Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 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 nine months ended July 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	1,860		$	38.25
Vested	(2,190	)	$	24.65
Forfeited or not earned	(374	)	$	30.52
Balance of outstanding restricted stock units July 4, 2015	3,675		$	33.58

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 nine months of 2015	313	1,547

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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 212,000 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

Compensation expense recorded for our stock-based awards was classified in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	July 4, 2015		June 28, 2014		July 4, 2015		June 28, 2014
	(in thousands)
Cost of license and subscription solutions revenue	$	121	$	63	$	381	$	209
Cost of support revenue	1,012		898		2,777		2,711
Cost of professional services revenue	1,317		1,549		4,510		4,436
Sales and marketing	3,430		3,065		9,383		8,583
Research and development	2,928		2,231		9,015		7,067
General and administrative	5,263		4,726		12,069		14,856
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	14,071	$	12,532	$	38,135	$	37,862