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Acquisition Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Oct. 01, 2016
Acquisition [Abstract] |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired | $ 12,379 | $ 0 | $ 0
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill) | $ 8,200 |  |

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- Definition The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3213-108585 + Details
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