Business Combination

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Business Combination [Abstract]

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

Business Combination

In January 2012, Plexus and Kontron AG (“Kontron”) entered into a strategic manufacturing arrangement, and completed the related asset purchase transaction described below. Under this arrangement, Kontron transitioned all manufacturing of its Kontron Design Manufacturing Services (M) Sdn. Bhd. subsidiary (“KDMS”) located in Penang, Malaysia to Plexus facilities in Penang. Plexus acquired the inventory and equipment of KDMS for an adjusted purchase price of $34.2 million, reflecting certain post-closing adjustments, which was paid with cash on-hand, and hired substantially all of KDMS's employees. No real estate was included in this transaction. This transaction was accounted for as a business combination. The purchase price was allocated primarily to inventory and equipment. An identifiable intangible asset of $4.0 million related to a customer relationship was recorded within other non-current assets in the Company's accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as a result of the arrangement and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over a two year period. Assuming this transaction had been made at the beginning of any period presented, the consolidated pro forma results would not have been materially different from reported results.