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Share-Based Compensation (Details Textual) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2012 IncentivePlan
Share-Based Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of equity incentive plans	2
Vesting period of options granted	4 years
Percentage of options granted to vest at the end of One year	25.00%
Exercisable period of options granted	10 years
Vesting period of RSU granted	annually over one, four or five years
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	$ 2,300,000
Options granted	0
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation cost	1,300,000
Compensation cost expected to be recognized	2 years 1 month 6 days
Restricted stock units issued	14,000
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation cost	7,700,000
Compensation cost expected to be recognized	3 years 4 months 24 days
Restricted stock units issued	0
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Minimum percentage of the fair market value of the Company's common stock	85.00%
Initial Offering Period	ESPP provides for an initial offering period of eight months with six-month offering periods thereafter, and at the end of each offering period, employees are able to purchase shares at 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the first trading day of the offering period or on the last day of the offering period
Maximum payroll deductions to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at a discount	15.00%
Non Vested Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation cost	640,000,000
Compensation cost expected to be recognized	1 year 3 months 18 days
Employee Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation cost	$ 200,000

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As of the balance sheet date, the aggregate unrecognized cost of equity-based awards made to employees under equity-based compensation awards that have yet to vest.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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