Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment

Property, plant and equipment as of September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 consisted of (in thousands):

	2013		2012
Land, buildings and improvements	$	212,195	$	170,557
Machinery and equipment	312,941		295,548
Computer hardware and software	91,565		85,433
Construction in progress	67,518		39,894
	684,219		591,432
Less: accumulated depreciation	359,158		326,241
	$	325,061	$	265,191

Assets Held Under Capital Leases [Member]

Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment

Assets held under capital leases and included in property, plant and equipment as of September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 consisted of (in thousands):

	2013		2012
Buildings and improvements	$	23,147	$	23,009
Machinery and equipment	3,294		1,873
	26,441		24,882
Less: accumulated amortization	16,513		13,909
	$	9,928	$	10,973