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Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Derivative
Cash Flow Hedge Ineffectiveness is Immaterial	not material	not material	not material
Interest Rate Swaps
Derivative
Notional Amount, Derivatives	$ 185,000
Conversion rate of interest rate swaps	2.50%
Applicable margin included in conversion rate of interest rate swaps, basis points	1.63%
Foreign Currency Forwards
Derivative
Notional Amount, Derivatives	$ 66,809
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments
Derivative
Notional Amount, Derivatives	134,350
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency forwards not designated as hedging instruments	$ 6,089	$ 1,344

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- Definition

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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A disclosure of an assertion that the amount of cash flow hedge ineffectiveness is immaterial.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4C
-Subparagraph (d)(1)
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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the interest rate derivative.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in earnings in the period from the increase (decrease) in fair value of foreign currency derivatives not designated as hedging instruments.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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