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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components Of Income Before Provision For Income Taxes
The following two tables present the components of our income before provision for income taxes by geographic region and the portion of our provision for income taxes classified as current and deferred (in thousands):
 Fiscal Year Ended
 September 27,
2024
September 29,
2023
September 30,
2022
United States$89,505 $44,136 $33,318 
Foreign222,974 205,917 181,961 
Total income before income taxes$312,479 $250,053 $215,279 
Schedule Of Provision For Income Taxes
 Fiscal Year Ended
 September 27,
2024
September 29,
2023
September 30,
2022
Current:
Federal$702 $(1,053)$2,008 
State1,124 1,023 553 
Foreign68,013 66,776 58,285 
Total current69,839 66,746 60,846 
Deferred:
Federal(21,357)(16,949)(29,990)
State43 (356)8 
Foreign(362)(1,032)517 
Total deferred(21,676)(18,337)(29,465)
Provision for income taxes$48,163 $48,409 $31,381 
Summary Of Tax Effects Of The Temporary Differences Between Carrying Amounts And Amounts Used For Tax A summary of the tax effects of the temporary differences were as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27,
2024
September 29,
2023
Deferred income tax assets:
Investments$7,410 $5,864 
Inventories5,359 5,003 
Net operating loss2,294 292 
Accrued expenses13,245 16,945 
Stock-based compensation17,223 17,833 
Revenue recognition4,394 4,563 
Depreciation and amortization139,228 130,818 
Lease liability15,657 13,911 
Research and development credits47,830 40,633 
Foreign tax credits28,777 15,684 
Deemed repatriated earnings tax benefit9,881 10,724 
Other6,067 5,075 
Total gross deferred income tax assets297,365 267,345 
Less: valuation allowance(56,922)(50,687)
Total deferred income tax assets240,443 216,658 
Deferred income tax liabilities: 
Right of use asset(15,889)(14,319)
Intangible assets(4,796)(479)
Deferred income tax assets, net$219,758 $201,860 
Reconciliation Of Federal Statutory Tax Rate To Our Effective Tax Rate A reconciliation of the federal statutory tax rate to our effective tax rate on income from continuing operations was as follows:
 Fiscal Year Ended
 September 27,
2024
September 29,
2023
September 30,
2022
Federal statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal effect0.2 0.3 0.2 
Stock-based compensation1.1 1.2 (0.1)
Research and development tax credits(2.7)(2.7)(5.0)
Foreign-derived intangible income deduction(1.3)(2.3)(2.3)
U.S. tax on foreign entities1.3 1.3 1.8 
Foreign rate differential(2.1)(1.9)(4.5)
Increase (decrease) unrecognized tax benefit0.6 1.9 2.8 
Tax Act of 2017(3.2)— — 
Other0.5 0.6 0.7 
Effective tax rate15.4 %19.4 %14.6 %
Aggregate Changes In Balance Of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Interest And Penalties Aggregate changes in the balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, were as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27,
2024
September 29,
2023
September 30,
2022
Beginning Balance$76,304 $69,682 $66,106 
Gross increases - tax positions taken during prior years2,346 219 822 
Gross decreases - tax positions taken during prior years— (1,143)(178)
Gross increases - tax positions taken during current year10,626 7,546 7,784 
Gross decreases - settlements with tax authorities during current year(343)— — 
Lapse of statute of limitations(7,318)— (4,852)
Ending Balance$81,615 $76,304 $69,682 
Schedule of Accrued Interest and Penalties on Unrecognized Tax Benefits Our accrued interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
 September 27,
2024
September 29,
2023
Accrued interest$13,597 $10,254 
Accrued penalties225 172 
Total$13,822 $10,426