STOCK OPTIONS (Detail) - Schedule of share based compensation stock options activity (USD $) Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012		Oct. 01, 2011
Outstanding	396,600	[1]	421,064
Outstanding (in Dollars per share)	$ 22.82	[1]	$ 22.88
Outstanding (in Dollars)	$ 202,642	[1]
Exercisable, end of year (a)	396,600	[1]	396,600	[1]
Exercisable, end of year (a) (in Dollars per share)	$ 22.82	[1]	$ 22.82	[1]
Exercisable, end of year (a) (in Dollars)	798,941	[1]	202,642	[1]
Weighted average remaining contractual life	6 years 6 months		5 years 6 months
Shares available for future grant	248,500		500,000
Options:
Granted	251,500
Granted (in Dollars per share)	$ 14.40
Exercised			(3,964)
Exercised (in Dollars per share)			$ 12.04
Canceled or expired			(20,500)
Canceled or expired (in Dollars per share)			$ 26.13
Outstanding	648,100	[1]	396,600	[1]
Outstanding (in Dollars per share)	$ 19.56	[1]	$ 22.82	[1]
Outstanding (in Dollars)	$ 1,415,116	[1]	$ 202,642	[1]

[1] Options become exercisable at various times and expire at various dates through 2022.