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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Total equity-based compensation expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 28, 2020 | Mar. 30, 2019 | Mar. 28, 2020 | Mar. 30, 2019
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | $ 3,722 | $ 3,301 | $ 7,331 | $ 7,174
Relative TSR PSU [Member] |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | 896 | 818 | 1,302 | 2,193
Time-based RSUs |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | 2,349 | 2,131 | 4,764 | 4,272
Special/Growth PSUs |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | 255 | 157 | 821 | 319
Common Stock |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | 222 | 195 | 444 | 390
Cost of sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | 183 | 160 | 415 | 310
Selling, general and administrative (1) [Member] |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | 2,695 | 2,330 | 5,430 | 5,255
Research and development [Member] |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total equity-based compensation expense | $ 844 | $ 811 | $ 1,486 | $ 1,609

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