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Restructuring Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
Restructuring Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 02, 2016	Apr. 02, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Jul. 04, 2015	Jul. 02, 2016	Jul. 04, 2015
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges	$ 1,805			$ 0	$ 5,229	$ 1,691
Fremont and Livingston Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve - Beginning	2,654	$ 1,056	$ 0		0
Restructuring Charges	1,805	1,917	1,507
Payments for Restructuring	(1,263)	(319)	(451)
Restructuring Reserve - Ending	3,196	2,654	1,056		3,196
Fremont and Livingston Restructuring Plan [Member] \| Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve - Beginning	2,399	1,056	0		0
Restructuring Charges	1,641	1,656	1,394
Payments for Restructuring	(1,201)	(313)	(338)
Restructuring Reserve - Ending	2,839	2,399	1,056		2,839
Fremont and Livingston Restructuring Plan [Member] \| Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve - Beginning	255	0	0		0
Restructuring Charges	164	261	113
Payments for Restructuring	(62)	(6)	(113)
Restructuring Reserve - Ending	$ 357	$ 255	$ 0		357
Restructuring Charges [Member] \| Fremont and Livingston Restructuring Plan [Member] \| Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges					4,690
Restructuring Charges [Member] \| Fremont and Livingston Restructuring Plan [Member] \| Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges					$ 539