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Note 8 Stock Repurchase (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 28, 2015 | Mar. 29, 2014 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Sep. 28, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount |  |  |  | $ 100 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
Stock Repurchase Program, Additional Authorized Amount |  |  | 100 sanm_StockRepurchaseProgramAdditionalAuthorizedAmount |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares | 1,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares | 2,800,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares |  |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value | 21.6 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue | 44.0 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount | 103 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1 |  |  |
Shares Paid for Tax Withholding for Share Based Compensation | 53,530 us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation | 64,000 us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation |  |
Amount of Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation | $ 1.4 us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation | $ 1.1 us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation |  |

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- Definition Number of shares that have been repurchased and retired during the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Article 3 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 29, 30 -Article 5 + Details
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- Definition Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased and retired during the period. The excess of the purchase price over par value can be charged against retained earnings (once the excess is fully allocated to additional paid in capital). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Article 3 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 29, 30, 31 -Article 5 + Details
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