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Garmin Ltd
(NYSE:GRMN) 

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Garmin Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of navigation, communication, and information devices in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Australian Continent, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Its Fitness segment offers running and multi-sport watches; cycling produc...

Founded: 1989
Full Time Employees: 15,000
Sector: Technology
Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments

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      net sales
    1,753,489,000  1,770,901,000 1,814,564,000 1,535,099,000  1,586,022,000 1,506,671,000 1,381,649,000  1,277,531,000 1,320,795,000 1,147,424,000  1,140,434,000 1,240,833,000 1,172,662,000  1,191,973,000 1,326,905,000 1,072,327,000  1,109,194,000 869,867,000 856,108,000  934,383,000 954,840,000 766,050,000  810,011,000 894,452,000 710,872,000  743,077,000 816,885,000 638,546,000  722,250,000 811,609,000 624,040,000  679,690,000 773,830,000 585,394,000  706,283,000 777,848,000 583,221,000  643,637,000 696,563,000 531,957,000  672,376,000 718,154,000 556,597,000  666,993,000 674,099,000 507,834,000  692,364,000 728,765,000 431,067,000  781,254,000 669,104 436,699,000  870,355,000 911,671,000 663,805,000  728,673,000 742,466,000 492,159,000  70,651 432,468,000 322,311,000  251,329,000     
      yoy
    14.23%  11.66% 20.44% 11.11%  24.15% 14.07% 20.41%  12.02% 6.44% -2.15%  -4.32% -6.49% 9.36%  7.46% 52.54% 25.26%  18.71% -8.90% 11.76%  15.35% 6.75% 7.76%  9.01% 9.50% 11.33%  2.88% 0.65% 2.32%  6.26% 4.88% 6.60%  -3.77% -0.52% 0.37%  9.73% 11.67% 9.64%  -4.27% -3.01% -4.43%  0.81% 6.54% 9.60%  -3.66% -7.50% 17.81%  -11.38% 108816.55% -1.29%  -10.24% -99.93% -34.21%  19.44% 22.79% 34.88%  1031269.69% 71.68% 52.70%  -99.97%         
      qoq
      -2.41% 18.21%   5.27% 9.05%   -3.28% 15.11%   -8.09% 5.81%   -10.17% 23.74%   27.51% 1.61%   -2.14% 24.64%   -9.44% 25.82%   -9.04% 27.93%   -11.01% 30.06%   -12.17% 32.19%   -9.20% 33.37%   -7.60% 30.94%   -6.37% 29.03%   -1.05% 32.74%   -4.99% 69.06%   116661.22% -99.85%   -4.53% 37.34%   -1.86% 50.86%   -99.98% 34.18%        
      cost of goods sold
    711,200,000  724,414,000 747,552,000 650,554,000  634,423,000 643,780,000 579,510,000  548,962,000 561,353,000 494,630,000  469,935,000 512,007,000 510,183,000  496,026,000 546,054,000 430,771,000  441,211,000 354,437,000 349,168,000  366,925,000 379,475,000 314,352,000  329,264,000 371,182,000 284,337,000  309,412,000 339,027,000 266,423,000  316,270,000 348,651,000 284,190,000  317,500,000 354,580,000 241,272,000  308,037,000 333,363,000 252,387,000  290,748,000 312,923,000 255,824,000  313,321,000 296,341,000 272,838,000  322,662,000 351,999,000 269,460,000  348,344,000 337,113,000 200,158,000  371,512,000 317,490 240,704,000  484,716,000 494,543,000 343,690,000  386,822,000 367,799,000 254,407,000   216,184,000 159,521,000  121,877,000     
      gross profit
    1,042,289,000  1,046,487,000 1,067,012,000 884,545,000  951,599,000 862,891,000 802,139,000  728,569,000 759,442,000 652,794,000  670,499,000 728,826,000 662,479,000  695,947,000 780,851,000 641,556,000  667,983,000 515,430,000 506,940,000  567,458,000 575,365,000 451,698,000  480,747,000 523,270,000 426,535,000  433,665,000 477,858,000 372,123,000  405,980,000 462,958,000 339,850,000  362,190,000 419,250,000 344,122,000  398,246,000 444,485,000 330,834,000  352,889,000 383,640,000 276,133,000  359,055,000 421,813,000 283,759,000  344,331,000 322,100,000 238,374,000  344,020,000 391,652,000 230,909,000  409,742,000 351,614 195,995,000  385,639,000 417,128,000 320,115,000  341,851,000 374,667,000 237,752,000  39,803 216,284,000 162,790,000  129,452,000     
      yoy
    17.83%  9.97% 23.66% 10.27%  30.61% 13.62% 22.88%  8.66% 4.20% -1.46%  -3.66% -6.66% 3.26%  4.19% 51.50% 26.55%  17.71% -10.42% 12.23%  18.04% 9.96% 5.90%  10.86% 9.50% 14.62%  6.82% 3.22% 9.50%  12.09% 10.43% -1.24%  -9.05% -5.68% 4.02%  12.85% 15.86% 19.81%  -1.72% -9.05% -2.69%  4.28% 30.96% 19.04%  0.09% -17.76% 3.23%  -16.04% 111286.92% 17.81%  6.25% -99.92% -38.77%  12.81% 11.33% 34.64%  858757.37% 73.23% 46.05%  -99.97%         
      qoq
      -1.92% 20.63%   10.28% 7.57%   -4.07% 16.34%   -8.00% 10.01%   -10.87% 21.71%   29.60% 1.67%   -1.37% 27.38%   -8.13% 22.68%   -9.25% 28.41%   -12.31% 36.22%   -13.61% 21.83%   -10.40% 34.35%   -8.02% 38.93%   -14.88% 48.65%   6.90% 35.12%   -12.16% 69.61%   116431.76% -99.82%   -7.55% 30.31%   -8.76% 57.59%   -99.98% 32.86%        
      gross margin %
    59.44% NaN% 59.09% 58.80% 57.62% NaN% 60.00% 57.27% 58.06% NaN% 57.03% 57.50% 56.89% NaN% 58.79% 58.74% 56.49% NaN% 58.39% 58.85% 59.83% NaN% 60.22% 59.25% 59.21% NaN% 60.73% 60.26% 58.96% NaN% 59.35% 58.50% 60.00% NaN% 58.36% 58.50% 58.28% NaN% 56.21% 57.04% 54.46% NaN% 53.29% 54.18% 58.78% NaN% 56.39% 57.14% 56.73% NaN% 54.83% 55.08% 51.91% NaN% 53.40% 58.74% 50.98% NaN% 51.62% 47.78% 46.94% NaN% 49.69% 53.74% 53.57% NaN% 52.45% 52.55% 44.88% NaN% 44.31% 45.75% 48.22% NaN% 46.91% 50.46% 48.31% NaN% 56.34% 50.01% 50.51% NaN% 51.51% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      research and development expense
    295,818,000  286,464,000 276,663,000 268,120,000  249,162,000 243,151,000 242,535,000  221,572,000 224,394,000 221,485,000  208,692,000 201,518,000 209,006,000  214,057,000 200,981,000 203,214,000  174,882,000 165,740,000 165,392,000  148,561,000 148,883,000 145,919,000  138,979,000 141,713,000 141,957,000  129,632,000 127,248,000 122,202,000  116,449,000 114,355,000 108,204,000  105,789,000 109,240,000 106,002,000  98,998,000 98,404,000 96,164,000  88,427,000 96,232,000 87,689,000  82,489,000 80,303,000 79,719,000  72,936,000 70,515,000 70,478,000  69,512,000 73,337,000 62,483,000  55,507,000 56,253 55,034,000  52,749,000 53,597,000 49,558,000   37,727,000    26,793,000   20,116,000     
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    314,806,000  303,220,000 318,054,000 283,601,000  264,962,000 277,713,000 261,194,000  201,470,000 204,349,000 203,980,000  189,546,000 191,211,000 190,784,000  162,515,000 165,759,000 157,622,000  142,134,000 132,016,000 137,186,000                                                   95,373,000    54,915,000   24,180,000     
      total operating expense
    610,624,000  589,684,000 594,717,000 551,721,000  514,124,000 520,864,000 503,729,000  458,200,000 475,087,000 455,812,000  431,126,000 436,086,000 433,923,000  413,277,000 409,679,000 391,897,000  350,882,000 327,041,000 329,458,000  305,998,000 319,144,000 300,315,000  284,788,000 305,762,000 284,333,000  263,875,000 274,508,000 255,778,000  246,364,000 262,284,000 236,047,000  236,733,000 252,586,000 232,424,000  222,742,000 225,731,000 210,465,000  201,140,000 213,754,000 196,207,000  198,993,000 217,807,000 193,426,000  196,997,000 190,509,000 163,621,000  177,383,000 189,609,000 147,561,000  172,859,000 152,462 138,036,000                   
      operating income
    431,665,000  456,803,000 472,295,000 332,824,000  437,475,000 342,027,000 298,410,000  270,369,000 284,355,000 196,982,000  239,373,000 292,740,000 228,556,000  282,670,000 371,172,000 249,659,000  317,101,000 188,389,000 177,482,000  261,460,000 256,221,000 151,383,000  195,959,000 217,508,000 142,202,000  169,790,000 203,350,000 116,345,000  159,616,000 200,674,000 103,803,000  125,457,000 166,664,000 111,698,000  175,504,000 218,754,000 120,369,000  151,749,000 169,886,000 79,926,000  160,062,000 204,006,000 90,333,000  147,334,000 131,591,000 74,753,000  166,637,000 202,043,000 83,348,000  236,883,000 199,152 57,959,000  214,363,000 238,503,000 172,732,000  214,157,000 241,567,000 138,324,000  28,817 134,576 100,113,000  85,156,000     
      yoy
    29.70%  4.42% 38.09% 11.53%  61.81% 20.28% 51.49%  12.95% -2.86% -13.81%  -15.32% -21.13% -8.45%  -10.86% 97.02% 40.67%  21.28% -26.47% 17.24%  33.43% 17.80% 6.46%  15.41% 6.96% 22.22%  6.37% 1.33% 12.08%  27.23% 20.41% -7.07%  -28.52% -23.81% -7.20%  15.65% 28.77% 50.60%  -5.19% -16.72% -11.52%  8.64% 55.03% 20.84%  -11.58% -34.87% -10.31%  -29.65% 101351.66% 43.81%  10.51% -99.92% -66.45%  0.10% -1.27% 24.87%  743062.02% 179402.29% 38.17%  -99.97%         
      qoq
      -3.28% 41.91%   27.91% 14.62%   -4.92% 44.36%   -18.23% 28.08%   -23.84% 48.67%   68.32% 6.15%   2.04% 69.25%   -9.91% 52.96%   -16.50% 74.78%   -20.46% 93.32%   -24.72% 49.21%   -19.77% 81.74%   -10.68% 112.55%   -21.54% 125.84%   11.96% 76.03%   -17.52% 142.41%   118845.83% -99.66%   -10.12% 38.08%   -11.35% 74.64%   -78.59% -99.87%        
      operating margin %
    24.62% NaN% 25.79% 26.03% 21.68% NaN% 27.58% 22.70% 21.60% NaN% 21.16% 21.53% 17.17% NaN% 20.99% 23.59% 19.49% NaN% 23.71% 27.97% 23.28% NaN% 28.59% 21.66% 20.73% NaN% 27.98% 26.83% 19.76% NaN% 24.19% 24.32% 20.00% NaN% 22.85% 24.89% 18.22% NaN% 22.10% 24.73% 16.63% NaN% 18.46% 21.54% 19.08% NaN% 24.85% 28.12% 20.64% NaN% 23.58% 24.39% 15.02% NaN% 23.81% 28.41% 16.23% NaN% 22.09% 19.52% 14.72% NaN% 24.07% 27.72% 19.34% NaN% 30.32% 29.76% 13.27% NaN% 24.63% 26.16% 26.02% NaN% 29.39% 32.54% 28.11% NaN% 40.79% 0.03% 31.06% NaN% 33.88% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      other income:
                                                                                           
