Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Domestic And Foreign Components Of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

The domestic and foreign components of income (loss) before income taxes for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 consisted of (in thousands):

	2014			2013			2012
U.S.	$	(12,473	)	$	(8,406	)	$	8,371
Foreign	105,798			93,389			82,860
	$	93,325		$	84,983		$	91,231

Schedule Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 consisted of (in thousands):

	2014			2013			2012
Current:
Federal	$	(2,050	)	$	408		$	—
State	(332		)	—			131
Foreign	10,147			4,089			5,253
	7,765			4,497			5,384
Deferred:
Federal	(1,506		)	(3,702		)	18,950
State	—			(42		)	4,784
Foreign	(147		)	1,971			24
	(1,653		)	(1,773		)	23,758
	$	6,112		$	2,724		$	29,142

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate To Effective Income Tax Rates

The following is a reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rates reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 (certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation):

	2014		2013		2012
Federal statutory income tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
Permanent differences	1.8		(0.1	)	(2.0	)
State income taxes, net of federal income tax	—		—		0.2
Foreign tax rate differences	(33.2	)	(34.4	)	(27.5	)
Valuation reserve for deferred tax assets	8.4		5.8		26.5
Other, net	(5.5	)	(3.1	)	(0.3	)
Effective income tax rate	6.5	%	3.2	%	31.9	%

Schedule Of Components Of Net Deferred Income Tax Asset

The components of the net deferred income tax asset as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, consisted of (in thousands):

	2014			2013
Deferred income tax assets:
Loss/credit carryforwards	$	17,356		$	12,985
Goodwill	541			1,268
Inventories	5,468			4,997
Accrued benefits	23,754			19,428
Allowance for bad debts	343			339
Other	3,165			3,304
Total gross deferred income tax assets	50,627			42,321
Less valuation allowance	(41,935		)	(34,075		)
Deferred income tax assets	8,692			8,246
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment	4,322			3,934
Other	84			13
Deferred income tax liabilities	4,406			3,947
Net deferred income tax asset	$	4,286		$	4,299

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Beginning And Ending Amounts Of Unrecognized Income Tax Benefits

Presented below is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized income tax benefits (in thousands; certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation):

Balance at September 29, 2012	$	7,603
Gross increases for tax positions of prior years	189
Gross increases for tax positions of the current year	—
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years	—
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations	356
Settlements	—
Balance at September 28, 2013	$	7,436
Gross increases for tax positions of prior years	324
Gross increases for tax positions of the current year	—
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years	1,582
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations	3,810
Settlements	—
Balance at September 27, 2014	$	2,368

Schedule Of Major Tax Jurisdictions

The Company files income tax returns, including returns for its subsidiaries, with federal, state, local and foreign taxing jurisdictions. The following tax years remain subject to examination by the respective major tax jurisdictions:

Jurisdiction	Fiscal Years
China	2009-2014
Germany	2009-2014
Mexico	2009-2014
Romania	2009-2014
United Kingdom	2010-2014
United States
Federal	2011-2014
State	2001-2014