Marketable Securities	3 Months Ended
Marketable Securities	Dec. 28, 2012
Marketable Securities [Abstract]
MARKETABLE SECURITIES	MARKETABLE SECURITIES The Company accounts for its investment in marketable securities in accordance with ASC 320-Investments-Debt and Equity Securities, and classifies them as “available for sale.” At December 28, 2012, these securities included $3.2 million of par value auction rate securities ("ARS"), with a carrying value of $2.3 million as compared to the September 28, 2012 balances of $4.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively. The decrease in the balances held at December 28, 2012 related to the sale of ARS during the period of $0.8 million. The ARS balance is scheduled to mature through 2017. The difference between the par and carrying values is categorized as a temporary loss in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The Company receives the scheduled interest payments in accordance with the terms of the securities and evaluates the appropriate accounting treatment in each period presented.

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Tabular disclosure of marketable securities. This may consist of investments in certain debt and equity securities, short-term investments and other assets.

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