      interest income
    35,974,000  32,085,000 31,724,000 30,507,000  28,830,000 29,286,000 25,027,000  19,803,000 18,760,000 15,899,000  10,472,000 8,495,000 7,553,000  6,897,000 7,018,000 7,652,000  7,777,000 10,455,000 12,026,000  12,309,000 13,735,000 13,704,000  11,089,000 10,995,000 10,227,000  9,207,000 9,281,000 8,444,000  8,226,000 8,455,000 7,428,000  6,851,000 7,420,000 8,024,000  9,344,000 9,670,000 9,768,000  8,435,000 8,179,000 8,898,000  7,987,000 8,620,000 9,671,000  8,464,000 7,639,000 7,214,000  5,695,000 5,791,000 6,879,000  6,360,000 5,190 5,097,000  8,770,000 9,656,000 8,404,000  11,798,000 10,841,000 9,359,000   8,538 7,305,000  4,726,000     
      foreign currency gains
    3,122,000  20,334,000 -23,512,000 24,760,000  18,131,000 -4,828,000 2,282,000  -11,539,000 10,797,000 7,688,000      -15,014,000    10,113,000 -4,493,000 -15,423,000   3,413,000 314,000  -6,868,000 2,647,000 816,000  8,579,000 15,110,000   -19,421,000    30,573,000 -487,000 -44,264,000  -12,703,000 -20,378,000 12,814,000  -822,000 27,451,000 -8,348,000  -6,364,000 -7,771,000 -1,989,000  14,893,000 -14,611,000 12,140,000  35,527,000                         
      other income
    1,768,000  598,000 -256,000 987,000  1,814,000 -513,000 1,321,000  938,000 2,064,000 1,203,000  285,000 170,000 3,261,000  833,000 1,195,000 1,484,000  1,726,000 3,241,000 3,550,000  294,000 2,409,000 864,000  1,147,000 4,918,000 735,000  -1,520,000 314,000 400,000  1,344,000 415,000 1,155,000  2,010,000 -39,000                                            
      total other income
    40,864,000  53,017,000 7,956,000 56,254,000  48,775,000 23,945,000 28,630,000  9,202,000 31,621,000 24,790,000  -19,106,000 -13,774,000 7,308,000  -7,284,000 887,000 855,000  19,616,000 9,203,000   -3,693,000 19,557,000 14,882,000  5,368,000 18,560,000 11,778,000  16,266,000 24,705,000 -28,653,000  -9,851,000 3,127,000 3,744,000  39,434,000 6,894,000 -35,502,000  -2,842,000 -10,034,000 22,098,000  9,051,000 36,699,000 1,708,000  2,565,000 3,430,000 9,223,000  27,702,000 -4,519,000 22,173,000  44,279,000 -37,634,000 -37,825,000  19,796,000 689 1,965,000                   
      income before income taxes
    472,529,000  509,820,000 480,251,000 389,078,000  486,250,000 365,972,000 327,040,000  279,571,000 315,976,000 221,772,000  220,267,000 278,966,000 235,864,000  275,386,000 372,059,000 250,514,000  336,717,000 197,592,000 177,635,000  257,767,000 275,778,000 166,265,000  201,327,000 236,068,000 153,980,000  186,056,000 228,055,000 87,692,000  149,765,000 203,801,000 107,547,000  164,891,000 173,558,000 76,196,000  172,662,000 208,720,000 142,467,000  160,800,000 206,585,000 81,634,000  162,627,000 207,436,000 99,556,000  175,036,000 127,072,000 96,926,000  210,916,000 164,409,000 45,523,000  256,679,000 199,841 59,924,000  211,412,000 316,163,000 182,443,000  222,626,000 246,637,000 160,907,000   145,900 103,569,000  126,127,000     
      income tax provision
    67,451,000  108,205,000 79,429,000 56,309,000  87,139,000 65,342,000 51,079,000  22,328,000 28,037,000 19,445,000  9,419,000 21,093,000 24,272,000  16,347,000 55,062,000 30,485,000  23,300,000 13,412,000 16,455,000  29,901,000 52,122,000 26,092,000  17,113,000 45,726,000 24,606,000  38,643,000 57,105,000 -150,120,000  24,711,000 42,737,000 19,455,000  45,592,000 35,805,000 9,403,000  319,496,000 26,737,000   -26,869,000 34,094,000 -7,032,000  22,279,000 21,532,000 12,698,000  24,655,000 17,595,000 1,444,000  -68,636,000 29,593,000 8,194,000  41,546,000 37,970 11,386,000  40,168,000 60,071,000 34,664,000  29,119,000 32,260,000 21,047,000   22,614 16,053,000  23,637,000     
      net income
    405,078,000  401,615,000 400,822,000 332,769,000  399,111,000 300,630,000 275,961,000  257,243,000 287,939,000 202,327,000  210,848,000 257,873,000 211,592,000  259,039,000 316,997,000 220,029,000  313,417,000 184,180,000 161,180,000  227,866,000 223,656,000 140,173,000  184,214,000 190,342,000 129,374,000  147,413,000 170,950,000 237,812,000  125,054,000 161,064,000 88,092,000  119,299,000 137,753,000 66,793,000  -146,834,000 181,983,000 118,818,000  187,669,000 172,491,000 88,666,000  140,348,000 185,904,000 86,858,000  150,381,000 109,477,000 95,482,000  279,552,000 134,816,000 37,329,000  215,133,000 161,871 48,538,000  171,244,000 256,092,000 147,779,000  193,507,000 214,377,000 139,860,000  122,978 123,286 87,516,000  102,490,000     
      yoy
    21.73%  0.63% 33.33% 20.59%  55.15% 4.41% 36.39%  22.00% 11.66% -4.38%  -18.60% -18.65% -3.83%  -17.35% 72.11% 36.51%  37.54% -17.65% 14.99%  23.70% 17.50% 8.35%  24.96% 11.34% -45.60%  17.88% 6.14% 169.96%  4.82% 16.92% 31.89%  -181.25% -24.30% -43.79%  -178.24% 5.50% 34.01%  33.72% -7.22% 2.08%  -6.67% 69.81% -9.03%  -46.21% -18.80% 155.79%  29.94% 83186.07% -23.09%  25.63% -99.94% -67.16%  -11.51% 19.46% 5.66%  157250.91% 173785.92% 59.81%  -99.88%         
      qoq
      0.20% 20.45%   32.76% 8.94%   -10.66% 42.31%   -18.24% 21.87%   -18.28% 44.07%   70.17% 14.27%   1.88% 59.56%   -3.22% 47.13%   -13.77% -28.12%   -22.36% 82.84%   -13.40% 106.24%   -180.69% 53.16%   8.80% 94.54%   -24.51% 114.03%   37.36% 14.66%   107.36% 261.16%   132803.98% -99.67%   -33.13% 73.29%   -9.74% 53.28%   -0.25% -99.86%        
      net income margin %
    23.10% NaN% 22.68% 22.09% 21.68% NaN% 25.16% 19.95% 19.97% NaN% 20.14% 21.80% 17.63% NaN% 18.49% 20.78% 18.04% NaN% 21.73% 23.89% 20.52% NaN% 28.26% 21.17% 18.83% NaN% 24.39% 23.42% 18.30% NaN% 22.74% 21.28% 18.20% NaN% 19.84% 20.93% 37.24% NaN% 17.31% 19.85% 14.12% NaN% 17.55% 17.80% 11.41% NaN% -20.79% 23.40% 20.37% NaN% 29.16% 24.76% 16.67% NaN% 20.87% 25.89% 15.61% NaN% 22.55% 16.24% 18.80% NaN% 40.38% 18.50% 8.66% NaN% 27.54% 24.19% 11.11% NaN% 19.68% 28.09% 22.26% NaN% 26.56% 28.87% 28.42% NaN% 174.06% 0.03% 27.15% NaN% 40.78% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      net income per share
                                                                                           
      basic
    2.1  2.09 2.08 1.73  2.08 1.57 1.44  1.34 1.51 1.06  1.09 1.34 1.1  1.35 1.65 1.15  1.64 0.96 0.84  1.2 1.18 0.74  0.98 1.01 0.69  0.79 0.91 1.26  0.66 0.85 0.46  0.63 0.72 0.35  -0.76 0.94 0.61  0.96 0.88 0.45  0.72 0.95 0.45  0.77 0.56 0.49  1.44 0.68 0.19  1.07 0.81 0.24  0.83 1.2 0.68  0.89 0.99 0.65   1.14 0.81  0.95     
      diluted
    2.09  2.08 2.07 1.72  2.07 1.56 1.43  1.34 1.5 1.05  1.09 1.33 1.09  1.34 1.64 1.14  1.63 0.96 0.84  1.19 1.17 0.74  0.97 0.68  0.78 0.91 1.26  0.66 0.85 0.46  0.63 0.72 0.35  -0.76 0.93 0.61  0.96 0.88 0.45  0.72 0.95 0.44  0.77 0.56 0.49  1.43 0.67 0.19  1.07 0.81 0.24  0.82 1.19 0.67  0.88 0.98 0.64   1.12 0.8  0.94     
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                           
      basic
    192,674  192,464 192,523 192,544  192,201 192,074 191,890  191,435 191,293 191,498  192,672 193,074 192,887  192,322 192,150 191,896  191,234 191,024 190,803  190,102 189,855 189,601   188,542   187,616 187,757 188,333  188,692 188,892 189,497    191,762  192,239  195,090 195,411 195,325 195,570 195,630   194,849   194,112 194,051 193,922                      107,845     
      diluted
    193,565  193,533 193,416 193,717  193,171 192,899 192,698  191,868 191,597 191,886  193,105 193,450 193,579  193,185 192,871 192,810  191,998 191,597 191,684  190,962 190,714 190,599   189,461   188,490 188,492 189,031  189,238 189,356 189,651    192,341  192,239  195,860 196,341 196,300 196,300 196,457   196,261   194,828 194,875 194,720                      108,930     
      advertising expense
              35,158,000 46,344,000 30,347,000  32,888,000 43,357,000 34,133,000  36,705,000 42,939,000 31,061,000  33,866,000 29,285,000 26,880,000  32,668,000 41,523,000 27,615,000  31,140,000 43,549,000 25,311,000  32,449,000 42,009,000 31,525,000  32,956,000 44,252,000 32,233,000  36,887,000 45,794,000 27,672,000  33,112,000 34,918,000 24,428,000  26,251,000 29,483,000 22,249,000  30,102,000 38,258,000 23,591,000  35,310,000 34,098,000 19,956,000  41,002,000 42,440,000 17,400,000  45,853,000 34,023 23,225,000                   
      foreign currency losses
                  -29,863,000 -22,439,000 -3,506,000   -7,326,000 -8,281,000      -16,296,000          -37,497,000                                                   
      total other income:
                            153,000                                                               
      selling, general and administrative expense
                              124,769,000 128,738,000 126,781,000  114,669,000 120,500,000 117,065,000  101,794,000 105,251,000 102,051,000  96,959,000 103,677,000 95,610,000  94,057,000 97,552,000 98,750,000  90,632,000 92,409,000 89,873,000  86,462,000 88,039,000 86,269,000  86,402,000 99,246,000 90,116,000  88,751,000 85,896,000 73,187,000  66,869,000 73,832,000 67,678,000  71,499,000 62,186 59,777,000  118,527,000 125,028,000 97,825,000               
      weighted-average common
                                                                                           
      shares outstanding:
                                                                                           
      basic
                                  188,799  188,322          190,342 191,101    193,771       194,912  194,742          200,546 200,296 200,352    216,505  216,773  216,215    108,185       
      diluted
                                  190,005  189,292          190,822 191,600    194,955       196,161  195,673          201,599 200,853 200,725    218,979  220,644  218,704    109,161       
      dividends declared per share
                                       2.04    2.04    2.04        1.8    1.8                          0.5     
      foreign currency
                                           -5,743,000 -4,839,000                       -43,605,000 -46,537,000  11,752,000 -4,836 -2,438,000  -12,744,000 21,561,000 -3,999,000  -3,626,000 -6,086,000 13,205,000   2,958 -7,446,000  36,388,000     
      other
                                                738,000  517,000 674,000 -484,000  1,438,000 1,069,000 1,158,000  942,000 2,581,000 1,541,000  4,345,000 2,453,000 2,819,000  3,057,000 180,000 1,833,000  1,684,000 335 -694,000  1,023,000 757,000 5,383,000  570,000 338,000 51,000   -167 3,605,000  -140,000     
      income tax provision:
                                                    23,649,000                                       
      weighted average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                           
      basic
                                                                  194,482 198,948 199,926 200,395    208,993 206,634 213,756    216,380    108,409        
      diluted
                                                                  195,305 200,102 201,091 201,161    210,680 208,107 215,572    219,078    109,672        
      cash dividends declared per common share
                                                                   1.5 1.5  0.75                     
      gain on sale of equity securities
                                                                           45,686,000                
      weighted average common
                                                                                           
      see accompanying notes.
                                                                                           
      interest expense
                                                                            -77,000  -273,000 -23,000 -32,000   -5 -8,000  -3,000     
      selling, general and
                                                                                           
      administrative expenses
                                                                              87,060,000  65,925,000    37,764,000       
      research and development
                                                                                           
      expense
                                                                              40,634,000  33,503,000    24,913,000       
      other income: - sum
                                                                                22,583,000   11,324 3,456,000  40,971,000     
      numerator:
                                                                                           
      numerator for basic and diluted net income
                                                                                           
      per share - net income
                                                                                  122,978         
      denominator:
                                                                                           
      denominator for basic net income per share -
                                                                                           
      weighted-average common shares
                                                                                  216,317         
      effect of dilutive securities -
                                                                                           
      employee stock options
                                                                                  2,549         
      denominator for diluted net income per share -
                                                                                           
      adjusted weighted-average common shares
                                                                                  218,866         
      basic net income per share
                                                                                  0.57         
      diluted net income per share
                                                                                  0.56         
      translation adjustment
                                                                                  -17,438         
      change in fair value of available-for-sale marketable securities, net of deferred taxes
                                                                                  4,770         
      comprehensive income
                                                                                  110,310         
      13-weeks ended september 30, 2006
                                                                                           
      13-weeks ended september 24, 2005
                                                                                           
      39-weeks ended september 30, 2006
                                                                                           
      39-weeks ended september 24, 2005
                                                                                           
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        assets
                                                                                           
        current assets:
                                                                                           
