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The effective portion of net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4C
-Subparagraph (c)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4D
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56946850&loc=SL5624177-113959

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Amount of realized and unrealized gain of derivative instruments not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments.

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Amount of realized and unrealized loss of derivative instruments not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments.

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Derivatives And Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of The Effect Of Derivative Instruments On The Condensed Statements Of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2016	Jul. 04, 2015	Jul. 02, 2016	Jul. 04, 2015
Interest Expense [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	$ (83)	$ (134)	$ (304)	$ (404)
Interest Expense [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Treasury Lock [Member]
Derivatives And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	77	77	239	244
General and Administrative Expense [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Derivatives And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	2	(191)	(510)	(299)
Cost of Sales [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Derivatives And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	73	(1,562)	(4,744)	(2,444)
Other Income [Member]
Derivatives And Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Loss			$ (74)
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain	$ 94	$ 37		$ 164