INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$ 12,389,000	$ 14,950,000	$ (33,681,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes	56,063,000	(14,725,000)	22,049,000
Increase in valuation allowance	(13,900,000)	194,700,000
Excess tax benefit from employee stock compensation	19,900,000
Estimated increase in equity from excess tax benefit	19,900,000
Tax credits that carryforward indefinitely	2,400,000
Undistributed earnings of foreign operations	357,400,000	294,700,000
Unrecognized tax benefit, interest and penalties	0	2,000,000	700,000
Unrecognized tax benefit, cumulative interest and penalties	5,900,000	6,000,000	4,200,000
Unrecognized tax benefit that would impact effective tax rate	58,900,000
within the next twelve months
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Anticipated decrease in unrecognized tax benefits	4,200,000
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating losses carryforward, subject to expiration	256,400,000
Net operating losses carryforward expiration date	Begin expiring in 2021
Research and experimentation credits	28,200,000
Federal foreign tax credits	2,800,000
State and Local Jurisdiction
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating losses carryforward, subject to expiration	297,800,000
Net operating losses carryforward expiration date	Begin expiring in 2014
Research and experimentation credits	44,400,000
Foreign Country
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating losses carryforward, not subject to expiration	250,300,000
Research and experimentation credits	81,800,000
Tax credit related to incentive deductions	$ 72,700,000
Minimum | Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Open tax years by major tax jurisdiction	2007
Minimum | Foreign Country
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Open tax years by major tax jurisdiction	2009
Maximum | Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Open tax years by major tax jurisdiction	2013
Maximum | Foreign Country
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Open tax years by major tax jurisdiction	2013