COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND CONCENTRATIONS (Obligations not reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 27, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventory purchase obligation	$ 84,240,000
Inventory purchase obligation, Payments due by fiscal year 2013	84,240,000
Inventory purchase obligation, Payments due by fiscal year 2014	0
Inventory purchase obligation, Payments due by fiscal year 2015	0
Inventory purchase obligation, Payments due by fiscal year 2016	0
Inventory purchase obligation, Payments due by fiscal year thereafter	0
Operating lease obligations	29,525,000
Operating lease obligations, Payments due by fiscal year 2013	3,702,000
Operating lease obligations, Payments due by fiscal year 2014	3,462,000
Operating lease obligations, Payments due by fiscal year 2015	3,058,000
Operating lease obligations, Payments due by fiscal year 2016	2,584,000
Operating lease obligations, Payments due by fiscal year thereafter	16,719,000
Total	113,765,000
Total, Payments due by fiscal year 2013	87,942,000
Total, Payments due by fiscal year 2014	3,462,000
Total, Payments due by fiscal year 2015	3,058,000
Total, Payments due by fiscal year 2016	2,584,000
Total, Payments due by fiscal year thereafter	$ 16,719,000

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

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