INCOME TAXES (Net deferred tax balance) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventory reserves	$ 546	$ 641
Stock options	647	525
Other accruals and reserves	4,940	3,797
Domestic tax credit carryforwards	8,011	5,035
Net operating loss carryforwards	31,817	32,983
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross	45,961	42,981
Valuation allowance	(27,381)	(23,128)
Total long-term deferred tax asset (1)	18,580	19,853
Repatriation of foreign earnings, including foreign withholding taxes	20,119	27,101
Depreciable assets	9,333	16,735
Total long-term deferred tax liability	29,452	43,836
Total net deferred tax liability	10,872	23,983
Current deferred tax asset	0	4,126
Deferred tax asset	16,825	3,230
Current deferred tax liability	0	23
Deferred tax liability	$ 27,697	$ 31,316