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COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND CONCENTRATIONS (Narrative) (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2013 USD ($)	May. 07, 2012 ft²
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Area of Land | ft²				198
Percentage Of Building Area Agreed To Lease From Landlord				70.00%
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract	10 years
Period Of Warranty For Manufacturing Defects	1 year
Lease Expiration Year	2018
Financing obligation	$ 17,634	$ 19,102	$ 20,000

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Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Present value of minimum lease payments for sale-leaseback transactions accounted for using the deposit method or as a financing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 840



-SubTopic 30



-Section 50



-Paragraph 1



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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455398&loc=d3e45280-112737

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