Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 04, 2015

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

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

Average volatility of peer group	29.8	%
Risk free interest rate	0.85	%
Dividend yield	—	%

Schedule of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Activity

Restricted stock unit activity for the six months ended April 4, 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	1,342		$	37.78
Vested	(1,606	)	$	24.13
Forfeited or not earned	(197	)	$	29.21
Balance of outstanding restricted stock units April 4, 2015	3,918		$	31.62

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 six months of 2015	313	1,029

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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 and our directors. 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				Six months ended
	April 4, 2015		March 29, 2014		April 4, 2015		March 29, 2014
	(in thousands)
Cost of license and subscription solutions revenue	$	118	$	82	$	260	$	147
Cost of support revenue	989		889		1,765		1,813
Cost of professional services revenue	1,504		1,349		3,193		2,886
Sales and marketing	3,081		3,019		5,953		5,518
Research and development	3,001		2,147		6,087		4,836
General and administrative	4,129		5,080		6,806		10,130
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	12,822	$	12,566	$	24,064	$	25,330