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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 03, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Domestic And Foreign Components Of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes | The domestic and foreign components of income (loss) before income tax expense for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
U.S. |  | $ | (32,480 | ) |  | $ | (12,473 | ) |  | $ | (8,406 | )
Foreign |  | 138,775 |  |  | 105,798 |  |  | 93,389 |
|  | $ | 106,295 |  |  | $ | 93,325 |  |  | $ | 84,983 |
Schedule Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | Income tax expense (benefit) for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2,050 | ) |  | $ | 408 |
State |  | (397 | ) |  | (332 | ) |  | — |
Foreign |  | 12,957 |  |  | 10,147 |  |  | 4,089 |
|  | 12,560 |  |  | 7,765 |  |  | 4,497 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | — |  |  | (1,506 | ) |  | (3,702 | )
State |  | (399 | ) |  | — |  |  | (42 | )
Foreign |  | (198 | ) |  | (147 | ) |  | 1,971 |
|  | (597 | ) |  | (1,653 | ) |  | (1,773 | )
|  | $ | 11,963 |  |  | $ | 6,112 |  |  | $ | 2,724 |
Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate To Effective Income Tax Rates | The following is a reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rates reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013:
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Federal statutory income tax rate |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | %
Increase (decrease) resulting from: |  |  |  |  |  |
Permanent differences |  | 1.3 |  |  | 1.8 |  |  | (0.1 | )
Foreign tax rate differences |  | (38.0 | ) |  | (33.2 | ) |  | (34.4 | )
Valuation allowances |  | 16.5 |  |  | 8.4 |  |  | 5.8 |
Other, net |  | (3.5 | ) |  | (5.5 | ) |  | (3.1 | )
Effective income tax rate |  | 11.3 | % |  | 6.5 | % |  | 3.2 | %
Schedule Of Components Of Net Deferred Income Tax Asset | The components of the net deferred income tax assets as of October 3, 2015 and September 27, 2014, were as follows (in thousands):
|  | 2015 |  | 2014
Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |  |
Loss/credit carryforwards |  | $ | 39,380 |  |  | $ | 17,356 |
Goodwill |  | 49 |  |  | 541 |
Inventories |  | 7,799 |  |  | 5,468 |
Accrued benefits |  | 25,180 |  |  | 23,754 |
Allowance for bad debts |  | 321 |  |  | 343 |
Other |  | 3,675 |  |  | 3,165 |
Total gross deferred income tax assets |  | 76,404 |  |  | 50,627 |
Less valuation allowances |  | (58,343 | ) |  | (41,935 | )
Deferred income tax assets |  | 18,061 |  |  | 8,692 |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 13,320 |  |  | 4,322 |
Other |  | 84 |  |  | 84 |
Deferred income tax liabilities |  | 13,404 |  |  | 4,406 |
Net deferred income tax assets |  | $ | 4,657 |  |  | $ | 4,286 |
Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Beginning And Ending Amounts Of Unrecognized Income Tax Benefits | The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized income tax benefits (in thousands):
Balance at September 28, 2013 | $ | 7,436 |
Gross increases for tax positions of prior years | 324 |
Gross increases for tax positions of the current year | — |
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years | 1,582 |
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations | 3,810 |
Settlements | — |
Balance at September 27, 2014 | $ | 2,368 |
Gross increases for tax positions of prior years | 73 |
Gross increases for tax positions of the current year | — |
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years | 88 |
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations | — |
Settlements | — |
Balance at October 3, 2015 | $ | 2,353 |
Schedule Of Major Tax Jurisdictions | The Company files income tax returns, including returns for its subsidiaries, with federal, state, local and foreign taxing jurisdictions. The following tax years remain subject to examination by the respective major tax jurisdictions:
Jurisdiction |  | Fiscal Years
China |  | 2010-2015
Germany |  | 2010-2015
Mexico |  | 2010-2015
Romania |  | 2010-2015
United Kingdom |  | 2011-2015
United States |  |
Federal |  | 2011-2015
State |  | 2003-2015

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