Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Feb. 28, 2014 KME Yorkshire Limited [Member]	Dec. 29, 2012 KME Yorkshire Limited [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 KME Yorkshire Limited [Member] Customer Lists [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 KME Yorkshire Limited [Member] Non-compete agreement [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 KME Yorkshire Limited [Member] Trade names and licenses [Member]	Oct. 17, 2013 Howell Metal Company [Member]	Aug. 31, 2013 Howell Metal Company [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cost of acquisition					$ 30,100,000					$ 55,300,000
Pro forma net sales						196,100,000					156,300,000
Fair value of assets acquired					20,700,000					63,000,000
Fair value of assets acquired - receivables										14,600,000
Fair value of assets acquired - inventories					17,600,000					27,600,000
Fair value of assets acquired - property, plant and equipment					2,100,000					20,300,000
Fair value of assets acquired - other current assets					1,000,000					500,000
Fair value of liabilities assumed					15,600,000					11,400,000
Fair value of liabilities assumed - accounts payable and accrued expenses					15,200,000					9,900,000
Fair value of liabilities assumed - other current liabilities					400,000					1,500,000
Remaining purchase price allocated to other intangible assets					16,900,000		11,300,000	4,500,000	1,100,000	2,300,000
Intangible assets useful life							19 years	3 years	10 years
Remaining purchase price allocated to goodwill					8,100,000					1,400,000
Total sales price of property				66,200,000
Cash proceeds from sale of property				61,200,000
Amount receivable due to sale of property				5,000,000
Pre-tax gain on sale of property	0	39,765,000	0	39,765,000
Amount of pre-diluted share after tax (in dollars per share)		$ 0.81
Extended supply agreement term				5 years
Net book value of assets disposed		15,900,000		15,900,000
Goodwill allocated to disposal group		10,500,000		10,500,000
Impairment charge recognized on fair value of disposed assets		$ 3,200,000