Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Financial Information By Reportable Segment

		2013		2012		2011
		(expressed in thousands)
Revenue
Test	$	474,119	$	442,012	$	363,918
Sensors		95,320		100,244		103,450
Total Revenue	$	569,439	$	542,256	$	467,368
Income from Operations
Test	$	60,984	$	58,344	$	46,211
Sensors		18,971		22,167		26,983
Total Income from Operations	$	79,955	$	80,511	$	73,194
Identifiable Assets
Test	$	360,037	$	315,357	$	333,290
Sensors		91,240		94,081		94,569
Total Assets	$	451,277	$	409,438	$	427,859
Other Segment Data
Test:
Goodwill	$	15,028	$	14,688	$	14,435
Capital expenditures		26,775		12,551		7,289
Depreciation and amortization	$	14,325	$	11,567	$	10,658
Sensors:
Goodwill	$	1,596	$	1,551	$	1,592
Capital expenditures		2,915		3,074		2,856
Depreciation and amortization	$	2,264	$	2,215	$	2,236

Geographical Information

Geographic information was as follows:
		2013		2012		2011
		(expressed in thousands)
Revenue
United States	$	137,750	$	140,305	$	109,133
Europe		178,610		167,828		150,132
China		127,368		103,977		104,461
Asia, excluding China		96,653		100,166		76,162
Other		29,058		29,980		27,480
Total Revenue	$	569,439	$	542,256	$	467,368
Property and Equipment, Net
United States	$	55,509	$	40,522		35,972
Europe		13,838		12,059		11,362
China		7,661		7,377		6,944
Asia, excluding China		1,391		1,695		1,974
Total Property and Equipment, Net	$	78,399	$	61,653	$	56,252