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Employee Benefit Plans, Pensions, and Other Retiree Benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, PENSIONS AND OTHER RETIREE BENEFITS [Abstract] 
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]
The Pension Benefit plan identified below was inherited as part of the merger in 2002 that created Skyworks. Since the plan was inherited, no new participants have been added. The liability and related plan assets have been reported in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as follows (in thousands):
 
Pension Benefits
 
Fiscal Years Ended
 
September 30,
2011
October 1,
2010
Benefit obligation at end of fiscal year
$
2,955

$
3,035

Fair value of plan assets at end of fiscal year
2,536

2,650

Funded status
$
(419
)
$
(385
)