Note 9 Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted amounts per share are calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2012			April 2, 2011		March 31, 2012		April 2, 2011
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Numerator:
Net income (loss)	$	(1,439	)	$	13,065	$	7,136	$	41,424
Denominator:
Weighted average used in computing per share amount:
—Basic	81,225			80,242		81,059		80,044
—Diluted	81,225			83,940		83,511		83,338
Net income (loss) per share:
—Basic	$	(0.02	)	$	0.16	$	0.09	$	0.52
—Diluted	$	(0.02	)	$	0.16	$	0.09	$	0.50

The following table presents weighted-average dilutive securities that were excluded from the above calculation because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect:

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2012	April 2, 2011	March 31, 2012	April 2, 2011
	(In thousands)
Potentially Dilutive Securities:
Employee stock options	11,391	4,914	7,583	4,741
Restricted stock units	2,198	181	360	120
Total	13,589	5,095	7,943	4,861

The Company's outstanding stock options and restricted stock units noted above were anti-dilutive under ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share, either because the Company incurred a net loss, the exercise price was higher than the Company's stock price or the application of the treasury stock method resulted in an anti-dilutive effect.