Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2014

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) and Related Tax Effects

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) by component and related tax effects are summarized as follows (in thousands):

				Net
				Unrealized
	Net Unrealized Gains			Gains						Accumulated
	(Losses) Defined			(Losses)			Cumulative			Other
	benefit pension and			Cash Flow			Translation			Comprehensive
	post-retirement			Hedging			Adjustment			Earnings
	benefit plans			Instruments			and Other			(Loss)
Balance at September 27, 2013	$	(40,081	)	$	(691	)	$	701		$	(40,071	)
Other comprehensive earnings before reclassifications		-			2,078			990			3,068
Amounts reclassified out of other comprehensive earnings		1,158			(1,277	)		-			(119	)
Tax expense		(213	)		(300	)		-			(513	)
Balance at March 28, 2014	$	(39,136	)	$	(190	)	$	1,691		$	(37,635	)
				Net
				Unrealized
	Net Unrealized Gains			Gains						Accumulated
	(Losses) Defined			(Losses)			Cumulative			Other
	benefit pension and			Cash Flow			Translation			Comprehensive
	post-retirement			Hedging			Adjustment			Earnings
	benefit plans			Instruments			and Other			(Loss)
Balance at September 28, 2012	$	(48,623	)	$	531		$	(8,529	)	$	(56,621	)
Other comprehensive earnings before reclassifications		-			2,303			108			2,411
Amounts reclassified out of other comprehensive earnings		1,475			(962	)		-			513
Tax expense		(275	)		(503	)		-			(778	)
Balance at March 29, 2013	$	(47,423	)	$	1,369		$	(8,421	)	$	(54,475	)

Schedule of Amounts Reclassified Out of Other Comprehensive Earnings

The amounts reclassified out of other comprehensive earnings into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, with line item location, during each period were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 28,			March 29,			March 28,			March 29,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Comprehensive Earnings Components	Income (Loss) Before Taxes						Income (Loss) Before Taxes						Line Item in Statements of Earnings
Unrealized gains and (losses) on defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans	$	(578	)	$	(738	)	$	(1,158	)	$	(1,475	)	Cost of Revenues & Operating Expenses
Unrealized gains and (losses) on cash flow hedging instruments		1,627			202			1,277			962		Revenues
Total amounts reclassified out of other comprehensive earnings	$	1,049		$	(536	)	$	119		$	(513	)