INVENTORIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of inventories

Inventories are summarized as follows (amounts in thousands): 

	December 28, 2014		September 28, 2014
Raw materials	$	52,176	$	55,280
Work in process	96,215		94,044
Finished goods	54,384		55,681
	$	202,775	$	205,005