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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2025
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Reversal of Cost) [Abstract]  
Schedule of Defined Contribution Plan Expense
Expense for all defined contribution plans consists of:
202520242023
U.S. defined contribution plans$50,900 $51,456 $45,868 
Non-U.S. defined contribution plans10,699 9,993 8,650 
Total expense for defined contribution plans$61,599 $61,449 $54,518 
Schedule Of Changes In Projected Benefit Obligations And Plan Assets And Funded Status
The changes in projected benefit obligations and plan assets and the funded status of the U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit plans are as follows:
  
U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
  
2025202420252024
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at prior year measurement date$575,426 $494,876 $151,637 $130,174 
Service cost9,881 10,775 3,087 2,580 
Interest cost26,897 27,891 5,307 5,720 
Contributions by plan participants— — 165 170 
Actuarial (gains) losses(25,562)62,473 (8,581)12,198 
Foreign currency exchange impact— — 3,134 7,737 
Benefits paid(22,803)(19,313)(7,016)(6,125)
Curtailments— — — (32)
Settlements— — (892)(565)
Other(842)(1,276)(130)(220)
Projected benefit obligation at measurement date$562,997 $575,426 $146,711 $151,637 
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of assets at prior year measurement date$472,633 $392,444 $113,776 $97,184 
Actual return on plan assets22,105 94,443 760 9,883 
Employer contributions6,389 6,335 (4,443)7,511 
Contributions by plan participants— — 165 170 
Benefits paid(22,803)(19,313)(7,016)(6,125)
Settlements— — (892)(565)
Foreign currency exchange impact— — 116 5,938 
Other(842)(1,276)(130)(220)
Fair value of assets at measurement date$477,482 $472,633 $102,336 $113,776 
Funded status and amount recognized in assets and liabilities$(85,515)$(102,793)$(44,375)$(37,861)
Amount recognized in assets and liabilities:
Long-term assets$— $— $15,254 $15,640 
Current and long-term pension liabilities(85,515)(102,793)(59,629)(53,501)
Amount recognized in assets and liabilities$(85,515)$(102,793)$(44,375)$(37,861)
Amount recognized in AOCIL, before taxes:
Prior service cost (credit)$— $— $683 $746 
Actuarial losses100,570 128,544 12,643 18,216 
Amount recognized in AOCIL, before taxes$100,570 $128,544 $13,326 $18,962 
Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets The following table provides aggregate information for the pension plans, which have accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
September 27, 2025September 28, 2024
Accumulated benefit obligation$144,215 $187,366 
Fair value of plan assets4,462 50,619 
Schedule of Projected Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets
The following table provides aggregate information for the pension plans, which have projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
September 27, 2025September 28, 2024
Projected benefit obligation$664,656 $679,547 
Fair value of plan assets519,513 523,253 
Schedule Of Weighted-Average Assumptions Used To Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost And Benefit Obligations
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost and weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of the measurement dates are as follows:
  
U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
  
202520242023202520242023
Assumptions for net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost discount rate5.1 %6.0 %5.5 %2.9 %4.7 %4.5 %
Interest cost discount rate4.8 %5.8 %5.4 %4.0 %4.6 %4.5 %
Return on assets7.3 %7.3 %6.5 %4.2 %4.4 %4.3 %
Rate of compensation increase3.2 %3.8 %3.8 %2.5 %3.2 %3.2 %
Assumptions for benefit obligations:
Discount rate5.5 %5.0 %5.9 %4.8 %4.1 %4.7 %
Rate of compensation increase3.2 %3.2 %3.8 %2.5 %2.4 %3.2 %
Schedule of Weighted Average Asset Allocations by Asset Category
The weighted average asset allocations by asset category for the pension plans as of September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024 are as follows:
  
