Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 03, 2026	Oct. 03, 2025
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 475,722	$ 639,095
Receivables (less allowances: $34,181 and $31,728)	2,475,099	2,210,388
Inventories	453,325	418,766
Prepayments and other current assets	341,915	254,642
Total current assets	3,746,061	3,522,891
Property and Equipment, net	1,786,495	1,734,489
Goodwill	4,980,956	4,874,670
Other Intangible Assets	1,907,892	1,874,067
Operating Lease Right-of-use Assets	825,305	701,839
Other Assets	593,941	596,673
Total assets	13,840,650	13,304,629
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term borrowings	33,853	31,543
Current operating lease liabilities	65,314	60,744
Accounts payable	1,246,368	1,522,747
Accrued payroll and related expenses	486,343	542,025
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,257,840	1,389,663
Total current liabilities	3,089,718	3,546,722
Long-Term Borrowings	6,056,336	5,374,394
Noncurrent Operating Lease Liabilities	266,806	255,305
Deferred Income Taxes	462,670	410,866
Other Noncurrent Liabilities	622,920	555,153
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 9)
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	61,871	14,130
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 (authorized: 600,000,000 shares; issued: 309,752,494 shares and 308,092,122 shares; and outstanding: 262,798,965 shares and 262,899,495 shares)	3,098	3,081
Capital surplus	4,092,697	4,036,283
Retained earnings	586,262	453,283
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(157,687)	(167,406)
Treasury stock (held in treasury: 46,953,529 shares and 45,192,627 shares)	(1,244,041)	(1,177,182)
Total stockholders' equity	3,280,329	3,148,059
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 13,840,650	$ 13,304,629

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