Note 9 Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 28, 2015			March 29, 2014			March 28, 2015			March 29, 2014
	(In thousands)
Gross sales:
IMS	$	1,228,682		$	1,146,609		$	2,605,516		$	2,296,319
CPS	340,948			386,251			693,285			735,474
Intersegment revenue	(42,100		)	(56,148		)	(100,109		)	(107,583		)
Net sales	$	1,527,530		$	1,476,712		$	3,198,692		$	2,924,210
Gross profit:
IMS	$	81,836		$	79,598		$	182,743		$	160,621
CPS	35,378			41,344			66,945			72,981
Total	117,214			120,942			249,688			233,602
Unallocated items (1)	(1,951		)	(1,975		)	(8,079		)	(3,850		)
Total	$	115,263		$	118,967		$	241,609		$	229,752

(1) For purposes of evaluating segment performance, management excludes certain items from its measures 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.

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

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 28, 2015		March 29, 2014		March 28, 2015		March 29, 2014
	(In thousands)
Net sales
United States	$	240,264	$	278,676	$	480,551	$	548,597
Mexico	482,477		364,353		1,013,931		697,628
China	362,794		368,496		775,601		739,550
Other international	441,995		465,187		928,609		938,435
Total	$	1,527,530	$	1,476,712	$	3,198,692	$	2,924,210

Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers	49.6	%	49.1	%	49.7	%	49.1	%
Number of customers representing 10% or more of net sales	—		1		—		1