Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Financial Information By Reportable Segment

		2014		2013		2012
		(expressed in thousands)
Revenue
Test	$	458,153	$	474,119	$	442,012
Sensors		106,175		95,320		100,244
Total Revenue	$	564,328	$	569,439	$	542,256
Income from Operations
Test	$	39,847	$	60,984	$	58,344
Sensors		20,409		18,971		22,167
Total Income from Operations	$	60,256	$	79,955	$	80,511
Identifiable Assets
Test	$	392,825	$	360,037	$	357,196
Sensors		94,583		91,240		94,081
Total Assets	$	487,408	$	451,277	$	451,277
Other Segment Data
Test:
Goodwill	$	24,584	$	15,028	$	14,688
Capital expenditures		16,553		26,775		12,551
Depreciation and amortization	$	16,560	$	14,325	$	11,567
Sensors:
Goodwill	$	1,539	$	1,596	$	1,551
Capital expenditures		3,485		2,915		3,074
Depreciation and amortization	$	2,719	$	2,264	$	2,215

Geographical Information

Geographic information was as follows:
		2014		2013		2012
		(expressed in thousands)
Revenue
United States	$	144,239	$	137,750	$	140,305
Europe		179,043		178,610		167,828
China		117,952		127,368		103,977
Asia, excluding China		90,242		96,653		100,166
Other		32,852		29,058		29,980
Total Revenue	$	564,328	$	569,439	$	542,256
Property and Equipment, Net
United States	$	58,911	$	55,509		40,522
Europe		13,573		13,838		12,059
China		7,034		7,661		7,377
Asia, excluding China		2,057		1,391		1,695
Total Property and Equipment, Net	$	81,575	$	78,399	$	61,653