        cash and cash equivalents
      2,289,916,000 2,278,646,000 2,072,845,000 2,072,208,000 2,175,515,000 2,079,468,000 2,009,361,000 1,937,483,000 1,921,782,000 1,693,452,000 1,422,855,000 1,425,526,000 1,361,593,000 1,279,194,000 1,082,338,000 1,087,381,000 1,417,531,000 1,498,058,000 1,639,056,000 1,639,447,000 1,599,475,000 1,458,442,000 1,223,516,000 1,354,924,000 1,048,604,000 1,027,567,000 976,402,000 820,181,000 1,115,951,000 1,201,732,000 1,056,397,000 946,656,000 898,981,000 891,488,000 891,279,000 859,560,000 833,577,000 846,883,000 912,559,000 912,559,000 801,464,000 857,679,000 833,070,000 938,183,000 1,171,388,000 1,154,558,000 1,196,268,000 1,154,558,000 1,234,886,000 1,136,691,000 1,179,149,000 1,068,700,000 1,083,490,000 1,093,440,000 1,231,180,000 1,247,073,000 1,267,719,000 1,285,791,000 1,287,160,000 1,389,406,000 1,389,406,000 1,418,871,000 1,210,615,000 1,260,936 1,235,965,000 1,173,169,000 1,291,343,000 1,091,581,000 1,011,763 958,909,000 922,329,000 696,335 521,540,000 624,482,000 598,815,000 707,689,000 703,749,000 667,671,000 479,380,000 337,321,000 351,723,000 373,944,000 314,623,000 334,352,000 331,245,000 
        marketable securities
      411,034,000 459,202,000 466,785,000 515,038,000 498,995,000 421,270,000 414,701,000 288,659,000 274,579,000 274,618,000 273,050,000 253,689,000 188,878,000 173,288,000 378,705,000 526,639,000 375,237,000 347,980,000 345,214,000 330,567,000 342,656,000 387,642,000 430,164,000 380,880,000 391,646,000 376,463,000 300,542,000 239,765,000 197,385,000 182,989,000 173,697,000 173,318,000 167,745,000 161,687,000 253,699,000 248,904,000 258,400,000 266,952,000 201,560,000 201,560,000 252,253,000 198,147,000 215,161,000 199,007,000 270,212,000 151,366,000 167,989,000 151,366,000 160,901,000 163,660,000 149,862,000 134,253,000 142,582,000 145,478,000 153,083,000 122,448,000 97,177,000 89,356,000 111,153,000 72,784,000 72,784,000 62,626,000 41,723,000 24,418 21,920,000 18,622,000 19,635,000 19,583,000 17,643 18,889,000 15,747,000 12,886 18,048,000 36,335,000 17,976,000 37,551,000 58,668,000 147,435,000 93,674,000 73,033,000 109,609,000 46,805,000 46,249,000 32,050,000 36,048,000 
        accounts receivable
      940,959,000  955,614,000 1,010,578,000 787,133,000  922,034,000 808,446,000 694,690,000  721,137,000 716,802,000 610,654,000  641,072,000 698,859,000 599,733,000  639,345,000 737,268,000 558,192,000  658,000,000 523,901,000 500,242,000  558,299,000 583,913,000 453,069,000  467,784,000 533,076,000 409,704,000  457,391,000 514,942,000 391,345,000  461,355,000 461,355,000 510,309,000 408,283,000  502,034,000 425,650,000 478,722,000  478,722,000 496,979,000 427,457,000  475,707,000 484,246,000 450,594,000  508,725,000 486,395,000 430,145,000  519,226,000 519,226,000 493,057,000 434,935,000  524,924,000 499,324,000 418,520,000  573,847 519,433,000 420,081,000  678,750,000 679,789,000 515,648,000  520,538,000 506,483,000 334,010,000  249,849,000 295,795,000 200,251,000  151,777,000 
        inventories
      1,850,282,000 1,772,257,000 1,887,930,000 1,788,020,000 1,581,952,000 1,473,978,000 1,505,536,000 1,319,643,000 1,302,230,000 1,345,955,000 1,439,894,000 1,402,225,000 1,478,997,000 1,515,045,000 1,533,271,000 1,454,868,000 1,339,530,000 1,227,609,000 1,113,503,000 938,607,000 837,934,000 762,084,000 821,377,000 813,243,000 790,180,000 752,908,000 749,825,000 648,140,000 598,387,000 561,840,000 556,640,000 501,490,000 547,412,000 517,644,000 575,335,000 525,167,000 533,151,000 484,821,000 534,683,000 534,683,000 508,161,000 517,767,000 500,554,000 458,451,000 470,444,000 466,482,000 420,475,000 466,482,000 429,673,000 442,025,000 382,226,000 416,725,000 383,492,000 396,010,000 389,931,000 443,416,000 384,207,000 407,476,000 397,741,000 461,304,000 461,304,000 385,678,000 411,021,000 387,577 494,354,000 358,576,000 356,073,000 309,938,000 373,290 323,161,000 353,532,000 425,312 698,927,000 656,018,000 676,051,000 505,467,000 493,739,000 290,682,000 283,200,000 271,008,000 333,471,000 227,912,000 200,253,000 199,841,000 173,198,000 
        deferred costs
      15,324,000 17,538,000 17,468,000 18,518,000 21,077,000 24,040,000 23,385,000 20,946,000 18,329,000 16,316,000 15,296,000 15,243,000 14,573,000 14,862,000 14,398,000 14,541,000 15,003,000 15,961,000 16,046,000 16,966,000 18,175,000 20,145,000 21,067,000 22,033,000 23,650,000 25,105,000 26,450,000 27,040,000 27,567,000 28,462,000 28,235,000 31,924,000 29,327,000 48,312,000 47,483,000 49,603,000 46,124,000 47,395,000 46,569,000 46,569,000 46,552,000 50,861,000 49,176,000 48,033,000 48,824,000 52,113,000 51,336,000 52,113,000 47,886,000 52,009,000 57,368,000 56,749,000 54,104,000 53,534,000 53,948,000 50,047,000 46,470,000 41,831,000 40,033,000 31,780,000 31,780,000 28,343,000 22,943,000 20,053                      
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      489,654,000 467,558,000 410,301,000 415,069,000 380,512,000 353,993,000 334,488,000 322,041,000 305,674,000 318,556,000 284,682,000 297,516,000 309,303,000 315,915,000 318,339,000 340,329,000 335,169,000 328,719,000 255,802,000 220,910,000 201,488,000 191,569,000 187,746,000 163,458,000 174,564,000 169,044,000 146,325,000 141,539,000 119,778,000 120,512,000 117,866,000 137,118,000 138,114,000 153,912,000 107,287,000 106,758,000 94,313,000 89,903,000 90,733,000 90,733,000 93,848,000 96,396,000 81,645,000 83,730,000 57,624,000 59,058,000 48,615,000 59,058,000 58,748,000 54,999,000 55,243,000 225,067,000 135,104,000 106,371,000 35,520,000 50,882,000 51,983,000 48,304,000 69,790,000 53,117,000 53,117,000 46,261,000 38,018,000 24,894 35,807,000 52,758,000 63,427,000 39,470,000 49,569 65,081,000 55,348,000 58,746 32,204,000 27,712,000 24,129,000 22,179,000 23,538,000 19,104,000 25,136,000 28,202,000 25,034,000 34,358,000 46,361,000 34,312,000 17,834,000 
        total current assets
      5,997,169,000 6,248,216,000 5,810,943,000 5,819,431,000 5,445,184,000 5,336,153,000 5,209,505,000 4,697,218,000 4,517,284,000 4,464,140,000 4,156,914,000 4,111,001,000 3,963,998,000 3,955,151,000 3,968,123,000 4,122,617,000 4,082,203,000 4,261,772,000 4,008,966,000 3,883,765,000 3,557,920,000 3,669,351,000 3,341,870,000 3,258,439,000 2,928,886,000 3,057,850,000 2,757,843,000 2,460,578,000 2,512,137,000 2,665,368,000 2,400,619,000 2,323,582,000 2,191,283,000 2,363,925,000 2,332,474,000 2,304,934,000 2,156,910,000 2,263,016,000 2,247,459,000 2,247,459,000 2,212,587,000 2,129,133,000 2,211,087,000 2,283,296,000 2,500,307,000 2,421,485,000 2,510,976,000 2,421,485,000 2,496,569,000 2,387,495,000 2,595,636,000 2,444,638,000 2,346,259,000 2,313,955,000 2,536,120,000 2,473,048,000 2,381,214,000 2,349,266,000 2,556,284,000 2,553,914,000 2,553,914,000 2,462,527,000 2,192,837,000 2,498,755 2,371,398,000 2,159,517,000 2,209,359,000 2,393,871,000 2,078,936 1,944,804,000 1,827,832,000 1,984,425 2,036,578,000 2,117,571,000 1,931,125,000 2,332,775,000 1,857,932,000 1,688,309,000 1,270,538,000 1,169,084,000 1,132,345,000 1,023,863,000 844,460,000 801,167,000 757,723,000 
        property and equipment
      1,383,770,000 1,375,348,000 1,296,198,000 1,290,714,000 1,233,213,000 1,236,884,000 1,220,113,000 1,206,020,000 1,206,401,000 1,224,097,000 1,187,375,000 1,180,654,000 1,165,035,000 1,147,005,000 1,100,257,000 1,113,562,000 1,092,520,000 1,067,478,000 974,981,000 957,924,000 861,382,000 855,539,000 813,561,000 791,175,000 754,549,000  710,591,000 702,108,000 672,299,000  650,805,000 637,245,000 604,813,000  554,441,000 517,290,000 503,840,000  454,246,000 454,246,000 450,654,000 448,967,000  445,672,000 436,104,000 431,753,000  431,753,000 428,482,000 417,164,000  413,675,000 410,533,000 407,591,000  407,853,000 407,850,000 412,592,000  423,041,000 423,041,000 423,697,000 427,110,000  427,856,000 426,805,000 432,606,000  444,172 443,026,000 440,611,000  453,419,000 449,727,000 392,001,000  358,578,000 350,299,000 257,935,000  209,135,000 195,383,000 188,820,000  177,064,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      203,390,000 196,183,000 187,796,000 179,299,000 170,703,000 164,656,000 137,665,000 130,302,000 136,285,000 143,724,000 140,635,000 134,995,000 134,569,000 138,040,000 121,937,000 128,615,000 101,198,000 89,457,000 89,934,000 93,097,000 92,942,000 94,626,000 74,949,000 76,214,000 66,497,000 63,589,000 55,399,000 59,166,000 54,978,000                                                         
        noncurrent marketable securities
      1,612,323,000 1,396,929,000 1,376,624,000 1,285,887,000 1,226,464,000 1,198,331,000 1,106,532,000 1,192,190,000 1,133,958,000 1,125,191,000 1,081,674,000 1,100,259,000 1,163,989,000 1,208,360,000 1,236,350,000 1,247,490,000 1,238,500,000 1,268,698,000                                                                    
        deferred income tax assets
      721,894,000 718,094,000 782,093,000 852,551,000 831,817,000 822,521,000 787,849,000 777,019,000 763,083,000 754,635,000 514,876,000 493,943,000 455,095,000 441,071,000 390,105,000 347,998,000 301,718,000 260,205,000                                                                    
        noncurrent deferred costs
      4,046,000 4,373,000 4,830,000 5,222,000 5,783,000 6,898,000 7,994,000 8,921,000 10,480,000 11,057,000 10,538,000 10,451,000 9,504,000 9,831,000 10,393,000 10,818,000 11,396,000 12,361,000 13,035,000 13,814,000 14,520,000 16,510,000 17,676,000 18,748,000 21,436,000 23,493,000 25,156,000 27,018,000 28,428,000 29,473,000 29,732,000 30,663,000 32,428,000 73,851,000 69,286,000 62,741,000 57,579,000 56,151,000 51,395,000 51,395,000 47,535,000 39,663,000 38,769,000 32,504,000 32,142,000 35,272,000 36,140,000 35,272,000 40,853,000 38,384,000 41,157,000 39,625,000 37,830,000 37,955,000 42,359,000 39,750,000 38,994,000 38,871,000 40,823,000 36,134,000 36,134,000 31,047,000 25,700,000 24,685                      
        goodwill
      750,633,000 760,241,000 757,290,000 640,554,000 616,955,000 603,947,000 611,884,000 599,606,000 601,618,000 608,474,000 594,449,000 572,985,000 571,534,000 567,994,000 540,740,000 561,395,000 572,996,000                                                                     
        other intangible assets
      186,866,000 198,362,000 205,985,000 147,285,000 150,026,000 154,163,000 168,230,000 168,392,000 176,647,000 186,601,000 185,835,000 165,591,000 172,685,000 178,461,000 179,890,000 194,070,000 209,325,000                             221,566,000  221,566,000 213,242,000 216,260,000  221,979,000 220,531,000 223,316,000  241,013,000 241,688,000 249,279,000 246,646,000 255,618,000 255,618,000 181,004,000 184,821,000 183,352 196,132,000 184,888,000 200,501,000 206,256,000 212,070 208,888,000 208,691,000 214,941 207,889,000 210,323,000 202,534,000 181,358,000 149,277,000 131,186,000 132,888,000 64,273,000 28,116,000 29,179,000 29,330,000 29,349,000  
        other noncurrent assets
      92,347,000 95,923,000 101,119,000 103,133,000 107,477,000 106,974,000 97,960,000 103,654,000 88,124,000 85,650,000 92,726,000 101,921,000 89,622,000 85,257,000 79,811,000 87,131,000 93,393,000 103,383,000                                                                    
        total assets
      10,952,438,000 10,993,669,000 10,522,878,000 10,324,076,000 9,787,622,000 9,630,527,000 9,347,732,000 8,883,322,000 8,633,880,000 8,603,569,000 7,965,022,000 7,871,800,000 7,726,031,000 7,731,170,000 7,627,606,000 7,813,696,000 7,703,249,000 7,854,427,000 7,571,489,000 7,402,724,000 6,999,729,000 7,031,373,000 6,550,669,000 6,220,042,000 6,053,993,000 6,166,799,000 5,755,105,000 5,524,783,000 5,280,145,000 5,382,858,000 5,095,967,000 4,988,720,000 4,855,222,000 5,010,260,000 4,835,391,000 4,748,772,000 4,600,681,000 4,525,133,000 4,591,906,000 4,591,906,000 4,527,583,000 4,410,324,000 4,499,391,000 4,423,409,000 4,543,279,000 4,669,364,000 4,693,303,000 4,669,364,000 4,741,802,000 4,738,914,000 4,879,603,000 4,823,226,000 4,599,181,000 4,570,420,000 4,819,124,000 4,630,742,000 4,462,762,000 4,324,793,000 4,471,338,000 4,334,885,000 4,334,885,000 4,198,455,000 3,937,509,000 3,988,688 3,658,018,000 3,431,359,000 3,551,528,000 3,825,874,000 3,516,551 3,144,366,000 2,794,189,000 2,924,581 3,015,313,000 3,132,031,000 3,083,398,000 3,291,460,000 2,645,500,000 2,444,601,000 2,017,168,000 1,897,020,000 1,799,537,000 1,661,857,000 1,471,499,000 1,362,235,000 1,304,726,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                           
        current liabilities:
                                                                                           
