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Note J - Commitments
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE J - COMMITMENTS

1.  Lease Commitments

The following is a summary of approximate future minimum rental commitments for non-cancelable operating leases with terms of more than one year as of September 29, 2012:

   
Plants and Offices
   
Equipment
   
Total
 
    (in thousands)  
2013
  $ 5,086     $ 3,004     $ 8,090  
2014
    4,687       2,219       6,906  
2015
    4,438       1,434       5,872  
2016
    3,093       1,081       4,174  
2017
    2,630       702       3,332  
2018 and thereafter
    17,684       -       17,684  
    $ 37,618     $ 8,440     $ 46,058  

Total rent expense was $13,215,000, $14,076,000 and $13,099,000 for fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

2.  Other Commitments

We are a party to litigation which has arisen in the normal course of business which management currently believes will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

We self-insure, up to loss limits, certain insurable risks such as worker’s compensation and automobile liability claims.  Accruals for claims under our self-insurance program are recorded on a claims incurred basis.  Our total recorded liability for all years’ claims incurred but not yet paid was $6,200,000 and $5,700,000 at September 29, 2012 and September 24, 2011, respectively.  In connection with certain self-insurance agreements, we customarily enter into letters of credit arrangements with our insurers.  At each of September 29, 2012 and September 24, 2011, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $8,175,000.

We have a self-insured medical plan which covers approximately 1,300 of our employees.  We record a liability for incurred buy not yet reported or paid claims based on our historical experience of claims payments and a calculated lag time period.  Our recorded liability at September 29, 2012 and September 24, 2011 was $1,332,000 and $1,427,000, respectively.