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Segments of Business
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2011
Segments of Business [Abstract]  
Segments of Business
17    SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS

The Company conducts its worldwide operations through separate business units, each of which represents major product lines. Operations are conducted in the United States and various foreign countries, primarily in Europe, Canada and the Pacific Basin. The Company had no single customer that represented more than 10% of its total net sales during the three month periods ended December 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
 
Net sales and operating profit include both sales to customers, as reported in the Company's accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and interunit transfers, which are priced to recover cost plus an appropriate profit margin. Total assets represent assets that are used in the Company's operations in each business segment at the end of the periods presented.
 
A summary of the Company's operations by business unit is presented below:
 
   
Three Months Ended
    
 
  
December 30
2011
    
December 31
2010
  
September 30 2011
Net sales:
        
 
    
Marine electronics
              
     Unaffiliated customers
   $ 47,750     $ 42,910    
     Interunit transfers
     21       35    
Outdoor equipment
                  
     Unaffiliated customers
     6,273       10,448    
     Interunit transfers
     17       8    
Watercraft
                  
     Unaffiliated customers
     7,475       6,126    
     Interunit transfers
     10       9    
Diving
                   
     Unaffiliated customers
     18,620       19,162    
     Interunit transfers
     138       190    
Other/Corporate
     58       54    
Eliminations
     (186 )     (242 )  
 
   $ 80,176     $ 78,700    
Operating profit (loss):
                  
     Marine electronics
   $ 2,073     $ 378    
     Outdoor equipment
     (252 )     1,501      
     Watercraft
     (2,458 )     (1,743 )  
     Diving
     (98 )     1,151    
     Other/Corporate
     (2,984 )     (2,622 )  
 
   $ (3,719 )   $ (1,335 )  
Total assets (end of period):
                  
     Marine electronics
   $ 122,509     $ 106,456  
 $        101,739
     Outdoor equipment
     17,157       21,317  
24,046
     Watercraft
     35,838       38,315  
34,614
     Diving
     68,087       70,268  
67,969
     Other/Corporate
     27,134       15,723  
30,988
 
   $ 270,725     $ 252,079  
 $        259,356