Capital Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2016

Capital Assets [Abstract]

Property And Equipment

		January 2,		October 3,
(in thousands)		2016		2015
Land and improvements	$	1,704	$	1,705
Buildings and improvements		52,840		53,097
Machinery and equipment		168,010		162,472
Total		222,554		217,274
Less accumulated depreciation		(140,326)		(136,820)
Property and equipment, net	$	82,228	$	80,454

Goodwill

(in thousands)		Test		Sensors		Total
Balance, October 3, 2015	$	26,243	$	1,434	$	27,677
Adjustment related to finalization
of purchase accounting1		(530)		-		(530)
Currency translation gain (loss)		(299)		(17)		(316)
Balance, January 2, 2016	$	25,414	$	1,417	$	26,831

1Goodwill from our acquisition of Instrument and Calibration Sweden AB (ICS) was determined to be customer lists and reclassified to intangible assets. Refer to Note 16 for information related to our acquisition.

Other Intangible Assets

		January 2, 2016
							Weighted
							Average
		Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying	Useful Life
(in thousands)		Amount		Amortization		Value	(in Years)
Software development costs	$	20,305	$	(14,269)	$	6,036	6.2
Patents		11,639		(5,263)		6,376	14.5
Trademarks and trade names		6,052		(1,692)		4,360	29.4
Customer lists		3,100		(700)		2,400	7.5
Land-use rights		1,202		(176)		1,026	47.8
Total	$	42,298	$	(22,100)	$	20,198	13.1

		October 3, 2015
							Weighted
							Average
		Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying	Useful Life
(in thousands)		Amount		Amortization		Value	(in Years)
Software development costs	$	19,546	$	(14,046)	$	5,500	6.2
Patents		11,838		(5,141)		6,697	14.5
Trademarks and trade names		6,163		(1,659)		4,504	29.4
Customer lists		2,561		(610)		1,951	8.1
Land-use rights		1,227		(173)		1,054	47.8
Total	$	41,335	$	(21,629)	$	19,706	13.4

Estimated Future Amortization Expense On Other Intangible Assets

Fiscal Year	Amortization Expense (in thousands)
Remainder of 2016	$	1,793
2017	$	2,390
2018	$	1,530
2019	$	1,270
2020	$	1,239
2021	$	1,131