INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES The Company’s effective tax rate was 25.1% and 22.1% for the three months ended July 1, 2016 and July 3, 2015, respectively, and 26.1% for both the nine months ended July 1, 2016 and July 3, 2015. The increase in the Company’s effective tax rate during the three months ended July 1, 2016, compared to the year ago period, was primarily due to the geographic mix of earnings; specifically, the three months ended July 3, 2015 included significant VPT earnings in Germany, a jurisdiction for which the Company has a full valuation allowance. The Company’s effective income tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily because the Company’s foreign earnings are taxed at rates that are, on average, lower than the U.S. federal rate, and because the Company’s domestic earnings are subject to state income taxes. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits did not materially change during the nine months ended July 1, 2016; however, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits has increased as a result of positions taken during the current and prior years, and has decreased as the result of the expiration of the statutes of limitation in various jurisdictions.

INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Jul. 01, 2016

The Company’s effective tax rate was 25.1% and 22.1% for the three months ended July 1, 2016 and July 3, 2015, respectively, and 26.1% for both the nine months ended July 1, 2016 and July 3, 2015. The increase in the Company’s effective tax rate during the three months ended July 1, 2016, compared to the year ago period, was primarily due to the geographic mix of earnings; specifically, the three months ended July 3, 2015 included significant VPT earnings in Germany, a jurisdiction for which the Company has a full valuation allowance.

The Company’s effective income tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily because the Company’s foreign earnings are taxed at rates that are, on average, lower than the U.S. federal rate, and because the Company’s domestic earnings are subject to state income taxes. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits did not materially change during the nine months ended July 1, 2016; however, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits has increased as a result of positions taken during the current and prior years, and has decreased as the result of the expiration of the statutes of limitation in various jurisdictions.