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Acquisition Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	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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Acquisition [Abstract]

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Amount before accumulated amortization of intangible assets, excluding goodwill.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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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

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