Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Inventories

		2012		2011
		(expressed in thousands)
Customer projects in various stages of completion	$	17,704	$	19,026
Components, assemblies and parts		50,275		46,961
Total	$	67,979	$	65,987

Warranty Obligations

		2012		2011
		(expressed in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	5,290	$	7,505
Warranty claims		(5,175)		(5,679)
Warranty provisions		3,652		2,970
Adjustments to preexisting warranties		300		518
Translation adjustment		(83)		(24)
Ending balance	$	3,984	$	5,290

Fair Value Of Outstanding Designated And Undesignated Derivative Assets And Liabilities

		September 29, 2012
		Prepaid Expenses
		and Other		Other Accrued
		Current Assets		Liabilities
Designated hedge derivatives:		(expressed in thousands)
Foreign exchange cash flow hedges	$	432	$	1,157
Total designated hedge derivatives		432		1,157
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
Foreign exchange balance sheet derivatives		-		415
Total hedge and other derivatives	$	432	$	1,572

		October 1, 2011
		Prepaid Expenses
		and Other		Other Accrued
		Current Assets		Liabilities
Designated hedge derivatives:		(expressed in thousands)
Foreign exchange cash flow hedges	$	746	$	1,041
Interest rate swaps		-		617
Total designated hedge derivatives		746		1,658
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
Foreign exchange balance sheet derivatives		222		-
Total hedge and other derivatives	$	968	$	1,658

Pretax Amounts Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income On Currency Contracts

		2012		2011
		(expressed in thousands)
Beginning unrealized net loss in AOCI	$	(365)	$	(384)
Net loss reclassified into Revenue (effective portion)		162		1,005
Net loss reclassified into Revenue upon the removal
of hedge designations on underlying foreign currency
transactions that were cancelled		-		12
Net loss recognized in OCI (effective portion)		(445)		(998)
Ending unrealized net loss in AOCI	$	(648)	$	(365)

Pretax Amounts Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income On Interest Rate Swaps

		2012		2011
		(expressed in thousands)
Beginning unrealized net loss in AOCI	$	(617)	$	(1,406)
Net loss reclassified into interest expense (effective portion)		630		965
Net loss recognized in OCI (effective portion)		(13)		(176)
Ending unrealized net loss in AOCI	$	-	$	(617)

Net Gains (Losses) Recognized In Income For Derivative Contracts

		2012		2011		2010
		(expressed in thousands)
Net loss recognized in Other (expense) income, net	$	(294)	$	(464)	$	(834)

Schedule Of Earnings Per Share, Basic And Diluted

		2012		2011		2010
		(expressed in thousands, except per share data)
Net income	$	51,556	$	50,942	$	18,576
Weighted average common shares outstanding		15,913		15,487		16,281
Dilutive potential common shares		164		252		66
Weighted average dilutive common shares outstanding		16,077		15,739		16,347
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	3.24	$	3.29	$	1.14
Diluted	$	3.21	$	3.24	$	1.14

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

		Derivative						Total
		Financial				Foreign		Accumulated
		Instrument		Pension		Currency		Other
		Unrealized		Benefit Plan		Translation		Comprehensive
		Loss		Adjustments		Adjustment		Income
		(expressed in thousands)
Balances at October 3, 2009	$	(1,508)	$	(1,222)	$	28,253	$	25,523
Foreign exchange translation adjustments		-		23		(10,123)		(10,100)
Pension benefit plan adjustments, net of
tax of ($493)		-		(1,141)		-		(1,141)
Change in unrealized loss, net of tax of ($277)		(470)		-		-		(470)
Realized loss, net of tax of $517		858		11		-		869
Balances at October 2, 2010		(1,120)		(2,329)		18,130		14,681
Foreign exchange translation adjustments		-		50		727		777
Pension benefit plan adjustments, net of
tax of $96		-		221		-		221
Change in unrealized loss, net of tax of ($433)		(741)		-		-		(741)
Realized loss, net of tax of $783		1,245		106		-		1,351
Balances at October 1, 2011		(616)		(1,952)		18,857		16,289
Foreign exchange translation adjustments		-		127		(2,123)		(1,996)
Pension benefit plan adjustments, net of
tax of ($1,579)		-		(3,654)		-		(3,654)
Change in unrealized loss, net of tax of ($167)		(291)		-		-		(291)
Realized loss, net of tax of $316		499		54		-		553
Balances at September 29, 2012	$	(408)	$	(5,425)	$	16,734	$	10,901