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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
	Mar. 30, 2024	Apr. 01, 2023	Mar. 30, 2024	Apr. 01, 2023
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense	$ 6,232	$ 5,379	$ 14,089	$ 11,900
Time-based RSUs
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense	4,470	3,611	9,013	7,198
Relative TSR PSUs
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense	1,273	1,193	2,833	2,445
Growth PSUs
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense	174	338	1,613	1,783
Common Stock
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense	315	237	630	474
Cost of sales
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense	363	323	722	631
Selling, general and administrative
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense	4,103	3,731	9,783	8,598
Research and development
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation expense	$ 1,766	$ 1,325	$ 3,584	$ 2,671

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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