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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2012
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Text Block | Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, consists of:
|  | September 29, 2012 |  | October 1, 2011
Accumulated foreign currency translation |  | $ | 33,493 |  |  | $ | 33,349 |
Accumulated retirement liability |  | (280,424 | ) |  | (234,128 | )
Accumulated gain (loss) on derivatives |  | 220 |  |  | (165 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | $ | (246,711 | ) |  | $ | (200,944 | )

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