Other Accrued Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities consists of:

	March 28, 2020		September 28, 2019
Contract reserves	$	65,409	$	60,914
Employee benefits	38,304		37,040
Warranty accrual	28,386		28,061
Accrued income taxes	13,613		26,532
Other	61,088		36,178
Other accrued liabilities	$	206,800	$	188,725

In the ordinary course of business, we warrant our products against defects in design, materials and workmanship typically over periods ranging from twelve to sixty months. We determine warranty reserves needed by product line based on historical experience and current facts and circumstances. Activity in the warranty accrual is summarized as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 28, 2020			March 30, 2019			March 28, 2020			March 30, 2019
Warranty accrual at beginning of period	$	29,369		$	24,256		$	28,061		$	25,537
Additions from acquisitions	202			—			744			—
Warranties issued during current period	3,194			4,055			7,037			6,025
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties	(1,003		)	(307		)	(1,184		)	(398		)
Reductions for settling warranties	(3,199		)	(3,892		)	(6,371		)	(6,869		)
Foreign currency translation	(177		)	105			99			(78		)
Warranty accrual at end of period	$	28,386		$	24,217		$	28,386		$	24,217