Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 82,259	$ 62,089	$ 89,256
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation	47,410	47,918	46,634
Amortization of intangibles	2,066	1,296
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment	(104)	1,353	175
Share-based Compensation	11,782	12,535	11,041
Deferred income taxes	(1,773)	23,758	(3,028)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	(19,657)	38,577	(28,551)
Inventories	(55,193)	(24,105)	(38,152)
Prepaid expenses and other	8,888	9,784	(322)
Accounts payable	(28,490)	34,314	(60,705)
Customer deposits	32,712	5,485	3,332
Accrued Liabilities	(4,385)	(4,283)	5,071
Cash flows provided by operating activities	207,647	157,503	158,451
Cash flows from investing activities
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(108,122)	(63,697)	(70,819)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	873	3,670	2,145
Sale of long-term investments		2,000
Payments for business acquisition, net of cash acquired		(34,155)
Cash flows used in investing activities	(107,249)	(92,182)	(68,674)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt	30,000	89,082	175,000
Purchases of common stock	(49,858)		(200,000)
Payments on debt and capital lease obligations	(41,018)	(107,354)	(17,420)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	3,778	6,820	6,000
Minimum tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock	(350)	(1,373)	(534)
Income tax benefit of stock option exercises		2,014
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities	(57,448)	(10,811)	(36,954)
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash and cash equivalents	1,296	1,002	1,040
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	44,246	55,512	53,863
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	297,619	242,107	188,244
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$ 341,865	$ 297,619	$ 242,107

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.