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Note 3 (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
Note 3 (Details) [Line Items]
Depreciation	$ 7,903,000	$ 7,074,000	$ 15,591,000	$ 13,864,000
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Note 3 (Details) [Line Items]
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Note 3 (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			20 years

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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