U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
  
Target2025
Actual		2024
Actual		Target2025
Actual		2024
Actual
Asset category:
Equity47%-53%49%41%15%-35%24%26%
Fixed Income47%-53%51%59%30%-50%45%43%
Other—%—%—%30%-40%31%31%
Schedule Of Consolidated Plan Assets Using the Fair Value Hierarchy
The following tables present the consolidated plan assets using the fair value hierarchy, which is described in Note 13 - Fair Value, as of September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024.
U.S. Plans, September 27, 2025
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments at fair value:
Money market funds$— $14,089 $— $14,089 
Cash and cash equivalents— 8,000 — 8,000 
Total investments in fair value hierarchy— 22,089 — 22,089 
Investments measured at NAV practical expedient (1)
455,393 
Total investments at fair value$— $22,089 $— $477,482 
Non-U.S. Plans, September 27, 2025Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Investments at fair value:
Mutual funds:
Equity funds$— $2,474 $— $2,474 
Fixed income funds— 5,227 — 5,227 
Equity securities6,116 — — 6,116 
Fixed income securities— 22,228 — 22,228 
Collective investment trusts— 23,012 — 23,012 
Unit linked funds— 14,417 — 14,417 
Money market funds— 496 — 496 
Cash and cash equivalents1,320 — — 1,320 
Insurance contracts and other— — 27,046 27,046 
Total investments at fair value$7,436 $67,854 $27,046 $102,336 
U.S. Plans, September 28, 2024Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Investments at fair value:
Shares of registered investment companies:
Equity funds$181,871 $— $— $181,871 
Fixed income funds153,575 — — 153,575 
Money market funds— 7,834 — 7,834 
Cash and cash equivalents— 6,420 — 6,420 
Total investments in fair value hierarchy
335,446 14,254 — 349,700 
Investments measured at NAV practical expedient (1)
122,933 
Total investments at fair value$335,446 $14,254 $— $472,633 
Non-U.S. Plans, September 28, 2024Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Investments at fair value:
Mutual funds:
Equity funds$— $8,041 $— $8,041 
Fixed income funds— 7,626 — 7,626 
Equity securities6,970 — — 6,970 
Fixed income securities— 23,263 — 23,263 
Collective investment trusts— 22,788 — 22,788 
Unit linked funds— 12,164 — 12,164 
Money market funds— 1,224 — 1,224 
Cash and cash equivalents1,102 — — 1,102 
Insurance contracts and other
— — 30,598 30,598 
Total investments at fair value$8,072 $75,106 $30,598 $113,776 
Schedule Of Roll-Forward Of The Consolidated Plan Assets Classified As Level 3 Within The Fair Value Hierarchy
The following is a roll forward of the consolidated plan assets classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy:
  
  
Non-U.S. Plans
Balance at September 30, 2023$1,618 
Return on assets31 
Purchases from contributions to Plans28,524 
Settlements paid in cash(1,143)
Foreign currency translation
1,568 
Balance at September 28, 202430,598 
Return on assets(1,418)
Purchases from contributions to Plans1,164 
Settlements paid in cash(3,075)
Foreign currency translation(223)
Balance at September 27, 2025$27,046 
Schedule Of Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share
The following table summarizes investments measured at fair value based on NAV per share as of September 27, 2025:
Fair Value
September 27, 2025September 28, 2024Unfunded CommitmentsRedemption FrequencyRedemption Notice Period
Collective investment trusts$446,595 $111,831 $— Daily1-5 days
Limited partnerships (1)
8,798 11,102 3,273 Varies10-45 days
Total$455,393 $122,933 $3,273 
(1)Investments in limited partnerships held by us invest primarily in emerging markets, equity and equity related securities. The strategy for the partnerships is to have exposure to certain markets or to securities that are judged to achieve superior earnings growth and/or judged undervalued relative to intrinsic value.
Schedule Of Pension Expense
Expense for defined benefit plans is as follows:
  
U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
202520242023202520242023
Service cost$9,881 $10,775 $12,913 $3,087 $2,580 $2,674 
Interest cost26,897 27,891 28,112 5,307 5,720 5,448 
Expected return on plan assets(31,601)(27,267)(28,589)(4,193)(4,420)(4,244)
Amortization of prior service cost— — — 58 57 55 
Amortization of actuarial loss11,908 12,289 13,449 778 209 399 
Settlement (gain) loss— — 12,542 (129)(77)(151)
Total expense for defined benefit plans
$17,085 $23,688 $38,427 $4,908 $4,069 $4,181 
Schedule Of Benefits Expected To Be Paid To The Participants Of The Plans
Benefits expected to be paid to the participants of the plans are:
 
U.S. Plans
Non-U.S. Plans
2026$24,959 $7,766 
202727,607 7,643 
202830,247 8,965 
202933,786 9,044 
203036,178 9,010 
Five years thereafter201,660 45,850 
Schedule Of Changes In The Accumulated Benefit Obligation Of Unfunded Plan The changes in the accumulated benefit obligation of this unfunded plan for 2025 and 2024 are shown in the following table:
September 27, 2025September 28, 2024
Change in Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation (APBO):
APBO at prior year measurement date$2,253 $2,840 
Service cost6 11 
Interest cost88 144 
Contributions by plan participants328 382 
Benefits paid(828)(798)
Actuarial (gains) losses(36)(326)
APBO at measurement date$1,811 $2,253 
Funded status$(1,811)$(2,253)
Accrued postretirement benefit liability$1,811 $2,253 
Amount recognized in AOCIL, before taxes:
Actuarial gains2,362 3,717 
Amount recognized in AOCIL, before taxes$2,362 $3,717 
Schedule Of Cost Of The Postretirement Benefit Plan
The cost of the postretirement benefit plan is as follows:
202520242023
Service cost$6 $11 $16 
Interest cost88 144 166 
Amortization of actuarial gain(1,391)(1,861)(2,321)
Net periodic postretirement benefit income$(1,297)$(1,706)$(2,139)