        accounts payable
      344,724,000 347,493,000 378,021,000 397,303,000 344,804,000 359,365,000 374,025,000 331,938,000 243,087,000 253,790,000 268,030,000 253,803,000 208,796,000 212,417,000 268,674,000 319,732,000 298,992,000 370,048,000 318,604,000 303,947,000 250,789,000 258,885,000 235,467,000 193,216,000 200,281,000 240,831,000 235,548,000 214,763,000 170,474,000 204,985,000 197,069,000 166,499,000 136,132,000 169,640,000 158,591,000 161,398,000 136,901,000 172,404,000 148,030,000 148,030,000 151,904,000 137,162,000 178,905,000 146,088,000 125,745,000 144,882,000 149,094,000 144,882,000 132,581,000 124,241,000 146,582,000 151,798,000 128,078,000 112,170,000 131,263,000 147,866,000 138,582,000 109,232,000 164,010,000 182,651,000 182,651,000 125,680,000 118,845,000 132,348 194,894,000 150,519,000 109,904,000 203,388,000 185,668 137,360,000 79,453,000 160,094 217,122,000 179,212,000 213,766,000 341,053,000 236,044,000 167,339,000 110,119,000 88,375,000 125,236,000 89,635,000 68,809,000 76,516,000 50,210,000 
        salaries and benefits payable
      224,693,000 228,267,000 240,077,000 193,598,000 204,589,000 210,879,000 218,941,000 172,284,000 192,832,000 190,014,000 196,665,000 157,774,000 164,812,000 176,114,000 184,802,000 178,670,000 170,835,000 211,371,000 173,566,000 160,815,000 148,558,000 181,937,000 137,859,000 123,404,000 110,611,000 128,426,000 109,323,000 106,331,000 95,881,000 113,087,000 101,190,000 95,969,000 90,137,000 102,802,000 89,124,000 86,955,000 69,892,000 88,818,000 86,104,000 86,104,000 68,067,000 75,862,000 70,601,000 55,185,000 63,775,000 67,496,000 62,764,000 67,496,000 52,689,000 58,166,000 59,794,000 63,064,000 50,184,000 55,727,000 55,969,000 56,533,000 40,479,000 46,180,000 45,964,000 46,591,000 46,591,000 37,393,000 34,811,000 49,288 37,299,000 36,568,000 34,017,000 45,236,000 32,787 28,396,000 28,426,000 34,241 41,633,000 35,081,000 34,618,000 31,696,000 32,524,000 26,056,000 16,364,000 16,268,000 21,233,000 17,782,000 10,277,000 13,005,000 8,510,000 
        accrued warranty costs
      70,932,000 72,921,000 71,720,000 71,197,000 61,142,000 62,473,000 57,983,000 58,253,000 55,219,000 55,738,000 53,533,000 52,352,000 52,675,000 50,952,000 39,925,000 39,949,000 40,698,000 45,467,000 42,849,000 44,575,000 39,288,000 42,643,000 40,002,000 39,293,000 39,368,000 39,758,000 37,998,000 39,330,000 35,042,000 38,276,000 35,960,000 38,429,000 35,422,000 36,827,000 35,669,000 37,012,000 34,427,000 37,233,000 38,872,000 38,872,000 34,670,000 31,407,000 30,449,000 26,101,000 23,866,000 26,543,000 27,609,000 26,543,000 27,349,000 25,016,000 26,767,000 34,639,000 34,288,000 34,654,000 37,301,000 39,147,000 40,797,000 42,792,000 46,773,000 43,473,000 43,473,000 41,691,000 44,030,000 49,885 44,023,000 41,445,000 58,814,000 87,424,000 83,081 79,968,000 68,847,000 87,408 81,291,000 83,918,000 72,751,000 71,636,000 55,225,000 49,725,000 39,281,000 37,639,000 28,973,000 24,906,000 20,179,000 18,817,000  
        accrued sales program costs
      92,504,000 153,193,000 86,576,000 104,310,000 71,765,000 108,492,000 75,802,000 90,191,000 77,592,000 98,610,000 71,558,000 80,708,000 58,332,000 97,772,000 75,182,000 89,981,000 68,715,000 121,514,000 78,251,000 97,213,000 64,557,000 109,891,000 76,255,000 66,696,000 58,678,000 112,578,000 58,459,000 74,302,000 54,597,000 90,388,000 59,708,000 65,477,000 56,266,000 93,250,000 53,826,000 51,531,000 46,468,000 80,953,000 49,172,000 49,172,000 49,538,000 49,236,000 67,613,000 40,924,000 37,049,000 38,699,000 58,934,000 38,699,000 33,436,000 31,245,000 50,903,000 36,487,000 39,083,000 39,716,000 57,080,000 31,952,000 36,724,000 32,452,000 52,262,000 44,549,000 44,549,000 48,929,000 49,463,000 107,261 57,557,000 46,656,000 41,201,000 119,150,000 56,318 69,554,000 58,039,000 90,337    142,360,000    32,560,000    9,038,000  
        other accrued expenses
      233,248,000 257,651,000 231,156,000 254,359,000 209,473,000 216,721,000 222,925,000 196,381,000 191,474,000 245,874,000 208,717,000 191,510,000 178,264,000 197,376,000 195,117,000 216,862,000 209,155,000 225,988,000 146,426,000 140,807,000 137,968,000 149,817,000 105,731,000 98,097,000 94,760,000 95,060,000 87,333,000 90,439,000 81,919,000 69,777,000 67,426,000 66,776,000 69,949,000 93,652,000 105,783,000 95,626,000 79,986,000 70,469,000 81,313,000 81,313,000 77,442,000 75,217,000 74,926,000 76,003,000 68,998,000 77,157,000 67,780,000 77,157,000 70,399,000 73,911,000 65,657,000 73,241,000 72,634,000 59,930,000 69,806,000 63,841,000 73,327,000 66,416,000 67,912,000 97,081,000 97,081,000 70,622,000 58,164,000 63,043 111,559,000 81,162,000 63,877,000 40,373,000 141,021 94,118,000 47,083,000 87,021 154,102,000 166,655,000 129,415,000 90,731,000 131,959,000 115,208,000 65,738,000 68,172,000 75,314,000 69,630,000 28,939,000 14,955,000 28,959,000 
        deferred revenue
      100,843,000 105,646,000 104,984,000 108,444,000 105,716,000 110,997,000 113,049,000 105,999,000 100,740,000 101,189,000 98,289,000 95,618,000 90,568,000 91,092,000 88,563,000 86,553,000 86,444,000 87,654,000 87,770,000 85,888,000 83,891,000 86,865,000 88,042,000 87,727,000 89,817,000 94,562,000 95,572,000 94,980,000 93,653,000 96,372,000 97,604,000 98,526,000 98,660,000 139,681,000 138,570,000 145,603,000 140,452,000 146,564,000 146,384,000 146,384,000 150,587,000 154,965,000 164,982,000 174,365,000 185,899,000 210,621,000 203,598,000 210,621,000 221,079,000 238,285,000 256,908,000 255,830,000 251,074,000 250,217,000 252,375,000 232,715,000 213,957,000 199,302,000 188,987,000 139,528,000 139,528,000 134,341,000 104,818,000 89,711 61,731,000 46,620,000 35,835,000 27,910,000 48,621                 
        income taxes payable
      308,301,000 381,549,000 293,476,000 282,988,000 332,217,000 294,582,000 227,735,000 236,708,000 256,442,000 225,475,000 151,559,000 199,087,000 254,753,000 246,180,000 169,665,000 127,685,000 148,268,000 128,083,000 109,862,000 78,797,000 67,064,000 68,585,000 48,342,000 54,894,000 54,466,000 56,913,000 60,728,000 39,879,000 55,929,000 51,642,000 43,519,000 40,016,000 37,825,000 33,638,000 15,250,000 10,961,000 20,288,000 16,163,000 24,004,000 24,004,000 24,714,000 14,524,000 21,674,000 10,609,000 190,594,000 197,846,000 182,260,000 197,846,000 34,135,000 36,009,000 38,043,000 44,060,000 24,390,000 27,674,000 32,031,000 50,076,000 45,496,000 66,156,000 77,784,000 20,163,000 20,163,000 13,795,000 29,959,000 56,028 42,959,000 11,312,000 25,816,000 22,846,000 14,102 20,142,000 20,314,000 20,075 50,994,000 51,104,000 16,163,000 76,895,000 35,033,000 16,975,000 11,918,000 94,668,000 86,020,000 63,298,000 68,879,000 63,154,000 63,744,000 
        dividend payable
       173,351,000 346,286,000 519,863,000  144,349,000 288,204,000 432,569,000  139,997,000 279,447,000 418,801,000  139,732,000 420,995,000 564,454,000 129,394,000 258,023,000 386,567,000 515,307,000 117,205,000 233,644,000 349,964,000 466,465,000 108,880,000 217,262,000 325,075,000 324,655,000  200,483,000 200,124,000 300,187,000  95,975,000 191,238,000 286,865,000  96,168,000 288,540,000 288,540,000 384,760,000 96,425,000 192,991,000 389,287,000 91,964,000 277,378,000 185,326,000 277,378,000 369,826,000 87,717,000 175,675,000 263,704,000 263,704,000  175,932,000 175,331,000 263,078,000  77,865,000 232,889,000 232,889,000 388,148,000     299,957,000  150,447    151,900,000 157,498,000       108,389,000 108,389,000    
        total current liabilities
      1,375,245,000 1,720,071,000 1,752,296,000 1,932,062,000 1,329,706,000 1,507,858,000 1,578,664,000 1,624,323,000 1,117,386,000 1,310,687,000 1,327,798,000 1,449,653,000 1,008,200,000 1,211,635,000 1,442,923,000 1,623,886,000 1,152,501,000 1,448,148,000 1,373,939,000 1,458,830,000 933,125,000 1,164,217,000 1,122,956,000 1,163,927,000 781,872,000 1,035,933,000 1,042,955,000 1,027,701,000 622,526,000 921,313,000 854,026,000 929,147,000 557,843,000 828,656,000 846,045,000 928,509,000 571,459,000 782,735,000 919,995,000 919,995,000 1,010,429,000 680,720,000 865,998,000 961,681,000 824,261,000 1,123,483,000 1,033,261,000 1,123,483,000 969,250,000 697,108,000 905,304,000 974,033,000 889,735,000 605,101,000 909,026,000 883,554,000 901,952,000 594,542,000 858,279,000 914,072,000 914,072,000 916,087,000 469,913,000 669,037 569,527,000 436,436,000 679,556,000 683,668,000 712,045 429,538,000 302,162,000 479,176 697,042,000 673,468,000 466,713,000 801,883,000 567,962,000 428,152,000 243,420,000 337,682,000 445,165,000 373,640,000 197,083,000 195,485,000 222,191,000 
        deferred income tax liabilities
      111,744,000 109,701,000 109,044,000 89,194,000 104,923,000 103,274,000 104,996,000 102,951,000 113,932,000 114,682,000 116,419,000 116,651,000 131,753,000 129,965,000 117,941,000 118,062,000 117,649,000 117,595,000                                                                    
        noncurrent income taxes payable
      3,645,000 3,596,000 3,425,000 3,704,000 6,951,000 7,014,000 16,864,000 16,480,000 16,128,000 16,521,000 24,577,000 34,613,000 34,936,000 34,627,000 50,943,000 60,233,000 62,732,000 62,539,000                                                                    
        noncurrent deferred revenue
      22,530,000 22,277,000 23,187,000 24,553,000 25,526,000 28,321,000 30,227,000 31,848,000 33,928,000 36,148,000 35,525,000 35,939,000 34,378,000 35,702,000 37,068,000 38,297,000 39,061,000 41,618,000 42,022,000 43,554,000 44,856,000 49,934,000 52,715,000 54,860,000 61,992,000 67,329,000 69,600,000 71,700,000 72,531,000 76,566,000 77,634,000 84,156,000 83,222,000 163,840,000 155,814,000 145,582,000                                                  
        noncurrent operating lease liabilities
      167,612,000 164,835,000 155,771,000 148,608,000 140,235,000 134,886,000 109,832,000 102,167,000 105,859,000 113,035,000 111,035,000 110,740,000 111,388,000 114,541,000 100,181,000 106,952,000 82,127,000 70,044,000 71,527,000 74,336,000 74,741,000 75,958,000 58,416,000 60,000,000 52,834,000 49,238,000 42,855,000 46,281,000 43,277,000                                                         
        other noncurrent liabilities
      638,000 625,000 914,000 844,000 803,000 776,000 602,000 571,000 550,000 436,000 388,000 382,000 372,000 360,000 361,000 333,000 337,000 324,000                                                                    
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                           
        common shares, 0.10 par value
      19,490,000 19,490,000                                                                                    
        additional paid-in capital
      2,335,119,000 2,368,670,000 2,359,964,000 2,317,294,000 2,255,968,000 2,247,484,000 2,218,170,000 2,183,158,000 2,135,384,000 2,125,467,000 2,100,357,000 2,077,540,000 2,048,339,000 2,042,472,000 2,027,019,000 2,008,931,000 1,982,561,000 1,960,722,000 1,950,464,000 1,927,137,000 1,892,934,000 1,880,354,000 1,872,519,000 1,851,695,000 1,830,052,000 1,835,622,000 1,841,696,000 1,825,135,000 1,810,196,000 1,823,638,000 1,842,551,000 1,828,515,000 1,818,532,000 1,828,386,000 1,851,529,000 1,839,587,000 1,831,824,000 1,836,047,000 1,862,801,000 1,862,801,000 73,279,000 70,413,000 62,239,000 85,233,000 80,598,000 92,144,000 73,521,000 92,144,000 87,357,000 80,837,000 79,263,000 87,377,000 83,513,000 77,723,000 72,462,000 86,513,000 78,390,000 70,688,000 61,869,000 61,309,000 61,309,000 53,707,000 45,435,000 38,268 11,673,000   32,221,000 35,428 23,264,000 8,885,000    54,502,000 132,264,000 123,025,000 105,525,000 92,423,000 83,438,000 71,666,000 117,465,000 109,781,000 96,242,000 88,948,000 
        treasury shares
      -415,600,000 -406,423,000 -392,738,000 -356,358,000 -301,804,000 -270,521,000 -243,994,000 -223,899,000 -226,921,000 -330,909,000                                                                            
        retained earnings
      7,374,974,000 6,970,182,000 6,441,534,000 6,039,512,000 6,331,735,000 5,999,183,000 5,563,576,000 5,164,227,000 5,440,200,000 5,263,528,000 4,721,555,000 4,464,682,000 4,935,730,000 4,733,517,000 4,439,004,000 4,225,521,000 4,532,102,000 4,320,737,000 4,034,912,000 3,775,874,000 3,974,184,000 3,754,372,000 3,421,159,000 3,107,768,000 3,390,053,000 3,229,061,000 2,868,816,000 2,641,371,000 2,850,588,000 2,710,619,000 2,520,828,000 2,336,614,000 2,546,400,000 2,368,874,000 2,230,489,000 2,083,076,000 2,294,654,000 2,056,702,000 1,919,846,000 1,919,846,000 1,794,792,000 2,018,609,000 1,930,517,000 1,676,601,000 1,928,165,000 1,649,727,000 1,859,972,000 1,649,727,000 1,796,561,000 1,984,405,000 1,865,587,000 1,701,823,000 1,514,153,000 1,693,291,000 1,604,625,000 1,477,504,000 1,336,460,000 1,500,390,000 1,413,582,000 1,248,443,000 1,248,443,000 1,097,970,000 1,377,007,000 1,264,613 1,136,374,000 2,648,589,000 2,552,920,000 2,816,607,000 2,537,598 2,472,912,000 2,311,044,000 2,262,503 2,139,214,000 2,258,730,000 2,318,914,000 2,171,134,000 1,863,867,000 1,832,891,000 1,618,515,000 1,478,654,000 1,297,843,000 1,174,866,000 1,159,970,000 1,072,454,000 985,293,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      -42,959,000 20,645,000 49,991,000 105,173,000 -125,911,000 -147,238,000 -50,695,000 -137,994,000 -122,056,000 -65,614,000 -160,827,000 -115,300,000 -86,566,000 -114,533,000 -206,839,000 -70,612,000 10,911,000 117,835,000 154,756,000 166,627,000 140,252,000 183,427,000 118,978,000 89,729,000 31,807,000 55,874,000 20,590,000 34,681,000 18,338,000 8,430,000 4,624,000 9,732,000 64,442,000 56,045,000 46,487,000 40,147,000 32,464,000 -36,761,000 25,766,000 25,766,000 -1,403,000 -14,864,000 -30,428,000 24,075,000 16,575,000 47,170,000 2,571,000 47,170,000 73,293,000 35,302,000 38,041,000 71,781,000 64,843,000 129,355,000 138,554,000 121,617,000 95,182,000 109,670,000  74,686,000 74,686,000 129,681,000 91,370,000  32,997,000 2,038,000       -885,000 49,869,000 92,950,000           
        total stockholders’ equity
      9,271,024,000 8,972,564,000 8,478,241,000 8,125,111,000 8,179,478,000 7,848,398,000 7,506,547,000 7,004,982,000 7,246,097,000 7,012,060,000 6,349,280,000 6,123,822,000 6,405,004,000 6,204,340,000 5,878,189,000 5,865,933,000 6,248,842,000 6,114,159,000 5,854,738,000 5,584,248,000 5,715,827,000 5,516,116,000 5,104,341,000 4,740,861,000 4,934,400,000 4,793,496,000 4,380,894,000 4,150,966,000 4,315,286,000 4,162,974,000 3,952,708,000  3,997,193,000                                                    1,068,432,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      10,952,438,000 10,993,669,000 10,522,878,000 10,324,076,000 9,787,622,000 9,630,527,000 9,347,732,000 8,883,322,000 8,633,880,000 8,603,569,000 7,965,022,000 7,871,800,000 7,726,031,000 7,731,170,000 7,627,606,000 7,813,696,000 7,703,249,000 7,854,427,000 7,571,489,000 7,402,724,000 6,999,729,000 7,031,373,000 6,550,669,000 6,220,042,000 6,053,993,000 6,166,799,000 5,755,105,000 5,524,783,000 5,280,145,000 5,382,858,000 5,095,967,000                                                      1,304,726,000 
        accounts receivables
       1,253,015,000    983,404,000    815,243,000    656,847,000    843,445,000    849,469,000    706,763,000    569,833,000    590,882,000    527,062,000     531,481,000    570,191,000    564,586,000    603,673,000    607,450,000         874,110,000    741,321              
        see accompanying notes.
                                                                                           
