Note 3 Balance Sheet Items

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Balance Sheet Items [Text Block]

Balance Sheet Items

Inventories

Components of inventories were as follows:

	As of
	September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011
	(In thousands)
Raw materials	$	584,821	$	641,918
Work-in-process	96,757		98,097
Finished goods	144,961		151,310
Total	$	826,539	$	891,325

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

	As of
	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011
	(In thousands)
Machinery and equipment	$	1,424,070		$	1,443,942
Land and buildings	553,143			524,540
Leasehold improvements	58,197			57,480
Furniture and fixtures	19,068			21,253
Construction in progress	45,676			20,617
	2,100,154			2,067,832
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,530,789		)	(1,479,735		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	569,365		$	588,097

Depreciation expense was $96.3 million, $100.1 million, and $85.8 million for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Other Intangible Assets

Gross and net carrying values of other intangible assets were as follows: 

	Gross Carrying Amount		Impairment of Intangibles			Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
	(In thousands)
As of September 29, 2012	$	82,310	$	(7,928	)	$	(67,139	)	$	7,243
As of October 1, 2011	$	82,905	$	(7,928	)	$	(63,970	)	$	11,007

Intangible asset amortization expense was $3.2 million in 2012, $4.5 million in 2011 and $3.8 million in 2010 (including $0.1 million, $0.6 million and $0.2 million in cost of sales in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively). In 2012, the Company wrote-off $0.6 million of intangible assets due to closure of a plant. Other intangible assets are included in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

Estimated future annual amortization of other intangible assets is as follows:

Year Ended:	(In thousands)
2013	$	1,905
2014	1,797
2015	1,256
2016	364
2017	364
Thereafter	1,557
Total	$	7,243

Warranty Reserve. The following tables present warranty reserve activity:

Balance as of		Additions to Accrual		Accrual Utilized			Balance as of
October 1, 2011							September 29, 2012
(In thousands)
$	15,672	$	6,716	$	(7,739	)	$	14,649

Balance as of		Additions to Accrual		Accrual Utilized			Balance as of
October 2, 2010							October 1, 2011
(In thousands)
$	17,752	$	9,012	$	(11,092	)	$	15,672

The warranty reserve is included in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.