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Benefit Plans
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Benefit Plans Benefit Plans
Restricted Stock Units
A summary of the Company’s RSU activity and related information for the three months ended December 31, 2022 is as follows:
Number of
RSUs
(in thousands)
Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value Per RSU
Aggregate
Fair Value
(in millions)
Balance as of September 24, 2022201,501 $109.48 
RSUs granted82,123 $149.85 
RSUs vested(47,298)$84.46 
RSUs canceled(2,958)$120.26 
Balance as of December 31, 2022233,368 $128.62 $30,322 
The fair value as of the respective vesting dates of RSUs was $6.8 billion and $8.5 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, respectively.
Share-Based Compensation
The following table shows share-based compensation expense and the related income tax benefit included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021 (in millions):
Three Months Ended
December 31,
2022		December 25,
2021
Share-based compensation expense$2,905 $2,265 
Income tax benefit related to share-based compensation expense$(1,178)$(1,536)
As of December 31, 2022, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding RSUs and stock options was $25.5 billion, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average period of 3.0 years.