        common shares
        19,490,000 19,490,000 19,490,000 19,490,000 19,490,000 19,490,000 19,490,000 19,588,000                                                                            
        shares
                19,588,000 19,588,000                                                                          
        treasury stock
                -331,393,000 -322,688,000 -510,478,000 -475,095,000 -398,974,000 -315,886,000 -294,711,000 -303,114,000 -303,373,000 -303,369,000 -309,522,000 -320,016,000 -326,294,000 -326,310,000 -335,491,000 -345,040,000 -368,187,000 -368,200,000 -381,815,000 -397,692,000 -433,274,000 -433,959,000 -450,160,000 -468,818,000 -506,799,000 -496,342,000 -474,859,000 -455,964,000 -464,163,000 -464,163,000 -445,268,000 -434,346,000 -414,637,000 -374,839,000 -345,143,000 -350,063,000 -330,132,000 -350,063,000 -274,030,000 -145,609,000 -120,620,000 -100,912,000 -93,587,000 -79,479,000 -81,280,000 -95,322,000 -96,780,000 -98,778,000 -103,498,000 -113,681,000 -113,681,000 -116,099,000 -118,018,000 -106,758 -123,563,000                     
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 191,450 shares outstanding at april 1, 2023 and 191,623 shares outstanding at december 31, 2022
                  17,979,000                                                                         
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued, 191,623 shares outstanding at december 31, 2022; and 192,608 shares outstanding at december 25, 2021:
                   17,979,000                                                                        
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 192,180 shares outstanding at september 24, 2022 and 192,608 shares outstanding at december 25, 2021
                    17,979,000                                                                       
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 193,058 shares outstanding at june 25, 2022 and 192,608 shares outstanding at december 25, 2021
                     17,979,000                                                                      
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 193,125 shares outstanding at march 26, 2022 and 192,608 shares outstanding at december 25, 2021
                      17,979,000                                                                     
        intangible assets
                       791,073,000 809,163,000 820,116,000 822,229,000 828,566,000 818,781,000 656,898,000 658,777,000 659,629,000 637,716,000 653,014,000 411,162,000 417,080,000 424,776,000 409,459,000 421,006,000 409,801,000 313,269,000 309,318,000 303,414,000 305,002,000 301,983,000 301,983,000 303,348,000 306,303,000 245,552,000 222,968,000 224,381,000  218,083,000    219,494,000    232,597,000                               
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued, 192,608 shares outstanding at december 25, 2021; and 191,571 shares outstanding at december 26, 2020;
                       17,979,000                                                                    
        deferred income taxes
                        251,983,000 250,230,000 248,852,000 245,455,000 247,502,000 254,202,000 263,687,000 268,518,000 158,963,000 162,739,000 170,935,000 176,959,000 186,445,000 188,101,000 199,090,000 199,343,000 262,473,000 265,719,000 62,593,000 61,220,000 56,463,000 56,463,000 54,633,000 60,915,000 56,210,000 53,858,000 56,165,000 59,186,000 56,102,000 59,186,000 67,496,000 67,792,000 69,823,000 67,437,000 63,241,000 68,528,000 68,785,000 50,457,000 47,263,000 46,363,000 42,957,000 26,297,000 26,297,000 27,691,000 33,582,000 33,628 58,428,000 57,068,000 60,361,000 59,189,000 52,824 59,331,000 60,795,000 49,825 87,109,000 93,235,000 98,506,000 107,376,000 57,700,000 56,934,000 55,138,000 55,996,000 62,659,000 45,049,000 36,723,000 29,615,000 47,621,000 
        other assets
                        169,838,000 180,073,000 189,086,000 189,845,000 177,934,000 171,062,000 160,265,000 159,253,000 156,182,000 141,061,000 92,287,000 100,255,000 102,334,000 97,012,000 97,138,000 107,352,000 93,008,000 88,221,000 84,240,000 94,395,000 88,127,000 88,127,000 88,723,000 88,731,000 97,730,000 62,039,000 24,266,000 21,603,000 21,853,000 21,603,000 19,878,000 20,675,000 17,789,000 14,179,000 12,607,000 14,176,000 15,229,000                              34,919,000 
        accrued advertising expense
                        30,044,000 31,481,000 23,805,000 31,950,000 25,905,000 23,302,000 19,752,000 35,142,000 21,246,000 28,444,000 18,263,000 31,657,000 24,213,000 29,059,000 16,007,000 30,987,000 20,099,000 23,180,000 17,039,000 37,440,000 22,775,000 22,775,000 24,534,000 20,185,000 33,547,000 29,762,000 17,190,000 23,480,000 26,334,000 23,480,000 17,927,000 12,643,000 19,448,000 16,862,000 16,696,000 14,484,000 25,192,000 19,190,000 16,866,000 10,896,000 31,915,000 24,595,000 24,595,000 23,544,000 17,626,000 21,587 19,505,000 22,154,000 10,135,000 34,146,000        47,512,000          
        noncurrent income taxes
                        78,176,000 97,556,000 95,505,000 92,810,000 75,186,000 92,120,000 104,853,000 105,771,000 105,309,000 121,997,000 127,339,000 127,211,000 126,893,000 140,584,000 140,368,000 138,295,000 123,905,000 131,887,000                                                  
        other liabilities
                        23,354,000 20,051,000 18,079,000 15,494,000 12,309,000 4,691,000 250,000 278,000 267,000 273,000 227,000 1,850,000 1,860,000 1,860,000 1,882,000 1,788,000 1,738,000 1,656,000 1,637,000 1,594,000 1,707,000 1,707,000 1,680,000 1,676,000 1,637,000 1,534,000 1,371,000 1,459,000 1,437,000 1,459,000 1,482,000 1,299,000 890,000 917,000 951,000 996,000 1,034,000 1,035,000 1,040,000 1,059,000 1,491,000 1,522,000 1,522,000 1,542,000 1,457,000 1,406 1,418,000 1,317,000 1,258,000 1,267,000 1,242 1,231,000 1,153,000 1,115 1,058,000 1,025,000 980,000 435,000 90,505,000 90,470,000 76,474,000       
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 192,322 shares outstanding at september 25, 2021 and 191,571 shares outstanding at december 26, 2020
                        17,979,000                                                                   
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 192,321 shares outstanding at june 26, 2021 and 191,571 shares outstanding at december 26, 2020
                         17,979,000                                                                  
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 192,144 shares outstanding at march 27, 2021 and 191,571 shares outstanding at december 26, 2020
                          17,979,000                                                                 
        restricted cash
                           306,000 293,000 283,000 283,000 71,000 1,036,000 73,000 148,000 73,000 145,000 211,000 279,000 271,000 117,000 117,000 117,000 113,000 265,000 265,000 257,000 261,000 259,000 279,000 313,000 293,000 308,000 293,000 250,000 246,000 249,000 252,000 249,000 835,000 836,000 830,000 825,000 828,000 771,000 1,399,000 1,399,000 1,393,000 1,389,000 1,277 956,000 936,000 941,000 2,047,000 2,044 2,066,000 1,898,000 1,941 1,452,000 1,550,000 1,565,000 1,554,000 1,580,000 1,558,000 1,529,000 1,525,000 1,461,000 1,449,000 1,370,000 1,356,000 1,411,000 
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued, 191,571 shares outstanding at december 26, 2020; and 190,686 shares outstanding at december 28, 2019;
                           17,979,000                                                                
        accrued royalty costs
                            15,389,000 10,833,000 5,259,000 15,401,000 11,673,000 14,578,000 16,768,000 24,646,000 27,213,000 28,209,000 17,445,000 32,204,000 37,895,000 29,378,000 26,006,000 36,523,000 34,801,000 34,801,000 44,213,000 25,737,000 30,310,000 9,509,000 5,811,000 52,558,000 51,889,000 52,558,000 9,451,000 7,901,000 64,538,000 34,285,000 9,444,000 10,315,000   27,138,000 14,441,000 99,025,000 77,907,000 77,907,000 27,509,000 7,769,000 95,086    103,195,000                  
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 191,237 shares outstanding at september 26, 2020 and 190,686 shares outstanding at december 28, 2019
                            17,979,000                                                               
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 191,223 shares outstanding at june 27, 2020 and 190,686 shares outstanding at december 28, 2019
                             17,979,000                                                              
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 191,017 shares outstanding at march 28, 2020 and 190,686 shares outstanding at december 28, 2019
                              17,979,000                                                             
        land and improvements
                               132,951,000    131,689,000    114,701,000    104,740,000     85,162,000    94,245,000    98,324,000    97,427,000    95,570,000     94,792    92,088,000    88,272    79,445,000    37,103,000    31,075,000  
        building and improvements
                               576,703,000    539,177,000    482,794,000    376,916,000     351,778,000    324,710,000    300,820,000    284,534,000    277,624,000     274,163    268,011,000    244,804    204,083,000    158,873,000    106,470,000  
        office furniture and equipment
                               306,694,000    264,818,000    246,107,000    222,439,000     206,025,000    188,847,000    156,731,000    135,246,000    112,345,000     98,779    84,544,000    72,665    48,656,000    45,841,000    33,863,000  
        manufacturing equipment
                               192,741,000    162,077,000    156,119,000    129,526,000     131,055,000    128,441,000    123,346,000    131,019,000    125,820,000     119,829    115,179,000    113,956    86,037,000    51,772,000    37,747,000  
        engineering equipment
                               170,021,000    154,742,000    141,321,000    124,979,000     113,690,000    102,692,000    96,180,000    90,817,000    81,008,000     71,709    65,240,000    59,009    51,670,000    37,519,000    28,859,000  
        vehicles
                               26,887,000    20,991,000    21,115,000    21,259,000     20,939,000    20,661,000    20,879,000    20,695,000    19,001,000     18,437    15,247,000    14,698    13,104,000    8,376,000    8,494,000  
        accumulated depreciation
                               -677,076,000    -609,967,000    -566,473,000    -496,981,000     -462,560,000    -428,709,000    -381,432,000    -349,987,000    -294,263,000     -249,904    -198,971,000    -148,152    108,848,000    88,496,000    67,335,000  
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued, 190,686 shares outstanding at december 28, 2019; and 189,461 shares outstanding at december 29, 2018;
                               17,979,000                                                            
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 190,103 shares outstanding at september 28, 2019; and 189,461 shares outstanding at december 29, 2018;
                                17,979,000                                                           
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 190,102 shares outstanding at june 29, 2019; and 189,461 shares outstanding at december 29, 2018;
                                 17,979,000                                                          
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 189,847 shares outstanding at march 30, 2019; and 189,461 shares outstanding at december 29, 2018;
                                  17,979,000                                                         
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued, 189,461 shares outstanding at december 29, 2018; and 188,189 shares outstanding at december 30, 2017;
                                   17,979,000                                                        
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 188,809 shares outstanding at september 29, 2018; and 188,189 shares outstanding at december 30, 2017;
                                    17,979,000                                                       
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                           
        stockholders' equity:
                                                       1,797,435,000                                    
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 188,797 shares outstanding at june 30, 2018; and 188,189 shares outstanding at december 30, 2017;
                                     17,979,000                                                      
        total stockholders' equity
                                     3,758,881,000  3,802,466,000 3,639,685,000 3,484,447,000 3,702,062,000 3,418,003,000 3,362,229,000 3,362,229,000 3,218,835,000 3,437,247,000 3,345,126,000 3,208,505,000 3,477,630,000 3,236,413,000 3,403,367,000 3,236,413,000 3,480,616,000 3,752,370,000 3,659,706,000 3,557,504,000 3,366,357,000 3,618,325,000 3,531,796,000 3,387,747,000 3,210,687,000 3,379,405,000 3,256,581,000 3,068,192,000 3,068,192,000 2,962,694,000 3,193,229,000 3,049,562 2,850,249,000 2,651,614,000 2,554,935,000 2,836,447,000 2,555,398 2,462,156,000 2,258,473,000 2,225,854 2,139,840,000 2,309,653,000 2,467,445,000 2,350,614,000 1,985,211,000 1,924,969,000 1,695,682,000 1,557,899,000 1,341,372,000 1,276,867,000 1,264,686,000 1,157,264,000  
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                     4,988,720,000 4,855,222,000 5,010,260,000 4,835,391,000 4,748,772,000 4,600,681,000 4,525,133,000 4,591,906,000 4,591,906,000 4,527,583,000 4,410,324,000 4,499,391,000 4,423,409,000 4,543,279,000 4,669,364,000 4,693,303,000 4,669,364,000 4,741,802,000 4,738,914,000 4,879,603,000 4,823,226,000 4,599,181,000 4,570,420,000 4,819,124,000 4,630,742,000 4,462,762,000 4,324,793,000 4,471,338,000 4,334,885,000 4,334,885,000 4,198,455,000 3,937,509,000 3,988,688 3,658,018,000 3,431,359,000 3,551,528,000 3,825,874,000 3,516,551 3,144,366,000 2,794,189,000 2,924,581 3,015,313,000 3,132,031,000 3,083,398,000 3,291,460,000 2,645,500,000 2,444,601,000 2,017,168,000 1,897,020,000 1,799,537,000 1,661,857,000 1,471,499,000 1,362,235,000  
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued;
                                                                                           
        188,521 shares outstanding at march 31, 2018;
                                                                                           
        and 188,189 shares outstanding at december 30, 2017;
                                      17,979,000                                                     
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued, 188,189 shares outstanding at december 30, 2017; and 188,565 shares outstanding at december 31, 2016;
                                       17,979,000                                                    
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 187,500 shares outstanding at september 30, 2017 and 188,565 shares outstanding at december 31, 2016
                                        17,979,000                                                   
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 187,703 shares outstanding at july 1, 2017 and 188,565 shares outstanding at december 31, 2016
                                         17,979,000                                                  
        noncurrent deferred income tax
                                          283,440,000 110,293,000 121,084,000 121,084,000 118,320,000 117,467,000 116,518,000 67,246,000 66,664,000 84,345,000 67,712,000 84,345,000 86,425,000 87,524,000 88,324,000 94,734,000 95,411,000 92,828,000 93,920,000 107,190,000 107,190,000 107,190,000 107,190,000 73,613,000 73,613,000 73,613,000 73,613,000 73,613 20,499,000 20,498,000 20,499,000 20,498,000                  
        non-current income taxes
                                          124,265,000 121,174,000 117,276,000 117,276,000 111,664,000 103,035,000 101,689,000 85,436,000 78,663,000 135,911,000 80,611,000 135,911,000 147,589,000 141,723,000 140,933,000 121,091,000 173,651,000 171,915,000 181,754,000 171,614,000 165,691,000 165,457,000 161,904,000 165,545,000 165,545,000 157,979,000 147,047,000 153,621 154,853,000 275,876,000 259,751,000 255,748,000 239,419                 
        non-current deferred revenue
                                          138,665,000 140,407,000 134,236,000 134,236,000 130,342,000 126,731,000 128,731,000 124,625,000 121,906,000 136,025,000 135,130,000 136,025,000 141,134,000 144,664,000 171,012,000 166,165,000 167,268,000 171,662,000 193,047,000 179,672,000 178,387,000 177,095,000 188,132,000 173,355,000 173,355,000 146,973,000 114,795,000 108,076 70,716,000 57,595,000 45,470,000 38,574,000                  
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; 188,156 shares outstanding at april 1, 2017 and 188,565 shares outstanding at december 31, 2016
                                          17,979,000                                                 
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued, and 188,565 shares outstanding at december 31, 2016;
                                                                                           
        shares, chf 10.00 par value, 208,077 shares authorized and issued; 189,722 shares outstanding at december 26, 2015;
                                           17,979,000                                                
        shares, chf 0.10 par value, 198,077 shares authorized and issued; and 188,446 shares outstanding at september 24, 2016
                                                                                           
        shares, chf 10.00 par value, 208,077 shares authorized and issued; and 189,722 shares outstanding at december 26, 2015
                                            17,979,000 17,979,000                                              
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077 shares authorized and issued; 188,877 shares outstanding at june 25, 2016 and 189,722 shares outstanding at december 26, 2015
                                              1,797,435,000                                             
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077 shares authorized and issued; 189,193 shares outstanding at march 26, 2016 and 189,722 shares outstanding at december 26, 2015
                                               1,797,435,000                                            
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077 shares authorized and issued; 189,722 shares outstanding at december 26, 2015; and 191,815 shares outstanding at december 27, 2014;
                                                1,797,435,000                                           
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077 shares authorized and issued; 190,936 shares outstanding at june 27, 2015 and 191,815 shares outstanding at december 27, 2014
                                                 1,797,435,000                                          
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077 shares authorized and issued; 191,520 shares outstanding at march 28, 2015 and 191,815 shares outstanding at december 27, 2014
                                                  1,797,435,000                                         
        loan receivable
                                                       42,862,000 137,379,000                                   
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077 shares authorized and issued; 191,227 shares outstanding at september 27, 2014 and 195,150 shares outstanding at december 28, 2013
                                                   1,797,435,000  1,797,435,000                                      
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077 shares authorized and issued; 191,815 shares outstanding at december 27, 2014; and 195,150 shares outstanding at december 28, 2013;
                                                    1,797,435,000                                       
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077,418 shares authorized and issued; 192,616,300 shares outstanding at june 28, 2014 and 195,150,102 shares outstanding at december 28, 2013
                                                      1,797,435,000                                     
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077,418 shares authorized and issued; 194,773,186 shares outstanding at march 29, 2014 and 195,150,102 shares outstanding at december 28, 2013
                                                                                           
