Property, Plant And Equipment (Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Land, buildings and improvements	$ 278,637	$ 283,569
Machinery and equipment	334,257	331,981
Computer hardware and software	102,763	95,780
Construction in progress	9,175	9,694
Property, plant and equipment, gross	724,832	721,024
Less: accumulated depreciation	(407,481)	(386,098)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 317,351	$ 334,926