Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 02, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities
Net Income (Loss)	$ 61,361	$ 70,933
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation	36,119	34,134
Amortization of intangibles	779	0
(Gain)/Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment	(1,228)	40
Deferred income taxes	1,636	1,646
Stock based compensation expense	9,588	8,218
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions
Accounts receivable	28,643	(11,472)
Inventories	6,400	(10,182)
Prepaid expenses and other	4,598	9,413
Accounts payable	58,009	(55,471)
Customer deposits	4,286	5,117
Accrued liabilities and other	(14,090)	(12,889)
Cash flows provided by operating activities	116,819	63,969
Cash flows from investing activities
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(45,068)	(44,159)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	2,753	2,080
Sale of long-term investments	2,000	0
Payments for business acquisition, net of cash acquired	(34,155)	0
Cash flows used in investing activities	(74,470)	(42,079)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from debt issuance, net of deferred finance costs	89,082	175,000
Payments on debt and capital lease obligations	(102,977)	(13,142)
Purchases of common stock	0	(170,403)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	5,777	4,899
Income tax benefit of stock option exercises	1,717	1,239
Cash flows used in financing activities	(6,401)	(2,407)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(146)	1,002
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	35,802	20,485
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	242,107	188,244
End of period	$ 277,909	$ 208,729