Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment

Property, plant and equipment as of September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, consisted of (in thousands):

	2012		2011
Land, buildings and improvements	$	170,557	$	143,254
Machinery and equipment	295,548		278,807
Computer hardware and software	85,433		83,373
Construction in progress	39,894		40,553
	591,432		545,987
Less: accumulated depreciation	326,241		298,171
	$	265,191	$	247,816

Assets Held Under Capital Leases [Member]

Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment

Assets held under capital leases and included in property, plant and equipment as of September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011 consisted of (in thousands):

	2012		2011
Buildings and improvements	$	23,009	$	22,934
Machinery and equipment	1,873		1,802
	24,882		24,736
Less: accumulated amortization	13,909		11,345
	$	10,973	$	13,391