Document and Entity Information Document	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 23, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SANMINA-SCI CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000897723
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-29
Entity Voluntary Filer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		81,499,343