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Borrowing Arrangements (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2011
Borrowing Arrangements |
Additional Information About The Company's 1.50% Notes |
|  | As of |
|  | July 1, 2011 |  |  | October 1, 2010 |
Equity component of the convertible notes outstanding |  | $ | 6,061 |  |  | $ | 6,061 |
Principal amount of the convertible notes |  |  | 26,677 |  |  |  | 26,677 |
Unamortized discount of the liability component |  |  | 933 |  |  |  | 1,934 |
Net carrying amount of the liability component |  |  | 25,744 |  |  |  | 24,743 |
|  | Three-months Ended |  |  | Nine-months Ended |
|  | July 1, 2011 |  |  | July 2, 2010 |  |  | July 1, 2011 |  |  | July 2, 2010 |
Effective interest rate on the liability component |  |  | 6.86 | % |  |  | 6.86 | % |  |  | 6.86 | % |  |  | 6.86 | %
Cash interest expense recognized (contractual interest) |  | $ | 100 |  |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 300 |  |  | $ | 634 |
Effective interest expense recognized |  | $ | 339 |  |  | $ | 478 |  |  | $ | 1,000 |  |  | $ | 2,180 |

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