-based (2)
	(Number of Units in thousands)
First three months of 2015	279	886

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(1) The performance-based RSUs were granted to employees pursuant to the terms described below.

(2) The service-based RSUs were issued to employees, including our executive officers. Of these RSUs, approximately 110,000 will vest one year from the date of grant. Substantially all other service-based RSUs will vest in three substantially equal annual installments

Schedule of Classification of Compensation Expense

ompensation expense recorded for our stock-based awards was classified in our consolidated statements of operations as follows:

	Three months ended
	January 3, 2015		December 28, 2013
	(in thousands)
Cost of license and subscription solutions revenue	$	142	$	65
Cost of support revenue	776		924
Cost of professional services revenue	1,689		1,537
Sales and marketing	2,872		2,499
Research and development	3,086		2,689
General and administrative	2,677		5,050
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	11,242	$	12,764