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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Total equity-based compensation expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 01, 2022
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense (reversal)	$ 26,891	$ 22,744	$ 18,986
Relative TSR PSUs
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense (reversal)	5,856	4,949	4,255
Time-based RSUs
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense (reversal)	17,683	14,304	11,655
Growth PSUs
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense (reversal)	2,093	2,491	2,127
Common Stock
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense (reversal)	1,259	1,000	949
Cost of sales
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense (reversal)	1,277	1,192	960
Selling, general and administrative
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense (reversal)	18,524	16,239	13,911
Research and development
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense (reversal)	$ 7,090	$ 5,313	$ 4,115

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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