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Note 10 Net Sales Information by Geographic Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013
Revenues from External Customers [Line Items] |  |
Net sales | $ 1,671,162 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 1,447,498 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers | 50.00%sanm_PercentageOfNetSalesRepresentedByTenLargestCustomers | 49.20%sanm_PercentageOfNetSalesRepresentedByTenLargestCustomers
Number of customers representing 10% or more of net sales | 0 sanm_Numberofcustomersrepresenting10ormoreofnetsales | 1 sanm_Numberofcustomersrepresenting10ormoreofnetsales
United States |  |
Revenues from External Customers [Line Items] |  |
Net sales | 240,287 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 269,921 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Mexico |  |
Revenues from External Customers [Line Items] |  |
Net sales | 531,454 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_MX | 333,275 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_MX
China |  |
Revenues from External Customers [Line Items] |  |
Net sales | 412,807 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CN | 371,054 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CN
Other international |  |
Revenues from External Customers [Line Items] |  |
Net sales | $ 486,614 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = sanm_OtherInternationalMember | $ 473,248 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = sanm_OtherInternationalMember

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