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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Restricted stock and common stock granted) (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2016	Mar. 28, 2015	Apr. 02, 2016	Mar. 28, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Document Period End Date			Apr. 02, 2016
Equity-based compensation in shares	42	23	779	740
Market-based restricted stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation in shares	0	0	166	232
Time-based restricted stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation in shares	10	12	581	484
Common stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation in shares	32	11	32	24

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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