Note 6 Concentration of Credit Risk (Details)	12 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011
Revenue and Accounts Receivable by Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of Customers Representing 10% Or More of Gross Accounts Receivable	Two	one

Number of single external customers that represent 10% or more of an entity's gross accounts receivable.

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