Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 02, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 63,347	$ 51,768
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,546 and $3,411, respectively	96,193	89,829
Unbilled accounts receivable	73,924	77,519
Inventories	95,988	86,303
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17,920	8,104
Deferred income taxes	14,863	14,190
Total current assets	362,235	327,713
Property and equipment, net	82,586	80,454
Goodwill	26,917	27,677
Intangible assets, net	20,583	19,706
Other assets	2,779	2,010
Deferred income taxes	3,278	3,271
Total assets	498,378	460,831
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	21,387	21,183
Accounts payable	37,311	32,994
Accrued payroll and related costs	28,263	27,938
Advance payments from customers	98,393	65,734
Accrued warranty costs	4,872	4,695
Accrued income taxes	2,577	3,273
Deferred income taxes	994	990
Accrued dividends	4,360
Other accrued liabilities	18,716	19,845
Total current liabilities	216,873	176,652
Deferred income taxes	9,361	8,154
Non-current accrued income taxes	6,848	5,649
Defined benefit pension plan obligation	8,069	7,784
Other long-term liabilities	5,026	4,450
Total liabilities	246,177	202,689
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, $0.25 par; 64,000 shares authorized: 14,728 and 14,932 shares issued and outstanding as of April 2, 2016 and October 3, 2015, respectively	3,682	3,733
Additional paid-in capital		4,275
Retained earnings	253,868	255,711
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(5,349)	(5,577)
Total shareholders' equity	252,201	258,142
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 498,378	$ 460,831