v2.4.0.8

Debt (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2013	Jan. 30, 2014 banks
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility syndicate, number of participating banks			13
Borrowings outstanding	$ 315,000,000
Credit facility interest rate	1.50%
Voting interest in foreign subsidiaries pledged against credit facility	65.00%
Investment limit in foreign subsidiaries	50,000,000
Cash investment limit for acquisition of business	75,000,000
Maximum leverage ratio allowed under debt covenant	3.00
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio allowed under debt covenant	3.50
Leverage ratio, actual	0.93
Fixed charge coverage ratio, actual	22.05
Debt Issuance Cost	4,120,000	0
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount	250,000,000
Borrowings outstanding	246,900,000
Repayments of principal in 2014			9,375,000
Repayments of principal in 2015			21,875,000
Repayments of principal in 2016			25,000,000
Repayments of principal in 2017			34,375,000
Repayments of principal in 2018			37,500,000
Repayments of principal in 2019			121,875,000
Revolving Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount	750,000,000
Borrowings outstanding	$ 68,100,000
Revolving Loan [Member] | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility commitment fees percentage	0.175%
Revolving Loan [Member] | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility commitment fees percentage	0.25%

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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