Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

A summary of the Company’s RSU activity and related information for 2014, 2013 and 2012, is as follows:


	Number of RSUs (in thousands)			Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Balance at September 24, 2011		101,122		$	33.07
RSUs granted		54,597		$	61.62
RSUs vested		(44,137	)	$	29.32
RSUs cancelled		(6,545	)	$	36.57

Balance at September 29, 2012		105,037		$	49.27
RSUs granted		39,415		$	78.23
RSUs vested		(42,291	)	$	45.96
RSUs cancelled		(8,877	)	$	57.31

Balance at September 28, 2013		93,284		$	62.24
RSUs granted		59,269		$	74.54
RSUs vested		(43,111	)	$	57.29
RSUs cancelled		(5,620	)	$	68.47

Balance at September 27, 2014		103,822		$	70.98	$	10,460

Summary of Share-Based Compensation Expense

The following table shows a summary of the share-based compensation expense included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in millions):


	2014		2013		2012
Cost of sales	$	450	$	350	$	265
Research and development		1,216		917		668
Selling, general and administrative		1,197		986		807

Total share-based compensation expense	$	2,863	$	2,253	$	1,740