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Note 16 Revenue and Expenses by Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013 | Sep. 29, 2012 | Oct. 01, 2011
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Profit | $ 426,817 |  | $ 435,782 |  | $ 510,351 |
Depreciation and amortization | 96,021 |  | 99,477 |  | 104,571 |
Captial expenditures | 73,069 |  | 81,899 |  | 98,073 |
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale) | 544,534 |  | 579,577 |  |  |
Revenue percentage generated by reportable segment | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Profit | 436,389 |  | 440,715 |  | 512,617 |
Depreciation and amortization | 87,333 |  | 90,352 |  | 91,449 |
Captial expenditures | 69,622 |  | 80,112 |  | 94,322 |
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale) | 492,812 |  | 525,231 |  |  |
Operating Segments | IMS |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 4,766,670 |  | 4,968,983 |  | 5,337,488 |
Gross Profit | 291,664 |  | 329,267 |  | 376,393 |
Depreciation and amortization | 54,531 |  | 54,711 |  | 56,827 |
Captial expenditures | 44,080 |  | 39,962 |  | 57,478 |
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale) | 287,907 |  | 304,442 |  |  |
Operating Segments | CPS |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,335,510 |  | 1,265,855 |  | 1,418,013 |
Gross Profit | 144,725 |  | 111,448 |  | 136,224 |
Depreciation and amortization | 32,802 |  | 35,641 |  | 34,622 |
Captial expenditures | 25,542 |  | 40,150 |  | 36,844 |
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale) | 204,905 |  | 220,789 |  |  |
Unallocated corporate items |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 8,688 | [1] | 9,125 | [1] | 13,122 | [1]
Captial expenditures | 3,447 | [1] | 1,787 | [1] | 3,751 | [1]
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale) | 51,722 | [1] | 54,346 | [1] |  |
Segment Reconciling Items |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Profit | (9,572) | [2] | (4,933) | [2] | (2,266) | [2]
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ (185,056) |  | $ (141,504) |  | $ (153,090) |
[1] | Primarily related to selling, general and administration functions.
[2] | Represents amounts associated with items that management excludes from its measure of gross profit. These items include stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, charges or credits resulting from distressed customers and similar items that either occur infrequently or are of a non-operational nature.

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