Financing (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Financing [Abstract]

Short-term borrowings

Short-term borrowings at December 31, 2011 and October 1, 2011 consist of the following:

	December 31,		October 1,
	2011		2011
	(expressed in thousands)
Bank line of credit, monthly U.S. LIBOR plus 45 basis points (0.76% rate in effect at December 31, 2011), maturing January 2012, with optional month-to-month term renewal and loan repricing until December 2012	$	40,000	$	40,000
Notes payable, non-interest bearing		240		285
Total short-term borrowings	$	40,240	$	40,285