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Supplemental Financial Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2022
Condensed Financial Information [Abstract] |
Inventories | The following table presents the components of inventories at the dates indicated:
(in thousands of dollars) | January 1, 2022 |  | October 2, 2021
Raw materials | $ | 102,972 |  |  | $ | 74,862 |
Work in process | 35,187 |  |  | 41,257 |
Finished goods | 3,794 |  |  | 9,087 |
Total inventories | $ | 141,953 |  |  | $ | 125,206 |
Product Warranties | The following table reflects activity in accrued warranty cost (current and long-term portions combined) for the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended |  |
(in thousands of dollars) | January 1, 2022 |  | January 2, 2021 |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 18,550 |  |  | $ | 21,374 |  |  |  |  |
Add current period accruals | 1,236 |  |  | 1,303 |  |  |  |  |
Current period reductions of accrual | (2,534) |  |  | (2,970) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of period | $ | 17,252 |  |  | $ | 19,707 |  |  |  |  |
Extended Warranties The following table reflects activity in deferred warranty income (current and long-term portions combined), for the sale of extended warranties of two to five years, for the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended |  |
(in thousands of dollars) | January 1, 2022 |  | January 2, 2021 |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 20,144 |  |  | $ | 22,588 |  |  |  |  |
Add current period deferred income | 939 |  |  | 1,159 |  |  |  |  |
Current period recognition of income | (1,995) |  |  | (2,015) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of period | $ | 19,088 |  |  | $ | 21,732 |  |  |  |  |
Self-Insurance | The following table reflects our total accrued self-insurance liability, comprised of workers' compensation and health insurance related claims, at the dates indicated:
(in thousands of dollars) | January 1, 2022 |  | October 2, 2021
Current portion | $ | 3,194 |  |  | $ | 2,781 |
Long-term portion | 1,801 |  |  | 1,732 |
Total accrued self-insurance | $ | 4,995 |  |  | $ | 4,513 |
Pension Expense | Components of net periodic pension benefit (income) expense were as follows for the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended |  |
(in thousands of dollars) | January 1, 2022 |  | January 2, 2021 |  |  |  |
Interest cost | $ | 1,092 |  |  | $ | 1,057 |  |  |  |  |
Expected return on plan assets | (2,122) |  |  | (1,944) |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior loss | 291 |  |  | 465 |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic benefit income | $ | (739) |  |  | $ | (422) |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior loss, recognized in other comprehensive income | (291) |  |  | (465) |  |  |  |  |
Total recognized in net periodic pension benefit income and other comprehensive income | $ | (1,030) |  |  | $ | (887) |  |  |  |  |

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