Note 16 Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
	September 28, 2013			September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011
	(In thousands)
Gross sales:
IMS	$	4,766,670		$	4,968,983		$	5,337,488
CPS	1,335,510			1,265,855			1,418,013
Intersegment revenue	(185,056		)	(141,504		)	(153,090		)
Net Sales	$	5,917,124		$	6,093,334		$	6,602,411
Gross Profit:
IMS	$	291,664		$	329,267		$	376,393
CPS	144,725			111,448			136,224
Total	436,389			440,715			512,617
Unallocated items (1)	(9,572		)	(4,933		)	(2,266		)
Total	$	426,817		$	435,782		$	510,351
Depreciation and amortization:
IMS	$	54,531		$	54,711		$	56,827
CPS	32,802			35,641			34,622
Total	87,333			90,352			91,449
Unallocated corporate items (2)	8,688			9,125			13,122
Total	$	96,021		$	99,477		$	104,571
Capital expenditures:
IMS	$	44,080		$	39,962		$	57,478
CPS	25,542			40,150			36,844
Total	69,622			80,112			94,322
Unallocated corporate items (2)	3,447			1,787			3,751
Total	$	73,069		$	81,899		$	98,073

(1) Represents amounts associated with items that management excludes from its measure of gross profit. These items include stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, charges or credits resulting from distressed customers and similar items that either occur infrequently or are of a non-operational nature.

(2) Primarily related to selling, general and administration functions.

	As of
	September 28, 2013		September 29, 2012
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale):
IMS	$	287,907	$	304,442
CPS	204,905		220,789
Total	492,812		525,231
Unallocated corporate items (1)	51,722		54,346
Total	$	544,534	$	579,577

(1) Primarily related to selling, general and administration functions.

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
	September 28, 2013			September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011
	(In thousands)
Net sales:
Domestic	$	1,074,529		$	1,106,446		$	1,199,077
Mexico	1,433,799			1,296,690			1,273,583
China	1,501,632			1,667,095			1,792,933
Other international	1,907,164			2,023,103			2,336,818
Total	$	5,917,124		$	6,093,334		$	6,602,411
Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers	50.3		%	49.7		%	49.9		%
Number of customers representing 10 % or more of net sales	1			1			1

Schedule of Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

	As of
	September 28, 2013		September 29, 2012
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale):
Domestic	$	147,773	$	163,443
Mexico	125,552		119,032
China	88,160		89,175
Other international	183,049		207,927
Total	$	544,534	$	579,577