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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Oct. 01, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income (loss) $ 673,530 $ 194,177 $ (92,219)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 546,362 532,327 550,692
Asset write-downs 37,563 0 0
Reduction of contingent consideration liability (see Note 16) (97,336) (20,749) 0
Gain on equity investments, net (see Note 1) (427,803) 0 (137,934)
Loss on defined benefit pension plan termination 0 0 60,864
Deferred income taxes 114,545 35,422 (43,234)
Share-based compensation expense 86,938 95,487 71,053
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts Receivable (201,485) (462,685) (290,214)
Inventories (37,858) (71,500) (7,536)
Prepayments and Other Current Assets (8,302) (3,783) 101,939
Accounts Payable 92,632 421,763 252,158
Accrued Expenses 82,399 7,536 261,154
Payments made to clients on contracts (119,217) (56,865) (100,918)
Changes in other noncurrent liabilities 13,941 14,914 (17,427)
Changes in other assets 27,915 (6,878) 4,177
Other operating activities (17,395) 15,333 44,524
Net cash provided by operating activities 766,429 694,499 657,079 Close
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment and other (461,406) (388,397) (407,818)
Disposals of property and equipment 29,240 23,642 32,474
Purchases of marketable securities (109,998) (78,220) 0
Proceeds from marketable securities 80,000 0 0
Acquisition of certain businesses, net of cash acquired (50,194) (340,022) (265,766)
Acquisition of certain equity investments (4,000) (64,000) 0
Proceeds from sale of equity investments 685,048 0 0
Other investing activities 40,222 15,710 6,724
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 208,912 (831,287) (634,386) Close
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 2,786,526 100,051 893,993
Payments of long-term borrowings (1,929,846) (152,338) (2,453,571)
Net change in funding under the Receivables Facility (104,935) 104,935 (315,600)
Payments of dividends (114,614) (113,120) (112,010)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 46,974 49,322 41,587
Other financing activities (30,456) (26,544) (59,738)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 653,649 (37,694) (2,005,339) Close
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents 4,697 (28,657) 6,049 Close
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,633,687 (203,139) (1,976,597) Close
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 329,452 532,591 2,509,188
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 1,963,139 $ 329,452 $ 532,591