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Capital Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2019
Capital Assets [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, net are as follows:
 
 
2019
 
2018
Land and improvements
 
$
3,949

 
$
2,881

Buildings and improvements
 
64,140

 
58,880

Machinery and equipment
 
224,684

 
203,647

Assets held under capital leases
 
2,796

 
2,815

Total property and equipment
 
295,569

 
268,223

Less: Accumulated depreciation
 
(194,486
)
 
(177,954
)
Total property and equipment, net
 
$
101,083

 
$
90,269
Goodwill
Changes to the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
 
 
Test & Simulation
 
Sensors
 
Total
Balance, September 30, 2017
 
$
25,109

 
$
344,653

 
$
369,762

Currency translation gain (loss)
 
(478
)
 
(9
)
 
(487
)
Balance, September 29, 2018
 
$
24,631

 
$
344,644

 
$
369,275

Acquisitions 1
 
39,181

 
23,292

 
62,473

Currency translation gain (loss)
 
(2,659
)
 
(50
)
 
(2,709
)
Balance, September 28, 2019
 
$
61,153

 
$
367,886

 
$
429,039

1
See Note 16 for additional information regarding acquisitions.
Other Intangible Assets
Intangible assets are as follows:
 
 
September 28, 2019
 
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Value
 
Weighted
Average
Useful Life
(in Years)
Software development costs 2
 
$
39,546

 
$
(16,035
)
 
$
23,511

 
6.2
Technology and patents
 
63,015

 
(15,739
)
 
47,276

 
14.9
Trademarks and trade names
 
20,186

 
(3,808
)
 
16,378

 
18.4
Customer lists
 
192,488

 
(34,735
)
 
157,753

 
15.6
Land-use rights
 
2,303

 
(968
)
 
1,335

 
25.7
Other
 
3,606

 
(774
)
 
2,832

 
4.0
Trade names
 
57,500

 
—

 
57,500

 
Indefinite
Total intangible assets
 
$
378,644

 
$
(72,059
)
 
$
306,585

 
14.4

 
 
September 29, 2018
 
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Value
 
Weighted
Average
Useful Life
(in Years)
Software development costs 2
 
$
31,251

 
$
(15,860
)
 
$
15,391

 
6.5
Technology and patents
 
46,405

 
(12,188
)
 
34,217

 
14.9
Trademarks and trade names
 
6,754

 
(2,987
)
 
3,767

 
25.4
Customer lists
 
156,971

 
(23,314
)
 
133,657

 
15.8
Land-use rights
 
2,336

 
(730
)
 
1,606

 
26.0
Trade names
 
57,500

 
—

 
57,500

 
Indefinite
Total intangible assets
 
$
301,217

 
$
(55,079
)
 
$
246,138

 
14.8
2 The gross carrying amount of software development costs as of September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018 includes $21,840 and $15,391, respectively, of software not yet available for general release to the public.
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense
Amortization expense recognized related to finite-lived intangible assets is as follows:
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Amortization expense
 
$
17,361

 
$
13,831

 
$
14,665
Estimated Future Amortization Expense on Other Intangible Assets Estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets is as follows:
Fiscal Year
Amortization Expense

2020
$
19,395

2021
20,558

2022
21,537

2023
20,662

2024
20,296

Thereafter
146,637