ACQUISITION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Sep. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013 Symmetricom	Dec. 29, 2013 Symmetricom	Dec. 29, 2013 Symmetricom Completed technology	Dec. 29, 2013 Symmetricom Customer relationships	Dec. 29, 2013 Symmetricom Trade name
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred					$ 312,739,000
Accrued consideration for change of control	7,254,000		0	7,300,000	7,300,000
Costs related to acquisition	1,700,000
Gross contractual amount of acquired accounts receivable				33,300,000	33,300,000
Preliminary estimate of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected				2,100,000	2,100,000
Preliminary allocation of estimated contingent consideration:
Cash and cash equivalents				26,337,000	26,337,000
Accounts receivable				31,267,000	31,267,000
Inventories				52,123,000	52,123,000
Other current assets				66,617,000	66,617,000
Property and equipment				19,366,000	19,366,000
Other assets				26,927,000	26,927,000
Identifiable intangible assets				110,800,000	110,800,000
Goodwill				58,162,000	58,162,000
Current liabilities				(36,524,000)	(36,524,000)
Deferred tax liabilities, net				(38,383,000)	(38,383,000)
Other non-current liabilities				(3,953,000)	(3,953,000)
Total estimated consideration					312,739,000
Preliminary valuation of identifiable assets and estimated useful lives:
Asset amount				110,800,000	110,800,000	74,100,000	32,400,000	4,300,000
Weighted average useful life						9 years	9 years	1 year
Supplemental pro forma data:
Net sales recorded related to acquisition				21,200,000
Pro forma net sales	281,743,000	305,892,000
Pro forma net income	$ 2,244,000	$ 6,211,000
Pro forma earnings per share, basic (USD per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.07
Pro forma earnings per share, diluted (USD per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.07