Note 7 Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2016

Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

Stockholder's Equity

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax as applicable, consisted of the following:

	As of
	January 2, 2016			October 3, 2015
	(In thousands)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	85,739		$	86,630
Unrealized holding losses on derivative financial instruments	(614		)	(683		)
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and transition cost for benefit plans	(18,579		)	(19,376		)
Total	$	66,546		$	66,571

Stock Repurchase Program

During the three months ended January 2, 2016, the Company repurchased 1.4 million shares of its common stock for $28.7 million and, as of January 2, 2016, $175.2 million remains available under a stock repurchase program authorized by the Company's Board of Directors in 2015. This authorization has no expiration date. No shares of common stock were repurchased during the first quarter of 2015 under programs authorized by the Company's Board of Directors.

In addition to the repurchases discussed above, the Company repurchased 20,000 and 47,000 shares of its common stock during the three months ended January 2, 2016 and December 27, 2014, respectively, in settlement of employee tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of restricted stock units. The Company paid $0.5 million and $1.2 million, respectively, in conjunction with these repurchases.