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Note 6 Concentration of Credit Risk (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013 | Sep. 29, 2012 | Oct. 01, 2011
Financial Instruments and Concentration of Credit Risk [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of Customers Representing More Than 10% of Net Sales | 1 | 1 | 1
Number of Customers Representing 10% Or More of Gross Accounts Receivable | 2 | 2 |

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