Marketable Securities	9 Months Ended
Marketable Securities	Jun. 28, 2013
Marketable Securities [Abstract]
MARKETABLE SECURITIES	MARKETABLE SECURITIES At June 28, 2013, the Company's marketable securities consisted of an auction rate security ("ARS"), which was classified as available for sale and recorded in other long term assets. The ARS had a par value of $3.2 million and a carrying value of $2.3 million at June 28, 2013 as compared to the September 28, 2012 balances of $4.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively. The decrease in the balance held at June 28, 2013 was due to the sale of an ARS instrument during the period with a carrying value of $0.8 million. The remaining ARS instrument is scheduled to mature in 2017. The current difference between the par and carrying value is categorized as a temporary loss in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The Company receives scheduled interest payments on the ARS 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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