Inventories

12 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Inventories

Inventories

2.Inventories

                                Inventories as of October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 consisted of (in thousands):

	2011	2010
Raw materials	$   337,136	$   365,883
Work-in-process	46,330	56,036
Finished goods	72,370	70,511
	$   455,836	$   492,430

                Per contractual terms, customer deposits are received by the Company to offset obsolete and excess inventory risks.  The total amount of deposits related to inventory and included within current liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 were $29.8 million and $25.8 million, respectively.