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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
INCOME TAXES [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block] | Income before income taxes consists of the following components (in thousands):
| Fiscal Years Ended
| September 30, 2011 |  | October 1, 2010 |  | October 2, 2009
United States | $ | 208,926 |  |  | $ | 164,094 |  |  | $ | 65,603 |
Foreign | 84,960 |  |  | 30,980 |  |  | 4,153 |
| $ | 293,886 |  |  | $ | 195,074 |  |  | $ | 69,756 |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] | The provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
| Fiscal Years Ended
| September 30, 2011 |  | October 1, 2010 |  | October 2, 2009
Current tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 25,421 |  |  | $ | 11,855 |  |  | $ | (251 | )
State | 422 |  |  | 946 |  |  | (413 | )
Foreign | 4,340 |  |  | 684 |  |  | 966 |
| 30,183 |  |  | 13,485 |  |  | 302 |
Deferred tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |
Federal | 35,053 |  |  | 44,072 |  |  | — |
State | (1,048 | ) |  | (2,846 | ) |  | — |
Foreign | 961 |  |  | 235 |  |  | (93 | )
| 34,966 |  |  | 41,461 |  |  | (93 | )
Change in valuation allowance | 2,152 |  |  | 2,834 |  |  | (25,436 | )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | $ | 67,301 |  |  | $ | 57,780 |  |  | $ | (25,227 | )
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] | The actual income tax expense is different than that which would have been computed by applying the federal statutory tax rate to income before income taxes. A reconciliation of income tax expense as computed at the United States federal statutory income tax rate to the provision for income tax expense follows (in thousands):
| Fiscal Years Ended
| September 30, 2011 |  | October 1, 2010 |  | October 2, 2009
Tax expense at United States statutory rate | $ | 102,860 |  |  | $ | 68,276 |  |  | $ | 24,415 |
Foreign tax rate difference | (24,394 | ) |  | (8,889 | ) |  | (580 | )
Deemed dividend from foreign subsidiary | 43 |  |  | 884 |  |  | 774 |
Research and development credits | (17,720 | ) |  | (5,820 | ) |  | (7,211 | )
Change in tax reserve | 9,405 |  |  | 4,413 |  |  | 295 |
Change in valuation allowance | 2,152 |  |  | 2,834 |  |  | (39,089 | )
Non deductible debt retirement premium | — |  |  | 64 |  |  | (3,508 | )
Alternative minimum tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | (958 | )
Domestic production activities deduction | (6,055 | ) |  | (2,263 | ) |  | — |
International restructuring | — |  |  | (3,468 | ) |  | — |
Other, net | 1,010 |  |  | 1,749 |  |  | 635 |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | $ | 67,301 |  |  | $ | 57,780 |  |  | $ | (25,227 | )
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] | Deferred income tax assets and liabilities consist of the tax effects of temporary differences related to the following (in thousands):
| Fiscal Years Ended
| September 30, 2011 |  | October 1, 2010
Deferred Tax Assets: |  |  |
Current: |  |  |
Inventory | $ | 4,181 |  |  | $ | 4,451 |
Bad debts | 162 |  |  | 427 |
Accrued compensation and benefits | 3,946 |  |  | 2,536 |
Product returns, allowances and warranty | 1,222 |  |  | 572 |
Restructuring | 515 |  |  | 794 |
Other – net | 998 |  |  | 943 |
Current deferred tax assets | 11,024 |  |  | 9,723 |
Less valuation allowance | (2,431 | ) |  | (2,130 | )
Net current deferred tax assets | 8,593 |  |  | 7,593 |
Long-term: |  |  |
Intangible assets | 7,660 |  |  | 9,422 |
Retirement benefits and deferred compensation | 27,921 |  |  | 21,327 |
Net operating loss carry forwards | 22,143 |  |  | 6,120 |
Federal tax credits | 37,717 |  |  | 28,243 |
State investment credits | 26,111 |  |  | 24,173 |
Long-term deferred tax assets | 121,552 |  |  | 89,285 |
Less valuation allowance | (36,943 | ) |  | (23,480 | )
Net long-term deferred tax assets | 84,609 |  |  | 65,805 |
Deferred tax assets | 132,576 |  |  | 99,008 |
Less valuation allowance | (39,374 | ) |  | (25,610 | )
Net deferred tax assets | 93,202 |  |  | 73,398 |
Deferred Tax Liabilities: |  |  |
Current: |  |  |
Prepaid insurance | (723 | ) |  | (724 | )
Current deferred tax liabilities | (723 | ) |  | (724 | )
Long-term: |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | (18,084 | ) |  | (4,636 | )
Other – net | (208 | ) |  | (272 | )
Intangible assets | (5,943 | ) |  | (329 | )
Long-term deferred tax liabilities | (24,235 | ) |  | (5,237 | )
Net deferred tax liabilities | (24,958 | ) |  | (5,961 | )
Total deferred tax assets | $ | 68,244 |  |  | $ | 67,437 |
Summary of Positions for which Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Table Text Block] | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
Balance at October 1, 2010 | $ | 19,900 |
Increases based on positions related to prior years | 935 |
Increases based on positions related to current year | 11,334 |
Decreases relating to settlements with taxing authorities | — |
Decreases relating to lapses of applicable statutes of limitations | (33 | )
Balance at September 30, 2011 | $ | 32,136 |

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