Significant Accounting Policies Concentration of Risk (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2012	Jul. 03, 2011	Jul. 01, 2012	Jul. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	40.00%	40.00%	44.00%	44.00%
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage	23.00%	25.00%	23.00%	23.00%
Accounts Receivable, Major Customer, Percentage	14.00%		14.00%		16.00%

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

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