Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2012	Jul. 03, 2011	Jul. 01, 2012	Jul. 03, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 824,803	$ 804,635	$ 2,419,859	$ 2,359,586
Cost of goods sold	531,069	508,656	1,575,803	1,506,283
Restructuring and related charges	3,896	7,066	15,890	17,778
Gross profit	291,696	293,694	835,753	848,371
Selling	129,851	133,187	391,522	403,768
General and administrative	50,928	60,323	158,091	179,588
Research and development	8,597	9,192	23,790	25,557
Acquisition and integration related charges	5,274	7,444	20,625	31,487
Total operating expenses	196,508	214,927	601,615	653,246
Operating income	95,188	78,767	234,138	195,125
Interest expense	39,686	40,398	150,082	165,923
Other expense, net	2,224	770	2,225	1,372
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	53,278	37,599	81,831	27,830
Income tax (benefit) expense	(5,371)	8,995	38,772	69,169
Net income (loss)	58,649	28,604	43,059	(41,339)
Basic earnings per share:
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding	51,342	50,863	51,669	50,832
Net loss	$ 1.14	$ 0.56	$ 0.83	$ (0.81)
Diluted earnings per share:
Weighted average shares and equivalents outstanding	51,819	51,005	52,145	50,832
Net loss	$ 1.13	$ 0.56	$ 0.83	$ (0.81)
Cost of Sales [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Restructuring and related charges	2,038	2,285	8,303	4,932
Operating Expense [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Restructuring and related charges	$ 1,858	$ 4,781	$ 7,587	$ 12,846