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Note 5 Concentration of Credit Risk (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Oct. 01, 2016 | Oct. 03, 2015
Financial Instruments and Concentration of Credit Risk [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of Customers Representing 10% or More of Net Sales | 2 | 1 | 0
Number of Customers Representing 10% Or More of Gross Accounts Receivable | 1 | 1 |

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