Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following categories (in thousands):



	March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Land, buildings and improvements	$	186,761	$	170,557
Machinery and equipment	305,920		295,548
Computer hardware and software	89,764		85,433
Construction in progress	58,701		39,894
	641,146		591,432
Less: accumulated depreciation	346,008		326,241
	$	295,138	$	265,191

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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