Other Accrued Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2024

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Other Accrued Liabilities

Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities consists of:

	March 30, 2024		September 30, 2023
Employee benefits	$	50,388	$	47,653
Contract reserves	63,315		45,257
Warranty accrual	23,616		22,939
Accrued income taxes	36,796		29,631
Other	83,845		66,289
Other accrued liabilities	$	257,960	$	211,769

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 30, 2024		April 1, 2023		March 30, 2024		April 1, 2023
Warranty accrual at beginning of period	$	24,096	$	22,429	$	22,939	$	23,072
Warranties issued during current period	1,971		2,994		5,290		4,952
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties	(155)		(229)		(681)		(443)
Reductions for settling warranties	(2,148)		(3,179)		(4,024)		(5,984)
Foreign currency translation	(148)		47		92		465
Warranty accrual at end of period	$	23,616	$	22,062	$	23,616	$	22,062