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

9 Months Ended

Jun. 27, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 27, 2015			June 28, 2014			June 27, 2015			June 28, 2014
	(In thousands)
Gross sales:
IMS	$	1,245,748		$	1,275,159		$	3,851,264		$	3,571,478
CPS	339,150			390,986			1,032,435			1,126,460
Intersegment revenue	(45,627		)	(61,418		)	(145,736		)	(169,001		)
Net sales	$	1,539,271		$	1,604,727		$	4,737,963		$	4,528,937
Gross profit:
IMS	$	90,764		$	85,688		$	273,507		$	246,309
CPS	32,670			43,171			99,615			116,152
Total	123,434			128,859			373,122			362,461
Unallocated items (1)	(2,872		)	(1,946		)	(10,951		)	(5,796		)
Total	$	120,562		$	126,913		$	362,171		$	356,665

(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				Nine Months Ended
	June 27, 2015		June 28, 2014		June 27, 2015		June 28, 2014
	(In thousands)
Net sales
United States	$	252,441	$	246,900	$	732,992	$	795,497
Mexico	467,133		467,324		1,481,064		1,164,952
China	361,004		405,606		1,136,605		1,145,156
Other international	458,693		484,897		1,387,302		1,423,332
Total	$	1,539,271	$	1,604,727	$	4,737,963	$	4,528,937

Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers	47.7	%	51.2	%	49.0	%	49.8	%
Number of customers representing 10% or more of net sales	—		—		—		1