Significant Accounting Policies Concentration of Risk (Details)	3 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2012	Jan. 01, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	50.00%	49.00%
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage	21.00%	24.00%
Accounts Receivable, Major Customer, Percentage	8.00%		13.00%

The percentage of revenues from external customers attributed to all foreign countries from which the entity derives revenues.

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration