Other Accrued Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2026

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Other Accrued Liabilities

Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities consists of:

	March 28, 2026		September 27, 2025
Employee benefits	$	57,662	$	57,019
Contract reserves	81,217		84,360
Warranty accrual	23,285		23,892
Accrued income taxes	20,056		30,392
Other	104,523		124,412
Other accrued liabilities	$	286,743	$	320,075

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, 2026		March 29, 2025		March 28, 2026		March 29, 2025
Warranty accrual at beginning of period	$	24,016	$	22,502	$	23,892	$	23,548
Warranties issued during current period	857		1,828		2,268		3,554
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties	(415)		(892)		(804)		(677)
Reductions for settling warranties	(1,088)		(1,823)		(2,048)		(4,405)
Foreign currency translation	(85)		167		(23)		(238)
Warranty accrual at end of period	$	23,285	$	21,782	$	23,285	$	21,782