INVENTORIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories are summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):

	September 28, 2014		September 29, 2013
Raw materials	$	55,280	$	36,436
Work in progress	94,044		86,762
Finished goods	55,681		38,788
	$	205,005	$	161,986