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077,418 shares authorized and issued;
                                                                                           
        195,150,102 shares outstanding at december 28, 2013;
                                                                                           
        and 195,591,854 shares outstanding at december 29, 2012;
                                                                                           
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077,418 shares authorized and issued; 195,221,791 shares outstanding at september 28, 2013 and 195,591,854 shares outstanding at december 29, 2012
                                                         1,797,435,000                                  
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077,418 shares authorized and issued; 195,317,390 shares outstanding at june 29, 2013 and 195,591,854 shares outstanding at december 29, 2012
                                                          1,797,435,000                                 
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077,418 shares authorized and issued; 195,658,572 shares outstanding at march 30, 2013; and 195,591,854 shares outstanding at december 29, 2012
                                                           1,797,435,000                                
        accrued license fees
                                                            71,745,000 60,521,000                              
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077,418 shares authorized and issued; 195,591,854 shares outstanding at december 29, 2012; and 194,662,617 shares outstanding at december 31, 2011;
                                                                                           
        licensing fees
                                                             11,882,000 4,647,000                             
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077,418 shares authorized and issued; 194,970,003 shares outstanding at september 29, 2012; and 194,662,617 shares outstanding at december 31, 2011;
                                                             1,797,435,000                              
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077,418 shares authorized and issued; 194,875,335 shares outstanding at june 30, 2012; and 194,662,617 shares outstanding at december 31, 2011;
                                                              1,797,435,000                             
        licensing agreements
                                                               5,658,000  7,603,000 7,603,000 8,305,000 4,658,000  2,059,000 2,531,000 6,573,000  8,885 20,647,000 11,521,000  6,483,000 3,863,000 13,236,000  14,398,000 14,804,000 16,508,000  3,301,000 3,838,000 5,102,000   
        194,806,698 shares outstanding at march 31, 2012;
                                                                                           
        and 194,662,617 shares outstanding at december 31, 2011
                                                               1,797,435,000                            
        license agreements
                                                                5,517,000     1,800    15,400,000    16,013    14,672,000    3,307,000    6,517,000  
        194,662,617 shares outstanding at december 31, 2011;
                                                                                           
        and 194,358,038 shares outstanding at december 25, 2010;
                                                                                           
        accumulated other comprehensive gain
                                                                87,193,000     56,004   1,021,000 -13,382,000  -35,020,000 -62,456,000 -37,651    46,130,000    -5,275,000    -12,513,000  
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077,418 shares authorized and issued; 194,171,773 shares outstanding at september 24, 2011; and 194,358,038 shares outstanding at december 25, 2010;
                                                                 1,797,435,000 1,797,435,000                         
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077,418 shares authorized and issued; 194,087,445 shares outstanding at june 25, 2011; and 194,358,038 shares outstanding at december 25, 2010;
                                                                   1,797,435,000                        
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077,418 shares authorized and issued; 194,014,900 shares outstanding at march 26, 2011; and 194,358,038 shares outstanding at december 25, 2010;
                                                                    1,797,435,000                       
        31,822 in 2010 and 36,673 in 2009
                                                                     747,249                      
        shares, chf 10 par value, 208,077,418 shares authorized and issued
                                                                                           
        common stock
                                                                              1,511,000        1,080,000     
        issued and outstanding shares - 200,274,000 in 2009
                                                                                           
        shares, chf 10.00 par value, 2,080,774,180 shares authorized, 207,563,000 shares issued and 193,371,000 shares outstanding at september 25, 2010; common stock, .005 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 200,274,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 25, 2009
                                                                      1,792,768,000                     
        issued and outstanding shares - 197,554,000 as of june 26, 2010 and 200,274,000 as of december 26, 2009
                                                                       987,000                    
        issued and outstanding shares - 199,128,000 as of march 27, 2010 and 200,274,000 as of december 26, 2009
                                                                        994,000                   
        issued and outstanding shares - 200,274,000 in 2009, and 200,363,000 in 2008
                                                                         1,001,000                  
        issued and outstanding shares - 200,596,000 as of
                                                                                           
        september 26, 2009 and 200,363,000 as of
                                                                                           
        december 27, 2008
                                                                          1,002 1,000,000 1,000,000               
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                                                          -18,630        -2,767,000 -14,532,000 -16,339,000  -29,217,000 -16,549,000 -6,149,000  -6,889,000 
        non-current taxes
                                                                           236,927,000 220,450,000 214,366 166,075,000 136,137,000 136,137,000 126,593,000          
        issued and outstanding shares - 200,505,000 as of
                                                                                           
        june 27, 2009 and 200,363,000 as of
                                                                                           
        issued and outstanding shares - 200,282,000 as of
                                                                                           
        march 28, 2009 and 200,363,000 as of
                                                                                           
        issued and outstanding shares - 200,363,000 in 2008, and 216,980,000 in 2007
                                                                             1,002              
        issued and outstanding shares - 210,648,000 as of june 28, 2008 and 216,980,000 as of december 29, 2007
                                                                               1,054,000            
        issued and outstanding shares - 215,648,000 as of
                                                                                           
        march 29, 2008 and 216,980,000 as of
                                                                                           
        december 29, 2007
                                                                                1,079,000           
        10,246 in 2007 and 5,340 in 2006
                                                                                 952,513,000          
        long-term debt, less current portion
                                                                                  603,000  233,000 248,000      
        issued and outstanding shares - 216,980,000 in 2007, and
                                                                                           
        216,097,000 in 2006
                                                                                 1,086,000          
        accrued sales programs
                                                                                  77,177,000 52,849,000        
        issued and outstanding shares - 216,931,000 as of
                                                                                           
        september 29, 2007 and 216,098,000 as of
                                                                                           
        december 30, 2006
                                                                                  1,086,000 1,085,000        
        issued and outstanding shares - 216,588,000 as of
                                                                                           
        june 30, 2007 and 216,098,000 as of
                                                                                           
        issued and outstanding shares- 216,273,000 as of march 31, 2007 and 216,098,000 as of december 30, 2006
                                                                                    1,083,000       
        5,340 in 2006 and 4,226 in 2005
                                                                                     403,524,000      
        issued and outstanding shares - 216,098,000 in 2006, and
                                                                                           
        216,134,000 in 2005
                                                                                     1,082,000      
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                                                           
        issued and outstanding shares - 108,454,994 as of july 1, 2006 and 108,067,000 as of december 31, 2005
                                                                                       1,085,000    
        issued and outstanding shares - 108,342,000 as of april 1, 2006 and 108,067,000 as of december 31, 2005
                                                                                        1,084,000   
        4,226 in 2005 and 3,565 in 2004
                                                                                         170,997,000  
        issued and outstanding shares - 108,067,000 in 2005, and
                                                                                           
        108,327,000 in 2004
                                                                                         1,081,000  
        warranty reserve
                                                                                          16,768,000 
        dividends payable
                                                                                          54,000,000 
        issued and outstanding shares - 108,327,000 as of december 25, 2004 and 107,897,171 as of september 24, 2005
                                                                                          1,080,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
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          operating activities:
                                                                      
          net income
        405,078,000 1,135,206,000 733,591,000 332,769,000 975,703,000 576,591,000 275,961,000 747,509,000 490,266,000 202,327,000 680,313,000 469,464,000 211,592,000 796,064,000 537,025,000 220,029,000 658,776,000 345,360,000 161,180,000 591,695,000 363,829,000 140,173,000 503,930,000 319,715,000 129,374,000 556,175,000 408,762,000 237,812,000 374,209,000 249,155,000 88,092,000 323,844,000 204,545,000 66,793,000 153,966,000 300,800,000 118,818,000 448,827,000 261,157,000 88,666,000 413,109,000 272,761,000 86,858,000 355,340,000 204,959,000 95,482,000 451,696,000 172,144,000 37,329,000 425,542,000 210,409 48,538,000 575,115,000 403,871,000 147,779,000 547,744,000 354,237,000 139,860,000 333,778,000 210,800,000 87,516,000 224,085,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                      
          depreciation
        40,418,000 115,633,000 75,980,000 37,463,000 102,343,000 67,890,000 33,892,000 98,483,000 64,816,000 31,952,000 88,005,000 58,986,000 28,984,000 75,272,000 48,776,000 23,988,000 57,141,000 37,030,000 18,198,000 52,503,000 34,526,000 16,832,000 47,902,000 31,800,000 16,014,000 44,011,000 29,558,000 14,658,000 40,327,000 26,657,000 13,078,000 37,936,000 24,915,000 12,280,000 35,860,000 23,736,000 11,672,000 36,840,000 25,340,000 12,619,000 40,025,000 27,351,000 13,790,000 40,558,000 27,393,000 13,839,000 39,755,000 26,746,000 13,543,000 39,945,000 26,335 13,574,000 33,797,000 18,690,000 9,861,000 22,786,000 13,479,000 6,213,000 15,447,000 10,211,000 5,050,000 13,703,000 
          amortization
        8,707,000 26,874,000 17,423,000 8,835,000 30,849,000 21,047,000 10,933,000 33,751,000 22,788,000 11,463,000 34,349,000 23,870,000 12,228,000 38,485,000 25,903,000 12,902,000 32,969,000 20,502,000 10,006,000 25,112,000 16,208,000 7,179,000 23,574,000 16,420,000 7,132,000 19,688,000 13,273,000 7,070,000 22,215,000 14,852,000 7,115,000 20,447,000 13,215,000 6,584,000 19,705,000 13,722,000 6,740,000 23,629,000 16,579,000 9,272,000 22,905,000 23,709,000 11,609,000 19,772,000 10,861,000 8,583,000 32,471,000 24,809,000 8,334,000 25,945,000 15,914 8,088,000 20,823,000 8,430,000 7,775,000 18,803,000 15,856,000 9,872,000 19,844,000 17,055,000 8,922,000 20,435,000 
          loss on sale or disposal of property and equipment
        42,000 375,000 350,000   128,000     -1,652,000 -1,666,000 -1,129,000 246,000 207,000 133,000     94,000 227,000   -15,000 -184,000 -56,000 8,000 155,000 64,000 38,000                                
          unrealized foreign currency losses
        1,525,000  -16,566,000 -38,983,000 -25,486,000 3,165,000 2,974,000 9,927,000 -13,054,000  45,498,000 21,217,000 -5,113,000 24,390,000 12,205,000 7,277,000 4,384,000 16,678,000 16,856,000                   -17,273,000 -15,996,000 -495,000 24,974,000 18,556,000 3,626,000 -5,366,000 16,363,000 867,000       11,266,000          
          deferred income taxes
        3,301,000 19,324,000 -49,754,000 -11,593,000 -53,966,000 -35,778,000 -9,611,000 -90,214,000 -68,859,000 -15,713,000 -101,133,000 -66,382,000 -25,996,000 8,358,000 5,560,000 497,000 14,353,000 272,000 10,378,000 18,012,000 7,077,000 9,105,000 20,177,000 11,000,000 416,000 -143,846,000 -159,719,000 -171,523,000 -6,821,000 -6,074,000 3,906,000 5,796,000 -9,325,000 -3,647,000 55,235,000 3,071,000 5,942,000 2,851,000 5,599,000 1,493,000 -7,384,000 -5,268,000 -2,271,000 12,429,000 7,149,000 1,023,000 260,000 -30,000 -1,546,000 -1,083,000 -718 -3,200,000 28,623,000 17,342,000 17,067,000 -1,157,000 -725,000 2,159,000 -29,867,000 -13,478,000 -7,725,000 -372,000 
          stock compensation expense
        43,323,000 125,003,000 82,279,000 37,772,000 101,039,000 65,983,000 30,719,000 66,214,000 43,397,000 20,732,000 57,871,000 39,755,000 24,706,000 68,656,000 45,301,000 22,698,000 53,515,000 31,484,000 15,559,000 47,553,000 30,961,000 15,129,000 42,094,000 27,747,000 13,440,000 32,441,000 20,385,000 8,206,000 29,211,000 19,507,000 8,172,000 19,596,000 14,742,000 7,769,000 18,988,000 13,459,000 6,325,000 15,608,000 10,978,000 5,438,000 26,364,000 18,043,000 9,844,000 27,258,000 17,315,000 8,666,000 29,412,000 19,099,000 9,700,000 31,502,000 21,029 10,587,000 28,815,000 18,253,000 9,124,000 8,830,000 7,196,000 3,955,000 8,378,000 4,759,000 2,500,000 363,000 
          realized losses on marketable securities
        -318,000                   -213,000 -60,000 60,000 481,000 231,000 196,000                   -5,633,000 -4,176,000  1,022,000  -805,000   1,274,000           
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                      
          accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
        301,791,000 68,818,000 17,902,000 213,089,000 -103,567,000 -8,600,000 108,453,000 -54,756,000 -62,832,000 46,873,000 156,666,000 122,428,000 238,134,000 197,024,000 103,928,000 281,524,000 59,474,000 178,120,000 197,157,000                                            
          inventories
        -95,064,000 -324,880,000 -206,276,000 -102,239,000 -163,865,000 -11,368,000 16,545,000 111,459,000 111,531,000 43,712,000 -442,312,000 -294,766,000 -134,807,000 -357,387,000 -177,193,000 -87,450,000 -56,063,000 -57,126,000 -47,318,000 -210,622,000 -86,059,000 -46,646,000 -69,139,000 -4,666,000 -26,455,000 -86,631,000 -34,621,000 -41,398,000 -41,002,000 -16,672,000 -18,873,000 -111,008,000 -45,635,000 -56,897,000 -107,273,000 -61,812,000 -64,083,000 -44,337,000 -12,160,000 -13,608,000 -44,761,000 10,004,000 -12,506,000 -58,655,000 20,659,000 -11,067,000 -196,270,000 -64,272,000 -50,168,000 43,340,000 89,044 58,876,000 -196,471,000 -141,180,000 -169,501,000 -234,920,000 -33,406,000 -16,772,000 -148,891,000 -37,408,000 -5,124,000 -30,818,000 
          other current and noncurrent assets
        -29,068,000 -18,466,000 -37,092,000 -17,510,000 -47,413,000 -39,759,000 2,117,000 28,288,000 2,769,000 4,780,000 29,299,000 775,000 -1,628,000                                                  
          accounts payable
        3,407,000 -7,531,000 -2,591,000 -12,629,000 124,315,000 92,065,000 -1,281,000 55,340,000 45,206,000 -4,202,000 -64,199,000 -29,829,000 -61,939,000 57,602,000 44,144,000 -3,470,000 -11,939,000 -51,463,000 -39,851,000 27,523,000 5,960,000 -32,786,000 32,601,000 1,618,000 -36,708,000 -24,526,000 -20,942,000 -44,180,000 -40,694,000 -32,291,000 -45,515,000 16,864,000 -7,084,000 -25,957,000 -3,209,000 -14,598,000 -20,411,000 21,936,000 -547,000 -18,377,000 -20,271,000 -26,627,000 -58,319,000 -5,603,000 -13,082,000 -17,573,000 -13,051,000 -52,248,000 -94,717,000 22,618,000 -23,175 -77,595,000 -175,715,000 -213,507,000 -159,590,000 117,034,000 63,472,000 6,252,000 48,720,000 13,119,000 -7,707,000 -2,173,000 
          other current and noncurrent liabilities
        -90,378,000 1,944,000 2,408,000 -57,318,000 -6,987,000 -62,099,000 -64,699,000 430,000 -39,484,000 -67,405,000 -84,287,000 -74,273,000 -119,159,000                                                  
          deferred revenue
        -4,483,000 -11,603,000 -6,843,000 -8,160,000 5,885,000 667,000 -2,549,000 7,063,000 4,711,000 -1,876,000 -3,299,000 -4,246,000 -3,704,000 -6,914,000 -7,317,000 -7,998,000 -21,148,000 -19,301,000 -10,078,000 -7,750,000 -6,252,000 -6,744,000 -14,923,000 -7,483,000 -8,368,000 5,726,000 2,988,000 -8,375,000 -13,660,000 -13,066,000 -12,337,000 -49,790,000 -38,836,000 -29,870,000 -80,712,000 -66,265,000 -45,290,000 -22,613,000 -25,952,000 -23,329,000 35,277,000 15,493,000 -884,000 115,096,000 83,628,000 21,826,000 65,552,000 37,425,000 14,286,000              
          deferred costs
        2,543,000 8,703,000 7,262,000 4,102,000 -3,987,000 -2,516,000 -1,451,000 -1,152,000 -990,000 622,000 3,426,000 2,920,000 1,904,000 7,547,000 5,863,000 3,945,000 9,855,000 7,817,000 3,511,000 6,326,000 3,876,000 1,938,000 5,581,000 962,000 1,807,000 -12,650,000 -8,383,000                                    
          income taxes
        -54,836,000 -23,077,000 -24,820,000 35,107,000 13,737,000 23,181,000 33,314,000 -102,024,000 -47,288,000 6,921,000 20,067,000 -3,550,000 21,563,000                                           9,486,000 -6,937,000 -11,993,000 22,866,000 143,000 5,725,000 -4,581,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        535,988,000 1,079,574,000 593,959,000 420,788,000 948,581,000 690,626,000 435,305,000 910,324,000 552,912,000 279,210,000 419,594,000 265,476,000 185,634,000 843,465,000 598,042,000 368,362,000 699,449,000 425,111,000 225,874,000 464,170,000 275,218,000 164,582,000 701,782,000 438,063,000 214,190,000 462,577,000 263,827,000 120,395,000 492,366,000 279,372,000 129,387,000 122,131,000  81,655,000 377,694,000 235,352,000 71,173,000 480,271,000 263,661,000 59,363,000 510,034,000 345,133,000 122,228,000 597,476,000 410,953,000 207,599,000 586,215,000 381,867,000 200,131,000 848,555,000 555,688 299,416,000 512,703,000 280,181,000 192,465,000 555,905,000 422,139,000 168,670,000 249,125,000 132,376,000 56,216,000 175,342,000 
          capital expenditures
        -66,617,000 -146,273,000 -85,738,000 -40,062,000 -108,869,000 -70,325,000 -33,168,000 -144,876,000 -99,346,000 -46,814,000 -184,928,000 -134,798,000 -59,715,000 -187,960,000 -146,542,000 -36,894,000 -137,072,000 -98,270,000 -41,361,000 -91,469,000 -60,495,000 -30,094,000 -122,846,000 -93,072,000 -26,336,000 -85,211,000 -39,812,000 -25,538,000 -42,157,000 -28,614,000 -13,908,000 -53,297,000  -18,143,000 -54,829,000 -36,761,000 -15,537,000 -41,325,000 -29,723,000 -11,616,000 -26,881,000 -17,426,000 -5,758,000 -26,523,000 -14,315,000 -7,178,000 -22,983,000 -13,220,000 -3,935,000 -35,441,000 -23,343 -13,136,000 -110,480,000 -79,917,000 -26,690,000 -128,893,000 -112,020,000 -12,399,000 -45,476,000 -26,612,000 -14,868,000 -20,510,000 
          free cash flows
        469,371,000 933,301,000 508,221,000 380,726,000 839,712,000 620,301,000 402,137,000 765,448,000 453,566,000 232,396,000 234,666,000 130,678,000 125,919,000 655,505,000 451,500,000 331,468,000 562,377,000 326,841,000 184,513,000 372,701,000 214,723,000 134,488,000 578,936,000 344,991,000 187,854,000 377,366,000 224,015,000 94,857,000 450,209,000 250,758,000 115,479,000 68,834,000  63,512,000 322,865,000 198,591,000 55,636,000 438,946,000 233,938,000 47,747,000 483,153,000 327,707,000 116,470,000 570,953,000 396,638,000 200,421,000 563,232,000 368,647,000 196,196,000 813,114,000 532,345 286,280,000 402,223,000 200,264,000 165,775,000 427,012,000 310,119,000 156,271,000 203,649,000 105,764,000 41,348,000 154,832,000 
          investing activities:
                                                                      
