Retirement Benefit Plan (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Retirement Benefit Plan [Abstract]

Net periodic benefit cost for the Company's defined benefit retirement plan

The cost for the plan for the three and six-fiscal month periods ended March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011 included the following components:

	Three Fiscal Months Ended						Six Fiscal Months Ended
	March 31,			April 2,			March 31,			April 2,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(expressed in thousands)
Service cost	$	104		$	118		$	211		$	235
Interest cost		211			195			427			389
Expected return on plan assets		(167	)		(173	)		(338	)		(345	)
Net amortization and deferral		20			38			40			75
Net periodic benefit cost	$	168		$	178		$	340		$	354