Property, Plant And Equipment (Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Land, buildings and improvements	$ 283,569	$ 212,195
Machinery and equipment	331,981	312,941
Computer hardware and software	95,780	91,565
Construction in progress	9,694	67,518
Property, plant and equipment, gross	721,024	684,219
Less: accumulated depreciation	386,098	359,158
Property, plant and equipment, net	334,926	325,061
Assets Held Under Capital Leases [Member]
Buildings and improvements	23,141	23,147
Machinery and equipment	3,669	3,294
Property, plant and equipment, gross	26,810	26,441
Less: accumulated depreciation	19,405	16,513
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 7,405	$ 9,928