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Note 4 Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Mar. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2012
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum Length of Time Hedged in Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge |  |  | twelve months |
Cash Flow Hedge Ineffectiveness is Immaterial |  |  |  | immaterial
Unrealized Gain / (Loss) on Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedges Is Immaterial (AOCI) |  |  | not material |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum Time For Nondesignated Foreign Currency Hedges |  |  | 0 years 2 months 0 days |
Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | $ 900,000 | $ (600,000) | $ (1,800,000) | $ 4,600,000
Debt due 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Change in Fair Value of Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | not material |  | not material |
Debt due 2014 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Notional Amount | 257,000,000 |  | 257,000,000 |
Maturity Date |  |  | Jun. 15, 2014 |
Fixed Interest Rate | 5.60% |  | 5.60% |
Description of Variable Rate Basis |  |  | three-month LIBOR |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Loss to be Reclassified During Next 9 Months, Net | 1,900,000 |  | 1,900,000 |
Debt Due 2019 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Notional Amount | 500,000,000 |  | 500,000,000 |
Maturity Date |  |  | May 15, 2019 |
Type of Interest Rate Paid |  |  | three-month LIBOR plus a spread |
Fixed Interest Rate | 7.00% |  | 7.00% |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Debt due 2014 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap Liability at Fair Value | 16,400,000 |  | 16,400,000 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Debt Due 2019 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge Asset at Fair Value | $ 34,000,000 |  | $ 34,000,000 |

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- Definition When the derivative or group of derivatives presented is a swap, the type of interest rate (fixed, variable, stepped, etc.) paid on the swap. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 12 -Section 13 -Sentence Column A -Footnote 1 + Details
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