Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Line Items]

Reconciliation Of The Provision For Income Taxes

	2012			2011			2010
Earnings before income taxes:
Domestic	$	120,158		$	89,409		$	82,654
Foreign	86,506			96,801			66,955
Eliminations	2,177			(2,425		)	(173		)
Total	$	208,841		$	183,785		$	149,436
Computed expected tax expense	$	73,094		$	64,325		$	52,303
Increase (decrease) in income taxes resulting from:
Foreign and R&D tax credits	(1,029		)	(7,578		)	(3,185		)
Foreign tax rates	(11,126		)	(6,704		)	(9,711		)
Export and manufacturing incentives	(2,275		)	(1,680		)	(840		)
State taxes, net of federal benefit	3,346			2,396			2,274
Change in valuation allowance for deferred taxes	(4,030		)	(3,100		)	634
Change in enacted tax rates	(1,303		)	(277		)	—
Other	(298		)	382			(133		)
Income taxes	$	56,379		$	47,764		$	41,342
Effective income tax rate	27.0		%	26.0		%	27.7		%

Components Of Income Taxes

	2012			2011			2010
Current:
Federal	$	34,361		$	14,307		$	10,642
Foreign	20,646			27,746			17,362
State	5,485			2,788			2,024
Total current	60,492			44,841			30,028
Deferred:
Federal	1,239			7,449			12,744
Foreign	(5,014		)	(5,424		)	(2,905		)
State	(338		)	898			1,475
Total deferred	(4,113		)	2,923			11,314
Income taxes	$	56,379		$	47,764		$	41,342

Schedule Of Tax Effects Of Temporary Differences That Generated Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011
Deferred tax assets:
Benefit accruals	$	219,396		$	188,473
Inventory reserves	30,953			29,449
Tax benefit carryforwards	14,928			11,789
Contract loss reserves not currently deductible	12,124			14,231
Other accrued expenses	14,563			13,303
Total gross deferred tax assets	291,964			257,245
Less valuation allowance	(1,746		)	(4,106		)
Total net deferred tax assets	290,218			253,139
Deferred tax liabilities:
Differences in bases and depreciation of property, plant and equipment	172,253			166,039
Pension	49,293			50,061
Foreign currency	1,963			1,492
Other	415			—
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	223,924			217,592
Net deferred tax assets	$	66,294		$	35,547

Net Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011
Current assets	$	87,780		$	82,513
Other assets	16,280			10,826
Other accrued liabilities	(1,311		)	(1,063		)
Long-term liabilities	(36,455		)	(56,729		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	66,294		$	35,547

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	6,696		$	9,836
Decreases as a result of tax positions for prior years	(151		)	(41		)
Increases as a result of tax positions for current year	—			160
Reductions as a result of lapse of statute of limitations	(2,622		)	(1,527		)
Settlement of tax positions	—			(1,732		)
Balance at end of year	$	3,923		$	6,696