Note 11 Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

Earnings Per Share

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

	Year Ended
	September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011		October 2, 2010
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	180,234	$	68,917	$	122,435
Denominator:
Weighted average shares used in computing per share amount:
Basic	81,284		80,345		79,195
Diluted	83,495		83,158		82,477
Net income per share:
Basic	$	2.22	$	0.86	$	1.55
Diluted	$	2.16	$	0.83	$	1.48

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:

	As of
	September 29, 2012	October 1, 2011	October 2, 2010
Potentially dilutive securities:	(In thousands)
Employee stock options	7,937	6,839	6,078
Restricted stock units	369	241	25
Total	8,306	7,080	6,103

As of September 29, 2012, the Company's outstanding stock options and restricted stock units noted above were anti-dilutive under ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, because application of the treasury stock method resulted in an anti-dilutive effect.