Note 11 Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

Earnings Per Share

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

	Three Months Ended
	December 27, 2014		December 28, 2013
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Numerator:
Net income	$	22,656	$	23,101
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding	82,548		83,766
Effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock units	4,134		3,493
Denominator for diluted earnings per share	86,682		87,259
Net income per share:
—Basic	$	0.27	$	0.28
—Diluted	$	0.26	$	0.26

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 under ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share, due to application of the treasury stock method:

	Three Months Ended
	December 27, 2014	December 28, 2013
	(In thousands)
Potentially dilutive securities:
Employee stock options	399	3,220
Restricted stock units	73	48
Total	472	3,268