Valuation And Qualifying Accounts (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Valuation And Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Summary Of Valuation And Qualifying Accounts

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - Fiscal Years 2009, 2010 and 2011
(dollars in thousands)													Schedule II
			Additions							Foreign
	Balance at		charged to							exchange			Balance
	beginning		costs and							impact			at end
Description	of year		expenses		Deductions		Acquisitions			and other			of year
Fiscal year ended October 3, 2009
Contract loss reserves	$	20,536	$	23,529	$	24,766	$	30,927		$	(36	)	$	50,190
Allowance for doubtful accounts		3,349		1,297		655		-			23			4,014
Reserve for inventory valuation		62,529		18,340		6,944		-			(643	)		73,282
Deferred tax valuation allowance		7,957		2,545		915		-			(111	)		9,476
Fiscal year ended October 2, 2010
Contract loss reserves	$	50,190	$	32,298	$	39,799	$	(1,895	)	$	16		$	40,810
Allowance for doubtful accounts		4,014		1,511		599		-			(113	)		4,813
Reserve for inventory valuation		73,282		20,395		7,900		-			(169	)		85,608
Deferred tax valuation allowance		9,476		946		2,664		-			(406	)		7,352
Fiscal year ended October 1, 2011
Contract loss reserves	$	40,810	$	53,197	$	48,666	$	-		$	(168	)	$	45,173
Allowance for doubtful accounts		4,813		1,230		1,260		-			(65	)		4,718
Reserve for inventory valuation		85,608		17,566		8,804		-			100			94,470
Deferred tax valuation allowance		7,352		257		3,151		-			(352	)		4,106