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Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2026
Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Accounts Receivable
Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets
June 26,
2026
September 26,
2025
Trade accounts receivable$151,489 $186,221 
Accounts receivable from patent administration program licensees143,252 152,096 
Contract assets206,975 180,905 
Accounts receivable and contract assets, gross501,716 519,222 
Less: allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable and contract assets(9,687)(7,322)
Total accounts receivable and contract assets, net$492,029 $511,900 
Schedule Of Allowance For Credit Losses
Allowance for Credit LossesBeginning BalanceCharges to
S&M and G&A
DeductionsEnding Balance
For fiscal year-to-date period ended:
September 26, 2025$6,836 $2,434 $(988)$8,282 
June 26, 20268,282 4,244 (1,950)10,576 
Allowance for credit losses includes the provision for estimated credit losses on our sales-type leases, which was not material as of June 26, 2026 and September 26, 2025.
Schedule Of Inventories
Inventories
June 26,
2026
September 26,
2025
Raw materials$5,908 $4,254 
Work in process2,949 4,187 
Finished goods21,911 21,983 
Total inventories$30,768 $30,424 
Schedule Of Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
June 26,
2026
September 26,
2025
Prepaid expenses$24,976 $28,006 
Other current assets38,730 23,867 
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets$63,706 $51,873 
Schedule Of Accrued Liabilities
Accrued Liabilities
June 26,
2026
September 26,
2025
Amounts payable to patent administration program partners$115,893 $166,315 
Accrued compensation and benefits92,762 106,579 
Accrued professional fees30,498 21,165 
Unpaid property, plant, and equipment additions3,977 3,439 
Accrued customer refunds5,800 4,218 
Accrued market development funds5,428 2,578 
Other accrued liabilities (1)
106,049 64,962 
Total accrued liabilities$360,407 $369,256 
(1)        Includes a $34.5 million litigation accrual. Refer to Note 14 "Legal Matters" for additional information.
Schedule Of Other Non-Current Liabilities
Other Non-Current Liabilities
June 26,
2026
September 26,
2025
Supplemental retirement plan obligations$5,587 $5,315 
Non-current tax liabilities (1)
50,637 46,159 
Other liabilities30,280 48,369 
Total other non-current liabilities$86,504 $99,843 
(1)        Refer to Note 12 "Income Taxes" for additional information related to our tax liabilities.