Other Accrued Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Jun. 27, 2020

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities consists of:

	June 27, 2020		September 28, 2019
Contract reserves	$	67,384	$	60,914
Employee benefits	40,480		37,040
Warranty accrual	26,467		28,061
Accrued income taxes	14,660		26,532
Other	63,070		36,178
Other accrued liabilities	$	212,061	$	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						Nine Months Ended
	June 27, 2020			June 29, 2019			June 27, 2020			June 29, 2019
Warranty accrual at beginning of period	$	28,386		$	24,217		$	28,061		$	25,537
Additions from acquisitions	—			—			744			—
Warranties issued during current period	2,640			6,666			9,677			12,691
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties	(62		)	(125		)	(1,246		)	(523		)
Reductions for settling warranties	(4,553		)	(5,275		)	(10,924		)	(12,144		)
Foreign currency translation	56			(102		)	155			(180		)
Warranty accrual at end of period	$	26,467		$	25,381		$	26,467		$	25,381