          purchases of property and equipment
        -66,617,000 -146,273,000 -85,738,000 -40,062,000 -108,869,000 -70,325,000 -33,168,000 -144,876,000 -99,346,000 -46,814,000 -184,928,000 -134,798,000 -59,715,000 -187,960,000 -146,542,000 -36,894,000 -137,072,000 -98,270,000 -41,361,000 -91,469,000 -60,495,000 -30,094,000 -122,846,000 -93,072,000 -26,336,000 -85,211,000 -39,812,000 -25,538,000 -42,157,000 -28,614,000 -13,908,000 -53,297,000 -39,732,000 -18,143,000 -54,829,000 -36,761,000 -15,537,000 -41,325,000 -29,723,000 -11,616,000 -26,881,000 -17,426,000 -5,758,000 -26,523,000 -14,315,000 -7,178,000 -22,983,000 -13,220,000 -3,935,000 -35,441,000 -23,343 -13,136,000 -110,480,000 -79,917,000 -26,690,000 -128,893,000 -112,020,000 -12,399,000 -45,476,000 -26,612,000 -14,868,000 -20,510,000 
          purchase of marketable securities
        -333,342,000 -724,091,000 -465,372,000 -179,827,000 -363,783,000 -281,297,000 -85,626,000 -116,039,000 -68,978,000 -18,684,000 -1,044,942,000 -873,110,000 -497,526,000 -1,081,789,000 -755,360,000 -404,599,000 -702,487,000 -346,129,000 -344,342,000 -333,320,000 -192,168,000 -83,068,000 -314,179,000 -209,387,000 -140,623,000 -438,046,000 -243,880,000 -96,049,000 -739,676,000 -457,433,000 -151,070,000 -649,881,000 -480,090,000 -254,741,000 -746,305,000 -534,952,000 -298,695,000 -716,226,000 -488,515,000 -258,604,000 -1,004,021,000 -639,612,000 -250,431,000 -835,965,000 -520,759,000 -363,263,000 -413,312,000 -169,062,000 -74,303,000 -626,155,000 -341,423 -68,662,000 -366,336,000 -344,119,000 -265,758,000 -983,716,000 -378,909,000 -102,197,000 -348,621,000 -231,870,000 -71,607,000 -50,086,000 
          redemption of marketable securities
        147,896,000 531,804,000 306,469,000 88,788,000 277,334,000 203,775,000 77,131,000 145,094,000 98,885,000 57,789,000 923,894,000 620,796,000 431,604,000 975,318,000 720,937,000 354,039,000 808,554,000 566,688,000 311,935,000 333,783,000 182,860,000 80,907,000 229,066,000 127,152,000 65,253,000 455,376,000 278,719,000 109,526,000 772,733,000 466,526,000 237,464,000 720,717,000 540,785,000 308,751,000 807,778,000 590,887,000 223,786,000 578,464,000 470,086,000 270,925,000 735,521,000 464,329,000 207,143,000 599,740,000 263,428,000 98,614,000 534,500,000 294,350,000 146,073,000 110,751,000 68,173 16,638,000 444,102,000 390,179,000 102,374,000 1,141,431,000 455,598,000 153,924,000 197,008,000 150,222,000   
          net payments for acquisitions
                                                                      
          other investing activities
        -307,000 387,000 503,000 599,000 -458,000 -321,000 -223,000                                                        
          net cash from investing activities
        -252,370,000 -513,828,000 -246,111,000 -132,602,000 -190,765,000 -143,157,000 -36,875,000 -267,692,000 -70,134,000 -7,899,000 -319,149,000 -397,155,000 -135,881,000 -311,706,000 -198,020,000 -104,107,000 -179,331,000 114,938,000 -78,872,000 -367,808,000 -346,399,000 -32,621,000 -238,815,000 -185,894,000 -112,624,000 -89,086,000 -18,688,000 -13,280,000 -75,934,000 -84,487,000 8,631,000 2,808,000 7,086,000 23,177,000 116,434,000 155,665,000 3,562,000 -359,406,000 -130,220,000 -17,955,000 -304,599,000 -200,249,000 -54,846,000 -324,169,000 -274,349,000 -274,565,000 91,405,000 104,950,000 63,912,000 -558,416,000 -300,221 -65,989,000 -87,158,000 -69,600,000 -216,364,000 -57,837,000 -106,147,000 -31,142,000 -198,631,000 -109,467,000 -87,172,000 -70,958,000 
          financing activities:
                                                                      
          dividends
        -173,637,000 -490,919,000 -317,748,000 -144,566,000 -428,373,000 -284,246,000 -140,212,000 -419,166,000 -279,442,000 -139,847,000 -399,074,000 -258,249,000 -128,856,000 -362,602,000 -233,860,000 -116,655,000 -333,975,000 -217,450,000 -108,571,000 -308,905,000 -308,905,000 -200,687,000 -296,149,000 -196,086,000 -96,146,000                   -154,835,000            -162,531,000       
          purchase of treasury shares related to equity awards
        -46,839,000 -33,476,000 -33,431,000 -33,144,000 -16,313,000 -16,264,000 -15,987,000                                                        
          purchase of treasury shares under share repurchase plan
        -39,577,000 -130,149,000 -93,632,000 -27,098,000 -29,278,000 -9,713,000                                                         
          net cash from financing activities
        -260,053,000 -625,479,000 -415,746,000 -204,808,000 -449,434,000 -285,693,000 -156,199,000 -486,150,000 -337,074,000 -192,289,000 -477,978,000 -257,038,000 -123,320,000 -344,505,000 -215,731,000 -116,279,000 -331,847,000 -214,131,000 -120,151,000 -308,895,000 -308,877,000 -213,381,000 -288,534,000 -188,844,000 -100,782,000 -355,112,000 -248,914,000 -127,353,000 -344,161,000 -229,409,000 -116,273,000 -379,734,000 -231,661,000 -107,668,000 -503,574,000 -334,350,000 -117,591,000 -284,182,000 -276,092,000 -174,286,000 -247,147,000 -160,661,000 -74,483,000 -148,049,000 5,198,000 3,828,000 -513,735,000 -376,081,000 -43,073,000 3,947,000 2,238 -1,704,000 -614,676,000 -309,312,000 -86,893,000 -131,615,000 14,646,000 5,018,000 -32,956,000 16,467,000 11,042,000 -22,416,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -12,286,000 53,125,000 60,650,000 12,672,000 7,536,000 -17,761,000 -13,913,000 -12,854,000 599,000 3,387,000 -38,265,000 -21,999,000 -6,960,000 -6,172,000 -2,819,000 -6,488,000 7,900,000 1,651,000 -5,602,000       26,017,000 16,452,000 6,932,000 7,218,000 2,918,000 2,864,000 -26,566,000 -17,806,000 -22,044,000 -15,145,000 -930,000 398,000 837,000 -5,039,000 -4,862,000 1,625,000 -3,664,000 5,732,000 3,212,000 16,133,000 12,817,000 -19,501,000 -29,148,000 -21,208,000 21,342,000 4,869 -5,729,000 2,982,000 15,524,000 1,918,000 -25,000 -288,000 -487,000 -167,000 216,000 185,000 -633,000 
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        11,279,000 -6,608,000 -7,248,000 96,050,000 315,918,000 244,015,000 228,318,000 143,628,000 146,303,000 82,409,000 -415,798,000 -410,716,000 -80,527,000 181,082,000 181,472,000 141,488,000 196,171,000 327,569,000 21,249,000 -224,367,000 -381,551,000 -85,706,000 164,783,000 55,108,000 7,501,000                                      
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
        2,279,360,000 2,080,154,000 2,080,154,000 2,080,154,000 1,694,156,000 1,694,156,000 1,694,156,000 1,279,912,000 1,279,912,000 1,279,912,000 1,498,843,000 1,498,843,000 1,498,843,000 1,458,748,000 1,458,748,000 1,458,748,000 1,027,638,000 1,027,638,000 1,027,638,000 1,201,805,000 1,201,805,000 1,201,805,000 891,759,000 891,759,000 891,759,000                                      
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
        2,290,639,000 2,073,546,000 2,072,906,000 2,176,204,000 2,010,074,000 1,938,171,000 1,922,474,000 1,423,540,000 1,426,215,000 1,362,321,000 1,083,045,000 1,088,127,000 1,418,316,000 1,639,830,000 1,640,220,000 1,600,236,000 1,223,809,000 1,355,207,000 1,048,887,000 977,438,000 820,254,000 1,116,099,000 1,056,542,000 946,867,000 899,260,000                                      
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
               -150,853,000   -13,455,000 -10,828,000 -10,828,000 -15,893,000 -15,893,000 -15,893,000 -148,648,000 -7,893,000 -6,058,000 -275,310,000 -276,014,000  -29,170,000 -9,417,000 -9,417,000 -12,400,000 -7,500,000  -62,137,000 -62,137,000 -62,137,000 -12,632,000 -12,632,000 -12,632,000 -18,871,000   -5,686,000 -25,000  -4,010,000 -2,818,000 -2,816,000 -52,688,000         -50,497,000 -34,768,000 -23,725,000        
          proceeds from issuance of treasury shares related to equity awards
         29,065,000 29,065,000  24,530,000 24,530,000                                                         
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                                      
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                      
          see accompanying notes.
                                                                      
