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INVENTORIES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

B. INVENTORIES

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method for approximately 53% and 57% of the Company’s inventories at March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively. Other inventories, primarily in the publishing segment, are determined on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis. Inventories consisted of the following:

	(000’s Omitted)
	March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Raw materials	$	4,521	$	4,523
Work in process	8,341		8,763
Finished goods	20,791		23,078
Total	$	33,653	$	36,364

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The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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