Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of sales and income (loss) from operations

The following table provides net sales and income from operations for our operating segments a reconciliation of our total income from operations to net income (in thousands):

	Fiscal
	2015			2014			2013
Net sales:
Specialty Laser Systems	$	559,593		$	565,552		$	571,644
Commercial Lasers and Components	242,867			229,087			238,482
Total net sales	$	802,460		$	794,639		$	810,126
Income from operations:
Specialty Laser Systems	$	133,506		$	117,947		$	115,931
Commercial Lasers and Components	9,127			2,688			12,411
Corporate and other	(41,886		)	(43,769		)	(43,443		)
Total income from operations	$	100,747		$	76,866		$	84,899
Total other income (expense), net	(1,179		)	2,353			(1,403		)
Income before income taxes	99,568			79,219			83,496
Provision for income taxes	23,159			20,113			17,141
Net income	$	76,409		$	59,106		$	66,355

Schedule of sales to unaffiliated customers

Sales to unaffiliated customers are as follows (in thousands):

	Fiscal
SALES	2015		2014		2013
United States	$	213,483	$	202,205	$	188,204
Foreign countries:
South Korea	195,589		167,473		185,737
Japan	135,674		124,765		156,152
Germany	75,474		86,023		93,855
Europe, other	53,027		64,648		58,500
Asia-Pacific, other	85,584		98,760		73,794
Rest of World	43,629		50,765		53,884
Total foreign countries sales	588,977		592,434		621,922
Total sales	$	802,460	$	794,639	$	810,126

Schedule of long-lived assets by geographic region

Long-lived assets, which include all non-current assets other than goodwill, intangibles and deferred taxes, by geographic region, are as follows (in thousands):

	Fiscal Year-end
LONG-LIVED ASSETS	2015		2014
United States	$	82,951	$	82,274
Foreign countries:
Germany	33,964		38,678
Europe, other	2,993		2,920
Asia-Pacific	11,504		13,650
Total foreign countries long-lived assets	48,461		55,248
Total long-lived assets	$	131,412	$	137,522