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Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2011
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]  
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
10    COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net income and changes in shareholders' equity from non-owner sources. For the three month periods ended December 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the difference between net income and comprehensive income consisted primarily of cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments and amortization of the effective portion of an interest rate swap that had been designated as a cash flow hedge.  The strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Swiss franc and the euro was the primary driver of the Company's currency translation loss for the three month period ended December 30, 2011.  The weakening of the U.S. dollar versus worldwide currencies drove the Company's currency translation gain for the three month period ended December 31, 2010.
 
The income on the cash flow hedge for the three month periods ended December 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was the result of amortizing part of the effective portion of this cash flow hedge as interest expense (see "Note 14 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities").
 
Comprehensive income (loss) for the respective periods consisted of the following:

   
Three Months Ended
  
   
December 30
    
December 31
  
   
2011
    
2010
  
Net loss
   $ (2,944 )   $ (1,237 )
Currency translation (loss) gain
     (3,109 )     710  
Income from cash flow hedge
     213       278  
Comprehensive income (loss)
   $ (5,840 )   $ (249 )