Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

Income before income taxes consists of the following components (in thousands):

	Fiscal Years Ended
	September 28, 2012		September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010
United States	$	113,140	$	208,926	$	164,094
Foreign	141,836		84,960		30,980
Income before income taxes	$	254,976	$	293,886	$	195,074

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):

	Fiscal Years Ended
	September 28, 2012			September 30, 2011			October 1, 2010
Current tax expense (benefit):
Federal	$	32,414		$	25,421		$	11,855
State	(1,741		)	422			946
Foreign	8,623			4,340			684
	39,296			30,183			13,485
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
Federal	12,998			35,053			44,072
State	(3,670		)	(1,048		)	(2,846		)
Foreign	405			961			235
	9,733			34,966			41,461
Change in valuation allowance	3,869			2,152			2,834
Provision for income taxes	$	52,898		$	67,301		$	57,780

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The actual income tax expense is different than that which would have been computed by applying the federal statutory tax rate to income before income taxes. A reconciliation of income tax expense as computed at the United States federal statutory income tax rate to the provision for income tax expense follows (in thousands):

	Fiscal Years Ended
	September 28, 2012			September 30, 2011			October 1, 2010
Tax expense at United States statutory rate	$	89,241		$	102,860		$	68,276
Foreign tax rate difference	(44,733		)	(24,394		)	(8,889		)
Deemed dividend from foreign subsidiary	2,446			43			884
Research and development credits	(1,689		)	(17,720		)	(5,820		)
Change in tax reserve	10,419			9,405			4,413
Change in valuation allowance	3,869			2,152			2,834
Non deductible debt retirement premium	—			—			64
Domestic production activities deduction	(3,923		)	(6,055		)	(2,263		)
International restructuring	—			—			(3,468		)
Other, net	(2,732		)	1,010			1,749
Provision for income taxes	$	52,898		$	67,301		$	57,780

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities consist of the tax effects of temporary differences related to the following (in thousands):

	Fiscal Years Ended
	September 28, 2012			September 30, 2011
Deferred Tax Assets:
Current:
Inventory	$	5,293		$	4,181
Bad debts	170			162
Accrued compensation and benefits	4,041			3,946
Product returns, allowances and warranty	1,916			1,222
Restructuring	606			515
Other – net	520			998
Current deferred tax assets	12,546			11,024
Less valuation allowance	(3,162		)	(2,431		)
Net current deferred tax assets	9,384			8,593
Long-term:
Intangible assets	6,638			7,660
Share-based and other deferred compensation	37,601			27,921
Net operating loss carry forwards	35,809			22,143
Federal tax credits	17,199			37,717
State tax credits	33,628			26,111
Other - net	1,785			—
Long-term deferred tax assets	132,660			121,552
Less valuation allowance	(43,791		)	(36,943		)
Net long-term deferred tax assets	88,869			84,609
Deferred tax assets	145,206			132,576
Less valuation allowance	(46,953		)	(39,374		)
Net deferred tax assets	98,253			93,202
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Current:
Prepaid insurance	(894		)	(723		)
Current deferred tax liabilities	(894		)	(723		)
Long-term:
Property, plant and equipment	(17,567		)	(18,084		)
Other – net	(3		)	(208		)
Intangible assets	(6,157		)	(5,943		)
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	(23,727		)	(24,235		)
Net deferred tax liabilities	(24,621		)	(24,958		)
Total deferred tax assets	$	73,632		$	68,244

Summary of Positions for which Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):

	Unrecognized tax benefits
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	32,136
Increases based on positions related to prior years	9,004
Increases based on positions related to current year	11,265
Decreases relating to settlements with taxing authorities	—
Decreases relating to lapses of applicable statutes of limitations	(25		)
Balance at September 28, 2012	$	52,380