Indebtedness (Components Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
U.S. revolving credit facility	$ 292,026	$ 332,874
Term loans	3,216	4,115
Obligations under capital leases	27	579
Senior debt	295,269	337,568
Senior subordinated notes	378,579	378,596
Total long-term debt	673,848	716,164
Less current installments	(3,186)	(1,407)
Long-term debt	670,662	714,757
6 1/4% Subordinated Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior subordinated notes	187,004	187,021
7 1/4% Subordinated Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior subordinated notes	$ 191,575	$ 191,575

Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal, through the balance sheet date and due to be paid more than one year (or one operating cycle, if longer) after the balance sheet date.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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