Property, Plant And Equipment (Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 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
Property, plant and equipment, gross	684,219	591,432
Less: accumulated depreciation	359,158	326,241
Property, plant and equipment, net	325,061	265,191
Assets Held Under Capital Leases [Member]
Buildings and improvements	23,147	23,009
Machinery and equipment	3,294	1,873
Property, plant and equipment, gross	26,441	24,882
Less: accumulated depreciation	16,513	13,909
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 9,928	$ 10,973