          unrealized foreign currency gains
         -37,606,000        -867,000                           -15,334,000                          
          realized loss on marketable securities
         857,000 706,000 98,000 29,000 29,000  56,000 59,000 20,000 982,000 773,000 -2,000   22,000   -272,000       594,000 584,000 291,000    -76,000 -364,000 -340,000 685,000 192,000 1,544,000                          
          net (payments for) cash from acquisitions
         -175,655,000 -1,973,000 -2,100,000                                                           
          gain on sale or disposal of property and equipment
           -15,000 -48,000  -12,000 -50,000 -124,000 -129,000          -5,000   -491,000 -1,042,000                                       
          net cash from (payments for) acquisitions
            5,011,000 5,011,000 5,011,000                                                        
          loss on sale of property and equipment
                         -1,807,000 -1,846,000             -190,000 420,000  -742,000 -662,000 -617,000 41,000 28,000 36,000  11,000 10,000 -2,407,000 308,000  34,000       -208,000   18,000     8,000 
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment
               157,000 152,000 142,000 1,693,000 1,672,000 1,131,000 26,000 8,000  1,965,000 1,916,000 1,907,000 370,000 271,000 47,000 1,296,000 1,282,000 121,000 264,000 121,000 7,000 15,000   670,000 665,000 664,000 748,000 669,000 609,000 65,000 64,000 12,000 25,000 14,000 2,000       -7,000 -7  8,000 8,000 8,000        
          purchase of intangible assets
               -1,175,000 -847,000 -332,000 -1,411,000 -887,000 -547,000 -1,408,000 -1,170,000 -760,000 -1,643,000 -1,374,000 -953,000 -1,862,000 -853,000 -413,000 -2,982,000 -2,452,000 -1,622,000 -9,069,000 -6,336,000 -1,222,000 -4,706,000 -2,831,000 -1,716,000 -2,817,000 -1,939,000 -717,000 -9,422,000 -1,556,000 -1,111,000 -1,574,000 -674,000 -347,000 -5,174,000 -4,682,000 -2,929,000 -8,611,000 -2,587,000 -2,626,000 -7,891,000 -8,229,000 -5,029,000 -7,461,000 -3,496 -872,000 -4,061,000 -997,000 -2,562,000 -2,481,000 -1,881,000 -1,564,000 -1,513,000 -1,115,000 -683,000 -404,000 
          proceeds from issuance of treasury stock related to equity awards
               21,946,000 21,946,000  41,052,000 41,050,000 20,146,000 35,733,000 35,733,000 17,657,000 15,202,000 15,202,000  12,982,000 12,982,000  14,524,000 14,142,000 1,926,000 10,316,000 10,316,000  10,210,000 8,970,000 103,000 8,554,000 8,560,000 246,000 12,761,000 11,398,000 1,107,000 13,620,000 8,185,000 1,474,000                       
          purchase of treasury stock related to equity awards
               -9,397,000 -9,397,000 -9,169,000 -14,750,000 -14,722,000 -14,610,000 -17,636,000 -17,604,000 -17,281,000 -13,074,000 -11,883,000 -11,580,000 -12,972,000 -12,954,000 -12,694,000 -6,909,000 -6,900,000 -6,562,000 -3,587,000 -3,582,000 -3,452,000 -184,000 -173,000 -16,000 -241,000 -240,000 -89,000 -11,274,000 -11,249,000 -58,000 -7,430,000 -7,367,000                        
          purchase of treasury stock under share repurchase plan
               -79,533,000 -70,181,000 -43,273,000 -105,206,000 -25,117,000              -74,523,000 -63,957,000 -27,873,000 -65,221,000 -45,097,000 -19,796,000 -108,057,000 -57,295,000 -16,260,000 -241,460,000 -162,359,000 -32,986,000 -26,926,000 -13,353,000                        
          realized gains on marketable securities
                                             -2,963,000 -2,278,000 -1,073,000 -1,647,000 -1,463,000 -635,000   -1,492,000  -470,000  110,000 -1,274  -50,884,000 -72,445,000 -5,245,000    -3,852,000 -3,852,000 -3,852,000  
          realized gain on marketable securities
                     -513,000 -374,000  -1,316,000 -331,000           -1,068,000 -188,000 -452,000                                
          other current and non-current assets
                     -31,398,000 -27,279,000 -13,710,000 -27,019,000 -10,427,000 -4,367,000 -86,538,000 -68,370,000 2,930,000 5,102,000 -4,841,000 9,037,000 -9,635,000 -6,328,000 7,534,000 3,400,000 -865,000 -3,937,000 -110,695,000 -74,725,000 -11,537,000 1,528,000 -4,291,000 -1,591,000 -18,329,000 -16,354,000 -50,322,000                       
          other current and non-current liabilities
                     -39,941,000 -39,377,000 -95,977,000 -18,299,000 -58,662,000 -98,219,000 -54,401,000 -33,001,000 -76,030,000 -57,245,000 -49,237,000 -99,935,000 -37,403,000 -48,162,000 -81,038,000 1,942,000 -10,806,000 -31,606,000 -44,636,000 -53,808,000 -73,408,000 -1,997,000 -75,826,000 -80,011,000 -60,719,000 -95,261,000 -100,784,000 -63,839,000 -103,327,000 -128,093,000 -72,349,000 -142,918,000 -190,770,000 -261,132,000 -193,657,000 -216,868,000 87,216,000 -4,838 -88,727,000 -95,588,000 -102,909,000 -137,588,000 147,608,000 101,826,000 -34,628,000     
          income taxes payable
                     5,974,000 20,670,000 3,952,000 -53,419,000 -13,035,000 -5,020,000 -7,423,000 -10,791,000 9,616,000 27,041,000 32,998,000 17,063,000 -724,000 5,352,000 6,943,000 14,648,000 10,135,000 -8,733,000 -155,529,000 -174,788,000 2,802,000 155,762,000 2,446,000 -1,053,000 -48,256,000 -15,168,000 -14,053,000 -28,098,000 -32,555,000 -11,998,000 -21,987,000 -30,033,000 -16,550,000 24,383,000 -7,771,000 -4,048,000 28,198,000 -5,140 3,993,000 1,593,000 -25,341,000 -60,701,000        
          gain on sale of property and equipment
                        -1,815,000                 24,000       -17,000     -2,000  -6,000 -6,000 -6,000 -108 -3,000           
          provision for doubtful accounts
                           933,000 660,000 408,000 1,265,000 616,000 57,000 551,000 351,000 -294,000 2,559,000 1,548,000 285,000 -1,781,000 -1,499,000 -1,080,000 778,000 2,383,000 -189,000 1,023,000 701,000 727,000 2,786,000 2,256,000 1,037,000 6,227,000 3,563,000 -858,000 -3,104,000 -552,000 -1,260,000 3,191,000 -5,223 -1,101,000 4,289,000 3,977,000 350,000 3,467,000 1,808,000 991,000 796,000 2,038,000 500,000 18,000 
          provision for obsolete and slow moving inventories
                           32,501,000 17,842,000 7,579,000 17,719,000 11,725,000 3,959,000 16,504,000 11,072,000 7,193,000 20,943,000 15,892,000 8,026,000 9,925,000 6,569,000 4,344,000 21,051,000 16,414,000 3,384,000 15,965,000 12,017,000 6,033,000 3,795,000 3,276,000 7,858,000 2,590,000 -6,998,000 -4,349,000 14,406,000 10,309,000 3,140,000 17,309,000 14,111 7,709,000 29,439,000 28,326,000 11,669,000 21,502,000 17,309,000 8,156,000 15,260,000 9,336,000 4,712,000  
          unrealized foreign currency loss
                           14,653,000 -6,811,000 3,124,000 4,158,000 2,401,000 -517,000 17,504,000 25,928,000 42,281,000 19,536,000 3,198,000 -5,412,000 30,473,000 59,046,000 47,877,000 22,610,000 7,483,000                           
          accounts receivable
                           14,311,000 5,529,000 112,488,000 111,955,000 48,099,000 187,693,000 84,982,000 23,785,000 135,253,000 76,372,000 24,415,000 130,036,000 123,875,000 60,016,000 129,448,000 74,323,000 65,317,000 137,198,000 128,098,000 110,600,000 152,307,000 103,039,000 117,422,000 185,166,000 256,656,000 265,448,000 327,151,000 351,225,000 364,401,000 436,446,000 178,281,000 233,166 318,095,000 302,012,000 307,580,000 458,821,000 -90,497,000 -88,405,000 84,886,000 -79,648,000 -126,836,000 -29,753,000 -42,015,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
                           -11,834,000 -1,493,000 -4,286,000 -9,650,000 -8,217,000 6,717,000                                      
          provision for obsolete and slow-moving inventories
                                                                      
          tax benefit from issuance of equity awards
                                    365,000 2,000 2,000 1,257,000 1,239,000 399,000 4,422,000 3,434,000 2,199,000 411,000 300,000 258,000 1,810,000 1,304,000 860,000                    
          stock compensation
                                                                      
          change in restricted cash
                                   -4,000 -6,000 2,000 -2,000 48,000 29,000 -5,000 -44,000 -1,000 3,000 584,000 587,000 -1,000 -59,000 -54,000 -57,000 -122,000 -116,000 -112,000 1,091,000 1,111,000 1,106,000 -103,000 -125 43,000 106,000 14,000 -11,000 -56,000 -33,000 -4,000 -104,000 -92,000 -14,000 42,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                 44,396,000 12,677,000 -13,306,000 79,489,000  24,609,000     55,737,000  -162,480,000   -40,087,000 -19,441,000  128,470,000 157,935,000 -50,321,000 144,384,000 81,588,000 199,762,000 315,428,000 262,574 225,994,000 -186,149,000 -83,207,000 -108,874,000 366,428,000 330,350,000 142,059,000 17,371,000 39,592,000  81,336,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                      
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                      
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                      
          dividends paid
                                 -287,318,000 -191,691,000 -96,028,000 -289,331,000 -193,111,000 -96,566,000 -281,247,000 -183,925,000 -91,964,000 -268,023,000 -175,574,000 -87,853,000 -263,857,000 -263,857,000 -175,956,000 -253,386,000 -165,638,000 -77,915,000    -299,103,000 -299,103,000               
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                 846,883,000 846,883,000 846,883,000 833,070,000 833,070,000 833,070,000 1,196,268,000 1,196,268,000 1,196,268,000 1,179,149,000 1,179,149,000 1,179,149,000 1,231,180,000 1,231,180,000 1,231,180,000 1,287,160,000 1,287,160,000 1,287,160,000 1,260,936,000 1,260,936,000 1,260,936,000 1,091,581,000 1,091,581,000 1,091,581,000 696,335,000 696,335 696,335,000 707,689,000 707,689,000 707,689,000 337,321,000 337,321,000 337,321,000 334,352,000 334,352,000 334,352,000 249,909,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                 891,279,000 859,560,000 833,577,000 912,559,000 801,464,000 857,679,000 914,907,000 938,183,000 1,171,388,000 1,154,558,000 1,234,886,000 1,136,691,000 1,068,700,000 1,083,490,000 1,093,440,000 1,247,073,000 1,267,719,000 1,285,791,000 1,389,406,000 1,418,871,000 1,210,615,000 1,235,965,000 1,173,169,000 1,291,343,000 1,011,763,000 958,909 922,329,000 521,540,000 624,482,000 598,815,000 703,749,000 667,671,000 479,380,000 351,723,000 373,944,000 314,623,000 331,245,000 
          deferred cost
                                   -46,000 -9,906,000 -6,089,000 -2,496,000 7,080,000 6,892,000 6,470,000 11,136,000 9,783,000 8,129,000 -57,000 4,378,000 4,813,000 -8,561,000 -4,652,000 186,000 -23,175,000 -14,652,000 -3,905,000                 
          proceeds from repayment of loan receivable
                                                                      
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                     -31,606,000  -281,361,000 -258,085,000 -24,880,000 -24,591,000  -42,458,000  -147,690,000 -137,740,000   -1,369,000                  -19,729,000  
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                      
          proceeds from repayment (advances) on loan receivable
                                          137,379,000 137,379,000 94,507,000                          
          proceeds from repayment on loan receivable
                                                                      
          net cash (used by)/provided by operating activities
                                        -15,704,000                              
          realized loss/(gains) on marketable securities
                                                                      
          advances under loan receivable commitment
                                             -173,708,000 -82,020,000 -18,324,000                       
          purchase of treasury stock
                                               -62,000 -6,542,000 -6,460,000 -311,000                    
          issuance of treasury/common stock related to equity awards
                                                                      
          purchase of treasury/common stock
                                                                      
          other current assets
                                                21,007,000 18,048,000 22,299,000 -36,713,000 -31,490,000 -20,372,000 13,964,000 -1,468,000 -606,000 -22,827,000 -2,415 -1,128,000 -977,000 8,110,000 9,946,000 4,510,000 9,059,000 2,947,000 -1,192,000 -11,135,000 -18,141,000 -3,321,000 
          license fees
                                                -8,669,000 -7,905,000 -5,349,000 -6,562,000 -3,344,000 -2,900,000                 
          issuance of treasury stock related to equity awards
                                                10,971,000 10,133,000 2,883,000                    
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
                                                                      
          provided by operating activities:
                                                                      
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                      
          proceeds from issuance of common stock through stock purchase plan
                                                     3,041,000                 
          proceeds from issuance of common stock through stock purchase and stock option plans
                                                   5,619,000                   
          taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
                                                   -375,000 -336,000                  
          stock repurchase
                                                      -223,378,000 -84,328,000 -47,206,000 -1,908,000 -1,849 -1,849,000 -624,688,000 -318,471,000 -90,050,000    -50,451,000   -26,654,000 
          tax benefit related to stock option exercise
                                                   1,542,000 1,197,000 787,000 2,377,000 1,898,000 1,408,000 455,000 65 26,000 2,309,000 1,965,000 1,633,000 15,776,000 7,360,000 2,190,000 7,453,000 6,988,000 4,371,000  
          proceeds from issuance of common stock through
                                                                      
          stock purchase and stock option plans
                                                    4,337,000                  
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
                                                                      
          by operating activities:
                                                                      
          acquistions, net of cash acquired
                                                                      
          stock purchase plan
                                                         3,712,000  119,000           
          proceeds from issuance of common stock from
                                                                      
          exercise of stock options
                                                         1,688,000             
          purchase of common stock
                                                                      
          foreign currency transaction losses
                                                      38,635,000                
          purchase of licenses
                                                      -3,043,000 -472,000 -396,000  -6,936 856,000 -3,191,000 -4,236,000 -12,247,000 -22,594,000 -22,290,000 -20,203,000 -2,486,000 -1,462,000 -449,000  
          proceeds from issuance of common stock from exercise of stock options
                                                      6,369,000 5,452,000   310            
          proceeds from issuance of common stock from stock purchase plan
                                                        2,725,000  3,712            
          foreign currency transaction gains/losses
                                                       47,880,000 47,773,000 -26,936,000 -4,493 -420,000  25,428,000 64,946,000 3,232,000 -10,358,000 -13,052,000 -19,724,000 2,392,000 10,290,000  
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
                                                                      
          payment on long-term debt
                                                                      
          licensing agreements
                                                         -3,790,000             
          accrued expenses
                                                                      
          loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment
                                                            -243,000  -1,000 71,000  27,000 -8,000 191,000 172,000  
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                            7,703,000 7,194,000 1,524,000 15,358,000 7,534,000 2,842,000 10,042,000 9,479,000 6,671,000 4,238,000 
          payments on long term debt
                                                               -218,000 -248,000 -14,000     
          foreign currency transaction gains
                                                                      
          sales of marketable securities
                                                                      
          proceeds from asset sale
                                                               4,000   75,000    
          net cash paid for acquisition of businesses
                                                               -84,126,000       
          net cash paid for acquisition of businesses and other intangibles
                                                                -68,902,000 -68,902,000     
          stock appreciation rights
                                                                      
          purchase of dynastream innovations, inc.
                                                                      
          purchase of motionbased technologies
                                                                      
          other current liabilities
                                                                  69,704,000 56,503,000 3,580,000 2,683,000 
          other assets
                                                                      
          purchase of motionbased technologies / ups aviation technologies, inc.
                                                                      
          other
                                                                      
          principal payments on long-term debt
                                                                      
          foreign currency translation gains/losses
                                                                     -13,503,000 
          provision for obsolete inventories
                                                                     10,830,000