Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following at December 29, 2012:

			Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
	Balance as of December 29, 2012		Quoted Prices in Active Market for Identical Assets (Level  1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds	$	315	$	315	$	—	$	—
Marketable securities:
Equity security		5,472		5,472		—		—
Mutual funds		6,618		6,618		—		—
Total	$	12,405	$	12,405	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation liabilities	$	34,852	$	34,852	$	—	$	—
Contingent consideration		93,000		—		—		93,000
Total	$	127,852	$	34,852	$	—	$	93,000

Changes in Fair Value of Recurring Fair Value Measurements, Consisting of Contingent Consideration Liabilities, Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

Changes in the fair value of recurring fair value measurements, which solely consisted of contingent consideration liabilities, using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	December 29, 2012			December 24, 2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	86,368		$	103,790
Fair value adjustments		10,040			5,122
Payments made		(3,408	)		(4,105	)
Balance at end of period	$	93,000		$	104,807

Estimated Fair Values of Convertible Notes

The estimated fair values of the Company’s Convertible Notes are as follows:

	December 29, 2012		September 29, 2012
2007 Notes	$	771,100	$	771,600
2010 Notes		504,700		505,600
2012 Notes		496,300		490,700
	$	1,772,100	$	1,767,900