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Restructuring (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES [Abstract] |
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block] | Restructuring and other charges consists of the following (in thousands):
| Fiscal Years Ended
| September 30, 2011 |  | October 1, 2010 |  | October 2, 2009
Asset impairments | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,040 | ) |  | $ | 5,616 |
Restructuring and other charges | 2,363 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,366 |
Restructuring and other charges (credits) | $ | 2,363 |  |  | $ | (1,040 | ) |  | $ | 15,982 |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block] | Activity and liability balances related to the Company's restructuring actions are as follows (in thousands):
| Facility Closings |  | License and Software Write-offs and Other |  | Workforce Reductions |  | Asset Impairments |  | Total
Charged to costs and expenses | $ | 1,967 |  |  | $ | 3,892 |  |  | $ | 4,507 |  |  | $ | 5,616 |  |  | $ | 15,982 |
Other | 9 |  |  | (368 | ) |  | 161 |  |  | — |  |  | (198 | )
Non-cash items | — |  |  | (955 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,616 | ) |  | (6,571 | )
Cash payments | (766 | ) |  | (983 | ) |  | (4,185 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,934 | )
Restructuring balance, October 2, 2009 | 1,210 |  |  | 1,586 |  |  | 483 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,279 |
Other | 450 |  |  | 248 |  |  | (247 | ) |  | — |  |  | 451 |
Cash payments | (648 | ) |  | (657 | ) |  | (236 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,541 | )
Restructuring balance, October 1, 2010 | 1,012 |  |  | 1,177 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,189 |
Charged to costs and expenses | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,363 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,363 |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | 328 |  |  | — |  |  | 328 |
Cash payments | (193 | ) |  | (470 | ) |  | (2,189 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,852 | )
Restructuring balance, September 30, 2011 | $ | 819 |  |  | $ | 707 |  |  | $ | 502 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,028 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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