Borrowings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

BORROWINGS [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term borrowings at September 28, 2012 and September 30, 2011 are summarized in the following table (in thousands):

	September 28, 2012			September 30, 2011
Senior secured revolving credit facility	$	—		$	—
Senior secured term loan facility (un-extended)	650,913			1,886,848
Senior secured term loan facility (extended)	2,637,920			1,407,440
8.50% senior notes, due February 2015	1,280,000			1,280,000
Senior floating rate notes, due February 2015	500,000			500,000
5.00% senior notes, due June 2012	—			246,287
Receivables Facility, due January 2015	263,800			225,905
Capital leases	49,584			45,696
Other	31,064			45,502
	5,413,281			5,637,678
Less—current portion	(37,462		)	(49,064		)
	$	5,375,819		$	5,588,614

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

At September 28, 2012, annual maturities on long-term borrowings maturing in the next five fiscal years and thereafter (presumes repayment of the fixed rate notes and the floating rate notes by October 31, 2014 and the extended $2.6 billion U.S. and non-U.S. denominated term loan on July 26, 2016) are as follows (in thousands):

2013	$	37,462
2014	$	682,846
2015	$	2,081,714
2016	$	2,600,283
2017	$	4,679
Thereafter	$	6,297

Interest and Other Financing Costs Net

The components of interest and other financing costs, net, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Fiscal Year Ended			Fiscal Year Ended			Fiscal Year Ended
	September 28, 2012			September 30, 2011			October 1, 2010
Interest expense	$	404,033		$	442,392		$	449,002
Interest income	(5,477		)	(18,653		)	(7,318		)
Other financing costs	3,201			2,523			2,826
Total	$	401,757		$	426,262		$	444,510